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- 0:26hello everyone and welcome to movie goodness where we examine life through cinema here on the kb radio network i am your host kevin reeds and this is a special edition that we have i guess you can say it's an annual tradition
- 0:45because ever since the inception of this podcast every year we had set this date aside to celebrate this you
- 0:56international holiday at least it should be a day it should be recognized more than what it is and it is none other than international women's day which falls on march the
- 1:088th
- 1:092025 this is an annual day that celebrates women and that should be every day let's just put it out there and for everybody that's turning up their noses and you know who you are
- 1:25If you got a mama,
- 1:28I would imagine that a women's day would be important to you.
- 1:33Even if you don't have a wife or daughters or anything like that,
- 1:37you have a mama.
- 1:38You had to have one at some point,
- 1:41otherwise you wouldn't be here.
- 1:42So it is an important day for everyone to celebrate this day.
- 1:47Now I know it's Mother's Day has their day,
- 1:49but you know what I'm trying to say here,
- 1:51people.
- 1:51Everybody knows a woman that needs to be celebrated.
- 1:54on this day not to mention the cause behind it the reasoning behind this day if you want to get technical the whole month of march is women's month or international women's month i believe it's called it could be it
- 2:10could go by a different name but you're supposed to celebrate women the entire month of march well in my case is 365 is 365 days of the year you
- 2:24Not only do I have a mother,
- 2:26I have a wife and I have two daughters and sisters and cousins and nieces and all this other good stuff.
- 2:33So
- 2:34I'm surrounded by women.
- 2:35I am I am completely outnumbered in my house and in my family altogether.
- 2:42So it's it's a no brainer for me.
- 2:45I need to get on board or get lost.
- 2:50That's the that's the mantra.
- 2:53and so we're gonna uh discuss international women's day today we're gonna talk about the uh 2025 campaign theme uh of this year and we're gonna review a film that encapsulates the
- 3:10woman movement if you will it is none other than the 2023 just phenomenon that took the world by storm barbie uh one of my favorite films of that year we're gonna review that film
- 3:23uh at the end of the show but let's go over international women's day for 2025 and this year the theme for international women's day is accelerate action and this is for gender equality and
- 3:40this is a fight that women has been fighting since the world started spinning it feels like uh always fighting for equality and this is something you
- 3:52you know,
- 3:52doing,
- 3:53taking notes for this show,
- 3:54doing research for this show,
- 3:56you find out something.
- 3:58And when I find out some things,
- 3:59I like to spread it to all of you.
- 4:01I feel that's my job here on the KB radio network.
- 4:05And it's crazy to think this.
- 4:09And I've seen this on two different sites at this current rate of progress that women are making the scribes that they're making the,
- 4:18the,
- 4:19the leaps forward that they're making.
- 4:21right now,
- 4:22which is phenomenal,
- 4:24at the rate that they're going right now,
- 4:28it will take until the year 2158,
- 4:35which is roughly five generations from now,
- 4:38to reach gender equality.
- 4:42Now,
- 4:42this is according to data by the World
- 4:44Economic Forum.
- 4:46I've looked this up on two different sites.
- 4:50That is
- 4:51Wow,
- 4:51to me,
- 4:52that is unbelievable to me.
- 4:55And it hurts my heart because,
- 4:57you know,
- 4:57like I said,
- 4:58I have daughters.
- 5:00and i hold out hope that maybe my daughters as they get older they're in their 20s now but when they get older around my age that they may sniff equality in in their walks of life but no it's not going to happen but it well
- 5:18they could miracles happen every day but going by the way things are going now and to be honest with you by the way things are going now especially in this country
- 5:28in the good old U.S.
- 5:30of the day,
- 5:33you can probably add a couple of hundred years to that number because,
- 5:38oh boy,
- 5:40the so-called commander-in-chief that's in office right now,
- 5:43it's nobody,
- 5:45nobody is going to leap forward.
- 5:47But that's another show for another day.
- 5:50And
- 5:52Accelerate Action is basically focusing on the need.
- 5:57And it emphasizes the importance of taking swift and divisive steps to achieve gender equality.
- 6:05It calls for increased motivation and urgency in addressing the systematic barriers and biases that women face,
- 6:14both in their professional lives and in their personal lives.
- 6:20To go along with the theme,
- 6:22one of the best ways to...
- 6:24forge gender equality is to understand what works for gender equality and to do it faster you know to do more of it faster accelerate action is a worldwide call to acknowledge strategies resources and activities that positively impact
- 6:45women's advancement and to support them as well as elevate them significant barriers
- 6:53to gender equality remain to this day yet with the right action and support positive progress can be made for women everywhere and one of the biggest ways to help accelerate action this year is
- 7:09for gender equality is is to support the supporters uh with so many impactful groups around the world delivering critical work you
- 7:21that assists women and girls we can all lead our support in solidarity um that's why this year in 2025 international women's day sees a big call to action for all international women's day events to incorporate an element of
- 7:42women focused fundraisers from grassroots groups to large scale bodies uh
- 7:50they are working tirelessly to support and advance women and girls.
- 7:55So let's step forward in solidarity and commit to helping these groups by using the hashtag Accelerate Action for International Women's Day this year and beyond.
- 8:09Continue to use that hashtag to support these women and their groups that are fighting the good fight.
- 8:19Now,
- 8:19you may ask,
- 8:20so how can a simple Joe Blow like me and yourself,
- 8:24how can we actually help out?
- 8:26Well,
- 8:26as individuals,
- 8:27we can take steps in our daily lives to positively impact women's advancements.
- 8:34It don't have to be writing a $10,000 check to,
- 8:40you know,
- 8:40XYZ organization.
- 8:42Now,
- 8:42if you have that to give,
- 8:44good,
- 8:44go ahead,
- 8:44give it to them.
- 8:45But I mean,
- 8:46if people broke like mine.
- 8:48myself and can't do that you know there are other things you can do we can call out stereotypes uh challenge discrimination question biases celebrate women's success and so much more i mean additionally sharing our knowledge and encouragement with others is key you
- 9:09know everybody always like when they talk about help and that's in any situation you always your first thing
- 9:17your mind gravitates to is money giving money or doing something like that you don't have to always give money because we don't always have money to give but you can give support in other ways you know just be the backbone be be a voice you know be
- 9:33be that person that's there and standing with a certain group whether it's for women or any minority group it just be that support um
- 9:46Light at the end of the tunnel,
- 9:47man.
- 9:48Somebody that's there for you.
- 9:50You know,
- 9:50there for them in this fight because it's not easy.
- 9:54Obviously,
- 9:55it's not easy.
- 9:55It's been thousands of years and women are still...
- 10:00fighting this fight so impactful group of organization and groups around the world deliver in a rate of effective strategies resources and activities that help hashtag accelerate action in many areas which includes forging
- 10:17women's economy empowerment recruiting retaining and developing diverse talent supporting women and groups unto
- 10:27into leadership and decision-making business and STEM,
- 10:31uh,
- 10:32designing and building infrastructure meetings,
- 10:35the needs for,
- 10:37uh,
- 10:37women and girls helping women and girls make,
- 10:41uh,
- 10:42informed decision about their health involving women and girls in,
- 10:48uh,
- 10:48uh,
- 10:49agriculture and film,
- 10:50uh,
- 10:50food security,
- 10:52providing women and girls with access to quality.
- 10:56education and training,
- 10:58elevating women and girls'
- 11:00participation and achievement in sports,
- 11:02promoting creative and artistic talent of women and girls as well,
- 11:10as well as addressing further areas supporting the advancement of women and girls.
- 11:17International Women's Day remains an important opportunity to elevate and amplify the focus of gender.
- 11:25equality um it is inclusive not exclusive which means that this isn't just a fight for the women as i was saying before uh to be that support and i'm talking to you fellas they to be that support be that uh
- 11:44one that's fighting the fight for these women they can't do it alone they can't do it alone just like uh uh any other minority group fighting their fight you
- 11:54they can't do it alone either.
- 11:56Everybody needs to come together and help in every single cause that needs to be a fault.
- 12:02You know,
- 12:02we can't do it by ourselves.
- 12:04So when it comes to the women,
- 12:07women needs to be protected at all costs.
- 12:09They need to have the support of others,
- 12:13namely significant others and family members and loved ones and whatnot in their fight.
- 12:20You know,
- 12:20they can't feel that they're out there.
- 12:23on an island by themselves trying to fight
- 12:26Godzilla. You know,
- 12:27they need us in the background.
- 12:31You know,
- 12:32it's often said that women always have their man's back.
- 12:39I push back on that.
- 12:41Women are the forefront.
- 12:42Women are the leaders,
- 12:43man.
- 12:44You look in every,
- 12:46because I watch a lot of nature stuff,
- 12:48you know,
- 12:50just to pick out lions.
- 12:52you know who goes out and hunt and bring back the food for the lions it's the female the female the female is the one who do all the work because the female is is is one the smartest the
- 13:08most ferocious let's keep it real uh they they would tear you up uh and i'm talking all species of female uh whether it's the animal or or a human being uh
- 13:21they're they're the most ferocious so they they um they are the natural leaders in my humble opinion now yeah yeah i'm the man of the house and all this here but at the end of the day at the end of the day i'm
- 13:37gonna keep it real a buck here my wife runs it my wife runs it i mean i'm not henpecked but but for the love of god um
- 13:50every time i do something even if i do do something on my own accord in the back of my mind in the little crevices in my mind i'm constantly thinking what will my wife say or what would my wife do in this situation you know or what what is my wife's reaction to me making this purchase or something like that you know it's
- 14:14always there it never stops me from doing what i'm doing
- 14:18and I end up paying for it later.
- 14:21But it just goes to show you how much of an impact the woman have on a man.
- 14:28A man is always thinking about their woman.
- 14:31They may not show it.
- 14:33They may not even act like it,
- 14:35but you can rest assured it's on their mind constantly.
- 14:38On their mind constantly.
- 14:41What is my significant other?
- 14:45going to think about this situation now i just went on this little rant this little ramble rant it has nothing to do with international women's day but it was all my heart to say but it's really it's my way of giving respect
- 15:02to the women,
- 15:02to the woman,
- 15:03you know,
- 15:04even when my wife isn't around,
- 15:06my children,
- 15:08my two girls,
- 15:09they take,
- 15:10they take up the mantle,
- 15:12they make sure,
- 15:14they make sure that their presence is felt as well,
- 15:18there is no,
- 15:20there's no rest for the weary,
- 15:21at least in my house,
- 15:22I don't know how your house run,
- 15:24but in my house,
- 15:26nah,
- 15:26bro,
- 15:26it's,
- 15:27it's all women all day,
- 15:29and they run it,
- 15:30it's so,
- 15:31I can't make a move without one or all three knowing what move I'm going to make but
- 15:39I'm there for them.
- 15:42I really fight for them you know especially my girls.
- 15:47I really fight and that's not to say I don't fight for my wife but I'm just saying for my girls you know them graduating from school and you know going off on their careers and whatnot and making a life for themselves.
- 16:01I really do fight for them.
- 16:03You know,
- 16:04it goes back to my rant that I had after the election,
- 16:08after the presidential election last year,
- 16:12when
- 16:13Darth Vader was elected into office.
- 16:15And
- 16:16I sat there and I thought about not so much me,
- 16:22not my generation,
- 16:23but my kids,
- 16:24you know?
- 16:26I thought about them and how much it sets them back.
- 16:30No,
- 16:30it wasn't about
- 16:32Harris losing.
- 16:34Kel is about Harris.
- 16:36It's the simple fact that this fool won.
- 16:39That's the part that disturbed me.
- 16:42And
- 16:42I knew once he was declared the victor that it was going to be tough for my daughters and any other woman.
- 16:51Technically for everybody,
- 16:52let's keep it real.
- 16:54Everybody's affected by this moron.
- 16:56But I really thought about the...
- 16:59future and how hard my girls were gonna have to fight you know uh basically for the majority of their lives unless something changes in the not too distant future so uh yeah it's scary times uh
- 17:15for everybody but especially for women and super especially for black women and so uh my girls got it double bad you know double
- 17:28Double the trouble,
- 17:30but I'm still hopeful,
- 17:32you know,
- 17:33and they're just going to have to continue to fight.
- 17:36I was just hoping they didn't have to fight like I had to fight,
- 17:39like their mom had to fight,
- 17:41like their grandparents had to fight,
- 17:43you know,
- 17:44to keep a roof over their head,
- 17:46food on the table and whatnot.
- 17:48I was hoping that the fight would be a little easier,
- 17:52but it looks like it's going to be twice as hard.
- 17:55But as long as I.
- 17:57air in my lungs i'm gonna continue to fight that's why i'm that's why i go so hard in the paint when it comes to women i have a different perspective on the matter i look at it from their perspective my girl's perspective and you would hope you would wish and pray that
- 18:14a lot of people especially those with girls would look at things like that you know look at the fact of um oh
- 18:26How does taking away
- 18:29Roe vs.
- 18:30Wade affect my daughter?
- 18:33It's not a matter of abortion,
- 18:37you know,
- 18:37it's not a matter of whether you agree with abortion or not,
- 18:40but it's a matter of my daughters having the right to choose whatever.
- 18:47I may not agree with the choice they make,
- 18:50but that's their choice to make.
- 18:52Me as a man.
- 18:55I know I made choices that my parents didn't agree with.
- 18:59And I know it for a fact because they told me to my face they didn't agree.
- 19:03They didn't agree.
- 19:05And so it doesn't matter.
- 19:08That doesn't matter whether you agree.
- 19:11That's their decision.
- 19:12And from a spiritual standpoint,
- 19:14if you're a religious person or a spiritual person,
- 19:19if you feel that is a sin,
- 19:23Well,
- 19:24guess who that's going to affect?
- 19:26That affects them.
- 19:27That's between them and God,
- 19:28not you.
- 19:29It's none of your business.
- 19:31It's truly none of your business.
- 19:34Let the women choose.
- 19:37And once again,
- 19:39I don't agree with it all,
- 19:40but I do agree with their right to choose.
- 19:44But,
- 19:46and no government or no other entity should step in and make a choice.
- 19:53for my kids.
- 19:54Those are my kids.
- 19:56And if I feel they can choose for their selves or they can make a decision on their own.
- 20:04who are you who are you to step in and be parent now and now when i needed your help to be parent government when i needed your help when i needed assistance denied oh you make too much money oh no you
- 20:19can't get assistance there but i can get i can get parenting help when it comes to something that has nothing to do with them but in any event uh the whole purpose of this show is to celebrate
- 20:32international women's day and to show my love and support for the women who are fighting a good fight and i'm here for you uh if nobody else is there for you i'm here for you let's jump into our review but before we get to our review of
- 20:51barbie let's talk about the inventor of barbie and that is uh no one no other than ruth handler you
- 21:00who created the barbie uh doll after observing her daughter barbara wink wink and her friends making uh or having fun with this paper doll and role playing in these adult scenarios so ruth she noticed a market boy there you
- 21:19know she saw that dolls um available at the time were mainly babies and toddlers you know the little
- 21:27little dolls that you can play house with or whatever the case may be but it was nothing you know available that resembles an adult and so during a trip in 1956 with her daughter Barbara and her son Kenneth Ruth came across
- 21:44Biv Libby
- 21:47I believe I'm saying the name right it's a German doll and in an interview with Mary Lloyd the author of Forever Barbie Handler said that she saw the doll
- 21:57in Switzerland.
- 21:58However,
- 21:59the book points out that on other occasions,
- 22:02Handler said that she saw the doll in
- 22:06Zurich. The adult figure doll was exactly what Ruth had in mind.
- 22:12She purchased three of them,
- 22:14gave one to her daughter,
- 22:15and took the other two to Mattel.
- 22:17The Liddy doll was based on a popular character of a satirical comic script for the newspaper.
- 22:27bibbid bibbed or whatever bibbed in germany uh the lily doll was first sold in 1955 in germany and although initially sold to adults it became popular with children who enjoyed dressing it in outfits uh
- 22:44that were available separately on return to the united states handler redesigned the doll with help from local inventor and uh designer jack ryan no not
- 22:56from hunt from red october another guy she named the doll barbie after her daughter barbara and said that barbie was from wisconsin premiering in march 9th 1959 at the american international toy fair in new york city the
- 23:18first barbie doll cost three dollars and was an instant hit in and in his first year you
- 23:26sold 300,000 dolls.
- 23:30The handlers and Mattel later added a boyfriend for Barbie named Ken after the handler's son Kenneth.
- 23:39Eventually a huge range of Barbie dolls were released,
- 23:44has portrayed over 125 careers such as a doctor,
- 23:48a lawyer,
- 23:49an astronaut and so forth and Barbie became known for her versatility.
- 23:56of versatility and fashion the handlers added cars sports gear clothes and doll furniture to their barbie products roof handler was president of
- 24:11mattel from 1945 to 1975 she passed away in
- 24:212002 but
- 24:23in the 2023 barbie film handler was portrayed by rhea perlman in the film and so we with that perfect segue we'll travel right into that film we are going to barbie land and review the
- 24:42multi academy award nominated film barbie i look i make no bones about it i make no secrets about it
- 24:53I absolutely loved Barbie.
- 24:56Me and my family,
- 24:57me and my girls,
- 24:58we all dressed up in pink,
- 24:59including me,
- 25:00to go to the theater.
- 25:01And it was a beautiful movie-going experience.
- 25:05you know,
- 25:05because everybody was wearing pink.
- 25:08It was a thing,
- 25:09man.
- 25:10It was a phenomenon.
- 25:12It's weird because what makes it so weird,
- 25:16we went to go see that that morning,
- 25:19like a Saturday morning,
- 25:20we went to go see Barbie.
- 25:21And that evening,
- 25:23me and my wife went to go see Oppenheimer.
- 25:26So we saw both of those movies on the same day because they came out on the same day and I wanted to see them both.
- 25:33for different reasons obviously but both of them were excellent but uh barbie sticks out the most is the one i've seen the most out of the two for a number of reasons this film was directed by gira gerwig who co-wrote the screenplay with her partner noah uh bumbrak and
- 25:54is based off the fashion doll by mattel this is the first live action barbie film after numerous
- 26:03animated films and specials this film stars margot robbie as barbie and ryan gosling as ken perfect casting for this movie margot robbie is top five most
- 26:20beautiful woman on the world in the world top five now my wife is in that too you see what i did but margot robbie is top five
- 26:32You couldn't have picked a perfect Barbie and she was perfect.
- 26:35She also produced the film,
- 26:36by the way,
- 26:37but uh,
- 26:39Ryan Gosling,
- 26:40I remember when they announced the casting of Ryan Gosling,
- 26:43I was like,
- 26:44okay,
- 26:45I can see him as Ken,
- 26:46I guess.
- 26:48Stole the movie,
- 26:48man.
- 26:50He basically stole this film,
- 26:53but that's just,
- 26:54that's just from an entertainment standpoint,
- 26:57but it was a perfect balance.
- 26:58You know,
- 26:59for a lot of people.
- 27:02And I mean,
- 27:02men,
- 27:03I know a lot of men didn't want to go see this movie and probably never did,
- 27:07but I'm pretty sure they did.
- 27:08This movie made over a billion dollars.
- 27:11Men had to go see this as well.
- 27:13So don't put on that front.
- 27:16Like you didn't go see Barbie,
- 27:19but
- 27:20I know it was a lot of pushback.
- 27:22Why would I go?
- 27:23I'm a grown man.
- 27:24Why would I go see Barbie?
- 27:25You know,
- 27:25I want to see them.
- 27:26This is a girly movie.
- 27:27Well,
- 27:28it is a
- 27:28a quote-unquote feminist movie i guess you can say but it was perfectly balanced i felt and that's what makes this movie special it is perfectly balanced between barbie and kent and what they're going through the plot of the film is it it's a journey of self-discovery you
- 27:47know it's it's a self-discovery of barbie and for kent in this not only in barbie land but in this real world scenario
- 27:57I thought it was played out perfectly.
- 28:00Who else is in this cast?
- 28:01You have America Ferrera,
- 28:03Michael Cera,
- 28:04Kate
- 28:05McKinnon,
- 28:07Issa Rae,
- 28:08Rhea Perlman,
- 28:09as I've mentioned before,
- 28:10and Will Ferrell.
- 28:12And that's just the tip of the iceberg because there are numerous cameos and co-stars throughout this film that you were like,
- 28:21man,
- 28:22they really stacked this cast.
- 28:24You know,
- 28:25you had Heron Mirren.
- 28:27uh doing the voiceover you have uh john cena popping up in here you had uh sumo lu in this movie it was just so many actors and actresses and they were all diverse
- 28:43and all beautiful at the same time it wasn't just one kin it wasn't ryan gosling portraying all the kins they were all different kids it wasn't just margot robbie
- 28:56portraying all of the barbies there are different barbies because if you go to toys or us if it if there's a toys or still around if you go to the toy store and look at the barbie aisle or the barbie section they're different kind of barbies you know they're different colors different ethnicities different uh creeds all that stuff and
- 29:18they just showed it in this film this movie was cool man i really i really admire how they approach this film
- 29:26Because this could have been the cheesiest of cheese.
- 29:29And when you look at it,
- 29:30like if you just look at stills of this movie,
- 29:33you're like,
- 29:34man,
- 29:34this is the cheesiest movie you're ever going to watch.
- 29:37But it's not.
- 29:38It all makes sense.
- 29:39It all makes sense.
- 29:41No matter how goofy and silly that the set design may look in Barbie Land,
- 29:46it's Barbie Land.
- 29:47It was supposed to look like that.
- 29:49It's not a real place.
- 29:51But the real world looked like the real world.
- 29:54You know,
- 29:55Garrett.
- 29:56Gary Gurek did such a good job with this.
- 30:00I never was.
- 30:01I watched Lady Bird that she directed.
- 30:04That was a cute little film,
- 30:05but I didn't think that she was like this type of director,
- 30:11you know,
- 30:12to put this type of film together.
- 30:14But man,
- 30:15did she do a good job with this?
- 30:16I think she also directed
- 30:18Little Women,
- 30:19the remake today.
- 30:21And that was all right,
- 30:23too,
- 30:23because I never did like the.
- 30:27that material i wasn't a fan of the movie but it wasn't because of her direction but i was really really impressed with the way she orchestrated this kind of goofy silly uh cheesy
- 30:46material and actually made it serious actually made it poignant had some real world implications involved in you
- 30:55showcasing what women go through showcasing what they feel not only that not only that showcasing what a man goes through with their egos and you know dealing with the patriarchy and all this other foolishness and
- 31:13seeing those two philosophies clash using barbie dolls using these life-size barbie dolls is so to speak
- 31:25was genius it is absolute genius and if you get your head out your behind for a little while and look past all that and really pay attention to the story and lean into what's being told you
- 31:43would actually learn something i'll never forget sitting in a theater and when america ferrera's monologue that epic monologue that she had
- 31:54in the middle of the movie and I looked I was like man that really sucks you know I'm thinking about what she's saying and all of a sudden I hear on us I hear sniff and I peek over at my wife and she's crying and
- 32:10I look over you know while there's some light in the theater I'm looking at other women throughout the in the theater and they're crying and I'm like oh my god
- 32:22oh my god they struck a nerve i mean i felt it and it was it was a very impactful speech that she gave and i understood it it wasn't overblown it wasn't preachy it wasn't beating you over the head it
- 32:38was just a woman pouring out her heart and you couldn't do nothing but just accept it nod your head and be like yeah yeah
- 32:49It really stinks and it wasn't to poopoo on men.
- 32:53That's what makes it crazy
- 32:55Yeah, men plays a part in some of their you know dismay
- 32:59But it's just the way that women approach things and it's the way that they view things and you understand
- 33:08Some of the way that they're thinking now that being said
- 33:13You as a man speaking for all men out here
- 33:17you'll never fully understand what a woman is thinking.
- 33:21At least I can't.
- 33:22So you can get that out your head.
- 33:25But I understood what they were feeling at that moment.
- 33:30And I wouldn't have got that experience sitting at home watching that on the sofa.
- 33:35I got that revelation sitting in the theater and not only watching my wife,
- 33:39but watching all of these other women,
- 33:41even girls,
- 33:43little girls who haven't even experienced life.
- 33:46to the fullest yet they felt it they were crying you know and it was just an emotion but she it wasn't like america ferrera was sitting there crying boohoo and oh you don't know what it's like no it wasn't that but it she delivered it in a way that
- 34:03was just epic to the point where she got nominated for best supporting actress i don't think it was for that movie but it was for that scene because that was just perfect delivery
- 34:16that line speaking of perfect delivery
- 34:19Ryan Gosling is can
- 34:22I Harped on it a little while ago,
- 34:24and I know this is International Women's Day But I got to give credit where credit is due Ryan Gosling man,
- 34:31right?
- 34:31Gosling as Ken was so good.
- 34:34He was goofy irrelevant silly
- 34:40Borderline artistic,
- 34:42but he really
- 34:45really hit home on a lot of the points from the men.
- 34:49You know,
- 34:50it was like a counter to what the America Ferreira character was saying,
- 34:55but the men saying it,
- 34:57but it made you realize that men are just
- 35:00children we are children we are the dumbest species god put on earth and it's the truth and that's probably why a lot of men didn't like this movie because it just put
- 35:15a mirror in front of your face and i'm man enough to look in it and say yep yep i i know what i know what he's talking about right there it was it was a nice performance by him margot robbie as
- 35:30Barbie also excellent job by her she really nailed this turn that her character goes through this transformation that her character goes through super super cool you know uh the scene when she's sitting on the bench when she's in the real world and she's sitting next to this older woman and
- 35:52you could tell this woman she's been through life you know she's been through life and
- 35:57she turns and look at barbie and barbie's looking at you like you're beautiful and she was you know and it you look at people and she wasn't looking she was she wasn't saying she's beautiful in the uh outside realm it was on the inside realm because the woman smiled and her smile was such a pretty smile and it's
- 36:23it doesn't matter what you went through in life because it looked like that woman has been through it
- 36:27You know,
- 36:28she has been through life,
- 36:30but she's still beautiful,
- 36:32you know,
- 36:32and it makes you look at people from the inside.
- 36:36I'm able to look at people differently by watching this stupid,
- 36:39silly
- 36:40Barbie movie.
- 36:42It really touched me in that way.
- 36:44And so
- 36:45I really loved how Margot Margot Robbie handled that.
- 36:50The rest of the cast was fine.
- 36:53Like I said,
- 36:54the direction was good.
- 36:55I thought.
- 36:56that it appealed to adults children males females it didn't matter this movie really touched uh everybody's soul and you could tell because it was one of the most highly successful films of that year i think it was the top grosser of
- 37:15that year if i'm not mistaken uh if it wasn't it still made over a billion i do know that much but it was worth every penny and it earned every
- 37:25penny the fantasy comedy barbie starring margot robbie and ryan gosling gets a letter grade of an a yes it is it's an awesome movie i watched it recently and and to be honest with you uh it helped me make uh do this show because
- 37:45it jogged my memory of international women's day and i was like it i know it's in march you know what i'm sitting there
- 37:54during the credits the end credits i'm like it's in march i'm gonna review barbie i gotta do another review of barbie i i just i enjoyed it i really did i enjoyed it all over again like i was watching it for the first time but
- 38:10international women's day for 2025 the theme this year is accelerate action hashtag it throw your support uh whatever you can do if it's monetary
- 38:23Fine.
- 38:24If it's other means you can do it.
- 38:27Also fine.
- 38:29Whatever you do,
- 38:30make it count.
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- 39:09everybody thank you for joining me as we took some time to celebrate international women's day to all my ladies out there i got your back
- 39:21I love you all,
- 39:23and
- 39:24I support you in what y'all doing.
- 39:27I really am.
- 39:29This isn't pandering.
- 39:30I truly,
- 39:31truly am an ally in this fight,
- 39:36as we all should be.
- 39:38Love you all.
- 39:38I want you all to know that I love you.
- 39:40Continue to love everyone,
- 39:42and until we speak again,
- 39:44you all be blessed.