Published On Dec 29, 2023
how did they let Greta Gerwig make this movie
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Video Essays Referenced
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Sophie From Mars (ft. Sarah Zedig) — The Matrix Sequels Are Good, Actually • The Matrix Sequels Are Good, Actually...
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Other Media Used
Avalanche Adventure | National Geographic • Avalanche Adventure | National Geogra...
The Making of Barbie: • Video
Barbie BTS from iHollywoodTV: • Barbie Movie - Behind The Scenes (2023)
Lady Bird BTS: • LADY BIRD: B Roll Footage | Greta Ger...
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time soundtrack by Koji Kondo
Chapter Markers
00:00 Introduction
02:38 Existential Dread
07:08 Weird Barbie
13:09 Formative Trauma at Venice Beach
15:08 Subjectivity and the Self
20:35 Ken Discovers Patriarchy
25:31 The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die
31:29 Sasha Destroys Barbie
35:21 Institutional Recoil
40:06 Intermission: Greta Gerwig
46:31 Post-Escape Solidarity
49:42 Kendom, and the Sudden Realization of Systems
55:17 Cognitive Dissonance
57:51 Deprogramming Barbie
59:18 I’m Just Ken
01:04:08 Ken’s Arc
01:10:16 Kens as Second Class Citizens and The Inverted Gaze
01:15:08 What Was I Made For
01:20:32 Conclusion
01:22:41 To those currently deconstructing
01:27:16 Outro