Welcome to Thunderdome

This is a legit movie. I sat down with the intention of watching 1/3 or 1/2 of it, but got engrossed. There's a very well-done scene when Barbie pauses a moment and really looks at the world around her. I was touched.

GORDON wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 12:49 pm I was exposed to the trailer. It looks like there's a chance it could be interesting, in an existential-terror kind of way.

That may have not been their intention.

It was very much their intention, and I nailed that. They even use the word "existential" at one point.

Good movie.......... but I think they left a big hole in the "this is the experience of a woman" message. Because.... sometimes they find a partner in men that actually want to lift them up, not hold them down. And that was completely absent.

I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it either. It had some very funny moments, but also some moments where the script writers seemed to get confused. I saw it, but would never watch it again.

I liked when she was distressed and sat and moved around like a plastic doll for a minute.

Apparently Ryan Gosling got nominated for an Oscar, but not Greta Gerwig or Margot Robbie.

TheCatt wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:02 pm Apparently Ryan Gosling got nominated for an Oscar, but not Greta Gerwig or Margot Robbie.

Ouch.

Sometimes this shit is so stupid it's hard not to believe in conspiracy theories.
"What can we do today to take the focus off of us?"
"Let's snub all the women in the biggest girl power movie of all time and only nominate the male actor."

Admittedly, he was nominated for Supporting Actor, less competitive than Best Actor/Actress. America Ferrera was nominated for Supporting Actress for Barbie.

Nice.