My wife and I watch BARBIE for the FIRST time || Movie Reaction
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2023
- We're watching Barbie, the highest-grossing film of 2023 for the first time together!
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Ryan Gosling has TERRIFIC comedic timing and delivery. So underrated and one of the best. If you like his comedy here, you’d like it in The Nice Guys with Russell Crowe as well. Fantastic comedy.
Yes, I don’t know how I missed the Nice Guys when it came out! So good!
I don't know how Holden missed it. I don't think he saw it yet, so I hope he sees these comments.
Ok people, like this post because The Nice Guys is such an underrated comedy
I’m still waiting for the sequel
@@5trider29 you and me both.
Ruth’s line “We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they’ve come.” get me every time!
I miss my my grandma
If you want more of Ryan Gosling playing comedic roles you should check out Nice Guys or Crazy Stupid Love
Them watching the nice guys would make my fuckin life, one of my favorite movies
both of these PLEASE
The Nice guys is so underrated. It's so good.
Both vastly superior to Barbie, particularly Nice Guys
I’m no Barbie fan myself…but their tagline got me hooked “If you love Barbie you will love this movie, IF you hate Barbie you will love this movie”😂😂😂😂❤
but its false
@@bradxv”bUt iT’s fAlsE”🤓🤓
But it's false@@thegoodreylo4749
I mean its clearly not true since the wife said its not her cup of tea
@@KillerBee300 spiittin facts my guy
Sasha and her friends are meant to be based on the quartet group of friends from the Bratz dolls as a nod to their rivalry with barbie. The actress also played young ahsoka in the ahsoka show
And young Gamora!
I seriously recommend the kung fu panda trilogy. Especially since part 4 will be coming out in the coming year. It honestly is the perfect animated trilogy
YES!!! If you watch Reel Rejects they've been going through KFP
Omg I think they'd love it
No..the title perfect animated trilogy goes to "how to train your dragon"
@@RepzeyOfficial there can be multiple
@@RepzeyOfficial I actually agree with that
I honestly thought this movie was so funny! And I'm a 42 year old male who's only experience playing with Barbies was turning all of my poor sisters Barbies into Weird Barbies! 🤣
The message of the movie was it’s hard to be human and it’s just hard to exist in life with societal expectations.
Be for real, if that was the message, then there would not have shown all men being creepy, dumb in the real world, there would not have America's speech based of 1950's stereotype. There would not have the «ken will have as much power as women have in the real world» which is BS, bc women does have way more power then Ken ever had in the movie. There would not have the barbies manipulated the Kens into hating each other. Alan would not have been the butt of the joke of the entire movie without having someone recognize how shitty they treated him. They would not have mentioned patriarchy as much as they did.
And the movie is self aware enough to understand that it's not going to have any meaningful solutions because life doesn't work that way. Some audiences hold that against the movie but I thought it was really well done balancing the gender specific societal push and pull along with Barbie's good and bad impact on it while sugar coating it with a comedic script, fantastic performances, and just insanely fun set design. If the movie helped you laugh and feel seen then it did what it was supposed to do.
@@intense79nickWe are all Kenough ❤
Yes but why do feminists who are die hard fans of this film only caring about how this movie's themes are helpful to women and how men will never understand and how we're toxic? They would do better with your line of thinking that everyone is struggling and that everyone is Kenough
@@JuanRodriguez-tf7fh respectfully I haven't seen any of that, I have seen countless articles about how Barbie is a man hating propaganda machine, not saying feminists aren't saying what you are saying they are, but since I personally have only seen alt right lies about what Barbie teaches I thought it important to point out that both sides have extremes that are taking the Barbie movie to places that it clearly never went to.
If you want to see more of Ryan Goslings comedic side, I recommend The Nice Guys.
You should check out Greta Gerwig's other movies. They aren't flashy comedies like Barbie, but the emotional depth they all have are amazing.
Like most people, no one was really "excited" to see a live action Barbie movie, but seeing that Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach were attached to it made a lot of people do a second take and gave it a honest chance based on the caliber of directors/writers they are. Those two aren't known for make throwaway, soulless, cash grabs.
I think Rhea Pearlman gets overlooked a lot in this movie when people discuss how great the acting was from the lead characters. Her role was small but she made us fall in love with Ruth from the first moment she was on the screen. Her moment with Barbie at the end was also so touching. She really makes you believe in the character - a grandma who is ambitious enough to create one of the world's best known toys, but also reserved enough to exude the kind of tenderness and love that draws you in like a warm hug. She deserves some props for her performance here.
That Alan scream reminded me so much of Scott Pilgrim VS The World, when he poured hot cocoa on its crotch
I was definitely getting Scott Pilgrim vibes when he was fighting the guys building the wall.
By the way, where those people building the wall Kens or Mattel employees? Like many things in the movie, it was loosely defined and kinda just there for a joke.
I think the reason these type of movies like Barbie, Super Mario, Sonic, even FNAF are crushing the box office is because these IPs are still nostalgic for adults & still watchable for kids. Plus memes
Doesn't really work for FNAF because that's still a very new
@@Spaxer true but I think it gets a little lead way only cause I’m about to be 23 and fnaf came out when I was in 8th grade, only reason I included it fr but you’re not wrong
I’m surprised that you guys didn’t like movie. Also the point of the movie was just pushing back against toxicity in general (from both men and women) and learning to love yourself. Barbieland ended up progressing as much as the real world, which is to say very slowly lol.
Sometimes, progression isn't a good thing.
He loved it she hated it. Very surprised I thought it would be the opposite.
I dont think it really talked about toxicity about woman, just men honestly
@@cb_productions362 it does actually. The movie actually highlighted how the problem started because of the way the Barbies were treating the Kens. They were second class citizens in Barbieland, much like women were in the real world.
I'm not, I've noticed with my friends who lean more conservative, this movie falls flat.
Y’all gotta watch Oppenheimer to complete that barbenheimer experience.
They are
@@crashingcoyoteit’s been 3 months
One thing I like about the movie that i think gets missed because it's so much more understated than the feminist messages is how it points out men's issues as well. Particularly how society puts so much emphasis on what job we have and what woman we're with, and how Ken was really a victim of that societal pressure. His lack of a sense of identity or worth (within himself and in the eyes of the world around him) is what drove him into his antagonistic role. So i dont think the movie is meant to genuinely be anti-men. I think making the men have no power in the end was just supposed to be this tongue-in-cheek ironic joke, and not the actual intended message of the movie.
exactly
Ken only has a good day if Barbie looks at him.
Me when my crush speaks to me
If you wanna see Ryan Gossling be funny again, watch the movie The Nice Guys. He is hysterical in that and has great chemistry with Russell Crowe
Ken's song was stuck in my head for weeks
The actress that plays the daughter Sasha was little Gamora in Avengers: Endgame
I could tell Jen wasn’t feeling it, I thought it was good but most all I think Margo and Ryan were the best thing about this whole movie
19:36 Snyder himself loved that joke.
I think Holden missed the point. In fact, that Barbie world is not feminism, but a faux vision as perverse as it is impossible in the real world, is part of the point. Feminism is when Barbie chooses to be someone who makes the meaning and not just be the idea. Feminism is the flip from how at the beginning of her journey she just wanted to take the high heel and go back to carefree oblivion. Feminism is her character growth from a "doll" person who is afraid of change or appearing imperfect to a real person strong enough to choose her own messy path (including pain, cellulite, death, and gynecologists!) and face the vagaries of life. Feminism is her message to Ken that you aren't your things, or your honors, or your partners (that last point, specifically, being that men should not define themselves by the girlfriends they "catch" or "conquer.")
Feminism is about women having equal chances to choose about who they will be and how they will live as men do. When Barbie is chooses to be real and not an ideal; to live her own life and not marry the person society says she is supposed to and subsume herself into a binary unit with her boyfriend that is ultimate feminism, because she both exercises choice and specifically chooses to not define herself by what she "was made for" by a sexist society.
Far from being muddied, the movie has attracted criticism and blow-back from right-winger for being so heavy handed and obvious about its criticism of patriarchy and its fierce feminism.
They missed the point….not shocking at all 😂
For the most part I agree with Holden, especially when I first saw it. My media literacy is in the gutter, so it didn't fully click for me when I left the theater, although I did think it was absolutely hilarious. Overall I still really liked it though. And since I've read about it and thought about it more, the messages have become more clear and I've liked it even more
Ryan Gosling is such a great comedic act, seriously a great surprise. I've thoroughly enjoyed every comedic role he has played so far
Why did I know their ratings before I even hit play?😂 This entire channel is essentially the scene where Ken wants to explain the Godfather to Barbie.
Yep, disappointing every time I click to play. They just don't get it.
This, but also, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen any emotional connection to films on this channel the way I do on other channels. Laughing at jokes is one thing, but feeling weight and showing that you connect with sadness or pain is another. I always know on this channel that any heavy, emotional moment will be sat through with stony-faced silence.
Or worse, they’ll yawn.
@@kyolicious That is so true.
Jen thinking that the theme of this movie is men vs women means she clearly was not paying attention at all
Women are victimized by the very real patriarchy in society today in many ways, physically, emotionally and mentally. The fear of recognizing and acknowledging true equality is very real and denialism is a common defense.
@@JWW301Can you give a specific example instead of a typical generalization?
I haven't watched the whole video but yeah, good on her for having the sense to know when neo-Marxists are trying to create artificial class conflict.
You guys should also watch Crazy stupid love Ryan Goslin in that movie is so good the whole cast really does a good job especially that fight scene haha
On my favorite romantic comedy dramas.
Agreed the movie is so good. Ryan's character judging Steve's character is gold.
I think its really interesting to hear your's and Jen's take on this film. Personally this movie felt like a good blend of fun/creativity and an important message. Maybe the message got a bit muddy towards the end but I think the film is still somewhat a step in the right direction. Also Ryan Gosling is absolutely phenomenal but America Ferrera's speach to the Barbie's feels so powerful and well-performed.
I'm thinking the movie didn't have a definite point it was trying to make. Audiences would have recoiled if it was a preachy film. It really isn't preaching, it feels like it's just raising some point for us to talk about in the *real* real world.
That speech was easily the worst thing about this film
20:05 PERFECT!
Jen, just perfect hahaha.
Honestly really surprised by both of your ratings!
They're pretty honest, weird isn't it? The way I see it the movie is just raising questions and not trying to preach anything, so I can definitely see how it can come off as aimless and confused. It's not super tight in that regard.
Really? It's exactly how I expected them to react to it. Given their history with this sort of subject matter
@@Light-Rock97my personal rating would align with theirs. I did feel like it was pretty preachy at times and distracted from just a funny entertaining popcorn flick.
@@MarkBraggs Oh, absolutely, the movie stops dead several times to talk at you, just like characters talk at each other all the time. It's frankly very inelegant writing for a movie. It's not too concerned with making interactions feel organic and easing one scene into the next.
@@MarkBraggsSame. I felt like it was preaching at me at every moment down to how I should see myself in relationships
MARGOT ROBBIE AND RYAN GOSLING WERE SO GOOD IN THIS!
The beach scene dance number had me smiling so much and hard my face hurt when I was leaving the theater. It's just so charming, funny, and well produced. Simu, Ryan, and everyone else knocked it out of the beach. The movie as a whole is funny and has surprising heartfelt and deep moments. I love it. (32m straight white if any of that matters)
I thoroughly enjoyed most of this movie..but felt the majority of the Will Ferrell stuff was pretty poor, and I do feel it completely confused itself with its own final message at the end. So I totally understand any criticisms of that.
Now you both need to watch Oppenheimer (2023).
I 100% agree with you, gossling were funny but all the other bits were sooo saturated. Kinda felt like a children's movie but not with some of the jones
Haha Jenn’s face pretty much gave away her score. I really liked the movie though.
in past videos jen did mention her upbrining wasnt great or like other kids. she didnt go into it but think pretty obvious she didnt play with barbies, watch alot of animated stuff or much of any toys, which is something holden is trying to see if he can change that on how she views those stuff which is getting there.
"I'm Kenough" is the new motto for all of us boys at my school. Don't know how it happened but it stuck 😂
The movie also did well because it was an in theater event. Everyone dressed up, even the Kens. It was a social media must to be seen going to the Barbie movie, making Barbie memes. Can't undressing the power of good marketing. The movie has a good message and was fun as a plus.
I heard that after this movie was made there was a pink shortage as they used a lot of pink paint to design the sets
3:04 Holden channelling all us guys right here. 😉😂
It is amazing how much this movie made because I knew it was going to make a lot but this is surprising. I liked the movie but I didn’t love it but it was mostly because of the high expectations I had since it was the biggest movie of 2023.
Indiana Jones is one of my favorite films of the year no joke. I loved it so much and was crying many times. From the places they go to the way Harrison acts to the tone
It looks like crap. To be perfectly honest cinema as a whole has gone down the crapper after 2021.
LOVE the honesty ! And i agree with eveything ya’ll said, but for some reason the movie clicked for me. I’d give it 8/10 after one viewing.
That girl played Young Gamora in Infinity War, and Young Asoka as well.
I'd pay a lot of money to hear Matt's thoughts on this movie. 😅
17:07 When he was younger he was on a teen drama called "Breaker High" where he played a goofy funny character. (Think highschool on a cruise ship.)
Not with the popcorn falling out the mouth 😂😂😂
Great reaction. I loved the analysis. You both had some great points. 👍
Random Fact: The school girls Sasha, Yasmin, Jade & Cloe were all named and based off of the Bratz Dolls ☺️
"Anakin your breaking my heart. Your going down a path I cannot follow!". 😉 Have fun!
"I have such a crush on her." *holden nods in approvement*
I’ve been waitin’ for this! 😎
Ryan Gosling is also great in The Nice Guys, which is a detective/comedy set in the 70's with Russel Crow. Defo a recommendation to watch/react to :)
DAMN!!! Wow, "not ur type of MOVIE???? But you raved for 10 minutes! Bahahahahaaaaaaaa! Greta Got YOU!!!!
Yous gotta watch the nice guys
The movie was never meant to be Women Vs Men, it was a commentary on the real world. Barbie world was never meant to be what the real world wasn't. It was meant to hold up the mirror, especially for men to look at barbie world and go "this is really lopsided" and realise just how lopsided it is in the real world.
Barbie world is not a paradise, it's a different side of the same coin of the real world.
I mean maybe hundreds of years ago, but absolutely not today, lol. The Ken's had literally zero power or say at all. Women in the real world aren't even close to the Ken's. The real world today isn't even remotely as lopsided as it was in barbie land.
I mean if they had really portrayed how 2023 is and not go with the exagerrated version of 1950 in 2023, it would have been less seen as Women vs. Men. Another thing that would have help is showing diversity in the way men were portrayed in the real world, or if it has shown women being bad, creepy, etc. which they did not.
@@bt3519the worst thing you could say about how the Kens are treated in Barbieland is that they are ignored. They're well taken care of, they live in comfort, they are not abused or taken advantage of. Yes, they hold no positions of authority, but the Barbies aren't governing them as if they have less rights.
So yeah. It's much of a mirror than you think, since even in the inaccurate mirror image you can see how messed up our society treats women in comparison to how the Kens are treated.
@blainelapierre4096 Yes, they are taken advantage of, wtf? lol. Did you watch a different movie? They treat the Ken's like shit. So much so that Ken was mind blown that someone in the real world asked him for the time. They asked Barbie where do the Ken's even live? And she literally said I have no idea, lol. That's a wild take to actually think that Barbie Land mirrors the real world. You could even argue that women do have it better right now in today's world. They could ruin a dudes life in 1 tweet lol.
@@blainelapierre4096 That must be the worst take someone can have. 1) Ken's don't even have homes, job, purpose, role, anything. Even in 1950's women had value and purpose, not the same as now but they were still treated way better than the ken. If that would not be the case, women would have been the one that stays on the boat while it shink not men. Even in patriarchy women were valued, unlike for the kens.
'...you have to be thin, but not too thin...' The Dane's Speech, reimagined!
Wow! Appreciate all the fun facts, Holden. I wasn’t aware of a lot of that stuff.
Eagerly waiting for you two to finish the Shrek movies
Also, I will say this is the first movie in a while where I legitimately BAWLED at the ending
Meh great movie. Sad that y'all didn't get the general message or like it
It's a pretty good movie, really funny, though I think with all the misogynist reviews, people overlooked legitimate criticism. The ultimate solution could have said something deeper about equality or even positive girl power but went full "women are just gonna do to men what men did to women but this time its okay." There was no point to Will Ferrell's character. I kinda wish they'd spent a smidge more time in the real world because it felt rushed, like a skeleton of an idea. The daughter's sudden turnaround personality shift was also out of nowhere and totally unearned. They went and did Alan dirty, who disappears right before he can have a great development (though I guess that could be the point?). Some of it just felt like they were trying too hard. And it ends on a genitals joke. But overall I thought it was fun and had a good enough, if muddled, message that some people are getting from it. I just wish it was a bit stronger.
my bestie took her 5 year old boy to see it, she said that every time it feels like small kids might check out, they have a big funny action or jokey sequence for the kids. her kid loves it, she said it played to small kids really well.
AT THE THEATRE
Parents: ...
Weird Barbie: _"I'd like to see what kind of nude blob he's packing under those..."_
Parents: Yeahh... We're out.
NEWS FLASH: It's not a kid's movie
Fun fact, Americas characters Daughter in this movie was the same actress who played young gamora and young Ahsoka!
The girl who plays Sasha in this, is the same actress who played young Ahsoka in the Star Wars Ahsoka series when they do the live action Clone Wars bit with Hayden.
Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys for top tier Gosling comedic performance.
Now they have to Watch Oppenheimer! They have to Compete the Barbenheimer Experience!
I loved the movie overall but I do agree that the message(s) in the movie gets a bit unfocused or surface level at times. Especially the whole Patriarchy vs Matriarchy analogy lacked a major focus and ultimate point.
Although sometimes the openendedness kind of worked well. I really loved how they tackled the topic of being/accepting yourself with all your flaws and quirks through the IP of Barbie. Especially at the end Ken pouring his hearth out about "Barbie and Ken/just Ken" showed pretty well how one sided ideals of perfection kind of keeps you living your life. How you don't need a partner or this one dream of yours to be something unique and meaningful. In similar fashion I liked the whole topic of "damaging beauty/lifestyle standard" surrounding Barbie and how Robbies traditional barbie gets the dirt for it in the movie just as basic barbie has gotten it in real life conversations but in truth it's just one truth among many. Barbie is afterall an IP that teaches kids options through fun in feminine light. Even before all the more modern diverse and body positive Barbies there were different career and hobby options for barbie so we can't really say Barbie is something specific or that Barbie tried to put girls into single mold.
Outside the topics I think the movie was just fun and sets were awesome. They really captured the dollhouse and childs play aesthetic. Song number/beach battle of Kens was the highlight for me. Mattel subplot was underutilized but at least it gave room for Ruth scenes that were powerful.
About 7/10 for me. Lack of focus in some areas pulls the movie down a bit too much to give it higher grade. I bet a Barbie fan will get more out of this. As a guy that had little to do with Barbies growing up I hold very little personal attachment or nostalgia for this one. I only recall some of the sets/outfits from toy store shelves.
Crazy Stupid Love is fantastic with Ryan Gosling!
Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey and Connor Swindells all from "Sex education" being in this movie seems ridiculous but makes so much sence too.
Ryan Gosling killed it!
I'm actually shocked Jen didn't like the movie!! Especially with the points she made. I've seen it once in theaters and enjoyed it but after seeing some of the reactions to it on UA-cam I actually like it even more. It's a prett great movie and I guess Jen just wasn't really prepared for it and was a bit overwhelmed. They made fun of everybody and didn't put men down in such a way that would offend but of course there are a group of men out there who are offended lol. Hilarious movie and very emotional when Billie's song comes on.
Well I didn't like the movie either.
Remember Jen was in the army and isn't as emotional as other women are. She is naturally right leaning politically.
@@toshtao1wait what? She's a vet? Now it clicks
shit that makes sense. she's a strange one@@toshtao1
I'm honestly surprised by yalls low rating of this movie. I loved this movie. idk, I'm a dude so maybe the message of this movie doesnt bother me as much as other people because I really enjoyed it. It was a fun time but also had a lot of heart. Margot Robbie was fantastic and like you said Holden, Ryan Gosling really surprised me with how funny he was. Those two really carried the movie for me.
Also, fun fact, the teenage daughter is the actress that plays young Ahsoka in the Ahsoka Disney+ show and she also played young Gamora in Avengers Infinity War.
I expect everyone to tear up at that last montage with Ruth and Barbie. It is such a surprising layered film with great comedic performances by Robbie and Gosling. I didn’t expect it to be so nuanced and emotional. And, it was fall on the floor hilarious. So as a guy I am also surprised how much I loved this film and is easily in the top 3 of the year.
I didn't have a problem with messaging in this movie, I don't even think the movie has a lot of opinions, it seems to try and raise questions, and not so much answer them. I did't feel lectured by it, it felt like a relaxed conversation.
I was the opposite i thought it was full of agenda pushing, which is a shame as it could have been just a funny movie
@@ElmStReactionsIt actually offended me many times
@acdragonrider wouldn't say i was offended, i just don't like that sort of thing, especially how bad this movie tried to make it out as
Ryan Gosling is great in comedies. Have you seen The Nice Guys with Russell Crowe? Ryan Gosling is very funny in that.
Fun Fact Sasha played live action Young Ahsoka
I certainly didn't hate this movie, but I'm a little unsure about how much I actually liked it. I like all of the actors, who I think did a fantastic job (particularly Ryan Gosling's comedic timing and singing voice). I think the design team did a fantastic job. I think there are several really good comedic moments, which made me laugh out loud. Overall, I think that like Jen, the movie simply wasn't for me. I wanted to like it, but it ended up being one of those movies that I would recommend that people watch if they don't have anything better to do, but not worth spending any money on seeing it.
you really need to watch oppenheimer!
I am a Barbie fan. My brother always played with toy cars but I really didn't interested. I was loving dolls. And Barbie was one of them. I watched all animation Barbie movies. And this movie was amazing. My rating is 8/10
I wonder how super religious people view this movie since it establishes, through Barbie’s creator, that people make things up just to deal with how uncomfortable life really is and then they die. That’s clearly a dig at religion.
The young lady who plays America’s daughter is the same actor who playedYoung Gamora and Young Ahsoka!
How could you not like it are you kidding lol
The people saying this movie isn't for kids confuse me. What about this movie is not okay for kids? The jokes for adults that are in every kids movie that they never understand until they're much older? Or the fact it's a feminist movie (and a really good one, at that) that also highlights how cultural stereotypes negatively affect men as well? If I had kids, I would 100% show this to them. Maybe at like, 10, but... This movie is nowhere near as "bad" as a lot of movies I watched at even younger ages than that. I watched The Evil Dead at age 6 (without permission), and that has a full on tree grape scene. Sure, I didn't understand what happened in that scene until I turned 19, but that doesn't change when I saw the movie.
Edit: Also, the politics in this film are very simple and, while not 100% correct, are easier for kids to wrap their heads around and to also give them a starting point to learn from. People might say that we shouldn't expose kids to politics, but I disagree. Let them be kids, yeah, but also teach them about politics because EVERYTHING in this world is political. Our lives revolve around and are dictated by politics. It's important for them to know about, because eventually the world will be left in their hands and not ours, and they need to be prepared for that.
Edit 2: I give this film a solid 7/10. As for the politics, specifically at the end when they deny the Kens a Supreme Court Justice seating, it's not perfect. But it's not supposed to be. Real life isn't perfect, and Barbie Land is just the opposite, but still not perfect, version of that. And the film is also not saying Matriarchy is better than Patriarchy pr that women are better leaders than men. It's saying that change is required, and that ae all have to move forward together to make the changes necessary to create a better life for everyone. The movie isn't about men versus women, it's about the disadvantaged being tired of stampeded upon and the advantaged being taught the error of their ways but still needing to grow more as people.
Barbie Land was a hell hole. But now, the Kens have a role in the government. It's not enough right now, but in time, they'll have equality with the Barbies. It'll be a messy, unpleasant road, but it's a road worth traveling. And THAT is the message. Barbie literally broke down saying she never wanted things to change but she eventually realized that things needed to change. She saw that the world was not perfect and worked to make it better. And not only did she pave the way for Barbie Land becoming a true utopia, but she also made the biggest change for herself as well when she became human. And that, too, is a change with a messy, unpleasant road.
I would say the message of blaming men for everything women go through. Blaming Barbie (a doll made by a women) for women self estime issues, when in reality it's women that are responsible for their own self estime issue. Most of America's speech are things Women push on other women or themselves based on their assumption of what men wants. Who is bodyshaming women most of the times? Other Women. Some men do, don't get me wrong, but 99% of them or either religious, conservatives or both. It's the same for slut shaming. The whole men get praise if they sleep around, but women don't is a bad argument, bc who praise men for it? Other men, women won't praise a men who sleep around they would call him a player, douchebag, fuckboy, etc. Who would praise women for sleeping around? No one. So the real argument would be why does women not praise each other, like men does?
I'm sure other people have already mentioned it, but check out The Nice Guys either on your own time or for the channel. Ryan Gosling is hilarious in it. Plus it's also a great movie.
5:05 the have good actor dynamic, recently they announced a oceans eleven prequel and those two are in the film.
Barbie my favorite movie watched it 3 times in theaters
Not just tick tick boom. But storm in the newer X-men movies too
This movie is just as much about how men are affected by the patriarchy as it is about how women are affected. Think back to when Ken sees men in the real world. What is it showing? The idea of men, or what men are often told the image of a “real man” is. Ken adopts this image thinking it will make him happier and of course it doesn’t, because it doesn’t really speak to who he truly is. I’m also kind of confused my Jen’s take on these topics in this movie, as combatting patriarchy/ going against societal standards is quite integral to the history of Barbie. I couldn’t see this movie being about anything else or it just wouldn’t be true to everything Barbie has built over the years.
HI HOLDEN
You need to watch the Nice Guys for some amazing Gosling humor
I appreciate that Jen hated this movie! Let me explain: I get the impression that reaction channels seem to want to appease the fans of the movies they watch, but that often makes the experience feel fake. It was very refreshing to hear Jen say how much she disliked this one because of how it demonstrates honesty and authenticity.
one of the reactor taboos... speaking of which how long ya'll think all the new reaction channels will remain credible? we all know how ludicrous it is and almost effortless :D
It was the biggest movie of the year. Is it really that shocking most reactors (most who seem to be pretty liberal) liked it? And that two conservatives wouldn't like it?
@@ben1ben2ben1 How the hell are these two conservatives?
It seems Holden and Jen usually like the content they review but its been a bit since I watched something they put out. I mean the gave The Room a 6 or 6.5/10 I couldn't even finish The Room.
While the story was "man vs. woman", I think it was done more so in jest: the themes actually point to the flaws in both the male & female characters, showing that neither is better than the other. Barbie doesn't value Ken. Then Ken gets carried away with power & is petty enough that he uses it to get revenge on Barbie. Then the Barbies manipulate the Kens into fighting each other. Then Ken struggles with not forcing his affections onto Barbie. As things progress, however, the conflicts resolve by each side coming to respect & understand the unique, personal, & independent worth of both themselves and the other. In the end, the man vs. woman conflict is just staging for the comedy that frames the commentary.
12:59 Just noticed that's Connor Swindells who played Adam in Sex Education. Emma Mackey (Meave) is one of the Barbies.
21:57 And I think Ncuti Gatwa who played Eric. Damn, for a movie featuring actors from a show about teenage hormones and sexuality, they're also playing as people who can't fuck.
When he says "sublime" she almost laughs because on every take Ryan said something different and some were really strange, but Greta picked "sublime". In an interview this month Ryan pointed out that in the Dance off at the end you should look at Kingsley Ben-Adir who is behind him because he is really funny.
Rhea Pearlman played the woman who developed Barbie
Ryan Gosling is hilarious. You’ve gotta watch Crazy Stupid Love, the Nice Guys, and Lars and the Real Girl if you haven’t
Ryan Gosling carried. Hope he wins an Oscar for the Ken song.
Ryan Gosling, he sure can do comedy.... If you like his performance in Barbie, you guys should checkout The Nice Guys from 2016 and Crazy, Stupid, Love from 2011
I don't think the writers know the definition of "fascist" because it makes no sense in that scene lol Either that or they're making fun of feminists who often misuse that word as well.
After 2016 the world went downhill fast.
Great video, you said you didn't know Ryan could be so funny I recommend you and jen should watch crazy stupid love it's a very funny role for Ryan, I hope you have a great Christmas and a happy new year.
Oh I just realised actually the funniest Ryan role is the nice guys a great film staring Russel crowe think I've spelt right...but yeah I hope to see you both watch the two movies.