I was also dumbstruck and not in a good way at BARBIE'S joy and triumph in going to the gynecologist... as in, THAT'S the climax? We're supposed to CHEER NOW? The tension between fighting the patriarchy and loving dick would have made BARBIE more important and relevant. Imagine showing the first stirrings of sexual pleasure that yes, would drive her to go back to Ken's pad! Exploring the incredible mystery of wanting to be fucked - hard and well, preferably - would not have fit into the message of the film which was, what? Men are useless fools and tools and women are always amazing? People all over the world - even now - and throughout the ages - have risked prison, death and ruin to fulfill sexual desire. That's a stunning thing. Bringing the gynecologist into it at the end of BARBIE was a huge sidestep and just another way of outsourcing female empowerment. "Ok Doctor, tell me about my body please. Ugh" PS: I never got an IUD but that all was good information!
THANK YOU for being one of the few (only?) other people who read the ending the same way I did. I had plenty of other problems with the movie, it was a mess.
I didn’t watch the Barbie movie, but if I had, and roughed it out to the end, I’d have to agree with you.
I never heard that 80s song, and I listened to plenty of music back then. But the video style is classic!
The Elizabeth Gilbert book is in my top 10 favorites. Such good language and nice and long. There’s another one I will dig up you might like with a similar vibe.
So interesting, Laura.I STILL remember the pain of having an IUD placed and then removed years later when it had embedded itself into my uterus. That was over forty years ago. Two male OB/GYNs told me I needed a hysterectomy when what I needed was a divorce. Thank God I didn't take their advice. All of what you wrote resonates...including your take on the ending of the Barbie movie.
"Told me I needed a hysterectomy when what I needed was a divorce" OMG, funnt/not funny and sums up soooo much of what's wrong with women's health "care." Thank you for picking up what I'm putting down.
I was also dumbstruck and not in a good way at BARBIE'S joy and triumph in going to the gynecologist... as in, THAT'S the climax? We're supposed to CHEER NOW? The tension between fighting the patriarchy and loving dick would have made BARBIE more important and relevant. Imagine showing the first stirrings of sexual pleasure that yes, would drive her to go back to Ken's pad! Exploring the incredible mystery of wanting to be fucked - hard and well, preferably - would not have fit into the message of the film which was, what? Men are useless fools and tools and women are always amazing? People all over the world - even now - and throughout the ages - have risked prison, death and ruin to fulfill sexual desire. That's a stunning thing. Bringing the gynecologist into it at the end of BARBIE was a huge sidestep and just another way of outsourcing female empowerment. "Ok Doctor, tell me about my body please. Ugh" PS: I never got an IUD but that all was good information!
THANK YOU for being one of the few (only?) other people who read the ending the same way I did. I had plenty of other problems with the movie, it was a mess.
Absolutely had problems. Went to Ladybird expecting to love and instead, almost loathed.
I didn’t watch the Barbie movie, but if I had, and roughed it out to the end, I’d have to agree with you.
I never heard that 80s song, and I listened to plenty of music back then. But the video style is classic!
The Elizabeth Gilbert book is in my top 10 favorites. Such good language and nice and long. There’s another one I will dig up you might like with a similar vibe.
Isn't the video hilarious? It's like what an AI "make me an 80s video" would churn out. I'd love to get your book rec!
FELICES Y GRACIAS BARBIELS
FELICES Y GRACIAS
So interesting, Laura.I STILL remember the pain of having an IUD placed and then removed years later when it had embedded itself into my uterus. That was over forty years ago. Two male OB/GYNs told me I needed a hysterectomy when what I needed was a divorce. Thank God I didn't take their advice. All of what you wrote resonates...including your take on the ending of the Barbie movie.
"Told me I needed a hysterectomy when what I needed was a divorce" OMG, funnt/not funny and sums up soooo much of what's wrong with women's health "care." Thank you for picking up what I'm putting down.