As happy as I was with the overall message of the Barbie movie, I really don’t love how much were glorifying capitalism with buying comfort Barbies and the soon to be Mattel Cinematic Universe. It just is so clearly a cash grab, after one good movie idea made it off the ground. Just because I like a movie that discusses the nuances of womanhood through the lens of a beloved childhood toy, that doesn’t mean I want to be assaulted with ads for Hot Wheels tie in merch when they inevitably make a semi woke racing movie, you know? Let the Barbie movie be what it was, don’t let the studios turn it into capitalism porn like they did with the MCU.















