Well I love how this movie has caused so much angst with some politicians. For what? Culture wars?
I'm not going to go into any of that. The movie was fun and thought provoking and a real look at ourselves as humans. The world is not perfect, we are not perfect even if we want to be.
The most telling scene is with the old lady at the bus stop. Barbie turns to her and says, "You're beautiful!"
The older woman turns to Barbie and breaks into a great smile and replies, "I AM beautiful!"
The scene is short and touching at the same time. How many 91 year old people ever get that sort of compliment?
I am me. I am beautiful but not to Barbie Doll standards.
I may have wrinkles [yes so many!] but they belong to me. What is even better? There isn't anyone else quite like me.
Too often we judge others just by looks?
Gloria's monologue got to me. When I got home I had to look it up and reread what I'd heard. I will leave it at that.
My favorite character was Weird Barbie. I would have preferred a Weird Barbie to the perfect one I had. The definition of a Weird Barbie is one that has experienced overzealous play. She definitely fit the bill.
I had one Barbie as a kid. A friend of my parents gave one to my sister and I. We did terrible things to our Barbies and often they'd end up in the arms of our full sized G.I. Joes.
Years later, Barbies forgotten, my neighbor's boy decided to take one of his Barbies and create a likeness of me.
They called her Val-Barbie. I suppose a version of Weird Barbie.
After I admired and had a lot of fun with Val-Barbie, along came Rich-Ken.
What can I say?
These for sure are originals!
And they still are around today.
I still find them hanging out together.
I guess I can say I have a one of a kind Weird Barbie and a one of a kind Weird Ken!
Excuse me while I go out to play with my dolls...
See you later!