BARBIE Movie Review **SPOILER ALERT**
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- čas přidán 19. 07. 2023
- Gay homosexuals Nick and Joseph spoil Barbie - a 2023 American fantasy comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig from a screenplay she wrote with Noah Baumbach.
Premise: Barbie suffers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence.
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Cast:
Margot Robbie as Barbie
Kate McKinnon as Weird Barbie
Issa Rae as President Barbie
Hari Nef as Dr. Barbie
Alexandra Shipp as Writer Barbie
Emma Mackey as Physicist Barbie
Sharon Rooney as Lawyer Barbie
Ana Cruz Kayne as Judge Barbie
Dua Lipa as the Mermaid Barbies
Nicola Coughlan as Diplomat Barbie
Ritu Arya as Journalist Barbie
Marisa Abela as Princess Barbie
Ryan Gosling as Ken
Kingsley Ben-Adir as Ken #1
Simu Liu as Ken #2
Scott Evans as Ken #3
Ncuti Gatwa as Ken #4
Rob Brydon as Sugar Daddy Ken
John Cena as Kenmaid
America Ferrera as Gloria
Michael Cera as Allan
Ariana Greenblatt as Sasha
Rhea Perlman as Ruth Handler
Helen Mirren as the narrator
Will Ferrell as the CEO of Mattel
Jamie Demetriou as the CFO of Mattel
Connor Swindells as Aaron Dinkins
Emerald Fennell as Midge
Ann Roth as The Woman on the Bench
Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by Nick Houy
Music by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
Keywords: ending explained, reaction video, trailer, Warner Bros Pictures, Mattel, Marriage Story, Greenberg, Little Women, Lady Bird, White Noise, Nights and Weekends - Zábava
It appears I misspoke. The range of Barbie dolls offered is quite diverse, so the diversity we see in Barbieland DOES make sense: shop.mattel.com/collections/barbie-dolls.
I still have my gymnast Barbie lol😂
I heard for whatever reason there is no Asian Barbie (of any Asian background) in the movie
@@gamerdrops There is an Asian ken, right? Famously played by Mr. Liu.
@@babytoshiro7014 yea I mean Barbies not Kens
@@gamerdrops Yep, the Asian guy on the channel Film Threat said there was no Asian Barbie.
I’m a former Barbie designer from 2007-2012. Gloria’s daughter Sasha is a callback to Barbie’s rivals The Bratz who disrupted the doll industry.
The ‘gang of four’ in the cafeteria resemble the My Scene characters (My Scene was Mattel’s answer to the Bratz), so the girls were meant to be a double-corollary for both the Bratz and My Scene dolls.
Sasha is the name of the Black Bratz character who is the most outspoken member of the group.
Ironically, I work for MGA now and I just designed the Bratz Pretty N Punk Sasha which just hit the market last week.
your job sounds amazing!!
@@pamelalansbury94 -It really is! I go to the office with a smile every day!
GAP has hired Mattel president as new CEO. Hopefully to lift this portfolio of clothing brands out of its frumpy malaise😎
This is very cool! Dream job!
I realized that when they said all their names lol. I was like hold on.... isn't that the Bratz girls names?!!
When I was a kid. I cut barbies hair and drew tattoos on her. Made her a punk rocker. Weird barbie was created by me in the 70s.
Of course Kate McKinnon would play the barbie that we all destroyed.... 💀😆
Just like Hollywood is destroying her career. It’s a shame.
I love Kate McKinnon!
@@js7dragonwait they are? I adore her.
We didn't "destroy" them... we just made them weird by playing too hard 😂
Cynthia lol
I’m 40. My daughter is 16. You’d be surprised at how diverse Barbie’s have become. They have different ethnicities and (somewhat) different body shapes and sizes. I don’t think they have any Queer representation though. My daughter loved playing with her Black Barbies with natural hair.
They have a tailored trans Barbie’s inspired by Laverne cox and they allegedly have another discontinued or rare white gay Barbie.
@@theamberheardplaylist6768 okay. i dislike JD.
i'm 42. i almost want to buy a diverse doll for my former self.
Do they have any disabled Barbies.....or Barbie with sensory overload, or non binary, or demiromantic?? If not, shame on them 😂
This movie was deff for the older millennials and the generations prior who played with Barbie. It felt like a satire about the masculine vs feminine beef that still exists. It was cute to watch but I went into it with low expectations lol 💗
I went in with even lower expectations. I just wish we got more of Barbieland. I didn't expect this to be a depressing drama ❤😊 it's definitely not for a 7 year old.
so for my generation then! Are kids not playing with barbie today?
I agree completely. I saw it tonight with a friend, and we're both Gen X and laughed a lot. Her daughter is 16 and saw it last weekend and didn't like it. LOL
@@jenniferbaumgarden9293 I almost walked out in the 2nd act because I realized there was no saving it.
@@ReviewJunkee saving it from what? it is reality.
I know I'm old as hell when there is a character who is America Farrerra's daughter 😢
The theater was full. Lots of laughing. This was a hit over here.
Same, and I was in an 18+ theatre too, so it was just adults so I was surprised it was completely packed.
I think the daughter character was supposed to be there to address the fact that today’s kids don’t play with toys and dolls like Boomers/GenX/Millennials did. Which is true because they are all on screens nonstop now.
The Gen A trend that was referenced in toy story 4
I'm gen z and I grew up playing barbies
@@kimberlysoberano7826My kids play with Barbies now, too.
I’m an early gen z, me and every girl I knew growing up definitely played w/ Barbie. I think the daughter was alluding to the fact that Barbie placed this unattainable and “rigid” standard of beauty onto young girls. When I was younger, Barbie wasn’t as diverse as it is now and that was only over a decade ago lol.
Putting Barbie in a box bit felt more like a dig at the conservatives then something sinister in the film :) Here is a woman representing choice and by putting her in a box you are putting her in her place in a way.
Exactly. It was a metaphor lol
that was also what i thought
The comment about Ken’s having as much autonomy in Barbie Land as women do in the real world was actually a jab by the narrator…equality is elusive 😂
The newer Barbies are very diverse with sizes, color, disabled, etc.
You two are my new favourite movie reviewers, super knowledgeable about film and the language of cinema but with the genuine conversational feel of a post movie drink.
Love your review as always. I grew up in the 90s with Barbie’s and at 31 still collect them. Just have to mention, if you follow the current line of Barbie from this year, they are diverse! They have short Barbie, curvy Barbie, Barbie’s with a variety of disabilities. They even have a Barbie of Laverne Cox who is transgender. In that sense, I felt they accurately represented them in the movie. The doctor Barbie in the movie was portrayed by a transgender actress. As a trans woman myself I love to see that representation! Overall I loved the message of the movie. Side note, I did have the pregnant Midge doll growing up lmao
Good to know
Wow they really made a pregnant Barbie. Lol 👀
@@MichelleG333Yes! And it gave birth, I loved it 😊
The daughter is included because she represents Bratz doll which were my generations (millineal) who rejected the idea's of Barbie and I guess you just have to understand the inside jokes
This movie was definitely a hit for me. Although the message can be seen as simple or drab, it was so well done. The montage at the end made me sob.
me too
same. like, I know that gender swapping satire to make a point has been done before. an episode of Sliders way back when... and the message could've been more nuanced or.. etc. but this wasn't that kind of movie. I think of this movie kindof like pop punk. and yeah, ditto. for what it does, it does it really well. I have some nitpicks or complaints. but I think it's a great movie. I saw it twice. plus, a fun theater experience with everybody dressed up. ...I think maybe it helps to have experienced misogyny and to be in your 40s to really appreciate this movie too.
I’ve been waiting on the Fish Jelly review of Barbie. I live for the facial expressions and the HONESTY!
The amount of advertising this movie has gotten my goodness 😭
In my country dance clubs and restaurants have Barbie theme nights. A clothing store has a sale on all the clothes that are pink.
Mattel has a Female CEO for 30 years, that was arrested for Tax Evasion.... That should've been the plot lol
LOL
I believe Ryan Gosling does deserve an award for his performance in Barbie despite you two thinking otherwise
I was expecting this to be like Enchanted meets Life Size. But instead it went in a different direction. Kinda giving The Stepford Wives meets The Truman Show. I'm going to see it tomorrow
Please dont ever change! I come here to watch almost every movie review when I'm undecided on a film, I know I can get the TRUTH here everytime aha 😂❤
I’ve been questioning if i want to see this film because I’ve been waiting for the comparison to Life Size w/ Tyra Banks because the promos haven’t intrigued me at all…
You guys did a great job summing it up. I think the tween was so nasty so that we'd identify with the mom's angst and sorrow.
This was a good breakdown of the movie. You guys never disappoint. I have to admit that I didn't think Mattel would let Gerwig tackle anything serious, so props for their attempt. I loved Barbie growing up and had a nice collection. My best friend and I used to reenact scenes from Dynasty with our dolls. Miss the '80s!😊
The 2 closing minutes of I'm Just Ken sequence was mesmerizing
Ya, it's weird that Ken got the best part of the Barbie movie. Maybe it was an accident
🎉🎉🎉💕❤️🎉🎉🎉 I’m so excited !! This is no joke My anticipation for the review is as high as my excitement for the movie!!! 🎉
This movie had me crying tears. I love the innocence of it and still diving into that existential crisis for Barbie and then Ken. Also
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie along with my boyfriend he wanted to see Oppenheimer and thought the Barbie movie was geared toward kids only. After watching it he actually had a really good time he was laughing and said it was surprisingly good. Your review nailed the overall mood of the film it was cute, funny and it was a good time.
I wish Barbie had winked at us at the end.
😂😂😂 I've been in denial of the red flag that is "Push" for too many years!
I needed more of Allen lol. I thought this was going to be more like LifeSize but with a twist. It was ok, overhyped
It's very interesting hearing your take, I watched a couple of Barbie movie reviews (Moist Critical, Nostalgia Critic) but there was this one reviewer whose main issue was that "Barbie was the biggest man-hating movie" and "mothers should be ashamed to let their daughters watch it." From the sounds of your review, Ken had some realization and development and Barbies acknowledged them as individual people. Really curious to watch this movie myself.
I anticipated this review way more than the flick. 🎉 So thanks for my early morning review
It sounds like “The Stepford Wives” only with Barbie and Ken. Also, “Don’t Worry, Darling.” 😂
Did you know ... Barbie was originally a toy marketed towards men and sold at smoke shops. like a hula skirt bobble head. Men didn't want it, but girls sure did.
"WOW"that's very interesting🤔
@@shortsweet2022LOL
@@potato9619 What?it is interesting I mean just because I wasn't feeling the movie doesn't mean I can't appreciate some interesting trivia
You are talking about the German doll who was the inspiration ….. NOT THE MATTEL DOLL
No, this is not correct
I loved Greenberg and The Squid and the Whale. Thank you guys! 😊 I can't wait to see this. I've been digging all of Margot's looks to promote the film. I needed this review as a pallette cleanser after just seeing Oppenheimer.
Edit: I gave all my Barbie's haircuts as a kid in the 1980's to give them a Pat Benatar look 😆
I liked this movie but by the last act, it felt like it ran out of steam (and ideas). I loved it when Michael Cera danced though.
I wish the whole film kept up the fun and energy of the dance and Los Angeles scenes.
Still not clear how Barbieland works out in relation to the real world
Who didn’t decide as a kid to play beauty shop and ruin your Barbie’s hair? Me!!!! I did!!!!!😂😂😂😂 I’m getting kind of tired of all movies make the females badass and smart and the male leads morons.
I liked Ken. He did his best with what he "learned."
New line of Barbies the last few years have been diverse, there are even ones with vitiligo 😂
LMAOOO joseph me too - i was whispering to my friend 'im tired of this lil hoe' about A. Ferreira's daughter the whole movie
😝
😂😂😂
The reference to Pride & Prejudice (Colin Firth version) was HILARIOUS! A real chick reference of a certain age.
There are diverse Barbies. In recent years there have been Barbie’s of different shapes, sizes, colors, hair types, there’s a disabled Barbie as well.
I think the idea of putting Barbie in a box was to store her away somewhere with the other defective Barbies. Sort of in a westworld way where the robots that malfunction get sent to cold storage and just lull there forever.
I actually wasn't going to see it based on so many negative reviews but your review as well as some others talking about the emotions they experienced made me run out and see it at the last minute Saturday evening on opening weekend. Still able to get a very good seat. One thing all reviewers, including you, are leaving out is that the Barbieland is influencing toy sales and demand for toys. When Barbieland turned to Kendom, there was a scene back in the real world at Mattel where pallets of toys were being delivered for Ken houses and it was mentioned that there was a huge demand for those toys. I think that influenced the execs to visit Barbieland to see what was going on. Also, the Ken doll's weapons were typical toys the kids would have to use in their own inventory, which probably meant the kids were fighting in the real world to also bring it back to Barbieland.
From y'all's (I'm from central Louisiana lol) description of the movie, it sounds like a mix of Stepford Wives & Free Guy. It's spoils the plot, but since I don't care enough about this movie, I can enjoy you all's take. I still look forward to watching (at home, streaming). Thanks!
Here’s an interesting wrinkle: I know a lot of parents who are asking if they can take their kids. And I didn’t know how to answer that. I wouldn’t take anyone under 16 because of all the double entendre. The jokes are clever and the audience laughed nonstop but I don’t think kids would get it. This is an adult comedy not a kids movie.
The BabaYaga comment was genius. I didn’t think of that but Nick was so right.
Nick is filled with literature and film reference knowledge, it’s impressive! I’m only encyclopedic like that with horror movies and music.
how come yall never went to see Across the Spiderverse? it's been so critically acclaimed it's practically a shoo in for Best Animated Movie
I thought this movie was a blast. Reminded me a lot of The Nightmare Before Christmas. Very creative and you can tell everyone had a fun time making it. When the kens revolt and try to turn Barbieland into a patriarchy was genius. I think the men in my theater laughed harder than the women did.
I really identified with the daughter in the movie. I remember growing up and my mom wanting me to play with barbies, but I outgrew them very quickly and at one point felt embarassed for ever liking them. Even came home from college to find my mom going through our stash, dreamhouse, pink corvette, and all.
When they revealed it was the mom who was playing with the barbie, I cried because it truly hit me how my mom felt, combined the existential thought of getting older and eventually losing your parents, while parents try to hang onto your youth. Definitely appreciated the mother daughter dynamic and felt it added many layers on how different generations view femininity and growing up in general.
I didn’t want to see this movie.
Now that I’ve heard your review I will be watching!
Thanks fellas!
I think a lot of younger audiences will be completely turned off by the existential crisis element and social/political themes.
Upset about missed opportunity for telephone game whisper gag.
This year I got fully immersed in the world of rupaul's drag race and watched every season, so it brings me joy every time you reference something from drag race 😂
I was shocked and surprised when Joseph started talking about the hair in this film! Well, they say in Hollywood it's all about having good hair and good teeth.
Thanks! I had GI Joe and my sister Barbie… we had fun playing together… I miss her.
Thank you!
Thank you for this review ❤!!!!!
Loving the Janet + (I think) Madonna shirts!!! 😍
9:08 don't think they're raced paired. Asian Ken is paired with Black Barbie
Joseph you really need to make ASMR videos. They way you speak is so soothing.
I loved the film it was so fun to watch in a packed cinema, all of the audience that went was 18+ in my theatre. It was quite a flawed film though, it felt very cramped with ideas and underdeveloped character arcs, I wish they ditched the whole Mattel story arc, I understand that they were suppose to be like the men in suits were suppose to be like the monkeys in Wizard of Oz, but it just felt like so much was going on, I forgot they were even a part of the movie a few times. I totally agree with the daughter point, I understand they wanted to cater to children too, but I think she could have been a more meaningful film with just America, maybe they could have shown scenes with America playing with Barbie as a child. i still loved it though, I was obsessed with Barbie as a kid and it made me feel really sentimental watching. Ryan was amazing too.
Slaying the day with your shirts 👕 once again.😊 you fellas are so rad.
My theater was packed for this film. I also saw Oppenheimer over the weekend too and I personally liked Barbie better simply because it made me laugh. But Oppenheimer was definitely visually stunning in imax. I’m glad that both had great openings. Barbie was slightly more full and did get the extra special theater. People were even fighting over seats. Oppenheimer still had a great turn out.
When U2 started talking about "diversity" of the BarbieLand and our current line of Barbie dolls, I thought... Mattel (* along w/Trixie Mattel) will next release their Diversity Barbie Doll Collection, featuring:
* all Races
* all Religions
* all Gender Orientations
* all Heights
* all Sizes
Etc. Etc. Etc. 😅🤣😂
Thanks for the review, it was fun. Still not sure if I would like it though.
I didn't play with barbie. I loved baby dolls.. You guys are awesome 😊
I actually had American Girl dolls (I think I did have some Barbies I made into weird barbie. but mostly my little ponies and American Girl dolls).
Thanks!
Thank you!
"Push" has been my favourite Matchbox 20 song since it came out!! Gotta give this classic 90's alternative song a shout out!!
I honestly think Allen was supposed to represent gay men caught in the middle of feminism versus patriarchy
Love the review thanks.❤
It was so good. I completely enjoyed myself.
Heart warming, funny and thoughtful.
my thoughts exactly.
Men and women are complicated should be respected for their own uniques.
I’ve been waiting for this review 🥤🍿
Ya survived the great Barbenheimer 2023 😎
They do have full figure Barbies now they are called Extra Barbie 😂 they look like LOL dolls just bigger
Strangers with Candy was the bomb ! I loved that show so much ! Hated when it got cancelled :(
Thank you for the review. I certainly hope this film receives all the accolades it deserves💞
Accolades? This movie was awful. It is woke, but the character development was awful, Will Ferrell was annoying, and the message was heavy-handed and overly simplistic. The idea that women can't ever be right from a character with zero issues in her own life was ridiculous. Maybe if they actually showed that it could work, but her daughter hating her is because of her, not patriarchy.
Sounds like bad screenplay if there's more to Ken than Barbie in a Barbie movie?
The only Oscar campaign I support is for Ryan gosling to sing I am Ken at the Oscar’s lol I do wish they would’ve shown how Ken brain washed the Barbies
The story- as you told it- sounds amazing. Am I going to see Barbie?
No Barbie had great hair! It's when you cut it you realized her hair wasn't naturally curly. Than you realized you messed her up! Panic sets in and you throw her in the back of the closet. Bc if my mom sees it I will never get a new Barbie ever again. I haven't seen the movie but I can't wait to see Kate McKinnon as that bitter Barbie.
Oh sweetheart are you okay? She was found in the back of the closet? I get it, I get it, I'm sending a hug 🤗 . Mine was discovered under a Care Bears pajama top...shoeless, bald, no jewelry.. "we" as kids didn't know the hair wouldn't lay flat if you cut it 😢 that IT WOULD SPIKE like a porcupine!!! 😂😂😂 We didn't know 😂😂
You guys implying that there might have been a more R rated version of this script that Mattel might have said no to?
I LOVED this movie it’s so much fun cringe surprisingly emotional so much representation great lessons the FASHION
The daughter was exactly like the young people on twitter which is why she was so insufferable.
She was..dare I say it..a BRAT(z doll)
Thank you! I really wanted to listen to something objective and that could summarize the movie. Now I actually want to see it so thank you for being objective.
Im not watching this at all, all that pink will make breakout in a rash. So im here to be spoilt... I like margot but not that much.
Thanks for this review. I was curious what the plot would be to this movie. 💗👱♀️👱♂️💓
Thank you!
I waited to watch this review until after I saw it and I agree with everything you both said. There was something missing and pieces that seemed unnecessary and forced but overall still fun. I actually loved Ryan Gosling as Ken. I felt like he really committed to it, I’m also biased though because I’m obsessed with The Place Beyond the Pines and can’t unsee him as a truly committed actor/artist. Just thinking about him as a mousketeer to where he is now I really can’t imagine anyone else in that role.
Guess I will stay with Barbie Life in the Dream House….
CLUELESS
MEAN GIRLS
LEGALLY BLONDE
JAWBREAKER
or the 90’s teen sitcom Sweet Valley High….
the only thing i wished is that thwy woukd have had more time in the real world to do some shanannigins
No, that's the forthcoming (probably) Amazon Prime spinoff TV series ...full of shenanigans ...for 5 seasons once the writers strike is in the rearview mirror
I'm a guy and just saw this and movie was a riot. I didn't laugh at everything but about 50% of it I did. I give this movie a thumbs-up cause it's story is pretty cool.
Putting her back in the box was to give her a factory reset, so to speak... not specifically to transport her back.
Surprisingly, I didn't hear them mention my one burning question: Is Ken anatomically correct? That's always been the joke and I would be shocked if they didn't put it in the movie.
Barbie says neither of them have genitals, but Ken interjects that he does.
@@fishjellyfilmreviews thanks!
They mention it a few times. There's also a line from weird barbie where she says she wants to rub Ken's bulge.
So its the like a white version of Life Size?
The scene where Will Ferrell freaks out in Barbie land when he sees pregnant Barbie was extremely hilarious. Reason being is because they did discontinue that Barbie and that's because when it came out little girls were trying to cut their pregnant mom's stomach open to get the baby out
Kate McKinnon is just gay Kristin Wiig. I actually mixed them up when I watched it. Either one of them could play Weird Barbie (I feel like her appearance COULD HAVE been weirder)
Every time either one of you says ‘several many’ I giggle like a loon.
I have a confession and question: as a Barbie-o-phile (?) was the "Kissing Barbie" in the movie? It was one of mine as a kid, I loved her chiffon dress covered in itty-bitty tinyred lips and she came with tube of pink heart-shaped lipstick? 😂😂 ( Don't laugh I'm old enough to recall Barbies that came with hands predrilled holes ready for the diamond ring..wow, we messed up so many girls 😬). *As a STEM woman and former STEM kid* I will neither confirm nor deny if I still have her, lol 😂. .... I love science and beautiful clothes..The Oscar de LaRenta Barbie [designer wardrobe collection to clarify] was a monetary sacrifice of my entire summer childhood stash!
omg I had forgotten... that's right... they should've put that in the movie, the pre-drilled holes in the hand for the wedding ring. now that you said it, a memory came back.... omg. ooooof. ...I also remember the "math is hard" era...
I loved the movie other than the race change of Sasha the Bratz doll I love the reflection of women in the barbies and explaining how anxiety and striving for perfection effects women and I just love it all
I had designed and hand sewed clothes for my smallest (but still thick waisted) baby girl doll. Was that one of the reasons I was not allowed a Barbie doll as a child?
That there was never a sewing teacher Barbie?