▲ 43 ▼ Why Did ‘Barbie’ Bomb in South Korea? (www.hollywoodreporter.com) submitted 3 years ago by realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments A lack of cultural nostalgia attached to the toy and wariness of the film's feminist messaging may have kept the Korean audience away from the Hollywood mega-hit: "There is no real fan base for 'Barbie' in Korea.”
[–] mrpants@midwest.social 5 points 3 years ago To demonstrate a point more saliently than intellectually. That line hurt on purpose and it's a good thing. It gets through better. I do hope my fellow dudes can handle the tiniesr bit of pain for a learning opportunity. permalink fedilink source parent