Marc Maron / Ryan Gosling in “Barbie”.Photo:Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty; Warner Bros.
Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty; Warner Bros.
Marc Maronis weighing in onBarbie— and the “certain men” who created a so-called “grift around it.”
In aTikTok postTuesday, the comedian and podcaster, 59, praised writer-directorGreta Gerwig’s big-screenMattel toyadaptation, calling the hit film “a f—— masterpiece, and I don’t throw that word around lightly.”
He added with characteristic candor, “I didn’t know what to expect. I wasn’t even that excited about going.”
TheWTF With Marc Maronhost then addressed right-wing conservatives who haveexpressed criticismaboutBarbie’s shrewdly playful portrayal of men and masculinity. “The comedy about men is inspired. And the fact that certain men took offense to the point where they, you know, tried to build a grift around it in terms of their narrative is right-wing —-. It is so embarrassing for them.”
He continued, “Any dude that can’t take those hits in that movie, they’ve really got to look in their pants and decide what they’re made of. I mean, Jesus Christ, what a bunch of f—— insecure babies.”
BarbiestarsMargot Robbieas a resident of Barbieland who travels to the real world, only to discover it’s not the feminist utopia she believed it was. Along for the ride isRyan Gosling’s dumbly devoted Ken, who proceeds to corrupt their colorful, plastic home with the toxic ideals of modern patriarchy.
In an interview with theNew York Timesfollowing theJuly 21 releaseof the film, Gerwig responded to the backlash from conservative pundits threatening to burn Barbie dolls.
“Certainly, there’s a lot of passion,” she said. “My hope for the movie is that it’s an invitation for everybody to be part of the party and let go of the things that aren’t necessarily serving us as either women or men. I hope that in all of that passion, if they see it or engage with it, it can give them some of the relief that it gave other people.”
Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ryan Gosling and Ncuti Gatwa in “Barbie”.Warner Bros
Warner Bros
Of her original intentions in crafting a live-action story about Barbies, Gerwig added, “I wanted to make something anarchic and wild and funny and cathartic, and the idea that it’s actually being received that way, it’s sort of extraordinary.”
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In his TikTok video, Maron expanded on his personal assessment ofBarbie.“I’ve just never seen anything like it," he said.
“To create a broad-based entertainment product that applies to the entire spectrum, I think primarily of women, and then just seep it in progressive politics and basic feminism in a way that’s funny, informative and well-executed in a context that is completely engaging — it’s f—– monumental," theGLOWstar continued. “It shouldn’t be, but it is pretty radical. And it’s intentionally, thoroughly explaining feminist ideas in a way that’s funny.”
This year, Maron guest starred on two episodes of the seriesThe Horror of Dolores Roach, after appearances onReservation Dogsand as a voice actor inDC League of Super-PetsandThe Bad Guys.
source: people.com
