The Hype Economy reader J. Perera shares her experience of the blockbuster movie ‘Barbie’
I went with zero expectations so I guess that’s why I liked the movie – Barbie. The underlying themes and the reference to some film ‘classics’ were also pretty interesting. My friend and I were laughing at various points of the movie so I guess that means it was funny to some degree – she is an avid cinema goer and a serious movie critic and I am not easily amused.
Sitting in a sea of pink (I have to admit I wore pink to annoy my friend), it was also quite funny to hear how most people did not really get the sub-plots and took the movie at face value. I don’t blame them – the marketing hype probably made them think the movie was something else altogether.
At the end of the day, it was still a good evening’s worth of entertainment. Which is why I think everyone should still go see Barbie- even if to observe the other movie goers and their reaction to it.