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Barbie · 2023 — 第 22 / 26 章 · 4'04" · B2

The Barbies Plot Their Return, Explained：the old standby

With Ken in charge, the Barbies plot a comeback built on performance: act confused, get money wrong, be bad at sports, and let the Kens lecture. "You have to find a way to reject men’s advances without damaging their egos," is the strategy in one line. The segment is a sharp, funny how-to for surviving men who explain everything.

あらすじ

With the Kens running Barbie Land, the Barbies gather to plan a takeover. They rehearse playing dumb, mixing up money, and being terrible at sports so the Kens will lecture and compete with one another. The plan is to distract them with the old standby until every Barbie is ready to take back Barbie Land.

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注目の表現

deep downthe old standbycertificate of depositprude

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このシーンの表現

the old standby

a reliable method or item kept in reserve

Weird Barbie names the tired trick of distracting men with a makeover.

When conversation stalls, my old standby is asking about their pets.

このシーンの他の表現

  • deep down

    内心深处；其实一直明白

  • certificate of deposit

    a bank deposit held for a fixed term at higher interest

  • prude

    a derogatory label for someone seen as sexually prudish

このシーンのメモ一覧

89 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · B1remind someone of somethingYou have to be their mommies but not remind them of their mommy.
表現 · B2be masked under somethingAny power you have must be masked under a giggle.
文法 · B2masked under a giggle

passive voice

Any power you have must be masked under a giggle.
表現 · B1one minute ... the next ...One minute I was president, and the next I was cutting a Ken steak for him.
表現 · A2welcome backWelcome back, Madam President.
表現 · B2talk through somethingCan you start the movie over and just talk through the whole thing?
文法 · B2find a way to reject

find a way to

You have to find a way to reject men’s advances without damaging their egos.
表現 · A2say yes to someoneBecause if you say yes to them, you’re a tramp,
スラング · B2trampBecause if you say yes to them, you’re a tramp,
表現 · A2say no to someonebut if you say no to them, you’re a prude.
スラング · B2prudebut if you say no to them, you’re a prude.
表現 · B1be confused about somethingAnother one, be confused about money.
表現 · B1stand for somethingCD stands for Certificate of Deposit.
発音stands for

flap

CD stands for Certificate of Deposit.
表現 · B1distract someoneOr distract them with the old standby.
表現 · B1be terrible at somethingAnd then there’s pretending to be terrible at every sport ever.
表現 · B1take something backWe’ll do this until every single Barbie is deprogrammed and ready to take back Barbie Land.
文法 · B2until every single Barbie is deprogrammed

until-clause

We’ll do this until every single Barbie is deprogrammed and ready to take back Barbie Land.
発音take back

liaison

We’ll do this until every single Barbie is deprogrammed and ready to take back Barbie Land.
表現 · B2turn people against each otherto turn the Kens against each other.
表現 · B2have power over someoneNow that they think they have power over you, you make them question whether they have enough power
表現 · B1deep downAnd because he knows deep down that you don’t like him the same way.
文法 · B2knows deep down that you

that-clause

And because he knows deep down that you don’t like him the same way.
表現 · B2catch someone doing somethingOh, hey. You’ve caught me reading.
発音caught me reading

elision

Oh, hey. You’ve caught me reading.

「The Barbies Plot Their Return」を読み解く

What's really going on

The sequence is a comedy about survival, and it is built on how women manage men who explain the world to them. The Barbies decide to lose on purpose, and the logic is laid out in a line: "You have to find a way to reject men’s advances without damaging their egos." Every joke is a tactic, from pretending to be bad at sports to asking why the money is so confusing, and the point is to let the Kens feel superior long enough to turn on each other. What makes it sting is that the lessons are borrowed from life, not invented for the film. When one Barbie says, "It’s like I’m a woman already.", the gag and the truth land together.

Theme

PowerThe Barbies win by understanding how the Kens need to feel superior, and turning that ego against them.
SatireThe montage turns everyday female survival tactics into a comic battle plan against mansplaining.

発音のポイント

  • stands for — flap
  • take back — liaison
  • caught me reading — elision
You have to find a way to reject men’s advances without damaging their egos.

The strategy in one line: say no to men without giving them a reason to turn hostile.

It still doesn’t mean I want to hurt him.

Barbie's hesitation, insisting that taking back her world does not have to mean hurting Ken.

It’s like I’m a woman already.

The punchline of the training montage: the tactics for surviving men feel exactly like being a woman in the real world.

Is this what it’s like?

A sincere question under the joke, asking whether this performance is how women actually have to live.

このシーンについての質問

What is the Barbies' plan?

They will play dumb and let the Kens explain and compete, distracting them until every Barbie is deprogrammed and ready to take back Barbie Land.

How do the Barbies distract the Kens?

By playing dumb about things the Kens want to explain, like sports or money, so the Kens lecture and compete with each other instead of paying attention.

What does "CD stands for Certificate of Deposit" mean?

It is the joke of a man explaining a basic financial term to someone who already knows it. The Barbies use that kind of lecture as bait to keep the Kens talking.

Who is Allan in this scene?

Allan is the lone man who is on the Barbies' side and helps with the plan, standing outside the world the other Kens are building.

Why does the plan work?

Because it uses the Kens' need to feel important. The more they lecture and compete, the easier it is to set them against each other.

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