We're All 'Barbie' Girls, It's a 'Barbie' World
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On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) ask if you’re ready for the nascent Mattel Cinematic Universe (as chronicled by the New Yorker here) currently being developed by Hollywood. If you enjoyed Barbie, you’re gonna love Uno! Speaking of: did we love Barbie? It’s the hit of the summer—and could wind up being the highest-grossing movie of the year—but is it any good? If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!
One quick programming note: No bonus episode this week thanks to home maintenance issues at Casa Bunch, unfortunately. But we’ll be back next Friday with some hot additional podcasting.
We're All 'Barbie' Girls, It's a 'Barbie' World
Alyssa Rosenberg’s commentary is fantastic in this episode, asking “is this what it’s like?” to have the cinematic gaze reflect her demographic!
I’m a white guy who subscribes to The Bulwark, Dispatch, NR, WSJ, Blocked & Reported, and The Free Press, and about to turn 49, and I loved Barbie. I am shocked Sonny hated it so much. That scene towards the end with Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” playing had my wife in tears and me possibly with something stuck in my throat.
America Ferrera’s speech on what it means to be a woman was spot-on and I think you can be a right-leaning or moderate adult male and appreciate the messages in the film without considering them “woke,” which is the laziest of criticisms of this film I’m seeing from the right. I’m not saying Sonny said that, but I’ve heard others on the right do so.
If you’re a human being with women in your life that you love, whether they’re a mother, wife, partner, daughters, sisters, or friends, and neither of those scenes affected you in some way, you should speak with a woman in your life about them and better understand what you missed.