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Ok, so the Barbie movie is somewhat political. Now I get it. Guessing this guy isn't a fan.

‘Flaming Piece Of Dogsh*t’: Ben Shapiro Literally Lights Barbie On FIRE In Wild Review Trashing ‘Woke’ Film

 

I'm just glad I don't have to be held hostage this year by young'uns who want to see Yet Another Comic Book Movie™.

 

The thing with Barbie, I think, is that it will do really well early on, just as a novelty thing, but there's likely to be a big drop-off after the first week or two. The subject matter won't work, for adults, after not too long.

I think Oppenheimer will have far less of a drop-off, just because the topic's historical significance will generate interest, and also because seats will continue to be filled once all the currently sold-out, or nearly sold-out seats open up as the weeks pass. Right now, probably, not everyone who wants to get in to see the movie is getting to do so, but they'll come in the ensuing weeks. I think interest and attendance will actually either increase, or certainly, keep up a very good pace.

The Mission Impossible movie and Indiana Jones film are probably performing typically, considering they are going up against two movies people have been buzzing about for a while, while the MI and IJ films are likely just attracting their previously established fan bases -- and not all of them, either, because even some of those people are occupied with Barbie and Oppenheimer.

Sound of Freedom is a niche film -- although it needn't be -- and some people will go see it just on principle, while many others will not do so, again, just as a matter of principle. Its numbers will reflect that.

 

What do you get? Did you go see it?

I guess I may have to, even though I have zero interest in doing so. I mean, as someone who played house with Barbie and Ken dolls a little bit as a child, I have been unable to imagine making a movie about Barbie (and/or Ken), and have had no interest whatsoever in seeing it.

I feel like if you play it straight, maybe you could have an OK kids' movie. But to hear about what sounds like twisting them into pretzels in order to make the film "political," or serious, or supposedly more relevant? I just don't think it'll age well, or have any real impact, which would negate whatever "political" reason there was for making it.

My guess is that I'd probably agree with Shapiro's review if it's a film trying to make something "woke" that never was, and that was never intended to be so, either. Barbie was/is a doll, a toy, and making too much of her -- even despite her literal lifetime/generations of popularity and commercial success -- would be a mistake.

 

Yet again I don’t understand why people care so much about what others do. Is exposing someone to the Barbie movie going to make everyone see the truth? Well that’s the definition of being “woken up” right?

 

He did a 43-minute review!!

Also: "The basic sort of premise of the film, politically speaking, is that men and women are on two sides of the divide, and they hate each other. And literally, the only way you can have a happy world is if the women ignore the men and the men ignore the women. That seems to be the final outcome of this film. I was trying to separate this into problems with plot and problems with character and problems with the politics and so on. But they’re all intertwined because the thing is just a mess. It doesn’t make any sense. Plot-wise, it makes no sense. Character-wise, it makes no sense."

I'm going to guess that is not the basic premise of the film. Because the subject of said film is Barbie

 

I give Barbie another week or two -- there's a bunch of places where theaters are full and people can't get in -- they'll get there eventually. Although of course what is your definition of a big drop off: if a movie makes 155 million opening week, there's nowhere to go but down. If it is cut in half that's still a big drop.

 

Really like the Barbie cast so I’m sure I’ll catch it at home when it streams. But not rushing out to see it when I can barely squeeze in Oppenheimer next week.

My big connection to Barbie is my sister cracking me in the head with that hard plastic doll. Barbies and hair spray cans were her weapons of choice.

 

Damn that was my life!!! Of course GI Joe got in a few blows in my house too!!

 

And that is exactly what director Greta Gerwig is parodying. It’s looking at Barbie herself as a doll from her limited perspective. The movie is about how women/men are trained to think of themselves. I dunno. Try it.

 

Yep, definitely plan to give it a watch.

 

Him and the Six Million Dollar Man. That was a fantastic action figure.