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The ‘Barbie’ movie

(67 Posts)
123gran Sat 05-Aug-23 11:34:54

Makes the feminist argument startingly clear. Clever and funny but not for children in my opinion. Thoroughly worth-while seeing and thought provoking.

henetha Sat 05-Aug-23 11:29:39

I went to see Mission Impossible recently and when I was leaving there were millions of little girls in the foyer all dressed in pink, so obviously going to see Barbie. I hope they enjoyed it.

Fernhillnana Sat 05-Aug-23 11:25:54

I smiles all the way through and giggled a lot too. Loads of messages and references if you stay alert!

Iam64 Sat 05-Aug-23 11:23:26

My 37 year old daughter went with a friend. They’d both loved their Barbie ski shop, barbie hairdressers - big Christmas present as children.
They enjoyed the film a lot. My 25 year old grandson went with his 28 year old girlfriend as part of her birthday celebrations. They agreed it’s a really fun movie

OmaWal Sat 05-Aug-23 11:20:49

Totally agree - went with DiL, granddaughters and girl friends, sparked lengthy discussions about women role in society, expectations of perfection, women's voices not being heard. Would highly recommend

Sooze58 Sat 05-Aug-23 11:18:32

Definitely for adults - kids wouldn’t get it.

Sooze58 Sat 05-Aug-23 11:18:01

Not for younger kids because they just wouldn’t get it! Adults, yes.

PoppyFlower Sat 05-Aug-23 11:17:10

I'm thinking we might go and see it now....

icanhandthemback Sat 05-Aug-23 11:14:53

We are in the cinema at this moment waiting for Barbie to start. It was something my daughter wanted to see and the weather is so revolting it seemed a way to stay out of it.
We’ve got my grandchildren with us and I hope the rest of the cinema wasn’t too affronted by me explaining what circumcision is to my grandaughter…she picks her moment!

Mouse Sat 05-Aug-23 11:14:53

I went to see it with my daughters and grandaughters. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thought provoking and laugh out loud funny. Sparked a long conversation with my 12 year old grandaughter about feminisn and what it’s like to be a woman now and in the past.

Bea65 Sat 05-Aug-23 11:13:30

Yes seen it with D… we both thought it was funny, empowering without man- shaming… feel good movie not for younger children PG rated

Gransthebest Sat 05-Aug-23 11:10:16

My 15yr old granddaughter and friends went to see it and they all hated it! "Itwas sooooo bad and soooo cringy" I was informed😁
Maybe better for younger kids and adults 🤷🏼

Whitewavemark2 Thu 03-Aug-23 14:34:45

Who knew - apparently it is a feminist movie and feminism is very unpopular in South Korea, so has done very badly there.

If I had to guess, I would have assumed quite the opposite!!

Not that I fancy it tbh.

Visgir1 Thu 03-Aug-23 13:42:55

Booking soon...

HomeAgain123 Thu 03-Aug-23 11:57:48

I went with adult daughter both unsure what to expect but loved it …. Even though I was a Sindy girl 🤣🤣🤣

BigBertha1 Thu 03-Aug-23 11:55:17

I haven't but I saw the quite lengthy trailer in the cinema and it looks great fun. a friend too her grandchildren to it and she wondered whether it was quite suitable. Its a PG I believe.

Daddima Thu 03-Aug-23 11:26:40

I assumed this was for children, but have recently seen adults on social media raving about it. Has anyone seen it?