The author is asking in her title "What is Gretta Gerwig Trying to Tell Us?" I think a possible answer lies in the history we learn how in college Greta was "an English major who did improv..." One classic game that is played in an improv group is "yes, and...", the 'and' could be anything. The end of Greta's movies show the hero making a decision for herself and essentially saying 'yes'. There is always an 'and' after, but the audience is left to insert their own lived experience to ponder what the 'and' could be. The most important thing is the 'yes'; or the decisions people make, and in terms of her movies, the paths women choose to make their lives better.

It's true we don't learn the complications that come with our decisions until we've lived with them for a while The happiness comes from these characters knowing they've made the decisions themselves. I don't agree that they imply the rest "will work itself out", rather, the movies leave you feeling like there is hope that the future will be better than the past.

It is amazing that these women's concerts are generating as much economic activity as the Beijing Olympics. It was entertaining to read how creative companies were at marketing in order to capitalize on the concerts.

This is one of the several examples of companies using the free marketing that these concerts offer. They did their own take by staying open late and welcoming crowds to spend their 'midnights' with them, which was also the name of an album. This is creative and a good way to create revenue from a popular event.

Before Taylor Swift was seen at a Chief's game I had no idea who Tavis Kelce was, but now I know who he is, and so do many more like me. It is reported in several places that Kelce's jersey sales went up 400% after Taylor wore one. Taylor Swift brings a powerhouse of marketing to anything she endodses.

I disagree with the author, Barbie is part by part introduced to her flaws, she feels altered, but ultimately she finds strength and joy through those flaws. The film also highlights the exiled & flawed Barbies as having value and being the people who can be relied upon because they have 'lived experience'. Any form of 'gynocratic society' is a welcome change in film or in real life. The world is dominated by androcratic societies and it's ok for people to be a little uncomfortable about seeing one depicted. It seems to make the author unhappy even though the inhabitants of Barbie Land are more content than most societies.

There were and are plenty of men who feel threatened by movies that highlight the need for change in our society -to one that is more gender-equal. The author of this article makes he opinion clear when he calls the film "ridiculously over-the-top feminist homily. Basically calling the movie a ridiculous feminist religious sermon. Since when is feminism a religion? The world in general has been designed with men in mind. One example is how women are injured substantially more than men in car accidents, because car seats and seatbelts are designed to keep an average male body safe. I think the way the men are portrayed is at times over-the-top, but perhaps Greta was trying to make the movies less threatening to men by doing so, while also highlighting how unequal our society is.