I don't think I've seen an actor who is this passionate about their role ever
im so done with seeing articles about kids and screen time that doesnt mention parent behaviors even once. “kids are always on their phones” so are the parents! which the kids look to for how they should behave! ipad babies didn’t chose to only play on their ipads, thats what their parents gave them!
an anecdotal example: when i was a kid, all my parents would do in their minimal free time was watch tv and then they would be surprised when in my sister and i’s minimal free time we would also only watch tv/play video games. they scolded us for not reading books, but they never read books. they scolded us for not going outside but they never went outside.
“kids are always on their damn phones” my mom is in her 60s and opens up candy crush anytime she’s sitting — it isnt just the kids
People getting upset about Ken being just Ken in this movie clearly never experience Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. That show is basically a precursor to the new movie in the way that it shows the dynamic of Barbie and Ken pretty well. Barbie is the main character, Barbie is everything. And Kens stumbling over his own feet trying to be there for her however he can. Not obsessively, not creepily, just golden retriever himbo energy. Ken was never, by any means marketed to young boys, or intended to represent men. He was there to be by Barbies side in all her wacky adventures.
I HONESTLY WANT THE BARBIE MOVIE TO BREAK A SHIT LOAD OF RECORDS!!!! IT LOOKS HILARIOUS AND RIDICULOUS AND SILLY AND I CANNOT WAIT!!!!
The way she takes of the high heel but is still on tip toes, how she waves around and the car drives itself, the barbieland sign with the hearts around, the pink slide, the glittery posters and the perfect descriptions
SHE'S EVERYTHING HE'S JUST KEN!!!!!!!
Greta you did again!!!!!!
The Barbie movie looks AMAZING and I'm down for whatever it is they are planning to release into the world. It's campy. It's kitsch. It's earnest. It's pink. IT'S PERFECT. And the only thing that would make it even more perfect would be a post-credits scene where it's revealed that the whole plot was play-acted by an 8-year old child playing with their dolls.
children outside screaming: annoying but ultimately for the greater good. children need Going Outside and Screaming Time for proper emotional development. an auditory burden I am willing to bear
neighbor with his car he made louder on purpose: jail for neighbor. jail for ten thousand years
RWBY really is one of the most bullied underdogs when it comes to animated web series and the fact that it’s still going after 10 years despite all the rampant negativity against it speaks volumes. I love CRWBY so much for putting in all the work they do for this web show. The show itself and its legacy are entirely unique and I really don’t think there will be anything else like it.
It will always have a special place in my heart.
In Barbie (2023), directed by Greta Gerwig, Ken says he wants to spend the night with Barbie because they're boyfriend and girlfriend and when she asks him "to do what?", he replies "I'm actually not sure". This is a perfect analogy to kids playing with Barbie dolls, as they know that couples "do things" but are too young to know exactly what. In this essay I will
Specific Barbie references in the Barbie movie (2023) based on the promo and teaser trailer (so far)
Margot Robbie as Barbie - 1959 Ponytail Barbie Doll (The first barbie doll)
Emerald Fennell as Midge - 2003 Midge and Baby (BANNED FROM WALMART!)
Issa Rae as President Barbie - 2020 Candidate doll from the Barbie Campaign Team Set
Michael Cera as Allan - 1964 Allan Doll (He's Ken's Buddy!)
(Unsure) Dua Lipa as Blue-Haired Mermaid (potentially Nori from Mermaidia (2006) , or Dreamtopia (2017-2018)
Kate McKinnon as messed up, played with chewed feet Barbie Doll (Transcends time and generations)
something charmingly twentieth century about this