- Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Barbie.”
- Many TikTokers had negative experiences using the “aged” filter that’s gone viral on the app.
- But some users said their perspective changed after watching Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.”
The “Barbie” movie is enlightening TikTokers in unexpected ways.
Recently, the viral “aged” filter on TikTok, designed to simulate the effects of aging, received negative feedback from many users, including celebrities like Kylie Jenner. The filter prompted complex emotions about aging and its visual depiction, as reported by Insider’s Aimee Percy.
However, some TikTokers experienced a shift in perspective after watching Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.”
In this groundbreaking film, which had the largest opening weekend for a female director ever, Margot Robbie portrays Barbie. The story unfolds as Barbie, facing issues in Barbie Land, enters the real world where she confronts cellulite and contemplates mortality.
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During her time in the real world, Barbie encounters an elderly woman, played by costume designer Ann Roth, sitting on a bench. Barbie, observing her, remarks, “You’re so beautiful,” and the woman confidently responds, “I know it!”
This scene delicately showcases Barbie’s fascination and acceptance of mortality, rather than fear. It touched the hearts of many TikTokers, who then decided to revisit the “aged” filter, appreciating their own faces with Barbie’s admiration and the older woman’s self-assurance in mind.
User @sav.sun shared a video that garnered over 1 million views, stating, “Revisiting this filter after seeing Barbie, thinking of the ‘you’re so beautiful’ scene, and realizing this face isn’t so bad after all.” She captioned the video with, “We should be kinder to our older faces girlies.”
User @planet.milo expressed newfound appreciation for the filter after watching the Barbie movie. In her caption, she wrote, “aging is a privilege.” Her video received positive feedback from viewers.
@hazelgilbert13 shared a video filled with joy and laughter, stating that watching the Barbie movie inspired her to try the filter again. She wrote in the video’s caption, “After watching that one Barbie scene, I remembered my original reaction to this filter and decided I would do it right. She looks beautiful. She looks like she lived and loved. She looks like she bakes everyone cookies.” This video gained nearly 500,000 views.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Greta Gerwig described the scene between Barbie and the older woman as the “heart of the movie,” highlighting its significance, although it was almost removed during production.
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