Mum forced to leave 'inappropriate' Barbie screening with daughter after ten minutes
21 July was a massive day for film junkies, as both Barbie and Oppenheimer were released in cinemas to much hype and anticipation.
With a Rotten Tomatoes score of 89 percent, Barbie has been loved by the majority as fans and industry critics praise the long-awaited film.
Of course, that doesn't mean everyone loved the film, and many of those who aren't its biggest fan flocked to social media to voice their concerns.
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One mum has just done just that after watching the new Barbie flick with her ten-year-old daughter.
Juhi Parmar, who is also an actor, wrote an open letter to the creators of the film, describing the film as 'inappropriate' and criticising them for ruining the 'perfect image'.
Like many young children, the mum explained how her daughter had been looking forward to the film for a while.
However, Parmar did not allow her child to watch the entirety of the film as she left after just ten minutes.
Taking to Instagram, she began: "I start with owning up to my mistake. I took my 10-year-old daughter Samairra to watch your film without researching the fact that it was a 'PG-13' movie.
"10 minutes into the movie, there was inappropriate language and sexual connotations, and I was anxiously running out of the theatre wondering what I had just exposed my child to.
"I saw other parents following with their little ones crying, while some parents chose to stay back to watch the entire movie."
Parmar then questioned the PG-13 rating attached to Barbie, suggesting the film is not even appropriate for children 13 and above.
"I want to ask, why make a movie that is such an essential part of a child's life and then have content in it which is so inappropriate for them," she added.
"And then I ask what about the cross-checks? I made a mistake by not doing my research but why are there no reminders and checks? Why are theaters not reminding parents that: we hope you are aware that this is a PG-13 movie?"
The actor then made some pretty bold accusations, saying the film's makers purposely misled parents in the marketing of Barbie to entice them to go watch the film.
"The theaters would be half empty if it wasn't for the young girls who are pushing their parents to take them for the film," she wrote.
"I went back and checked the promos and realised that none of them even gave a glimpse of the inappropriate language that was coming up in the movie. So then then why mislead?"
Concluding the post, she said: "I wish I could erase the memory of this film and continue believing in a picture perfect Barbie for my child."
LADbible Group has reached out to Warner Bros. for comment.
Topics: Barbie, TV and Film
Callum Jones