Has anyone else found the opening scene a bit disturbing (spoilers)?

Aside from the reference, it's supposed to be visually impactful, so finding it disturbing is better than finding it boring. It's an opening scene. It's also the first time girls are shown stepping away from the concept of the motherhood role, and metaphorically, this is what happened - Barbie dolls were an instant hit and replaced baby dolls quite quickly. It's not just about women's liberation because the fact they were accepted globally by girls shows that mindsets were already changing, it's as much about marketing and how trends and perfect timing really go hand in hand. Putting them down gently would take away from the departure from motherhood roles.

this was a reference to 2001 except in 2001 when the monolith (big mother) shows up the monkeys (little girls) bash each other skulls open instead of dolls.

The hilarious opening scene hooked me. It was the last act, in which men were revealed as evil and women as victims, that was ridiculous and disappointing.

I was disturbed at the destruction of the dolls and amused at the reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey.