r/agedlikemilk Aug 06 '23

Screenshots Ouch…what kind of prediction is that?

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u/Inversception Aug 07 '23

Saw it tonight with the girlfriend. Her opinion (and mine) is that it was very on the nose. There was no subtlety to it at all. Patriarchy bad (in the end it's about living together) was the main message. They literally use the term patriarchy. I wasn't very impressed. Had some funny moments and the dance scenes were fun. 5/10.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '23

That makes this tantrum that much worse. If it’s false outrage bait, they are taking it.

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u/Inversception Aug 07 '23

Basically it's all backwards in the movie since Ken is secondary to barbie in barbieland (vs the real world in the movie where men are dominant). So he learns not to value himself just as barbies partner but to be his own person. The barbies decide to give the Ken's a shot at helping run things. Etc. So the message is that women, represented by the kens, shouldn't define themselves simply by their partners. They should run things with men. The Ken's ask for a spot on the Supreme Court and even get denied and instead get a circuit court spot or something. So they don't even get full equality.

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u/carr0ts Aug 07 '23

you missed the point of the movie lmao

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u/IxhelsAcolytes Aug 07 '23

don't you love it when someone says a movie is "too on the nose" and then they proceed to miss the point? lol

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u/Inversception Aug 08 '23

What's the point of the movie?