PEL Presents PMP#155: Existentialist Barbie

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Mark Linsenmayer

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk about the most discussable movie of the summer made by the unlikely pairing of feminist indie director Greta Gerwig and Barbie's corporate overlords at Mattel. Does the film convey at least a legitimate teen version of feminist existentialism? It is actually enjoyable? What sort of irony is this, and can any film be both a blockbuster children's film yet also be a meditation on serious social and philosophical issues?

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0:00.0	This is Pretty Much Pop by Culture Podcast. Today, recasting itself as feminist existentialism
0:13.0	for teens, because I think that's pretty much what Barbie is the new film by Greta Gerwig.
0:17.2	I'm Mark Linton-Mire, unlike Alan in that I'm not at this point able to fit in all of
0:21.2	Ken the Clothes.
0:22.2	I'm Albaika and I'm become Death, Destroyer of Worlds.
0:26.3	I'm sorry, it was that.
0:28.2	That's the wrong movie, that's the next one.
0:30.2	Sorry.
0:31.2	My name is Sarah Lynn Brooke, I'm an educator and a writer, and I am also Barbie.
0:36.2	I don't know what to do with that.
0:38.2	My name is Lawrence, and I'm going to do the entire podcast of my kin voice and sexy.
0:44.2	Did anybody not like this movie?
0:46.2	Or like at least have some, this was definitely worth talking about.
0:50.2	Like it could have, we had sort of decided before, based on the hype, and I thought no movie
0:56.2	could possibly live up to what is being promised here.
1:00.2	And yeah, of course there are problems that we can discuss, but at least it seemed like
1:04.2	a lot of people are talking about this and for good reason.
1:07.2	Yeah, one of the most discussable movies I've maybe ever seen in my life.
1:12.2	There are so many good conversations to be had about it.
1:15.2	Yeah, absolutely, I agree.
1:17.2	But I think we all, all four of us generally, we were thumbs up on this movie.
1:23.2	Yeah, I work.
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