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Girl Power and Future Films: Poll

Without a doubt, the Barbie movie was a success but the movie was about so much more than a childhood toy. Thinking about the themes interwoven in the plot, it would be nice (IMO) if even more screenplays were optioned that take those ideas into consideration and expand upon them in upcoming female centered films. Quite a few talented women out there for various roles, whether paired together, solo, or in a large ensemble cast. Who would you like to see? I'm limited by the poll's constraints so answer in the tags if you don't see your picks listed because I know I left off a lot of great names of talented artists. I also focused on slightly younger artists, so if you're looking for women a little further along the road of life, feel free to add more names or suggest a second poll! Maybe I'll discover a new artist to watch!

A little over a decade ago, actor Ryan Gosling (appearing here as Luke Glanton from The Place Beyond the Pines, 2012) had few thoughts about one day playing a plastic blonde accessory to one of the world's most famous dolls, Barbie. Yet even then, he was faced with the Ken-ness of it all, staring into the fathoms of what it meant to forever be number two...

Been watching Barbie movies lately and this has been one that I think deserved more. Relies so much on coincidence, but is still super pretty. I got reminded of Pocahontas and how much darker it could have been instead of the Disney version.

Let's make a brand new one.

The general idea I have is that I want the island to be a commonplace for rich people to discard their kids. Many kids die on this island because they are not able to survive.

Many of the kids are from different areas in Europe and Asia so they cannot speak the same language to one another. They pick up a garble of words. Some of the kids who were dropped off later in their age were bilingual and knew English. The main form of communication became English later.

The kids who lived to adulthood were able to establish a village deep in the island, far from the beaches where many children are left to die. They accept many wandering children, but they do not like kids fresh from the the mainland because they tend to be spoiled and take advantage of their kindness.

One day, a boat stays on the island from the storm and meets three kids from this village. Without wanting to reveal the village location, the three agree to leave the island.

The rich woman who owned the boat fosters him from "the goodness of her gracious heart," when really she felt sorry for the retches. She uses them for publicity without them knowing and starts forcing them to become "civilized." She has headlines like "She has tamed beasts" or some very derogatory sentences for them

The kids do not understand what is going on and is thrown into training, most likely to become her servants in the future. There are 2 girls and 1 boy. The 2 girls are very aggressive and uncouth, which makes the Madam mad.

The one girl from the island falls in love with the Madam's kid. It is forbidden love and they are not supposed to be associated with one another. The kid believes her to be dirty and a savage.

The two others are thrown into training. They are taught modern English instead of their island mismatched English. The two talk to each other in their own native languages too. The three speaks foreign languages like Polish, Urdu, and Croatian. They often switch back despite not meaning to, but can understand one another to a small extent. The Madam scolds them for this.

While the one girl tries to culture herself with the modern world, the other two cannot seem to be on her level and fall behind. They are not happy with being in the mainland and wish to go back. They miss the family they had and the guardians who raised them together.

They are whipped for not being better at their languages by their tutors and often not given food by the servants who look down on how illiterate they are.

I had setup a new Barbie plot in the last post, but I had not outline the story. There are 3 new characters who speak Polish, Urdu, and Croatian.

The Pakistan girl has fallen in love with her new foster parent's son. At first the son does not acknowledge her since he thinks she is the new servant, but he grows to appreciate her since she had taken care of his precious horse. The girl is a healer and is compassionate towards animal like him. Their friendship blossoms afterwards and he decides to marry her.

The other two characters are more complicated. The Polish girl and the Croatian boy find out they are connected to higher powers.

The Croatian boy's aunt adopts him into her family. She never liked her brother's family and how they tried to kill her nephew. He is raised well and is set to be her heir while she is terminally ill. He is loved by his aunt and takes care of her until her last day.

Rumors fly around during this. Many suspect he killed his own aunt to have the house to himself. His past as a savage still follow him.

Meanwhile, the Polish girl is adopted back into her original family. Her stepmom is not happy about this. She is treated like dirt and falls behind her two stepsisters. She is taken care of by the servants and knights. She is allowed to train with them and be with them since her family does not care about her.

Years later, the two reunite. They still get along and find out their mutual friend is still well, especially with her kids. The two decide to become pen pals since they were not able to when they were younger.

He sends her letter of stress and how heavy the loss of his aunt was while she sends letter of how powerless she is in her house and how much she despises her family. The two devise a plan to save each other. They decide to marry one another, making her his first wife and the Duchess.

When she moves in, she is at first not given the respect she thought she would have. As Duchess of the house, she is able to do what she wants. Her husband is more than ok with her savagery and strength. The servants and knights shape up real fast.

The two are very domestic with one another since they had been lonely for so long. They are able to revert back to their own language and fall back on one another. They both love to just converse with one another. She has always been physically affectionate while he has been verbally affectionate. They like to match outfits a lot and share jewelry.

idk why but I kinda need this as a shirt <3333

I SO CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE

Some of Margot Robbie's outfits in Barbie. MAMA IS TAKING IT

MOVIE OF THE YEAR!!!

The fit that @thehobobat and I wore to watch the Barbie movie—

When one pink doll meets another! I really wanted to draw Margot Robbie Barbie, and since I remembered I love Mommy Long Legs thanks to DAGames’ “Return to the Motherland,” I decided to just draw some cute crossover art! This was very fun- I might be getting into drawing even more pink art 💖

BARBIE GOT BANNED FROM MY COUNTRY FOR BEING TOO FEMINIST!!!

I live in Lebanon and our sicko minister said it shouldn't be shown in cinemas bc it 'disrupts familial ties'

I'm beyond furious!

Reblog to spread the word

Can't wait to be emotionally devastated by the Oppenheimer movie and then cheer myself up with the Barbie movie.

not to burst anyone's fucking bubble, but people really need to understand that the barbie movie is a fucking toy advert, and NOT a way to 'prove' that the doll was a feminist icon that was misunderstood. barbie did serious fucking damage to children's psyche and promoted unhealthy habits.

i love that movie, and i love it more for irritating right wing incels, but mattel produced this movie and you should take the message with at least a grain of salt.

“I’m just Ken” and “Straight White Man” are the inverses of the same song in different fonts.

me and the boys waiting to get tickets for Barbie on opening day

I hope the Barbie movie really gets the girls together.

Just saw Barbie. Love that the kens are coded as women.

i hope the barbie movie is a cultural phenomenon. i hope it leaves the next christopher nolan film in the dust. i hope it changes modern cinema forever and all movies made after it is influenced by it in some way. i hope the most academic, in-depth essays are written about it. i hope it's studied in film classes. i hope it remains in the human psyche for generations

Going to watch the movie, I’m already so excited I had to make this