'I couldn't hold back sobs': Female moviegoers react to the 'Barbie' movie, sharing unfiltered feelings and heartfelt moments that moved us all

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    Rectangle - r/AskWomen Posted by u/zeusthethics Women who have watched Barbie, what did you think of the movie?
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    Art - Curious to understand how the film was experienced through female perspectives.
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    Font - spoopyhalloween - 21 hr. ago I enjoyed it. I understand they wanted to point out the patriarchy and feelings geared towards women but I related to Barbie in a sense of
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    Font - not knowing your purpose. I'm going through my own little crisis right now when it comes to my meaning and purpose in life. I really enjoyed that aspect of it.
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    Font - It had it's funny moments too. Like Lizzo's song when she's singing what Barbie is doing and then singing the same song with lyric changes later on is hilarious to me. Also, Ryan Gosling as a himbo is a low-key fantasy come true so I'm satisfied. :D
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    Human body - violetbucket 13 hr. ago . when Billie Eilish's song came up I was ready to sob
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    Font - KnockMeYourLobes 5 hr. ago I never realized how much of a himbo Simu Liu was until this movie. And I'm here for it. :D
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    Font - DQ whalesarecool14 21 hr. ago. edited 19 hr. ago such a fun movie. at times i did feel the buzzfeed 2016 millennial feminism vibes which made me cringe but other than that, it was very entertaining. i cannot believe i ever doubted ryan gosling, he was perfect as ken.
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    Font - gcot802 21 hr. ago To be honest the movie itself didn't blow me out of the water, but the communal experience around it did. It was just such a joyful expression of womanhood and communal experience. It
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    Font - was nice to have this where the overwhelming response was so positive it drowned out the downers. So many communal female experiences are squashed, but this one was too big to put down
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    Font - koala_on_a_treadmill 7 hr. ago Yes!!! During the interval, when I went to buy popcorn, a lady about my age (dressed in all pink) beamingly said "Hi, barbie!" and I hi barbie'd back at her.
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    Font - SylviasDead 17 hr. ago . ME TOO! The theatre I went to had women, men, and non-binary folks dressed up all in pink. A couple of girls were dressed head-to-toe in pink sparkles. I loved every single minute of that feeling of belonging to a community.
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    Font - undercover_s4rdine 19 hr. ago I'm so glad I saw it in a theatre (twice! Though by accident) because of the incredible, wholesome energy. Almost equal amounts of male and female viewers (and lovely NB folks rocking pink),
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    Font - which somewhat surprised me. I haven't participated in any fandoms e.g. LOTR, Marvel/DC where folks get excited and dress up to opening night, so this was my first cinema experience doing so and I felt the warm connection those communities must feel.
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    Font - Bigstepdad 18 hr. ago It wrecked me I couldn't hold back sobs as I left the cinema with my partner. Watching Barbie get catcalled and treated like an object for the first time, and describing how it made her feel. The innocence melting away with each further step into reality.
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    Human body - kosm3 10 hr. ago It also made me sob. Hit me right where it hurts.
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    Font - Impossible Contract 74 22 hr. ago I think the movie absolutely blasted through the glass ceiling of how women are supposed to feel vs the reality of being a woman. Ferrera's monologue towards the end absolutely nailed almost every double standard women face.
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    Font - I loved watching the reality of existence set in for Robbie as the movie went on and you really get to see what a lot of women face and have no idea how to articulate. The homage to Ruth and her daughter was exactly the kind of validation needed to see through the fact that Barbie
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    Font - was based on a real live person and isn't just an idolized fantasy that so many people think. I went with my boyfriend and it was almost as empowering for me to watch it with him and see the emotional validation that Gosling got and felt. It was so good.
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    Font - voraa 19 hr. ago Ot . My theater applauded after America Ferrera's speech. It made me cry because it just expressed so many things I've been feeling and I felt really validated!
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    Font - Da dcfdanielleagain. 10 hr. ago The mothers quote had me crying for sure. I've got two little girls and my own mom has been dead for longer than they've been alive. My mother is literally standing still in time and I'm only now realizing how much she gave up to be the mother she was.
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    Arm - "[Barbie] absolutely blasted through the glass ceiling"

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