Barbie - MOVIE REACTION!!
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- Eric Janci Calvin and Aaron react to and discuss Barbie - #barbie
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0:00 - Intro
1:43 - Reaction
46:13 - What A Movie
47:48 - Parallels & Opposites
49:49 - Sasha & Gloria
50:50 - Boy's Toys vs Girl's Toys
52:45 - Weird Barbie
54:06 - Ryan Gosling
54:33 - Gloria's Speech
55:17 - Discontinued Barbies
56:33 - Intentions vs Reality
57:29 - Ken's Struggles
59:43 - Adam & Eve
1:00:30 - Visual Effects
1:01:45 - Will Ferrell
1:02:11 - It's Ok For Ken's To Cry
1:03:57 - Note To The Filmmakers
1:05:16 - New Emotions
1:06:46 - Controversy
1:09:06 - Ballsy Jokes
1:11:09 - SUBLIME
1:11:48 - Behind The Scenes
1:13:08 - This Is A Film About Toys?
1:14:16 - Barbieland
1:14:59 - Our Barbies
1:15:54 - Final Thoughts
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My favorite non joke scene is 100% the part where Barbie sees the beauty in growing old in the elderly woman
There is, not undeserved, a lot of praise for Ryan Gosling's acting as Ken. But while his performance is more flashy and draws more attention, I absolutely love Margot Robbie's understated earnestness as Barbie.
It hit so hard when you realize she saw the beauty straight away in her, because she was something Barbie had never seen. A woman who was not Barbie's exact "frozen" age. Who had lived a life and earned every line and wrinkle.
the elderly woman is actually costume designer ann roth! jacqueline durran did the costumes for barbie, but ann roth has been in the business a long time and apparently is a friend of gerwig's.
I heard that producers/the studio wanted that scene cut out for pacing, and the director said something like "If we cut out this scene, then I don't know what this move is about."
And the production team and people funding the movie wanted her to cut it! Like can you imagine that?!
The scene is just so beautiful and go straight to the heart
Fun fact about Ryan's role in the film: originally, he declined the role because he didn't really feel like Ken had much of a part in the movie. But then he went home and saw his daughters playing with Barbies in the yard, and noticed they'd basically tossed Ken aside. He saw Ken face-down in the dirt next to a discarded lemon rind, realized that Ken being discarded and unloved *was* the character's motivation, and immediately texted Greta Gerwig to accept the role, because "Ken's story needs to be told!" 😂
Poor Ken 😭😂 I hope they started playing with him more after this movie
Honestly Ken stole the show for me!
Because I only had 2 Ken’s and never was able to get a Steven so I treasured my Ken’s the family needed a dad now as a 32 year old woman I play sims and buy my daughter all types of Barbies
I think Gosling came up with this on purpose. 😂 Ryan loves to tell stories 😅
That scene of Barbie gaining her humanity gets me every time. What a beautiful scene that just makes you face your life, death, and humanity no matter who you are.
It made me cry both times seeing it in cinemas it was so unexpected both times lol. First time the scene in general caught me by surprise, the second time I thought I was prepared for it but it got me again 💀
I can't help but wonder if those were actual Handler family home movies.
If so it would be a wonderful tribute!
@@scotthewitt258I’ve always wondered about that, too.
@@scotthewitt258I believe they were videos sent in from the cast and crew :)
I understand why some folks wanted Barbie to stay in Barbieland. The real world isn't that great right now. There's still so much beauty in it that hasn't been discovered yet.
The thing with the so-called controversy, is that the people were offended with the idea of what they thought the Barbie movie was going to be, not what it actually was. Anyone who comes out of this thinking it was saying women are better, men are bad etc. clearly didn't pay attention.
And regarding "Sublime!", I believe they did a bunch of takes and Gosling would shout something different, so it wasn't in the script per se.
It's so funny that it ends off with it's okay for you to be Ken and it's okay for you to be Barbie and people were like "How dare they say men are terrible and worth nothing"
It's a self fulfilling prophecy, most of the people complaining about this movie already formed their opinions in their insecurities and decided not to watch it
Yeah I spoke to a friend about this movie the other day she loved it but was like “it’s quite a men hating movie!” I was like aww I don’t think it is really. It’s never really like LOOK HOW AWFUL MEN ARE EWW like Ken has his own emotional journey and everything 😂
@@JeM130177 lmao yeah for real, like Ken went from an anxious attachment style, then to toxic because of that anxiety and after that became secure and independent. HE IS LITERALLY KENOUGH 😄
I actually have a couple of friends (both male and female) who saw it& didn't like it. I always felt that that said more about them than about the movie.
I’m a single dad with two daughters, one of whom is 17, and this movie and the themes about patriarchy, being enough, and especially parenting destroyed me. I sob all through the movie, and in every reaction I watch, including this one. I laugh a lot too, of course, but man. This was unironically, very seriously, my favorite movie in years. Easily the best movie I saw this year. Thank y’all for the reaction.
Your daughters are really lucky to have such a great dad!
17 was the age i felt most of the weight of patriarchy and sexism because its the age where youre old enough to understand whats going on but too young to know how to deal with it fully. Be there for her and it will help her a lot.
Having a great dad like you will help them navigate the terrain.
Interesting to see such a different perspective. Proud father of a wonderful daughter here as well, and also a firm feminist… but this movie simply wasn’t very good, and certainly not all that profound. It could’ve been a lot more and also been a lot less cringey. But that’s just our opinions, eh?
Have you only watched one movie? I mean it was entertaining at times but calling it more than that seems weird.
I really like how it showed that the Kens struggled just as much after patriarchy was brought in. Their lives still revolved around Barbies reaction to them and their jealousy of each other. Toxic Masculinity never helped them. I think a part a lot of people have been missing is the actual best Ken/role model for men is Allan. There is no one else like him, the women were not threatened by his presence, he is strong, brave, and a good friend. Be an Allan! We appreciate the Allans!
which is why it was kind of ironic that when the film came out all the talk was about Kenergy and being the best Ken etc
Well, the Kens would prefer having rights. So patriarchy improved their lives. Before that they didn't even have homes.
That is a very bad reading of the movie. Allan was ignored and looked down by everyone, he was not "strong and brave", he was neurotic, passive and cowardly. He only became "brave" when it came to saving his skin. Literally no one in the movie appreciate Allan. And no one in the real world appreciate people like him.
@@Serryy yooo it’s almost like the ken’s were a parallel for real life women! wild.
@@pohia they were an analogy. But it's straight up wrong to say they suffered under patriarchy.
I love watching Eric start this video off a little skeptical and not really excited... to slowly realizing how awesome the movie is.
How can this comment be 3wk ago if the video is posted 1hr ago?
@@tdrxy they release them early on patreon. Unlisted on youtube.
@@EamonnJCF i tought i found a glitch in the matrix
I'm so glad Eric got the movie. His reactions are always so great.
Eric always has a wonderful, intelligent and heart felt reaction.
Eric sobbing with laughter and saying helplessly "I love this movie" because of the Snyder cut joke...I feel so seen
they cut the Godfather joke tho!
I don't get it with the Snyder's Cut jokes. Can someone explain what is it about?
@@titisandewa2643 well snyder cut fans are like in his majority, the most toxic men in society.
I love Eric for being a guy who can show emotion. All of us are made to be able to and it's never made sense for men to tell other men they shouldn't cry. We do it for a reason and when we don't, we become damaged and start to harm others.
I mean, I feel like all of the guys at Blind Wave are pretty open with their emotions (especially these three), they just express it differently.
Yeah, the limitation of emotions is something that emerged from strict hierarchies and roles. From a pathological need for control. I'm glad we're culturally purging ourselves of this concept.
@@TyrannosavageRekt Yeah, I love to see it.
Margot Robbie really just killed it in this role. The facial expression work is incredible. She tells a story with every slight face change. As much as the dialogue is really well written and executed, there's so much storytelling that she is able to do non-verbally and it's wonderful.
And to think that she produced the movie and didn't expect to play the role, but Greta convinced her by saying that she wrote the script with her in mind and no one else would work.
Yes!!! Her facial expressions are so good
Anybody notice that Margot's really not doing the superstar/producer thing the way anybody else in her position does it? She clearly had Greta's back with the studio and gave her room to do her thing, which is basically the bare minimum job requirement but in addition to that she obviously had no problem playing 'straight man' to Ryan Gosling, who was encouraged to go nuts and try crazy stuff at every opportunity by Greta. She also let another actress deliver the kick-ass, movie-defining speech that everyone remembers. In the history of movie stars, that's VERY unusual. Anybody else I can think of who might have made this movie would surely have exercised her clout as star/producer and snagged that speech for herself, and fair enough - a movie star's job is to do awesome things on screen and look good doing them. Margot Robbie must be protected at all costs. 🥰
Loved all your perspectives, and especially appreciated Calvin's point that most people who had "controversial" problems with this movie probably were really struggling with their own internal/personal conflicts, and the movie just struck a nerve.
A key part of the "controversy" is that Greta Gerwig has an important message she believes in with all her heart, that needs to be said. People are upset by a messenger if the message makes them uncomfortable.
I think it's very telling when someone sees a movie that's so clearly promoting equality, and then they see it as a threat that hates them. If a man thinks "men and women should have equal rights" is the same as "men are terrible and women should rule over them", it really speaks to how they see women overall.
But at the end of the movie, the women don't give equal rights to the men. And the men are literally sleeping on the beach while the girls live in the houses@@KBRoller
@@funfunfun3624 Yes.. and they directly and explicitly call that out. The narrator says, "And one day, the Kens will have as much power in Barbie Land as women do in the real world." The movie doesn't say they achieved equal rights, because that's not something that happens overnight. It's about taking steps *towards* equal rights.
I think people purely hating on this film for the themes says more about their insecurities and themselves rather than the film itself (most of the time these idiots just make assumptions and go trash it on twitter without actually watching it)
@@KBRoller so what’s the message? That the women are sexist and bad also?
The fact Harley Quinn, Gravik, Shang Chi, The Doctor, a ghostbuster, Buddy the Elf, Scott Pilgrim, a replicant, young Ashoka, and ugly Betty are all in this film featuring a cameo from Peacemaker and Matilda’s mom.
Insane cast
There is also Captain America's(Chris Evans) real life brother Scott playing one of the Ken's( he's the one at the "Capitol Building"talking to a reporter).
@@stevenjump8234 omg I never knew this, every time I watch this movie I always think he reminds me of Chris Evens and would make a good captain America, makes sense now
The "pregnant Midge" controversy wasn't about the pregnancy itself. No, the pearls were being clutched because of the impression the doll gave that there was no man in the picture. Even though the packaging explicitly stated that Midge and Alan were married and this was their baby, the optics of Midge alone in her box with a baby was what Concerned Moms™ objected to. The solution wasn't to discontinue Midge, she was available for the standard market window. Mattel simply added a full size photo of the Alan doll in the Midge box, and that apparently made everything okay. 🤨
Ahh, I didn't realize that. Thanks for the info. 😀
Also, because Midge apparently didn't wear a wedding ring, so they released another version with a ring painted
Eric managing to just barely not cry and then getting hit with a laugh and the tears coming is my favorite part of this reaction.
This movie is pretty much perfect. Emotional powerhouse, fantastic humor, great message. Personally my favorite of the Barbenheimer duo. Oppenheimer is definitely epic, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as Barbie (and not because of the subject matter).
Seeing the boys cry from the girlhood montage is the sweetest thing I’ve ever layed eyes on 😊
One of my favorite fun facts about the production of this film is that it caused a worldwide shortage of pink paint
Heard good things, went to the cinema and 2mins in I'm thinking 'oh, maybe this isn't for me'. Left the cinema with such a big smile on my face... I'm pretty open to trying anything but as a 37yo male I did not expect to be calling Barbie one of my films of the year. What made me so pleased is that it wasn't afraid to laugh at itself, embraced the stupid and the fact Mattel clearly just said "we trust you, do whatever with the licence." It made such a big difference.
i used to watch the barbie cartoons and i loved that it had the same goofy chaos the episodes had
@@bword590 Sign of a great movie, one that appeals to fans and newcomers alike. The buzz for Barbenheimer had me watch both movies a day after each other and I MUCH preferred Barbie.
I like how much they got from watching this movie. When this movie came out I remember watching a few reviews on UA-cam made by men, and their reaction was pretty lukewarm and almost exactly the same, and it was something like "I didn't get much out of this movie, but it's fine because it's not a movie made for me ( a man)". But I feel like as a critic that's a failure. I'm also a man, and even without counting how much I laughed watching this movie, I definitely think it goes beyond just feminism. It's also a movie about identity and not being defined by other people's expectations, which are themes that go beyond gender.
Yeah the problem is that a lot of men went in very close minded or just assumed it would be for women just cuz it’s Barbie so they didn’t pay attention to all the important parts that both men and women can relate too. And both struggle with.
It’s unfortunate that so many men find relatability and empathy a weakness. I’m a man. I found this movie funny, extremely well thought out, emotional, and yes relatable. It was by far one of the best movies I’ve seen this entire year. Also, I just checked, and I’m still a man.
Well said. I lost interest in watching some of my favorite review channels because they were too lazy in their engagement with this film. They couldn't get out of the gender box the way the filmmakers did, so the whole thing was just lost on them. It's so much more interesting to watch people who dive into the allegories and uncomfortable truths, rather than just walling up.
A common problem I've seen with a lot of men reacting to this (not this one, it was great) has been their overall unwillingness to accept that it lays out some uncomfortable truths very bluntly. So many reacted with a "not all men" mentality when it just isn't necessary. You don't need to get defensive if you don't think some of the messages don't apply to you, but the fact you are so defensive about it is a bit of a red flag on its own.
Rewatching the movie with Blind Wave I realized that I not only liked it, I loved it.
When I'm not smiling I'm on the verge of crying.
It so deserved to be the biggest box office of the year.
wasn’t it?
@@ArcherWillowsIt was. And as leo said, well-deserved :)
Thanks for having Janci in this! i really enjoyed watching her react to this too. Great reaction and discussion
yeah, while we watch the channel mainly for the guys' reactions, having the foresight to include a woman on the panel is a good idea for movies like this one.
Regarding “where are the Ken’s houses,” Ryan Gosling said in an interview that the Kens basically slept standing up huddled together on the beach each night like penguins. 😂
Seeing this movie opening weekend was one of the greatest movie theater experiences I’ve ever had 🥹 all ages, everybody dressed in their Barbie finest, everybody laughing and crying together (the Depression Barbie scene probably got the best reaction in my theater, we all felt so called out 🤣) it was just the best time!!
Same, it put a huge smile in my face, a lot of ppl are in pink and dress like barbie, its soooo good im sooo happy
I Ken-not believe they finally are reacting to this fun movie. Nothing like living life in plastic and it’s fantastic.
"She thinks I'm a fascist? I don't control the railways or the flow of commerce." is my favorite line in the entire movie and it's so underrated. It's a perfect encapsulation of how people just throw around the same terms nowadays in arguments without knowing what they mean.
“A podcast hosted by two wise trees or a choir of two thousand young fathers”
But in fascism they do control those things...
@@funfunfun3624 Yes. That's .. that's the joke being made. That Barbie doesn't control those things. Thus she .. isn't a fascist.
This is why Blind Wave is the best! They get it!! Ive watched many reactions to this movie and a lot of people missed the point. Many of the haters of this movie heard the word "patriarchy" and stopped listening.
Its funny, its brilliant, and has so many layers. I love this movie!
I love that you guys loved and enjoyed this movie. I can always trust yall to understand what a movie or show is saying and to appreciate all the aspects of it.
I do really enjoy this movie and these guys, but, like... is it really all that challenging to understand what this movie is saying? It's one of the least subtle movies ever made
@@legendaccount3247well apparently because a lot of dudes thought the movie was just an attack on men, the movie got a lot of criticism from the right actually for being too feminist or woke or wtv ,even though it’s saying men should be their own person as well
@@legendaccount3247this is a funny comment considering MOST people dont get the point of it
@@legendaccount3247quiet
This film, more than anything else I can think of, demonstrates how performative gender truly is. If what it means to be a woman or a man change change that much, then your gender means whatever you say it means.
Also, the idea of patriarchy is as harmful to men as to women.
Nothing makes me happier than to see how successful this film was, considering how progressive the message it sends is.
A good portion of Blind Wave's viewers are pretty bigoted, unfortunately, saw that in DBZA Buu Bits when the pronoun joke happened, so hopefully this reaction will weed some of them out.
@@FernandoBenitez-ht7uq sorry if you had an unpleasant interaction but 20 people out of 158k that saw that reaction is not "a good portion". I've been a follower for 10 years, they're pretty open minded and therefore most of their viewers are too. Please don't define an audience using 20 random guys that probably don't even follow blind wave or listen to their discussions. People like that will always exist, this reaction won't make them disappear, these topics have been discussed by them a lot over the years and there's always some random hate comments but that's all it is, it wasn't made by a blind wave fan, it was made by a random who's actively searching for content to leave their random hate comments and always gets outnumbered by the positive comments.
Anyways I hope you give more interaction chances to the community and sorry for the long response but I guess I love the people here + "sorry if English weird cuz English not first language" and all that, wish you the best bye.
@@FernandoBenitez-ht7uqi'm not sure in what way youre using the term progressive.. b/c i personally wouldn't label this movie as 'progressive' in the way the new left defines it which, imo, people take too far. same as 'red pillers' on the right. I think this movie touched so many people b/c for once a movie with subtle political jabs were recognisable as good and bad from both sides of the spectrum. To me, as a 28 y/o female, it felt like a breath of fresh air and a call back to normalcy between people.. basic egalitarian or what feminism truly used to represent (equality).
@@alanr1402 fully agree. strange comment after the great commentary given about basic equality.. then to attack a small % of commenters they've labeled as being X, Y, Z not recognising how that opinion is no different than Sasha calling Barbie a fascist was being a child using words they don't understand the weight of (Hence Barbie's mini cry about how she doesn't control the railroads or distribution of commerce or whatever, paraphrasing).
@@HaraQuinn I dont see how them calling someone bigoted goes against equality lol
When it comes to interference, I did hear that Mattel were concerned about one (undisclosed) scene after reading the script so their COO flew to the UK and visited them on set. Greta and Margot sat down with him and talked through it and then performed it live. The COO got the point there were making then and left them too it, reassured in their vision and happy to trust them with the brand.
I've heard/read from different people that the sit-down was about several scenes, I've no idea which. One candidate was Sasha calling Barbie a fascist, which I can see raising a few eyebrows. Greta's probably said which bit it was about, she's done a lot of rather candid-feeling interviews since the movie came out that are well worth checking out.
And somehow using the Mattel logo to bleep out an f-bomb was cool
yes, they actually built real sets for Barbieland to the point they caused a world shortage of pink paint.
Ryan Gosling deserves an oscar for this performance just from his sheer commitment alone. He really killed it
Janci added so much to this reaction. Even just seeing her simple exasperation at the stupid stuff us guys find hilarious brought me so much joy
Yay, Janci is here! All you guys crying made me tear up more. That part at the end really pulls at your heart strings when you think of the things your mom has gone through, and other women... I love the Ken shirt under Calvin's Kenough hoodie. Watching Eric laugh inredulously with Ryan's bits is a treasure. Great reaction!!
I can’t remember Barbie making me feel less than but teen magazines definitely made me feel I need to be skinny and this is how you get a boyfriend stuff
Does playing with Barbies pave the way for the teen magazines to do their thing on girls' minds in any way? I'm not saying it's all a cunning plan, but the one seems like it would prepare girls for the other as they grow older. I'm guessing, though.
@@karlmortoniv2951 Magazines are the things that promote being skinny, diets, the right stuff to wear, what guys like in girls, the best jobs women should get cause we can be pretty in them etc etc.
It's why I stopped reading any and all magazines targeted to women.
Barbie dolls are just, women that can do any job they want. From fashion designer to astronaut.
I never thought of Barbie as an ideal i had to live up to. It was just a toy that i acted out stories with (and cute clothes). I felt pressure to STOP playing w dolls. Now i collect them lol
greta is absolutely masterful at what she does. one of her other movies the 2019 version of "little women" is also one of my favourites she has such a beautiful way of showing the experience of girlhood. & yes! she wrote this movie alongside her significant other noah baumbach. some other random facts are:
1. the actor that plays sasha's dad is actually america's (sashas mom's) husband in real life. and all the scenes of him learning spanish were added because greta saw america and her husband laughing about his terrible spanish on set
2. after ryan was cast in this movie he saw one of his daughters kens laying face down in the dirt in his backyard and sent a picture to greta with the caption "i shall be your ken, for his story must be told"
3. greta often dresses in outfits to match her movies. the most well known example of this is her wearing a prom dress whilst directing the prom scene in her movie ladybird. so she wore entirely pink through the duration of directing this movie.
4. the lady in the bowling scene in the montage at the end is a friend of scott evans who played one of the kens (& is chris evans brother!). her name was kimberly and scott said she adored barbie but unfortunatley passed away before she got to see it on the big screen so he put a video of her forward for the montage as a tribute
Yesss Greta's 'Little Women' totally surprised me as one of the best movies I've seen in years. Such a great director - loved Barbie but little women still trumps it for me
Thank you for all the cool info!
The jokes about Spanish weren't added because of America's husband, it's the other way around. They were already in the script, and coincidentally America's husband is constantly learning Spanish, so that inspired them to cast him.
I felt, just like Janci, a relief that my favorite youtubers loved and, above all, understood the movie. But at the same time it doesn't surprise me because you’ve always proven to be such a gentlemen. I love you guys very much and thank you for laughing, understanding and empathizing with this movie, I didn't expect anything less from you.
Greta co-wrote the film with her husband Noah, it made me very happy to hear you talk about the great decisions she made as a director and writer.
That's the thing I love about the message. The movie is very feminist and from the viewpoint of women. The speach was brilliant imo, I felt very seen. But the whole point is, that the system of patriarchy isn't just toxic for women, it's also toxic for men. As they said, they had the seeds of their own destruction. Ken felt like he HAD to be Barbies boyfriend to have any value, any happyness. Then built that whole construct with his boys club but in the end wasn't really happy because what he really cared about was horses and feeling valued for who he was. But learned that this doesn't have to happen through Barbie's love. He's Ken'ough the way he is.
"The movie is very feminist".. see the problem I have with that is that a feminist film would have ended with the best of Barbies and the best of Kens in power in Barbieland, but it doesn't. It resets to the Matriarchy of barbies, winks at the camera, showing the viewer that the write knows all along that women (when given the power) can be just as bad as men. The whole film is a critique of the real-life patriarchy but is happy to restore the previous imbalance of power. It's not feminist if people aren't treated equally.
@rhysbevan429 Yes but the narrator clearly states that the Ken's will get more power (or as much power as women nowadays have in the real world) just not right now which is to parallel the way women in the real world got their power, not all at once but rather little by little over a long period of time. The whole point of that scene was that Barbie Land (like the real world) isn't equal & that despite everything that went down in the film things wouldn't just magically become so overnight but that the BL residence now at least have the "seeds" to change (the Ken's from realising their worth dosn't come from the Barbies but that toxic musicality isn't great either & the Barbies from learning more empathy for people who are different than them by getting to feel what it's like to have no power while still being able to remember boundaries i.e. No these are our houses you can't just steal them & kick us out because you don't have your own & you're mad that we don't like you the way you want us to).
There really is no such thing as "girls toys and boys toys", it is purely what is put on by society. I used to work in a children's nursery and over the years the amount of times I saw boys playing with baby dolls and wearing fairy wings while the girls played with the cars and bricks is so ridiculously higher than people would expect. This is because at nursery the kids would play with the toys that they don't have at home, parents rarely buy their sons baby dolls, or their daughters race cars, so when at nursery that's exactly what they would play with. If you offer children both options you might be surprised which ones they choose.
Boys and girls both playing with baby dolls is so good for their development as it encourages empathy and independence, as well as preparing them for if they ever have a younger sibling, having a toddler change a nappy (diaper for the Americans) on a baby doll can help them see that they are not a baby anymore and can encourage them to want to stop wearing nappies themselves. Offering a variety of toys and other playing materials (such as cardboard boxes, old keys etc:) is extremely healthy and good for their development. There should not be a difference between girls toys and boys toys, children should be free to play with whatever they find interesting.
Sorry, didn't mean for this to be such a long comment, just wanted to share my experience of working with children from over the years.
I have a daughter and a son. 5 and 2.5, she mostly plays with dolls and barbies and him cars. They've both had access to all toys all their lives. They will also play with each others toys, she'll play like a pirate and him a princess. It's all good 🎉
@@Rymc2 That's great. I wish more parents that I knew would have done the same, instead we once had a complaint because we "allowed" a boy to wear a fairy dress every day.
This should be obvious lol, I also remember wanting to play with some of my brother’s toys when I was a kid, I could not understand when he got a sick helicopter drone that you could pilot one time and I got the usual
I love and agree with everything you said! 👏 We as humans made a HUGE mistake in putting gender on items that everyone should be able to use and partake in without feeling shame or facing ostracization (toys, food, clothes, chores, etc.).
@@nataliedunn5239 Dopn't you know what is going on with the "trans kid" ideology in many nurseries? I guess that is the reason parents distrust kindergardeners in this regard.
In the sublime scene, if you watch you will see that Margot almost laughs. The reason is that on every take Ryan Gosling said something else and some of them were really weird and funny. Greta chose to use sublime.
Eric made a great point about boys toys emphasis on fantasy where the girls toys emphasize training to be an adult who takes care of others . Barbie is as important cuz you could visualize being your own person and trying different roles in life
“I feel relief after watching the movie… like… they get it” I felt the exact same way. Thank you Janci. Finishing this movie feels like such a sigh of relief. Like, yes it’s sad and deals with very sad topics about sexism and oppression, but it also made me feel so seen. I don’t know if I’ve ever felt like a movie was made with me in mind until this one. It felt like Greta Gerwig wrapped it in a pink bow and put it on my doorstep and said “i understand you”. i’m so happy that other people can feel the same way.
you might try watching the movie Birds of Prey (also with Margot Robbie!) it kind of dunked on but it's definitely one by the girls for the girls, and very very cathartic to see those ladies kicking the crap out of a bunch of dudes that in regular circumstances in OUR society they would very much have to fear. even if you're not one for action/comic book movies, I would highly recommend it tbh
@@K.C-2049 thank you very much for the recommendation! I’ve heard other women say similar things and I definitely plan to check it out 😁❤️
@@emmad799 definitely do! It’s a great film, one of the more unique and creative comic book flicks for sure and a lot of fun!
Janci is absolutely charming and insightful, and I love how she looks at Eric. I hope she does more videos.
I love the ken plot a lot. While I understand the barbie story line in a textbook sort of way, as a guy I can resonate a lot more with the message they were getting at with ken a lot more. The idea of not living solely through the perception of woman, being seen as holding status, and being beholden to machismo expectations, but also that horses are cool and that you can enjoy your masculinity in a way that doesn't reinforce a patriarchal status quo.
THAT IS IT!!!!!! Men can be masculine without it being toxic!!! Without having to tear women down to enjoy it! Thank You!
Too man toxic men 'hate women' and talk bad about them, but make their whole thing about being seen by women as hot or macho. Gotta just be you!
Also, yes, horses are fantastic!
As a guy, for me, it seemed like the guys weren't "defining themselves" through woman, but genuinely wanted to have love and be with them. It rubbed me the wrong way that they made the guys wanting to be with girls seem like a bad thing
@@funfunfun3624 It was only bad because most of the Barbies didn't really seem that interested in the Kens & instead of trying to talk to them about how that makes them feel or just backing off & just chilling with the other Kens (until the end obviously) they instead use patriarchy to turn the Barbies into mindless slaves for them as some sort of punishment which is obviously the wrong thing to do.
Girls aren't interested in guys? They dont want love or connection? If they don't, they're the ones with the problem@@no.1garlicbreadenthusiast984
It's hard for me to watch this movie, because my face aches like hell from smiling the whole time. Ugh, you just had to see the theaters during the Barbenheimer rush - SO MUCH PINK it was amazing. I love this movie, it hits just the same this time around.
Sublime wasn't in the script btw he said a few things and that's what they picked. He did a decent bit of improv
I watched the movie with my girlfriends at the cinema all decked out in pink representing different barbies and with a glas of champagne in the beginning (from our cinema) and neither of us expected to cry at the bus station scene already let alone at all because we thought it would be lighthearted but the reality of what it means to be a woman hit us straight in the face honestly. The Bus station scene, America Ferreras Speech and when Barbie turns human had me bawling simply because in the station scene the humanity around barbie touched me so deeply. It made me realize that you have no idea what‘s going on in others lives people laughing, people griefin g etc.
The speech is self explanatory I just felt incredibly seen as a woman by every single sentence.
and the moment barbie turns human gave me so much nostalgia I saw snippets of my childhood, memories with friends, my mum who did her best to raise my sister and I. It truly hit me. The moment I heard all my girlfriends cry with me because they too related and saw us so excited for the premiere all in our pink outfits and giggling like we used to meeting up as kids to play with dolls outside, talking about crushes, tea parties, standing up for eachother, protecting eachother. This movie honestly gave us everything and I adore it to bits because of thw plot but mostly because of the experience I had seeing all the women in the theater in unity laughing and relating to eachother. Added bonus, leaving the cinema and going to the subway and strangers yelling „hi barbie!“ for you to yell back the same/ with the ken alternative. It was truly great
this is the best response i’ve seen to this movie! so many reactions to it end in rants about how it’s somehow anti-men, whilst completely bypassing the actual things it has to say. it is so touching to see you all getting emotional and actually listening instead of simply hearing
They only got one F bomb and I think they used it perfectly lol
I remember completely writing off this movie when it was announced. How stupid I was because I did not expect to be hit with existential dread after seeing it😂😂😂 What a great movie this was
the What was I made for scene, makes me cry every time!
It definitely deserves to win the Oscar for Best Original Song.
Didn't expect this movie to make me shed a tear.
Lol, my kid is 6 and got really into space in class this year. She ended up with a space costume, a cardboard spaceship, and a Barbie astronaut. (it came with a toothpaste and toothbrush)
I always love the scene with Billie Eilish's song playing in the background... and I look forward to seeing how people react.
The controversy was quite literally people being uncomfortable with the flaws in our society. As a man, I can say that I was very informed by this film of the struggle of women in society by this film when I saw Barbenheimer in the theater. What I loved about it is that it’s bipartisan in the way it breaks down gender norms. (Something I’m assuming why there’s a female and male writer for the script) It does cater towards the struggle of women more obviously, since it’s a girl’s toy. It did a good job in both respects. I can tell yall that I was not a fan of the Snyder cut dig on 1st watch, but going through with you guys i fully understood the context of the joke. Thanks for making this well worth the wait for y’all reacting to this!!
Super happy to see you guys react to Barbie. Glad you guys liked it and understood the meaning behind it.
I didn't know if Eric was going make it through the movie, he was laughing so hard! I loved it!
Ryan was the best part of this movie, and I'm glad it really got to show off his talent in comedy. He killed it.
And I've to mention the ending where Barbie gains her humanity, its such a beautiful scene.
this movie broke me lol. i’m a trans man and i actually miss presenting as a girl because the community and “sisterhood” was so nice to be a part of. i’m not saying i regret transitioning because im much happier with myself now, but women are so amazing and beautiful and they deserve the world. i’m saying this because i really appreciated Alan’s role in this movie, i feel like he represents all the feminist trans men. i am literally him. he’s so me it’s crazy.
Interpreting Alan as a trans guy makes so much sense - he just *gets it.* Personally, as a gnc lesbian, I have had some of my most interesting and intense conversations about gender and expression with my trans friends. I hope you can find more community feel in your life 💚
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ooh interesting perspective!! btw you've great taste- Barbie and BBC Ghosts? Yes!
@@tanu1733 thank you!! :)
I related to him so much too but not as trans, as a really feminine gay guy who related more to girls growing up and never really fit in with other guys. It’s so cool seeing different interpretations of the characters since this movie is kind of a satire of gender roles and that’s something that we all have a unique relationship with!!
Eric is rocking the Alan outfit!
I love Greta Gerwig's films so I had high hopes for this and it did not disappoint. I'm glad you guys enjoyed it!
The actors really did a great job with this movie. I hope they get nominated for an Academy Award.
My favourite line is the one about the Kens having as much power and influence in Barbieland as women have in the real world! I thought that was brilliant, and literally everyone in the cinema laughed and even cheered that line when I saw it.
Overall as a woman I felt so much of this film, it was not only funny, but so clever; but it also did such a good job and making you feel and see things from Ken's POV as well. People say it's a feminist film, and use feminist as if its a bad word, but I say it's a film that promotes true gender equality. It points out that Barbieland is unfair for the Kens and the Real World is unfair for women, true equality is somewhere between the two, true balance. This film has such a strong, wonderful message and it is given to us in such wonderful, fun, wrapping paper of silliness and over the top performances.
I’m glad Barbie, Alan, and the Kens, finally see what this movie is really about🩷
Many thanks to Eric, Janci, Calvin and Aaron! 🌺 The profundity matches the humor. I'm so thrilled for Greta Gerwig and crew.
She did give him a present everyday, but his daughters ended up with all of it. It was a joke she didn't have to. Greta Gerwig wanted Ryan and she had never met him. He told Greta he would so it because he found a Ken in the mud in his yard and no one carried about Ken so his story must be told. They had so much fun making it. I watched a video of Nucti Gatwa talking about it. He is the new Dr Who and is the Ken in yellow. He says it was so much fun and that Margot and Ryan are so giving and nice. He said it was hard to get through a scene without laughing because Ryan was so funny. Ryan says his daughters didn't understand why he would want to be Ken because no one plays with or likes Ken. Ryan built a Barbie Dream House for his girls the Christmas before they started filming and he said it was really weird to be in one after building one.
30:24 This is always such a crucial moment bc MAN. These frustrations get you so lost of whats needed or wanted and to realize we still desire the approval of others always and how detrimental that can be of what you are "supposed" to be.
that just life man stop lamenting over yourself
I love the nuance you guys got out of this film just as much as the fun and jokes.
"I feel relieved... like they get it." Me too, girl. Me too.
30:38 People either say the speech caused women to cheer in the movie theatre, or they say the speech caused them to hear sniffles from women crying.
"Push" is such a perfect song for Ken, because it's about someone who was in a toxic relationship becoming the toxic person in their next relationship. I also was *not* expecting to see Rob Brydon (Sugar Daddy Ken) in this; I'm a big fan of Would I Lie To You?, but I've never seen him in anything stateside. It's super weird hearing him without his Welsh accent while not doing an impression of someone 😂
I love how much Eric enjoyed this! It was an entirely different joyful experience watching Eric's joy 😁 Especially at the "Margot Robbie is not the person to cast in the role to make this point" narration; I had to pause the movie to crack up when I first heard that 😂
40:35 Mark! Once I learned that "Barbie" was named after her daughter and "Ken" was named after her son, I belatedly thought it was strange to see people treat them as lovers like in the "Toy Story" movies and in Reality 😮
I just want Ryan Gosling to perform at the Oscars 2024 so bad xD
Oh ho ho, I have some good news haha
If y'all wanna learn about Barbie's IRL creation and history, I cannot recommend enough The Toys That Made Us's episode Barbie. Also gives it context for the IRS line.
I dare Mattel to actually sell the Depression Barbie!
Gosling goes so far over the top, he takes flight!😂
Ryan did alot of improv. The 'Sublime' moment was tried with several other lines. The 2 pairs of sunglasses was all him too. Plus you've got Slash on guitar during the big dance number.
Love this reaction. Went into the movie pretty sceptical, as someone who isn't a huge barbie fan + didn't love the idea of the IP movie, but left having laughed/cried. It was just a clever execution of a fun premise by Greta Gerwig - who directed one of my favourite movies Little Woman. Also fun fact that one of the Ken's was Chris Evans (aka Captain America) brother Scott and another was the Ncuti Gatwa aka the 15th Doctor. Also really loved America Ferrera in this movie, the speech she gave was lovely and moving.
My only interaction with Barbie was using the dolls for cannon fodder in a doll war with my siblings and cousins. I had no expectations for the film but was pleasantly surprised. "Barbie" is very entertaining.
Honestly, depending on what the field looks like this year: America Ferrera for Supporting Actress nomination at least.
@@chaost4544 Totally get that, I honestly was a little resistant even though I played with the dolls. Like what possibly could they have to say to us now years later but Greta pulls through as always!
If you liked those two movies, I suggest another of Greta’s movies, Ladybird!
by the 2000's barbie had 4 little sisters: Skipper, Stacy, Kelly and Krissy
i knew i could trust you with the importance and brilliance of this movie
The four of you tearing up at the same time warms the heart.
Even with all the overwhelming praise it got opening weekend I had no idea what to expect going in to see Barbie. And yet I haven’t laughed at a comedy this hard that wasn’t a Jackass movie in almost a decade!! There were moments I couldn’t breathe because I was laughing so hard.
If this movie is not nominated for a ton of Oscars at the upcoming Academy Awards it proves they truly don’t like comedies.
Also I want to see a duet of I’m Just Ken and Peaches from The Super Mario Bros movie at the Oscars!
Unfortunately, Peaches is out of the Oscar race, but 3 of Barbie's songs are on the shortlist (the list of nominees comes out on January 23rd).
I'm sure we'll at least have Billie Eilish's song performed at the Oscars, but it would be really cool if they did a performance of I'm Just Ken too.
This movie is an artistic and cultural masterpiece, full stop.
The way that I RAN to my computer when I got the notification for this on my phone!!! OMGOMGOMG
Eric out here rocking that Allen shirt!
The I'm Kenough was my favourite joke in the movie so I feel like it's a shame the merch spoiled that moment for these guys.
I loved Alan being gay without "hardly" showing it. And his battle cry of "all Ken's clothes fit me" with a tone of resentment and anger because what choice did he have than to wear Ken's clothes, Alan dolls *wouldn't* have had his own line of outfits like Ken had.
I agree about the Kenough joke. It was so funny seeing it for the first time in theatres
Likewise, all of these guy’s and most reactors, completely miss the humor of the Sugar daddy & Magic Earring Ken, which is pretty sad. I was surprised Mattel okayed that, considering the gay references.😂😂😂
I think Alan represents non-binary / gender nonconforming people rather than gay people.
As a nonbinary person I was clinging to Alan as my in-between representation lmao I’m so glad he got his own cool moment
@@kristianberg4264 another thing people don't know about the Magic Earring Ken, he was one of Mattel's highest selling Ken dolls in the 90s (and possibly ever)
Subscribed. 🙂 I appreciate watching men watch this & understand it. Those who watched & couldn't appreciate it, seemed to be taking it personally, which would indicate they're the ones that really need to be trying to understand it instead of just being offended by it. It's been disappointing to see some of my fav male reactors in denial of what women deal w/ in life, especially then say "well men have problems to deal with too" as if it's the same, when we've never been on equal footing.
Dylan is in trouble did a pretty good commentary on it. The only things he had issues with were the filmmaking process and not the message. He actually even said "men might say that they're under represented in Barbie but women could make the same case for themselves for other media as well"
Oh this is unexpected. I did shed some tears at the end when I watched this in the theater.
Your reactions made me so beyond happy! Some of the reactors I enjoy watching just didn't get it so it's wonderful to see some of my favorite reactors get it and enjoy it
I have one word for Barbie, and that’s “delightful”. And I hardly ever use that word.
Ariana was magnificent in this movie! I know her in Infinity War as young Gamora and Tabitha in Boss Baby: Family Business and Back in the Crib, and I recently saw her great performance as young Ahsoka on Ahsoka! I'm so proud of her for all her great achievements!!
I love that there are so many of the supporting cast of Sex Education in roles here. Emma Mackey as one of the Barbies, Conor Swindells has a breadth of roles going from portraying the founder of the SAS so being in this the Barbie movie. Oh and you have Ncuti Gatwa aka Dr Who...
I had brothers so I went through the 5 stages of barbie grief. 1. guarding barbies from being blasted with fireworks, 2. crying because barbie was stolen for fireworks, 3. bargaining for candy or money with brothers for dolls for firewoks, 4. resigning myself to picking out a sacrifice barbie for fireworks, 5. Yay, time to blow up barbies with fireworks!
I was the other kind of sister with older brothers in the way that I made my family watch the animated Barbie movies with me and 20 years later he still remembers the plot of some
Knew there would be tears shed!!! Its an incredible existential and empathetic movie. Love it. If you guys are up for something that kinda will give you the feels, I recommend the anime Frieren: Beyond Journey's end. It's a slice of life, fantasy adventure anime and it's beautiful.
16:00 love this scene so much great example of the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi which is basically a concept that finds the beauty in imperfections and changes that come with age
I love that you all dressed for this! 💗
“gO wOkE gO bRoKe!”
Meanwhile Barbie is the top grossing movie of 2023
Ben Shapiro the failed screenwriter is having a panic attack over the success of this film written by a woman and I am loving it 😂
“Go woke go broke” Arcane is also a great example of how being woke (diverse characters and open sexuality) can be great but of course idiots pretend that it doesn’t exist and always go after the bad examples like Velma. Confirmation bias be confirmation bias
As a 18 yr old girl I absolutely loved this movie !❤❤ I seriously started crying when Barbie became human , it just brought out feelings that most girls have at some point; what was I made for ? And I loved that the movie is feminist and shows internal struggles of women but isn’t shitting on men .(also I love the outfits y’all have on 😂)
“Better than Battleship” should have been the poster tagline.
This movie will win Academy Awards. If nothing else, it has to sweep the categories for costume & set design, but Robbie & Gosling’s performances were also sublime (pun entirely intended)! Fantastic piece of cinema.
I have been so excited for this unreal!! hi barbie & kens! 💕💓🩷