Barbie (2023)

As we were exiting the theater, I told Gary "I thought it was going to be way more hilarious." But, less than an hour later, I didn't even really understand why I'd felt that. We laughed a ton and, when we weren't laughing, what we were seeing was so deep and true. For example: the moment with the woman on the bench: I realized Barbie had never seen an elderly person before so her "you're so beautiful" statement could have only been truth. I truly hope that both Robbie and Gosling receive Oscar nominations for their work. Not only are they delightful, but there was some pretty tough acting hurdles they had to clear. When I think about the range of emotions Robbie conveyed when first in the "real world," I mean just wow.

It's a great time that's also packed to the brim with nostalgia and feminism and pure wonderful. My one note, once again, is the tired old "daughter treats her mother like shit for zero reason" chestnut. Ugh.

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