More than a week after the movie Barbie came out, social media is awash with posts from women claiming that after seeing the film, they seriously considered ending their relationships. Margot Robbie, an Oscar-nominated actress, has unintentionally sparked relationship controversies all over the world, leaving confused boyfriends in her wake.
The plastic toy is given life by Oscar-nominated writer and director, Greta Gerwig, in the latest blockbuster movie, which also stars Ryan Gosling. The fantasy comedy film has already received favorable reviews from critics and is currently the second-highest-grossing movie of this year, with over $1.031 billion collection worldwide.
Barbie, however, has not been successful without controversies.
Yes, the movie has also had an unanticipated effect on people’s romantic relationships. It turns out that people are evaluating their relationships and even breaking up with partners as a result of how they felt about the film.
What actually caused this?
How is Margot Robbie’s Barbie Affecting Relationships?
Barbie fans appear to be going through an unexpected emotional crisis as a result of Ryan Gosling‘s Ken’s charm in Greta Gerwig‘s fantasy comedy movie. Also, rumors about Margot Robbie‘s portrayal of the famous doll, Barbie, is to blame for the sudden wave of breakups are afloat.
The ‘pink’ message of the Gerwig-directed movie has spread across the world and had a profound effect on its audience, particularly women. Some female fans of Barbie are putting pressure on their boyfriends by giving them the option of becoming Ken or being dumped.
Some female Tiktok users are sharing their strong opinions about the film as the deciding factor in the viability of their relationships as one user yelled:
“Take your boyfriend to Barbie if he doesn’t understand the movie… dump him.”
Another expressed it bluntly:
“If you’re dating a man and he doesn’t like the Barbie movie, you need to break up with him.”
Meanwhile, somebody responded:
“Agreed. He is not Kenough for you.”
While another person compared the Robbie-starring movie to an ideal boyfriend test:
“I think taking your boyfriend to Barbie should be your relationship test to decide if he’s a good long-term partner.”
Similar opinions could be found on Reddit as one woman opined:
“I feel like I’m the ** for letting the Barbie movie affect my relationship and the way I see my boyfriend. Friends have been telling me that I shouldn’t let it alter the way I view my boyfriend because our relationship is really good and healthy.”
A Woman Broke Up Over Her Boyfriend’s ‘Uncomfortable’ Reaction To Barbie
The influence of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie seems to have no bounds. Barbie’s story has had such an impact on fans that some are even breaking up with their partners if they do not understand it. According to a woman, her boyfriend’s “uncomfortable” response to the Barbie movie caused them to break up.
The 23-year-old woman, known online as u/notalaskakidd, shared a recent post in the well-liked “Am I the A**hole?” subreddit forum, in which she questioned whether it was wrong for her to split up with her partner “over the Barbie movie.”
The Reddit user began her post by stating that she was “really excited” to see the movie because Gerwig, the director, is one of her heroes.
After that, she went on to say that although her now-ex did not know much about the movie beforehand, as the movie went on, he grew “more and more uncomfortable” with the messages in Barbie. She wrote:
“I was aware of its feminist themes and was secretly hoping my [boyfriend] would get the message. Over the duration of the movie, I could tell he was getting more and more uncomfortable/upset. And I was getting really sad (both from the movie and his reaction). And I knew we would end up having a conversation about it afterwards.”
She further claimed that after that, her ex-partner allegedly remained silent until they returned to their car, at which point he allegedly admitted that he “was really offended by the movie”. Also, he suggested her to have watched it with her “girlfriends” rather than him.
Barbie is thus not only breaking many box office records but also many relationships.
Barbie is currently playing in theaters.
Source- UNILAD; Independent
