“A lot of it is about the patriarchy”: Joe Rogan Doesn’t Care if You Hate Barbie, Slams Fans Who are Dissing Margot Robbie Movie
One of the multi-talented personalities of Hollywood, Joe Rogan is not only a celebrated talk show host but also a comedian and a former television presenter. He became a household name with his famous podcast show The Joe Rogan Experience, in which he talks about politics, science, current events, and almost everything under the sun.
Recently, Joe Rogan reacted over the widespread perception of the Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling fantasy drama Barbie. The celebrity podcaster has stood in defense of the criticism of the Greta Gerwig-directed movie.
Joe Rogan Feels Margot Robbie’s Barbie Is Not Anti-Men
Despite creating history in the world of cinema, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has been subjected to some scathing reviews by a few right-winged experts like talk show host Bill Maher and American columnist Ben Shapiro. The famous chat show host Joe Rogan recently spoke about Barbie. He even discussed the backlash the movie was subjected to during an interview with Post Malone. He mentioned-
“A lot of people are upset about the Barbie movie, and I left perplexed… [It’s a] fun, silly movie about dolls who come to life. But a lot of it is about the patriarchy, and it’s a comedy, it’s a comedy about dolls.”
He further added-
“People are upset that it’s this progressive metaphor for life that they’re pushing progressive politics in this, and I’m like, ‘It’s a f—— doll movie!’ It’s a doll movie. It’s a fun movie about dolls who come to life and try to interact with the real world.”
Rogan even pointed out that fantasy drama is much more than the existential crisis faced by the doll. With the help of a doll, Greta Gerwig has addressed multiple issues in our society and gender-biased opinions.
Joe Rogan Praised The Conceptualisation Of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie
The plot of Margot Robbie and Ryan Golisng’s Barbie is way different from what we have read or seen in the past. During an interview with Post Malone, the reputed television presenter Joe Rogan spoke about the conceptualization and originality of the movie. He said-
“No one’s ever done a movie like this before. This is not like anything else you could say. It was a bizarre movie, but it was a fun, silly movie, I laughed. But at the end of it, I was like, ‘How did people get outraged at that?’ I know some people personally who said it’s anti-men. I’m like, ‘No, it’s making fun of dorks.’”
He was amazed by the kind of criticism Barbie was subjected to, despite being one of the biggest blockbusters of 2023 till now. He further added-
“They think it’s a super woke movie. But it’s also a movie about how Barbies are the dolls that everyone cares about, and Ken is just a f—— accessory, which is real. So when you bring these things into a movie, you make them real life Barbieland, that’s how they have to be, because that’s how it is in the real world.”
As Barbie fever has already gripped the entire world, the movie entered the 1 billion dollar club recently.
Barbie is currently running at the theatres.
Source: The New York Post
