Pete's Log: Barbie
Entry #2471, (Movies)(posted when I was 45 years old.)
Jamie and I watched the Barbie movie this evening. We're probably at the perfect stage in our life to be watching it, having a young daughter who's into both Barbie and asking questions about death. That being said, it'll probably be a few years before she gets to see it.
I can't remember if I saw a trailer for this movie or not, but I did know it was well received and targeted at adults. It surprised me a lot. I cried twice. I laughed a bunch more. I told Jamie how well I thought the movie was cast at least twice. The attention to detail was phenomenal and I'm sure there are more details I missed. We have the Barbie dog that poops, so having that show up in the movie was amazing.
While the movie does some good exploration of some serious themes, ultimately it is still produced by a company that wants to sell you dolls. But it's way better than any movie that wants to sell you dolls has any business being.
Guess we should watch Oppenheimer next.