Barbie

Wore my best Ken outfit (although with pink socks) because I shamefully don’t have any pink garment at all. The oversized baby pink top I had five years ago must have been donated sometime during the pandemic. Anyway! Scheduling Oppenheimer before Barbie was great because with Barbie, I was absolutely looking for something easy to watch and this exactly was it. A healthy balance of mesmerizing colors and thoughtful concepts. I didn’t expect the film to spend half of its runtime on Barbieland, which was a very pleasant surprise. I also definitely did not expect it to actually tackle man’s sense of individuality, because I only really did expect it to tackle femininity. No. It was all about our sense of being, which is why the scene with Rhea Perlman (tbh I thought she was Margaret Atwood) at the end was the one to make me cry because it was just too profound for me.  Absolutely wonderful film. I also did not feel the runtime, as compared to Oppenheimer when I was checking the time on my phone every five minutes or so in the last hour. This legitimately felt like an hour max. I really do love how Barbie has been the subject of much talk on Twitter, because that’s making me want to rewatch it in the cinema. It’s stunning how a comedy can be so thoughtful and fun. Delightful time at the cinema this Saturday :) hoping for more original movies in the theatrical landscape!