Barbie is supported by Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb.
The Greta Gerwig-directed “Barbie” film was defended by the TODAY co-hosts on August 4 against detractors who call it “too feminist.”
Hoda brought up a recent feature piece about how the movie, starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as her dependable sidekick Ken, is encouraging women to quit unhappy relationships with male partners during their talk.
According to reports, the movie “is shattering relationships left and right.” On TODAY, Hoda stated. “Because more women are becoming aware of their voice. They are vocal. They are not required to respond with “Well, that’s good enough.
Barbie’s journey of self-discovery is followed in the live-action “Barbie,” which is based on the well-known Mattel doll. She leaves the supposedly ideal world of Barbie Land and transforms into a real human. Gerwig and her writing partner, director and screenwriter Noah Baumbach, wrote the script together.
With her 10-year-old daughter Mila back from summer camp, Jenna plans to watch “Barbie” a second time and believes that the film, which has made more than $900 million worldwide, has given women the confidence to voice their desires.
“Do you know what I enjoy? That a doll that made no sound is instructing women to speak up,” Jenna said.
Jenna mentioned the relationship-related feature story, stating that “one woman wrote (on social networking sites) that she actually left her boyfriend when he complained over the movie’s feminist tone.”
Actually, I would have broken up with my partner at that time too, Jenna said.
Despite not having seen “Barbie,” Hoda claimed that anti-feminist critiques of the film can act as a “window” into a person’s worldview.
“There probably is a problem if you’re bothered by the reality that women are empowered,” she remarked.
Hoda continued reading from a social media post made by another spectator who claimed the film “empowered” her to see she deserved better in life.
Hoda responded, “I believe it’s good. “If anything, it opens your eyes and causes you to pause and think, ‘Wow. I don’t have to accept this.
Jenna guessed that the “Barbie” film had an impact on more than just romance.
She said, “I bet it’s also empowering women to request more money and to switch jobs.”
Hoda replied, “Listen, you get just one ride.” If you’re not willing to say, “I deserve that,” or “This is not enough for me,” without feeling embarrassed.
Following Jenna’s admission that she wept “multiple times” while watching “Barbie” with her younger daughter Poppy, 7, Hoda and Jenna discussed the film.
“I cried, and I know I’m an easy crier,” Jenna admitted.
About the movie, she remarked, “It’s amazing.
Jenna argued that the film exemplified “what it entails to be human, what it meant to be a woman, what it meant to be a mother, all of these things.”