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I'm somewhat interested in seeing this but not terribly - is this an existential comedy? Like living in oblivion but the framing device is being a toy instead of making a movie? I don't know what it's compared to. I'm not trying to be a dick with this question. When I think Oppenheimer I think Patton biopic, for comparison
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CelticPredator posted:It’s a social commentary comedy Neat, thanks.
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SuperMechagodzilla posted:Ken doesn't bring patriarchy to Barbieland. Barbieland is a fantasy realm that was already entirely controlled and sustained by Mattel and Warner Bros Discovery (whose HQ is conspicuously visible from the Mattel boardroom's window). This means that it was always an outgrowth of the patriarchy in "the real world". Hm. Sounds like they played it safe and it has less of a message than Battleship (2012) did.
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dodgeblan posted:I saw the movie, thought it was really funny and kinda heartwarming My (not very online) Wife saw the movie and said she enjoyed it until the speech, which was simply depressing to her
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From the last page of discussion it sounds like Mattel figured out the prototype in how to make a profitable movie where a character turns to the camera to lament the patriarchy - simply base the movie on a famous brand marketed to girls. I'm actually curious if anything similar will pop up in the future Mattel offerings or if Gertwig is the only one who can pull it off. trevorreznik fucked around with this message at 23:16 on Aug 1, 2023 |
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/02/barbie-movie-flops-south-korea-feminism I think this is an interesting viewpoint in terms of how the feminism of Barbie is received versus other movies. Whether it's simply marketing or not, some people perceive it much differently than other movies. For comparison, Fury Road made 26m there, barely below the UK for the #1 market outside the US.
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I think where Starship Troopers either struggles or shines the most (take your pick) is how it presents its society as more democratic and equal than society in the 90s, let alone now. The biggest example is when the white general in charge of Klendarhu acknowledges his failures and is replaced by a black woman, then he stands in support of her. Imagine politicians/generals in America actually taking responsibility, it's unheard of. Then you have the gender roles being pretty much equal at the lower ranks too - women in the infantry, in the showers, captaining the ships. The press is free and open enough to do a live broadcast of a disaster, rather than censoring and hiding what happened. And of course, guaranteed citizenship, full stop, instead of the American method where various military veterans are deported. Not to mention no hint of voter suppression, poll taxes, etc - from the very beginning the line is crystal clear on the fairness of the system, despite it requiring an awful tradeoff to acquire the voting rights. I don't think the movie is supporting fascism, but I think it tears down 90s liberalism so much that it's easy to misinterpret it. Especially because of our obsession with team politics and viewing any attack on one side as support of the other. trevorreznik fucked around with this message at 13:51 on Aug 13, 2023 |
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