NEW ATTITUDE. WHAT HAPPENED? BARBIE

A new attitude comes after a close call:

“Damn, we’re in a tight spot.”

Or a long developing revelation:

“Since systematic scientific assessments began in the 1970s, the influence of human activity on the warming of the climate system has evolved from theory to established fact.”

So why not take a look at this new attitude?

I’m feelin’ good from my head to my shoes
Know where I’m goin’ and I know what to do
I tidied up my point of view
I got a new attitude

 

You don’t have to cheat death, take chances, or survive catastrophes to change up.

But if you do outlast bad decisions and poor choices you should have a new attitude.

What kicked it in for me?

I watched Barbie for the first time after all the hoopla.

 

Barbenheimer

I saw Oppenheimer in a theater not because I needed to see Cillian Murphy’s face in extreme close-ups.

If the goal is to see close-ups of movie star dudes, he’s got competition.

Besides, if seeing a nuclear explosion is a goal, where better than the big screen?

I did ‘my own research’ ahead of time by talking it over with the fellas at Los Alamos.

I went there looking for answers to questions like, “Where is that bomb?”

Baby boomers have heard about it their entire lives, the first generation to live under the nuclear shadow.

It had to be up there someplace.

I could almost feel it, but where?

It’s behind me isn’t it?

With all of the current unease in the world, some countries still pour billions into nuclear bomb production.

Some countries:

 

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s record $4.6 billion budget for this fiscal year will give officials an unprecedented amount of money for its nuclear weapons program, which still makes up the bulk of the lab’s spending.

 

Looking For The Genie?

Barbie started with world history.

All dolls were babies, all kids were mommies.

Until Barbie.

Then everything changed.

The best part of Barbie was watching it at home with my wife.

Afterwards she brought down a box and pulled out her vintage Barbie from 1962.

Even better, she still wore original Barbie clothes.

Better still, her mom knitted a few Barbie outfits and made a velvet dog to replace the Barbie dog-doll her real dog chewed up.

My wife has more than one Barbie; I gave her Kitchen Barbie for Christmas a few years back.

She’ll get a Frida Kahlo Barbie when I find the right one.

Why? Because I like Barbie. Have I always liked Barbie? Maybe.

Okay, I didn’t have a Barbie growing up, or any other dolls, but Barbie reminded me of my Grandma.

Bigger than life.

The Barbie movie reminded me of so many other movies without feeling like scenes were stolen, or referenced, like Quentin Tarantino is famous for.

It gave a Wizard of Oz vibe along with the sort of therapeutical scenes needed for character development and arc without feeling forced or jammed in.

It was a wonderful ride with so many harsh reflections to choose from, which were all served in the special plates and dishes, but still delivered the main thing: story interest.

 

The Winner And Still Barbie

I haven’t checked to see the manly response to Barbie from men who proclaim themselves Alphas from their mom’s basement.

The men who hop into a cold shower, brag about their output and profits, and can’t get laid with their pinched little angry face they practice in the mirror to show they care.

Do they like Barbie? Should they?

Where Oppenheimer said, “I have become death,” Barbie ended with life.

It was as funny an ending as I’ve ever seen and it’s pure movie magic.

Writer/Director Greta Gerwig came up with the final scene?

With a reference to Little Mermaid, Barbie makes her biggest decision.

The end of the movie shows her new life, and it’s a a screamer.

Welcome home, Barbie.