[Barbie WOH!rld] Summer Radio - Week 1

[Lee]

Welcome to the first round-up of Radio.

As said by the end of each week, a host will endeavour to respond to questions and answers made during that week. Occasionally you might come across trivial rants on topics. I hope you enjoy the session.

 

Radio host: @Lee

 

Thank you for joining in for the first session of Radio. Earlier this week I asked users two questions, both for which responses were received (thank you!), and which I also seek to respond to today.

 

So, to start — the first question I had asked was:

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Did you have the chance to watch Barbie when it premiered in cinemas?

Some of you did — which is awesome! Some of you may not have had the a chance to do so — and that's honestly fine too.

I think we can agree that Barbie is, perhaps, one of the most overpromoted movies of this year. I saw many stores in my local shopping mall promote the movie by tying their products to the release of the film itself. For example, outside of the cinema I saw Barbie's logo appear on shirts and drinks (mostly smoothies).

For myself, I have had the privilege to watch Barbie. Initially I had wanted to watch it on a Thursday, however I accepted an invitation to watch it with my family a day earlier — on a Wednesday.

Where I live it's winter, and so on that particular day — because it was quite cold and windy — I remember wearing an overcoat and bringing it to the cinema. Similarly, there were many other moviegoers who had worn their puffer jackets. Sadly, I don't think I saw anyone wearing anything pink, although it might have different if I had gone to watch it on a weekend, and possibly if I went to a different cinema.

I was running a bit late that day because earlier that morning I was cleaning. But fortunately, I made it there in time. On that day I snuck food into the cinema, and so I had enjoyed my breakfast while watching the film there.

I enjoyed watching the film. I could sense from watching it the amount of time and preparation that was invested into their work. There were some good moments — some of which also being quite funny. Other times there were some obviously cliché moments. But overall I thought it was an interesting piece of work. I like the critique that it makes about how societies are organised across Barbieland and the Real World.

For this event, some of the activities here have not been strictly based on the events of what happens in Barbie movie. Instead "Barbie" has been treated as merely a reference point. It seems to fit quite appropriately with other general areas of interest, such as K-pop. As such, having approached it in this way allows things to still be made interesting.

 

 

Our next question was about your thoughts about this event.

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How are you finding it so far?

So far, so good! It feels reassuring at least from reading the responses that things are being enjoyed. It's nice to see that people are participating and trying to actively engage with the various activities. We hope to sustain your interest, and keep you entertained throughout.

As always, I'm open to questions you have or suggestions that you'd like to make.

 

Thank you for joining in today's session. It does come a bit late, so hopefully it will arrive earlier to you next time.

The next set of questions for Radio will be posted soon to the thread. So be sure to check that out if you haven't already.