I mean, to most people that have some high-level understanding of economy and marketing, it’s evident that the Barbie movie is about selling Barbie toys to increase Mattel’s sales.
That was the premise and the director would have been fired if the movie were anything but that… All the socially progressive elements of the movie are well received by the audience but ultimately just stylistic flavour that doesn’t take away from the underlying message to purchase their product.
I wouldn’t call it a lack of critique or skepticism from the left, to me it’s more that it’s obvious that a franchise-based movie is to push the consumerist franchise and even as a leftist it’s not worth discussing.
Is the author expecting something like Barbie and the Quest for Labour Rights, Marvel Avengers: Infinity Class War (as if Disney would allow that), My Little Pony: Friendship is The Working Class Rising Up, or Hello Kitty: Rebellion Against the Ruling Class?
I’d rather see this author’s opinion on Oppenheimer. There were some good themes portrayed there, and it prominently showed how progressive movements were being shut down and ridiculed as “Communist”, where is wasn’t fully warranted.
I mean, to most people that have some high-level understanding of economy and marketing, it’s evident that the Barbie movie is about selling Barbie toys to increase Mattel’s sales.
That was the premise and the director would have been fired if the movie were anything but that… All the socially progressive elements of the movie are well received by the audience but ultimately just stylistic flavour that doesn’t take away from the underlying message to purchase their product.
I wouldn’t call it a lack of critique or skepticism from the left, to me it’s more that it’s obvious that a franchise-based movie is to push the consumerist franchise and even as a leftist it’s not worth discussing.
Is the author expecting something like Barbie and the Quest for Labour Rights, Marvel Avengers: Infinity Class War (as if Disney would allow that), My Little Pony: Friendship is The Working Class Rising Up, or Hello Kitty: Rebellion Against the Ruling Class?
I’d rather see this author’s opinion on Oppenheimer. There were some good themes portrayed there, and it prominently showed how progressive movements were being shut down and ridiculed as “Communist”, where is wasn’t fully warranted.