A Boy Named Seo

First, I don't think I can ever go to a theatre again where every patron is not someone I know or a friend of someone I know. Highly underrated experience. (no spoilers below, but some plot stuff is mentioned) There was a self-awareness in the writing that was clever but also had to be there to pull this movie off. Some people historically loved the Barbie dolls, saying they showed little girls that a woman having all these big careers was a possibility. Others hated the line, saying Barbie set impossible beauty standards for young girls and set feminism back decades instead of pushing it forward. Both these concepts were embraced by the writers which allowed them to build a Barbie-land run by empowered, representative women (with a Black president and all female supreme court) and where the men (the Kens) were happy accessories, with the Margot Robbie-played Barbie character thinking that sexism ended when the Barbie doll was created. It's ridiculous and pretty funny at the same time, and when Ken realizes in the "real world" that men are more powerful than women, he tries to build a Barbie-land patriarchy which is also ridiculous and funny. That apparently angered some people. Ted Cruz called the movie communist propaganda, FOX ran a piece calling it "anti-man" and - everyone please sit down for this - apparently one of the Barbie's was played by a trans actor. Yes, friends, Barbie is woke. *gasp* But the movie pokes at gender norms and the patriarchy as much as it pokes at Barbie and Ken and whole concept of the doll line. It makes a point but makes fun of itself in the process. The visuals in Barbie-land were really cool and the music (Lizzo, especially) was perfect for this movie. I do think there could easily be 10 more Barbie movies and they'd probably all make a ****-load of money. I'm currently at 3 or 3.5 pink hearts. TL;DR - Barbie is fun but it's not Citizen Kane or anything. Rent out a theatre, put on some pink and go watch it with friends and only friends.

As long as you have no shirt on underneath

I couldn't remember what the Oppenheimer was in that song. It's a road! Killer track. It'll be on repeat in my head all day.

It's the same one David Bowie wore in Labrynth.

How many nukes did you give it, @metirish?

Didn't know that about the IMAX 70mm. Might as well, right?

In that same piece I read today that I mentioned to FK, there was a talking Barbie and a talking GI Joe on the market at the same. Some lil wise guys switched the voice boxes so GI Joe was the one saying "Math is hard" and Barbie was yelling "Eat lead, Cobra!" lololol

The real "real" Ken (I learned only today) went through numerous iterations including a 70s version that had leisure suite and detachable sideburns (!!!) but the first (or early '61 Ken) had blond felt (!!!!!) hair, red swim trunks and this pink over jacket thing that he wore without an undershirt because ****in' A Ken. Judging by the director, stars and especially the soundtrack, I think baby boomers are the demo they're least trying to court. The friend who rented the theatre is in her 30s but would be a Barbie girl in any era. It's just very much her ****. But having not seen it, I think they're courting millennials and definitely late gen alphas who probably don't play with dolls but watch a million tiktok videos on destroying the patriarchy. I'm sure they're going to try to sell a zillion dollars worth of merch and make sequels if this one makes as much as it's gonna make.

I love it. I absolutely could not pull it off.

I have a couple of pink soccer jerseys. I think I can pull something off but will not be going full Euro soccer player and dying my hair blonde.

sorry, those emojis that don't show up are pink hearts. pound sign fail # edit: red hearts it is

A friend of ours RENTED OUT AN ENTIRE THEATRE next week to see this movie and he we all have to dress in theme. None of that is made up. There is a hype around this film that feels positively Swiftie. Have you seen it? Will you see it? [YOUTUBE]pBk4NYhWNMM[/YOUTUBE]

I drove by Meteor Crater yesterday and the exit for Meteor City and was imagining Anderson seeing the same exit sign and being "oh fuck yeah i got an idea".

This was a very aesthetically cool looking movie as you would imagine with Anderson. It was super meta as there were characters and stories within stories. About halfway though I stopped trying to figure it out and just enjoy it - how visually pleasing it was and how cool the music was (and was used). I wasn't sure how I felt about it walking out but I already want to see it again.

Other Mets who threw right and batted left that I just thought of: Wheeler Syndergaard Maybe Kellum should pitch.

At 6:16 PM Eastern on July 11, 2023, we welcomed Kellum Clark to the family when he was selected with the last pick (20th round, 606th overall) by the Mets in this year's draft. He's a healthy, bouncing 22-year old boy, weighing in at a whopping 205 pounds and a rangy 76 inches (6' 4" for the rest of you). He's a Mississippi boy through and through, hailing from Brandon, Mississippi and repping Brandon High School before moving on to Mississippi State. Even his name Kellum sounds especially southern to this westerner's ears. He's an outfielder who throws with his right hand and bats lefty (like Jacob deGrom and probably some other dudes that I can't think of). In 3 years at Miss State, he hit .270/.376/.540 with 30 bombs. At 22, I imagine he'll sign quickly and will be pushed pretty hard to escape the low minors and eventually win an MVP like these other low draft picks. Fun fact: Kellum joins a decently long list of MSU alums drafted by the Mets - Jake Mangum, JT Ginn, Rowdey Jordan, Jett Williams, and this year's #1 pick, Colin Houck, who'd committed to MSU. Wow, fun! Here's Kellum before he swaps that burgundy for some blue and orange:

Seeing this tomorrow night. I am #TeamWesAnderson. Have you seen it?

there's no playoffs this year, right?

How many of us are still in the Otto league? I'm the Cicely Marmots. I know Slapdick Prospects IRL and he is not a CPF'er. I think ATG is new, and IIRC, got the invite from a subreddit for MLB the Show. Pretty cool person from my DMs and trade talk bullshitting. The board and conversation is way more lively this year for sure. I'm loving it.

Anyone paying attention to this thing? Yankee Blue Jeans recently relinquished first place and now three different teams are leap-frogging one another for top spot each day. It's lower-case "e" exciting.

Edgy MD wrote: So, what is the character of this film? the fragile human mind (tongue in cheek, but not really)

this was the best/worst film to watch during the height of Covid isolation and lockdown. If it's A24, it's always going to be challenging/weird/beautiful.

It's super weird and very challenging (in a good way, like pretty much all A24 films are). It puts a middle-age female immigrant as the bad-ass hero figure, which is a late change to the script and central to the whole thing. Jackie Chan was originally supposed to be the protagonist and it would've been a completely different (less successful IMO) movie if they'd stuck with him instead of Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn. There's also a queer daughter storyline and some hilarious Georgia O'Keefe-like vagina imagery that helps drive a "strong women bossing shit" message underneath. When it ended, I was like "what the fuck was that???" but wanted to watch it again right away.

C'mon fantasy curious, Crane Poolers. Join us.

I we doing this league again? I see it's setup (minus a team?) but beyond that I dunno...