it’s bonkers how some people think it’s man-hating when barbie LITERALLY apologizes to ken and tells him that he can be *more* than what society thinks he can be 😭
They think it's men-hating that slavery was abolished and women have some equal rights now and aren't men's property anymore. The Barbie movie (and concept) never stood a chance.
If anything, this movie depicted some of the struggles that men of today are going through and concerns that they have really well. It's a sensitive topic indeed. It's still a comedy and a satire, so ofc they were portrayed in a humorous manner, just like the issues that Barbie was dealing with. But at the end of the day, we see a lot of character development in Ken (and other Kens), and his life improves. Because he is Kenough! He can now discover who he actually is and be secure in his masculinity.
I don't know why we're *STILL* having to tell people the patriarchy hurts everyone. I'm so sick of the response always being "the women are whining again" 🙄
I’ve literally seen a Christian book called “you are not enough, and that’s okay” so yea 😅 I guess this is a secular sad ending for Christians lol. This is why I left the church
@@roxassora2706 Please stop spreading misinformation about people you dont know. They never said anything about being in conversion therapy. Now, I don't agree with their views either but we're better than that
One of my favorite moments in the movie was when Barbie said, "You're so beautiful," to the older woman at the bus stop, and rather than falling over herself to thank this stunning young woman who just complimented her or reacting with any level of self-deprecation, the woman says, "I know it," and Barbie grins. I know there's a focus on Barbie and her existential crisis and feeling like she's not beautiful / smart / Barbie enough, but that moment where she and the woman connected so briefly was so lovely to me.
I think it's especially important because women's confidence is such a theme in the movie! In the beginning, all the Barbies are effortlessly confident ("Yes I deserve this Nobel Prize!") but they lose that confidence through their brush with patriarchy. Main Barbie loses her confidence too. But here's this old woman displaying that effortless confidence that she lost, showing her that it can be regained without even having to be "perfect"! Confidence can just come from wisdom and experience, that's what being human is about, and it only makes us stronger :)
That neatly made me cry but the thing that broke me was the end how beutiful it is shot and what was I made for playing in the background. Its soo beutiful and Billie Elish's voice is soo beutiful
I struggle a lot with body dysmorphia and an intense fear of aging, it's a daily battle, a constant dread sitting on my chest like a weight. And I walked out of the movie feeling so confident and beautiful! Nothing has ever affected me quite like that.
@@anitanielsen1061they're not saying being an astronaut is sexual, they're saying wanting girls to play mommy is inherently MORE sexual than being an astronaut or following their dreams for whatever career they want, because a mom had to have sex to get that child (in most cases)
I think the real reason is a fear that if girls aren't raising specifically to be mothers, they may end up not wanting kids. Most fundie responses like this are based in a fear of the breakdown of the family.
Morgan accused the movie of bashing motherhood when there is a line in the movie, “we mothers stand still so our daughters can look back and see how far they’ve come.”
Morgan is one of those women who think any mention of possible women's accomplishments other than homemaking/childbearing is putting motherhood down. It's a low view of being a mother IMHO. If you really think you must cut off all other options in order to box women into staying home, that is telling. I love being a mother. I'm also very happy about my masters degree and my skill set outside the home. Everything I accomplish makes me able to give more to my children - more advice, more insight, and interesting stores, and more money too.
I think he was trying to say that women’s rights are as ridiculous as slavers’ rights but then convinced himself of the latter Which might somehow be worse…
I realised the other day that the reason fundies/extreme rightists scream about brainwashing/grooming/indoctrination all the time when it comes to relatively tame shit like “teaching kids Timmy has 2 dads and that’s okay” etc is that they literally cannot fathom any conversation with their children being used for anything other than indoctrination. It makes everything make a lot more sense. They can’t fathom the concept of giving your child all the facts and letting them make their own decisions or something. Instead, they assume that a) if a child comes out as gay/becomes an atheist/is a feminist, it MUST be because those ideas were forced on them, and b) any communication parents/responsible adults have with children HAS to have ulterior motives, has to be in some way trying to push ideas down their throats. It’s really, really sad.
@@ericmacrae6871they're not anti indoctrination, they just think that THEY should be the ones who indoctrinate kids with far right Christian conservative bullshit
As a femme gay man I went to Barbie with a group of queer friends, and we all dressed up for it. I wore this hot pink unicorn shirt with pink makeup and eyeliner. If some dude walked up and started laughing at me I probably would've cried. Not to be sensitive but Paul joking about bullying gives off he's never been victimized before.
Paul thinks he's soooo much "better" and "above" those people, while he still bought tickets knowing how popular this movie is and how clearly feminist it was going to be. He literally wants to be the quirky wattpad main character that buys tickets to a concert and takes a book with him, to show how much he doesnt want to be there. Did he expect people to not be excited to see a movie with friends? Maybe he doesnt understand the feeling of being excited for watching a movie together, because its so normal for him and Morgan to be miserable around each other that excitement or happiness didnt even cross his mind when he decided to go see a movie with his beloved wife.
I'll never get tired of Morgan trying to mentally disappear while her husband talks about slave owners rights. This is what buyer's remorse looks like, kids.
Oh she’s feeling more than buyer’s remorse. I don’t want to be one of those people that automatically assumes some thing once someone complements a persons appearance that’s the same gender, but I get the strangest feeling that she’s burying some stuff with how she seemed to gush just a little too much about Margot Robbie’s appearance
@@austins9795honestly if you look through all the different clips of her throughout the video it is showing how she is becoming less and less happy. It is has if she feels traps and doesn't want to actually say what she really want to say without upsetting her husband. It is so painful to watch as a single cis white men if I ever become like him I want my wife to shoot me.
@@austins9795 a lot of straight girls fawn over other women's beauty. it's inevitable. we're conditioned to covet an ideal of physical perfection. idunno
@@mariaquiet6211 A lot of us, though, aren’t steeped in a culture where a compliment more than “That fluffy lace collar highlights your godly countenance” is seen as gay though. But even the non-het among us don’t tend to GUSH unless we’re thirsting for someone.
another BRILLIANT aspect of Margot saying "i'm not pretty anymore" is, the "redpill guys" DID call her "mid" and say she was "too old." like jesus christ, the absolute *needlepoint precision* of these guys in proving the movie right.
His enthusiasm was obvious as he was literally in a patriarchy Ken outfit for the review lol. He was LIVING and it was clearly pissing Morgan off. I think it helped he was sitting with a bunch of Barbie girls and not his miserable wife.
@oliviaonline2076 I mean, I doubt any of them knew who he was he isn't really famous afterall. The question is if he he a disgruntled talker during movies or a regular person that either waited until leaving the theater to complain or waits for the credits to start rolling.
It’s a Barbie movie. What were they expecting? A Tarantino-esque shootout at the end? These people need to put their bibles and guns away and learn to have fun. It was a well made movie.
I literally yelled "WHAT!" aloud when Paul said the goal of the movie is to make men so guilty about being a man that they become trans. I've heard a lot of nonsense out of these two but this might take the cake!
I haven't even gotten to that part yet 😮 that is absolutely hilarious and insane, and par for the course given the psychotic moral panic about LGBTQ people
@@Harudodo I'm pretty sure he *actually sincerely* believes, that the Barbie Movie is part of some secret "trans agenda" to "turn men into women" or some other such absolute shite
@@chesh1rek1ttenbecause these people have become so obsessed with this idea of an "LGBTQ AGENDA" trying to corrupt their precious children, that they will see some "secret agenda" in just about any piece of media that is not conservative white Christian nationalist propaganda. They thought there was a secret agenda with "Turning Red"!!!! As Bob Dylan sang years ago, we're "Talkin John Birch Paranoid Blues" here, only switch out "communists" with "WOKENESS"
"Because 'women ruling the world' was so over the top, I had to root for Ken" Okay....men in real life patriarchy controlling everything was so over the top, why can't you root for Barbie the movie?
like, that's the whole point. a subversion of reality. you're supposed to see the inequality in Barbieland because that's what happens in real life. it's so simple to get
@@alexwyatt2911 Yeah unfortunately the role reversal doesn’t even warrant consideration to him because he doesn’t believe on any level that men and women should be equal. He is explicitly pro-subjugation of women by men, in that order, with no exceptions
Yeahhh like the whole women ruling the world thing wasn’t a big epiphany for me since I already believed that men and women should be ruling together, but it’s still an important role reversal that clearly didn’t reach the people it needed to :(
I wonder if Paul realizes he's telling on himself when he says "any man should feel guilty walking out of this movie." The shame didn't come from the movie. The shame is coming from inside the Paul.
“I’m not racist but there are too many black people in movies and stuff.” OMG! As a white woman I feel like I need to apologize for these people and I’m sick of it!
@@ononono7016 I'm technically white because of how fair my skin is, but my parents are an interracial couple. When I heard him say that I was like "bro, you wanna fight?" 😂 Seriously, those two...
@warlordofbritannia I hear the same when people discuss welfare benefit claimants. There is always a but which negates their previous comment. Like a but that they shouldn't have smart phones or flat screen TV.
Yes. And while he's giving his take you can see her pursed lips, furrowed brow, eye roll. It comes off like she has no respect for him and is annoyed at him for being his own person.
@@MintyFreshCupcakes that's a good point. He seems to have a lot of empathy for her, but she seems too stuck in her fixed mindset to do the same for him.
One of my favorite touches of the movie was Allan. I am a huge Michael Cera fan, so I paid extra attention to his storyline. I don’t see much appreciation given for this MALE character that hated the Ken world and saw all the flaws of it. He ended up becoming part of the Barbies without any hesitation or pushback from the Barbies themselves. Even got his own pink jumpsuit! Also add that he had his own fight scene (typically reserved for stereotypically masculine men). So, so good.
He was pretty much my favourite character in the movie even though I usually really dislike Michael Cera, but I think he and his storyline were wonderful in this
The fact that Morgan equates Barbie thinking of Ken as a friend to hating Ken…says it all. Because if a woman isn’t romantically interested in a man, she must hate him. Mkay.
Dude....she got annoyed with Ken just because he wanted to come along with her to the real world. She was visibly annoyed by him. She literally apologized at the end of the film for treating him poorly and only like an accessory. How dare morgan thinks barbie hates Ken. 🙄
@@sandyg4646 Being *annoyed* by someone who makes you the whole point of their existence (while you always made clear that you are not very interested in them) is a completely fair and understandable reaction. Being dismissive or otherwise not kind is not cool and sth you should apologize for - but still doesn't mean you *hate* them. Barbie just wanted to be left alone and live her life.
@@LaNoireDetruit she communicated poorly with him and again by the end of the film even she admitted to taking Ken for granted and not giving him basic respect. I can understand Barbie is annoyed by him, but it isn't far fetch to percievet that she hated him because she herself admitted to treating him poorly, like an accessory. it's not "oh well she doesn't like ken like that, therefore she hates him". No.
I also think it goes to show how women are expected to have all sorts of emotional regulation and communication skills AND be ready to figure it out for the others around them. Like it hurt to see her do something mean or wrong, but she literally doesn't know better based on the actual context of the movie. Like yes, Barbie should have been nicer, but she's ALSO not used to being uncomfortable herself, nor is she used to expressing negative emotions. So it makes sense why she wouldn't realize HOW to keep her relationship to Ken AND handle how uncomfortable that is for BOTH her and him. She's the same "age" as ken and grew up in the same society as him, why is it more comfortable and understandable for HER to know these things, more than HIM. I think people often forget how often they task women with emotional labor without even considering if those women have the skills or knowledge to do so, but it feels like men get more of a pass for making similar mistakes because it's assumed that "men don't know any better". It should be assumed that no one just KNOWS better, we all have to work on these skills. I think the fact that she made that mistake in the first place, is another trait people tend to underestimate in women. Women make mistakes, even though they could have been avoided. Because women don't always know better. JUST LIKE everyone else on the planet, women do bad things, make mistakes, be selfish, be unaware, be thoughtless, jump to conclusions, avoid being uncomfortable. So Barbie making that mistake AND learning from it should have been seen as normal. But it also is because people have trouble with "good" characters that do "bad" things, which is its own topic.
I thought that was so adorable it reminded me of a kid who wanted to play a game or get a toy set just because they thought that one part of the game or one part of the toy set was cool and that's the only reason they wanted to play the game/buy the toy set.
Haha also one of my favorite line. But, it is one of my only critique of the movie : does Barbie not have horses herself ? With very long and soft and pink manes ?😁
@@XxLostFinalGirlxXabsolutely. That would have been the perfect fair well gift. Though, I think if anything else had happened at the end the structure would have felt off. Also, Ken doesn't need a horse to love himself. He already had everything he needed by the end of the movie.
My partner was exhausted when we went to see Barbie (he’s a nurse and works at a small hospital with too many patients). He said to me, as we walked out of it that he “thought it would be a silly girls movie where [I]would spend most of [my] time being bored. The first few minutes felt a little like that, but then the fun started. It was a thought provoking and well made movie with positive messages and a lot of humour. It’s now necessary to take a picture together in front of the poster just for the sake of taking doing it”. He was almost more interested in discussing it than I was. Seeing Barbie with him really did help me reflect upon how damaging certain things can be, such as the “nobody will ever take you, as a woman, seriously because you’re not taking yourself seriously: you’re not dressing how I want you to dress, or speaking how I want you to speak”-spiel that my ex kept spouting
To be fair, they do believe it does affect which is why they encourage it. It isn't about things brainwashing people, but whether the brainwashing brings people to their thought or not
@@KaleighCeemy dads ex girlfriend has a son who she lets play with baby dolls AND trucks and I still have her as a friend on Facebook and she always shares videos and photos of him taking care of the dolls like how a little girl would and even plays with both his trucks and dolls at the same time in his creative little ways
Paul went to my college, I even went on one date with him lol, so this is PARTICULARLY satisfying to watch. I've sent this to two people already and I'm not even all the way through. Thank you for the quality response and for picking out good details of the movie that I hadn't thought about yet. You're the best!
It always astonishes me how quickly people forget that a kid's sense of self is tested out in play. What they want, what they are, who they are, social "what ifs" and all are so vital to a well-adjusted human being. Barbie always was core to that core question and the array of possibilities a kid developmentally grapples with.
re: Morgan going off on how "bratty" Sasha was, 1) it's called character development and 2) the scene when Barbie meets her is supposed to be a fun easter egg for the Bratz dolls. her own name is that of one of the four original Bratz dolls and her friends who are sitting with her at the lunch table look like the other 3 dolls.
Omg I didn't even realise that Easter egg, and I was a MASSIVE Bratz girl! Also, adding to the conversation, I really identified with Sasha's character, and her complete rejection of traditional aesthetics of femininity. From the ages of 12 to 14 I was that dark clothed girl who prided in being "not like other girls" because I felt like I didn't reach that standard of blonde skinny beauty. But as I started to realise how empowering femininity could be, and that I was really just pushing away a part of my identity because of my insecurities, I was able to take back my love of pink glittery things. Sasha and her character are so SO MUCH MORE than a moody tween who hates her mum. She's all the girls who overcame their internalised misogyny against the pretty blonde "bimbo".
Wait, wait, wait. Is it just me or did Dav make complete sense in that clip?? He made a valid point and didn't twist the movie to align with a bullshit take? Immediately Bethany was not having it and had to ruin his thoughtful take.
Yep, I rather enjoyed his review of the movie because it was very thoughtful and offered a pretty deep dive. She seemed to not enjoy his take, she kept eyerolling and making gagging faces as he talked. Very immature.
It’s not just you. I heard him saying he enjoyed the message of the film being to be yourself and not mold your life around other’s perceptions and desires for you, and how important that is for people to hear and internalize. And then Bethany started talking about how bad that is. Like, I don’t want to defend Dav and his awful opinions and attitudes and actions about a lot of things, but I feel like lately he’s been spending a lot of time thinking about how his beliefs and culture have hurt him and pigeonholed him into a life he doesn’t enjoy, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he broke away from it
@Melissa-zh3zl Yeah, I think the issue is Bethany has always lived to please others and for others validation. From her little days trying to find validation from her parents and through their church to her and her sisters attempted modeling days. She just assumes everyone else needs the same level of validation that she does and can't figure out that you can just do stuff for yourself. He's growing as a person and it seems like she's not.
I, naturally, didn’t know that Morgan threw up on her wedding day. Jesus Christ that was absolutely horrifying. “Someone help her.” In the coldest tone. They clearly hate each other. Oh my /God/.
Here in India unfortunately Barbie did not do that well primarily because it was a luxury item for the working class people. The people, who could actually afford a barbie were urban, rich families living in cities. However it’s also telling how many people here (both men and women) were proud that they watched Oppenheimer instead of Barbie because it’s too feminine or a ‘gay’ film. This shows the hatred for femininity in human minds.
I think it's okay to have preferences, but dissing a film that one didn't watch because it's feminine does seem rather misogynistic, which is unfortunate. Barbie wasn't a massive hit in South Korea either, but did pretty okay and also garnered a dedicated fan base. It was pretty funny but unsurprising that most of the male critics disliked and/or didn't get the movie, while female critics were overwhelmingly positive about it.
I do think that some men are gonna feel uncomfortable watching Barbie because it very explicitaly (and hilariously) calls out the misogynistic behaviours and attitudes that men can have. It definitely made me revaluate some of the shittier things I did/said in the past that I thought were harmless, and that's a good thing! Take the jabs with good humour and thoughtful reflection lads!
I'm flabbergasted that Paul and Morgan have an audience who voluntarily watches their videos?? Watching them together is SO uncomfortable, I can't imagine having that grating, awkward back-and-forth and lack of chemistry with your own spouse
agreed, every time I see them together it's so incredibly uncomfortable.... On the flip side, when I watch Bethany and her husband together I always feel like... man that guy has so much potential, but it feels like he was just forced 'back into line' and into marriage.
"it was so political" is a very interesting review for me when literally all of my German friends and I were wondering about the "feminist revelations" people had with this film because we saw it as really soft feminist vibes and expected something more intense after hearing the reviews and trust me we are not on the barricades or anything... this was literally feminism level 1, maybe level 2 if you think about Barbie DARING to speak about going to the gynecologist
@@zorro...... I am not a native speaker and only learned the word romp now... this is the first result in Google: Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and I was like ??? but ultimately figured out the meaning with a translator learning new vocabulary in RUclips comments is so random sometimes
„it‘s so political“ meanwhile i was watching Oppenheimer with a couple german friends who didn‘t even know that Nazi Germany was actively working on nuclear missiles and murdered lots of jewish scientists in the process
"Ken's a character, he comes in and saves the day" um, no?! Barbie saves EVERY DAY, "Ken" usually gets trapped (i e. Barbie in the Nutcracker) and Barbie as Clara frees him. So don't come for my classic Barbie movies Morg... don't come for me Edit because Rachel is right
You can tell Bethany was shocked, SHOCKED that Dav didn't just parrot the right wing outrage over the Barbie movie. It's kind of weird to me seeing their reactions, it's like they didn't talk the video over AT ALL before filming.
Based on the clip down, he actually seemed to like the movie and it's message, which surprised me. And Bethany didn't seem to like what he had to say and immediately tried to "fix" it. I feel like he really wants a Kenough shirt.
oh my god the bethany clip is already driving me up the wall "as a christian woman-" bethany its not about christianity, its BARBIE, stop applying your religion to everything when it has nothing to do with the subject matter at hand
It’s not just about about a girl, the Girl Defined brand is ALL about Christianity. Mostly Christian GIRLS, yeah, but everything has to round back to Christianity to have a place on Girl Defined’s existence, they think
That's what she's been indoctrinated to do since she was a child, like wearing makeup and hair in a god honoring way or dressing to honor god. Putting religion where it doesn't even need to be
Seing religious fundies complaining about the The Barbie Movie always reminds me of this random youtube comment made by this guy about the movie: "I'm a conservative cristian man and I enjoyed the movie. It was pretty fun, highly recommend it" lol
It's surprising how they're taking so much offence when the Bible is full of strong women leading their people by faith and even killing their oppressors because God called them to. Christians seem to forget how, even Biblical women had different ways of expressing their femininity and strength.
My Barbie checklist was simple: see the movie, laugh hysterically at Ben Shapiro’s thoughtless review, and eagerly await your well-thought response. Been looking forward to this one 🎉
it's honestly really sad that they don't draw the really sweet parallel between Ruth and god in how she accepts and loves Barbie as her creation no matter what she decides to do or become
Honestly, the fact that Ben Shapiro and our favourite fundies are so pissed of with this movie was one of the main reasons I decided to watch it. That and Ryan Gosling 😁
IT SO RICH THAT BEN SHAPIRO, THE INTERNET NERD, WENT TO A MOVIE HE "DIDNT LIKE" or "didn't want to see" AND YET HE STILL DRESSED UP LIKE KEN FROM THE ACTUAL MOVIE LIKE BRO HES SUCHA. NERD. There is no way you're trashing this movie when you DRESSED LIKE ONE OF THE CHARACTERS FROM THE FILM
Yeah, I'm confused, barbie movies never really cared about romance ? Even when there is a guy he is basically just there so she can have a cute wedding dress at the end, the men rarely do anything
Especially princess and the pauper. Yeah the girls have love interests, but their friendship is the main focus of that film. Also, Preminger is just the most extra villain ever 😂. 🎶“How could I refuse?”🎶
@@8114梦见 I mean Dominic and Julian play pretty major roles to be fair to them, like how Julian went to go find Erica when Anneliese went missing so he could investigate, and how Dominic helped Erica escape the dungeon after she unlocked her cell. Erica and Anneliese only really have maybe two scenes together? (One being their initial meeting and the song and then when they ended up at the Queen's wedding to catch Preminger) I do agree that Preminger is one of the best villains for sure though! (Also Nick and Nack, absolutely hilarious henchmen!) For a stronger friendship example I'd argue more Diamond Castle or even Fairytopia! Elina's a strong character, but without other friends like Dahlia, Hugh or Nori, Glee and even Sunburst across the three films, she wouldn't have been able to triumph. Even in the slightly newer releases! Blair, Hadley and Isla in Princess Charm School! Corinne, Viveca, Aramina and Renee in Three Musketeers! Alexa, Nori and Romy in Secret Door! And even the films I didn't like as much like the Mariposa sequel and Thumbelina had really strong emphasis on friendship. Barbie has always had such a strong emphasis on friendship and the love between friends, I love it so much 💕 (Sorry to ramble, I grew up on Barbie and the movies especially have been a major special interest for me for years!)
God Paul and Morgan make me upset already XD “If normalizing gender fluidity is gonna become the norm in film, I’m never watching movies again.” Suffer then 🙂
Which is such a wild take about the Barbie movie. The plot was so reliant on the gender binary of the dolls that I didn't even realise who the trans actress was (having gone in knowing there was one). Where was this "normalising gender fluidity?"
Rachel, don’t ever fret about having a collection of Barbie dolls at age 30-it’s something you’re passionate about, and I have mad respect for that. It’s super endearing hearing you talk about stuff you love so much.
This is the only way I’ll ever watch a Paul and Morgan video, by proxy through Rachel so that I can be soothed and reassured by her sensibility and righteous rage 😌
I can't even stand it then as they are so annoying and for me triggering. Evangelical and fundamentalist churches are full of couples like them. Morgan is held up as this 'bubbly' girl who gets her man while the 'sourpusses' miss out. Yet while in fundamentalism it felt like my personality had been taken away from me and only an empty shell left which is why I appeared subdued and depressed. It was because religion made me feel depressed. Whenever I was myself I was accused of 'showing off' or being 'annoying' so I then fell into depression because the quiet bland role expected of me was not me. Nature abhors a vacuum and into was poured misery. Now I realise that Morgan behaves like a particularly immature 12 year old and exaggerates as she is compensating for something lacking in her life.
Bethany basically saying people are inherently "not enough" is so frustrating like Christianity really destroys people's self esteem and makes them rely on religion to have any self worth
Here's a funny thing about Paul and Morgan complaining about Barbie not being a good movie without the feminist stuff. Barbie follows the Hero's Journey almost perfectly. Could you allow me to explain? Phase 1 of the Hero's Journey: Ordinary World. The movie starts us off in Barbie Land. Phase 2: The Call to Adventure. Barbie starts, as the movie calls it, ", Malfunction," which leads her to go to Weird Barbie's house. Phase 3: Refusal of the call. Barbie initially wants to avoid going to the real world. She wants to go back to who she was before. Phase 4: Meeting the mentor: Barbie only meets a few mentors, although many women help her. Phase 5: Crossing the threshold. Barbie, along with Ken, goes to the real world. Phase 6: Tests, allies and enemies. Barbie learns more about her emotions. She also meets Gloria and Sasha, the older woman in Mattel (not giving her name away to avoid spoilers). For enemies, Barbie meets the Mattel higher-ups, and Ken learns about the Patricahry. Phase 7: Approach the innermost cave. Barbie takes Gloria and Sasha back to Barbieland. Only to discover the Kens have taken it over. Phase 8 The ordeal. Barbie teams up with Gloria and Sasha, along with a couple of other non-brainwashed Barbies team up to undo the other Barbie brainwashing so they can turn Kendom back to Barbieland Phase 9: The Reward. Barbie regains control over Barbieland. Phase 10: The road back. Barbie and Ken end up talking about their relationship. With Barbie's help, Ken realizes he needs to learn who Ken is and that he's not just Barbie's boyfriend. Phase 11: Resurrection. Barbie concludes that she no longer fits in with other Barbies in Barbie's land after talking with the older women from Mattel. Barbie decided to become human. Phase 12: Return With The Elixir. Barbie is now living in the human world, and the ending implies she is quite happy with her life. With all that, the Barbie movie is a prime example of how a movie is supposed to be. Sure, the Barbie movie has a strong feminist message, but even if you take the message out, Barbie would still go on her journey. It might be different, but the Barbie movie would likely always follow the Hero's Journey.
I also analyzed the movie and used Northrop Frye's comedy form and it also fit well. She begins in a world with a block (she is worried she isn't perfect) and travels away and goes into a place where hierarchy is challenged (now men are above females). After everything is resolved, all members release the block and realize they are enough. The only thing I felt moved away from the comedy convention is that Barbie left the original world to go to the real world, but even that i could debate with myself the whole time (maybe the issue wasn't barbie land, but within herself) (Note there are many similarities between hero's journey and Frye. I just happen to have used Frye a lot in my own essays for uni)
The ending for Barbie isn't that far off from Frodo's ending in LOTR: She returns home, but is so changed by the experience that she doesn't fit in any more and chooses to leave with the Elves/Humans.
In the theater after Gloria's speech, pretty much every woman in the room started clapping and it made me so proud of how far we've come. I can't believe there are women out there who don't want us to support each other and understand the standards that are set for us.
I don’t understand how you can go into a Barbie movie and not expect it to have a feminist message. And though the message is on the nose at some points, it was still a very fun ride. I’ve already seen the movie twice in the cinema.
@@Jmmmmama that's honestly a good point. It's like when people thought Zootopia was too heavy handed and on the nose and then looking back some critics were like oh...maybe that level of heavy handed commentary is necessary esp in the years that followed the film's release
Ngl I went in expecting something like Life Size with Tyra Banks, but was pleasantly surprised that it was more than what it seemed, made for a very well-spoken in-depth movie for everyone.
@@austins9795lol yeah I was expecting something like Disney's Enchanted with some girl power undertones and definitely wasn't expecting a full "take down the patriarchy" message 😂❤
For me, the barbie movie was kind of a healing experience. I did not like Barbie at all as a kid, because I had this idea that it was 'too girly' and 'not cool'. I'd go as far as say it was internalised misogyny at age 5. For the past few years I've tried to question these internalised negative associations with being a girl, and found out that I look great in pink and love wearing girly hairclips and cute skirts. So me dressing up for the premiere in pink and seeing all these other people in the theatre, young and old, all genders, dressed in pastels made my heart happy 💖
Barbie had some pretty weird dolls (like growing up skipper), and they addressed some of the problematic stuff they've done with barbie in the movie, so it's not entirely right that barbie has done nothing wrong
It wasn't even remotely related to things they would find against their religion either! Like it didn't say sexual liberation for women per se, it didn't say god doesn't exist or god does exist, it didn't have anything to do with the things they normally complain about ! Or even gay or trans people! I forgot to mention it didn't even touch on that at all! There was a trans Actor in it but she wasn't meant to be a trans Barbie she was just a girl Barbie and it wasn't even mentioned in the movie at all.
I remember one lifestream with Paul and Morgan, where Morgan looked visibly drunk where she was slurring her words; it makes me concerned for their relationship.
Honestly, if they’re unhappy, splitting up would be better for them both, but for the fact that I don’t want to inflict either of them on other people.
And also I have to agree to you Rachel - rarely have I seen a more miserable couple together. It's painful to witness... On a more positive note: Thank you for putting out so high quality content. I have been watching you for 4-5 years and am a proud fan of your vibe and your personality.
I went to see the film with my mum; I'm 28, she's 46 and we were both very pink and girly growing up and we both cried laughing throughout. I felt so sorry for Blonde Ken and just wanted him to lean into the horse thing instead of brain washing the Barbies.
Morgan should have just skipped out on this because she REALLY doesn't care about this at all, and seeing Paul fairly engaged in the whole thing seems to be annoying her.
@@playdoh658 If your religion forbids spending time alone, living together, kissing or even hugging too much before marriage then yeah…It’s hard not to marry a stranger. Especially if your trying to do it before you slip up and actually act on your attraction or show affection in any way.
@@mechantechatonne Paul and Morgan are the ppl who are on the record as stating that you should know within 4-6 months of MEETING a person whether or not you want to marry them. Even by fundie standards, they're trying to encourage ppl to do extreme speedruns for relationships. 💀
Now if Paul is rooting for Ken (the ignored figure) *how* isn’t he rooting for women in the “real world” where they are not just ignored but actually mistreated ? 🤔🤔🤔 he doesn’t root for people finding meaning and purpose and a sense of acceptance, he just roots for domination of women
hahaha yes! The way Barbie-land was totally run by women was such an obvious satire of the patriarchy. It was so obvious when at the end all the barbies say they are going to give Ken more rights... just not *totally equal* rights. It was hilarious and I don't know how people miss this.
My husband took me and our youngest two daughters (18 & 19) to see the movie! We LOVED it so much. As a father of four daughters, he thought it was amazing. We loved the message of how it's actually hard to be female and how much women go through just being born a girl.
I was pregnant when I got married, and I didn't get physically sick during my vows. If you are throwing up at the alter that is a sign, run away as fast as you can!
This is it! This is literally it! I’m not anti religion but this is exactly what religious fundamentalism peddles! Saying “you’re not enough, see how you struggle?! God will fix it and only God. And only we know how God works and he requires you give our church money” it’s a grift
happy people are harder to manipulate… if you don‘t feel like something is missing, how could they possibly sell you their „something“ (the fundie identity and beliefs they want you to assume)? you‘d realize right away that you neither want nor need it. so, we need to convince people that they have a problem and we are the solution. i think that‘s also why so many reformed fundie women have a history of substance abuse, mental illness or domestic violence; they were vulnerable and looking for a magical fix of their problems, and other fundies (usually their later husbands) took that as a golden opportunity for indoctrination.
I wanna mention that Morgan is referring to two different Barbie movies, Barbie in The Nutcracker as well as Princess and the Pauper. And those are both bad examples of her point. In Princess and the Pauper the male love interests help the Annalise and Erica and vice versa, they take turns saving each other. Which is interspersed with scenes of Annalise and Erika saving themselves, Annalise figuring out how to escape the mineshaft and Erika breaking out of prison for example. The Kens have a little more to do in that one compared to other Barbie movies, but at the end of the day they they still play support roles to the Barbies. Ken has always been a supporting role and it’s baffling that it’s only a big deal now, when no one called attention to it in the previous 60 years.
32:40 on the topic of incels and "friendzoning". It seems to be that not only didn't Barbie love Ken as a man, she was actually NOT AWARE what romantic love is if that makes sense. She's a doll, at the end of the day. Remember how she wasn't sure why Ken wanted to stay overnight? Yeah. But guess what, Ken wasn't sure either. He was kind of "programmed" to swoon over Barbie, but this is surface-level. He is to be her boyfriend in name only. It doesn't seem like he understands what love and attraction are either. Barbie was doing what a Barbie was supposed to do, she couldn't in all consciousness "friendzone" him. But then both Barbie and Ken embark on a self-discovery journey which leads to crisis. Just in different ways. For Ken, it was about his role as Barbie's nominal partner vs. himself alone. But that's what distinguishes Ken from real life incels. He didn't have agency in how he was programmed, but he can discover himself now. That's why I just couldn't see him as a bad guy. Incels, however, while programmed by patriarchy to have certain expectations of women (and being pissed off when those are not met), have a full agency over themselves. They're not Kens. They are morons. But they also have a chance to better their life and be better themselves.
This exactly. Ken wasn't just a "friend" for Barbie, as Rachel says wildly under playing Ken's role (which makes me question how much research she did and how much is just based on her experience which is okay, I just expected a more research heavy video) when he was introduced he was introduced as Barbie's BOYFRIEND. Nothing more to his identity. He existed for her, so it makes sense that that's all he was able to see for himself. And like you said, Barbie is a doll. You make an excellent point about Ken not even knowing why he'd "stay the night". I saw some people saying Barbie was asexual, and while this is not the type of representation I asked for, technically it may be true. It's not that she doesn't like Ken romantically, she's literally incapable of it, being completely oblivious to his feelings until he told her. Ken, while definitely annoying, I never say him as a bad guy. Even after missing the first 20 mins of the movie, there was still plenty there that showed he was just a guy looking to have his voice heard. He never took pleasure in mistreating the Barbies (he cried while throwing Barbie out of her house) he was just desperate to get her attention, for her to listen.
My dad is pretty old fashioned guy and he ended up ordering those Barbie magazines for me because he thought there's good things for a little girl to take. I actually forgot about it until I went to the movie and it gave me flashbacks to my childhood and how big of a part they played for me in many ways. I think the movie was great. It balanced between core message and fun very well. But some people don't know how to have fun. They can't even properly go to the cinema without whining about seats.
I can't believe people saw this movie and thought "wow, man haters!." No, it's displaying a pattern of behavior while also having empathy for men and how the patriarchy effects them too. This is highlighted when Ken is crying and Barbie is comforting him and telling him it's okay. I wasn't super into Barbie but I loved it. I was a Bratz and American Girl kid.
the movie writes all the Kens and real world men as dumber than their female counterparts and in need of moral correction. You can bet if the genders were reversed women would see that as woman hating no matter the underlying message., The whole thing about Ken crying really shows the problem with the movie and women are oblivious too it - first off men aren't actually wanting to cry more, that's something feminist women project onto them and say they're helping men with by getting rid of patriachy. Second Ken cries in an over the top comedic way wheras when Barbie cries it's shown seriously. So the movie is telling men it's alright to cry but showing a male character crying as a joke. So is crying alright for men? Or is it a joke? because the movie tells us one thing and shows us another.
Not to defend Paul because I don't know who they are. But she is pretty disrespectful towards her husband so in this case I would urge him to find a woman who respects him.🙈
@@marythewinterHe has a long history of putting her down in every way possible, shaming her for her past but simultaneously reminding her how amazing he is for having forgiven her for it, making fun of things she says and likes, etc. I’d say that her shitty attitude towards him is more a result of how she’s been treated by him, not so much the other wat around.
@@marythewinter A sexist, racist spouse shouldn’t get respect, and hoping for him to find someone who respects him means hoping there’d someone out there who does respect him.
@@marythewinter Oh, well, Paul has more than earned that attitude from her. He has been awful to her for years. Slut shaming her is the worst thing, imo, but he's terrible to her in many ways. He gets to be "right" about everything because he's the man and she has to bow down to him. I think he is even more abusive to her when the cameras are off. I hope she gets the hell away from him.
There is an interracial couple, and then another, and then another 🤯 We are already on edge, enough wiTh tHe WokEneSs - this is going further than just racism, wtf is wrong with these people ……….
That Paul and Morgan compilation you made just to introduce them HURT ME, whenever I see a couple forcing themselves together and the woman (or any partner) silently suffering, my heart 😢
I just saw Barbie yesterday and I loved it. It's such a fun experience, great worldbuilding, script is (mostly) clever, and the actors were on point. I have "I'm just Ken" stuck in my head. The whole soundtrack was great Edit: it's so uncomfortable seeing Morgan try to start light banter and it just totally goes over Paul's head and he gets genuinely offended. Like, why do they even talk to each other?
I wasnt actually allowed to have Ken cause my Catholic parents were uncomfy thinking about how my sister and i would play with him. Because of that I always just sort of saw him as an accessory. I think the first time I actually thought of him as a character was while watching "Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse" and he is so good in that series. He is depicted as an engineer who can create robots but finds his happiness in making Barbie happy.
I swear that montage at the end made me tear up. This movie was hilarious, heartwarming, and overall just phenomenal. Such a shame that some people can't appreciate good media. They're welcome to have as much media illiteracy as they want, but they should at least have the deceny to not subject the rest of us to it. Great video Rachel, hope you're doing well!
"I'm fine if you bring politics into your movies." Proceeds to whine for an hour about politics being in a movie. It's against one of the Ten Commandments to lie, Morgan.
I was very pleased to see they are receiving a lot of criticism in their comments for their takes. People are pointing out so many good stuff in their comments, I was incredibly pleased. Even their own viewers are calling them out.
It’s literally about all genders feeling validated and wanting each other to be the best versions of ourselves it’s literally the best movie ever and I can’t wait to see it again for the 3rd time
Barbie is indeed a feminist icon. She inspires girls that they can be anything!! And talking about the movie, it literally shows how women in the real world are made to feel like they are never enough! How we have had to fight for equality...and quite frankly we still are fighting for it. The movie showed how difficult it is for women in the mostly male dominated society, how men are mostly worshipped but women--......how sexism isn't completely over but just hidden better. It's a parallel bw the real world and the barbie world.....in the barbie world, it's the men (or should I say Kens) who have to work their way up bc it's a female dominated society.....this movie is supposed to make the men and anti feminists and sexists feel how women in real world have such unfair lives (and tbh the lives of Kens still ain't at all as bad as the women in the real world).... It's also to make people realize that Barbie is not supposed to set unrealistic beauty standards for young girls (some "self made millionaires/billionaires" and "influencers" are already doing that in the real world), but to inspire kids that they can be anything, from doctors to pilots to princesses to singers to what not! and all that with a kind heart! especially now with so many different types Barbies and Kens of different sizes, races and even disabilities to welcome all types of kids! And yes, we are enough. Also, many times I feel like people misinterpret the meaning of "Feminism"....they probably think that it means female superiority over males because what else could be the reason for so many people being anti feminists? Feminism means equality of all genders in every aspect of life.
That parallel was AWFUL. Yes, Kens only exist through Barbie's gaze in Barbieland and are second rate, but they don't experience institutional violence, medical violence, rape culture, etc. And they already exhibit patriarchal tendencies, like competition for women and aggression, before even going to the real world.
@@Arikel agreed...thats what I meant when i wrote that the Kens dont have it as bad as us women in the real world AT ALL. but again, feminism isn't about putting down the other genders....and also Barbies are kind, loving and caring! that's probably the msg they wanna send out...which isnt bad yk.
@@Adwiti_Mishra Oh, I 100% agree with you about not putting down any genders. But I think showing Barbies as kind, loving and caring, which is part of the stereotypical gender roles (and one of the reasons why it's always women who are expected to care for children or ill family members or the elderly), when the Kens are happy to embrace patriarchy immediately and have incel behaviors, and then apologize to them on top of that, is incredibly wrong and problematic. Ken's story is important, but this was the Barbie movie and that's the story I wanted to see. Then they could have made a companion Ken movie, giving both the time they deserved to properly develop the stories, and that would have been great. But they chose to rush things and make them as surface as possible and I can't agree with that.
I feel like Dav and Morgan need wellness checks because there's something wrong between their relationships.. they just look like they're being held hostage by their spouses
17:39 the most annoying part is he focuses on the person whose losing property rights over the people gaining freedom. Young slaves also had ambitions and dreams, but they were unable to attain them due to the fact that they were legal property. I would gladly support abolishing slavery for the dreams of the slaves than to maintain it for the dreams of the owners.
The irony of "The fantasy arising from playing with BABY dolls causes the child to role-play mother." is embedded into 1 question that the child will inevitably ask: "Mommy, how do I become a mommy?" How did they not realize this?
Same, I completely shared your feeling with the movie, whenever I saw the trailers, I teased my partner that we ABSOLUTELY NEEDED TO GO and in pink, etiquette is important 😂
To use her words... As a Christian "you are enough" is the message that we're given by our faith. It's a beautiful emotional ending. I just wanted to add that
I wasn't a crazy huge fan of Barbie. Sure I had dolls that i used to play with when i was younger. But I love listening to Rachel talk about how she loves Barbie ...it's really lovely honestly and I'm really enjoying this video so far :)
I went to see the film with my boyfriend and we agreed that the fact that the film was unapologetically feminist and did not hold any punches was extremely refreshing and we are both men. I came out of the movie with a better understanding of the struggle women feel and wondering if one day there would be something like a barbie movie for gay and transgender people because I really love how the movie was for women and only for women. Yes, men could watch it but women were the main audience and I loved that. I couldn't connect with all the messages but I was fine with it because I was not the target audience and that was okay. Paul is the trademark white man who believe everything HAS to be about him or else... Paul is so incredibly dumb, he believes lack of devotion to a monster = hate which is why we need more movies like these. Because we need less men like Paul.
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it’s bonkers how some people think it’s man-hating when barbie LITERALLY apologizes to ken and tells him that he can be *more* than what society thinks he can be 😭
They think it's men-hating that slavery was abolished and women have some equal rights now and aren't men's property anymore. The Barbie movie (and concept) never stood a chance.
The fact that people see something thats anti-patriarchy and anti-toxic masculinity and think thats its just misandrist says a lot about them
And he doesn't apologize for acting like a Barbie-movie-friendly version of an incel....
If anything, this movie depicted some of the struggles that men of today are going through and concerns that they have really well. It's a sensitive topic indeed. It's still a comedy and a satire, so ofc they were portrayed in a humorous manner, just like the issues that Barbie was dealing with. But at the end of the day, we see a lot of character development in Ken (and other Kens), and his life improves. Because he is Kenough! He can now discover who he actually is and be secure in his masculinity.
Is there even any other movie which did this for us men?
The movie literally showed how BOTH men and women suffer under the patriarchy. Some people are so dense 😭
I don't know why we're *STILL* having to tell people the patriarchy hurts everyone. I'm so sick of the response always being "the women are whining again" 🙄
It's a toy commercial. But sure, you can read depth into everything😅
@@samlerfHave you watched the movie? Most of it focused on the patriarchy
@@m00n.kitt3n.z00m If the person whinning was a fan made alternate version of Vegito they would accept it for some reason
@@samlerf I'm fairly sure the depth was intended my friend
Imagine thinking that you are enough is a *sad* ending. 🤯
I think Morgan is probably queer herself 😭 is it just me?
I’ve literally seen a Christian book called “you are not enough, and that’s okay” so yea 😅 I guess this is a secular sad ending for Christians lol. This is why I left the church
I wish fundies could keep their ideals and opinions to themselves- atheists do it all the time!
@@willow8745Apparently Paul was in conversion therapy.
@@roxassora2706 Please stop spreading misinformation about people you dont know. They never said anything about being in conversion therapy. Now, I don't agree with their views either but we're better than that
One of my favorite moments in the movie was when Barbie said, "You're so beautiful," to the older woman at the bus stop, and rather than falling over herself to thank this stunning young woman who just complimented her or reacting with any level of self-deprecation, the woman says, "I know it," and Barbie grins.
I know there's a focus on Barbie and her existential crisis and feeling like she's not beautiful / smart / Barbie enough, but that moment where she and the woman connected so briefly was so lovely to me.
I think it's especially important because women's confidence is such a theme in the movie! In the beginning, all the Barbies are effortlessly confident ("Yes I deserve this Nobel Prize!") but they lose that confidence through their brush with patriarchy. Main Barbie loses her confidence too. But here's this old woman displaying that effortless confidence that she lost, showing her that it can be regained without even having to be "perfect"! Confidence can just come from wisdom and experience, that's what being human is about, and it only makes us stronger :)
The woman on the bench is a very famous costume designer named Ann Roth.
She's also the oldest woman to receive a competitive Oscar.
This was such a beautiful moment❤
That neatly made me cry but the thing that broke me was the end how beutiful it is shot and what was I made for playing in the background. Its soo beutiful and Billie Elish's voice is soo beutiful
I struggle a lot with body dysmorphia and an intense fear of aging, it's a daily battle, a constant dread sitting on my chest like a weight. And I walked out of the movie feeling so confident and beautiful! Nothing has ever affected me quite like that.
It's telling that they think teaching girls to play Mommy is less sexual than teaching girls to play astronaut.
How many painkillers did she drink before filming? She looks like she's considering throwing up once they're actually into the video.
What about being an astronaut is sexual????
@@anitanielsen1061they're not saying being an astronaut is sexual, they're saying wanting girls to play mommy is inherently MORE sexual than being an astronaut or following their dreams for whatever career they want, because a mom had to have sex to get that child (in most cases)
@@anitanielsen1061nothing. That's the point of the comment.
I think the real reason is a fear that if girls aren't raising specifically to be mothers, they may end up not wanting kids. Most fundie responses like this are based in a fear of the breakdown of the family.
Morgan accused the movie of bashing motherhood when there is a line in the movie, “we mothers stand still so our daughters can look back and see how far they’ve come.”
I definitely don’t see how it bashed motherhood it praised it
@@dianamasters687it is a movie targeted toward women of course they will hate it.
Morgan is one of those women who think any mention of possible women's accomplishments other than homemaking/childbearing is putting motherhood down. It's a low view of being a mother IMHO. If you really think you must cut off all other options in order to box women into staying home, that is telling. I love being a mother. I'm also very happy about my masters degree and my skill set outside the home. Everything I accomplish makes me able to give more to my children - more advice, more insight, and interesting stores, and more money too.
Also, one of the protagonists is a mother. Maybe she thinks her motherhood ended because she has a job in Mattel?
it's literally feminist and pro woman, pro mother, and they claim it's anti mom... I think they're just making shit up at this point
"Slave owner rights are human rights." This pretty much confirms to me that he doesn't see slaves as people.
It's wild that he's like "why couldn't we make that argument" but people did? That was the whole argument during the Civil war???
Or understand the actual concept of human rights 😳
or women consider that’s what he was comparing women’s rights to🤦🏼♀️ so just… just white cis straight men are humans…how shocking 🙄
I think he was trying to say that women’s rights are as ridiculous as slavers’ rights but then convinced himself of the latter
Which might somehow be worse…
@@Tink00Right?! As Paul was talking, I just kept saying, “They *did* say that.”
“I didn’t have propaganda shoved down my throat”
Morgan. Yes you did. Just the opposite of feminist “propaganda”
I hate the crowd who says they are anti-aganda without recognizing that they themselves they have been spoon feed an aganda
I realised the other day that the reason fundies/extreme rightists scream about brainwashing/grooming/indoctrination all the time when it comes to relatively tame shit like “teaching kids Timmy has 2 dads and that’s okay” etc is that they literally cannot fathom any conversation with their children being used for anything other than indoctrination.
It makes everything make a lot more sense. They can’t fathom the concept of giving your child all the facts and letting them make their own decisions or something. Instead, they assume that a) if a child comes out as gay/becomes an atheist/is a feminist, it MUST be because those ideas were forced on them, and b) any communication parents/responsible adults have with children HAS to have ulterior motives, has to be in some way trying to push ideas down their throats.
It’s really, really sad.
@@ericmacrae6871they're not anti indoctrination, they just think that THEY should be the ones who indoctrinate kids with far right Christian conservative bullshit
"It's only propaganda if I disagree!" 🙄
You are not immune to propaganda.
As a femme gay man I went to Barbie with a group of queer friends, and we all dressed up for it. I wore this hot pink unicorn shirt with pink makeup and eyeliner. If some dude walked up and started laughing at me I probably would've cried.
Not to be sensitive but Paul joking about bullying gives off he's never been victimized before.
Straight cis man and I would honestly feel the same, I dressed up as Ken it was very fun
@@SkyofDread Ya it's just rude and demeaning for no reason. That sounds like fun! People should be allowed to have fun lol
Paul being victimized? No. Paul being the victimizer? Um...i think yes
Paul thinks he's soooo much "better" and "above" those people, while he still bought tickets knowing how popular this movie is and how clearly feminist it was going to be. He literally wants to be the quirky wattpad main character that buys tickets to a concert and takes a book with him, to show how much he doesnt want to be there. Did he expect people to not be excited to see a movie with friends? Maybe he doesnt understand the feeling of being excited for watching a movie together, because its so normal for him and Morgan to be miserable around each other that excitement or happiness didnt even cross his mind when he decided to go see a movie with his beloved wife.
Well im glad no one started laughing at you, but you 100% wouldnt have deserved it pls never cry bc of insecure rude ppl u deserve happiness
I'll never get tired of Morgan trying to mentally disappear while her husband talks about slave owners rights. This is what buyer's remorse looks like, kids.
Oh she’s feeling more than buyer’s remorse. I don’t want to be one of those people that automatically assumes some thing once someone complements a persons appearance that’s the same gender, but I get the strangest feeling that she’s burying some stuff with how she seemed to gush just a little too much about Margot Robbie’s appearance
@@austins9795honestly if you look through all the different clips of her throughout the video it is showing how she is becoming less and less happy. It is has if she feels traps and doesn't want to actually say what she really want to say without upsetting her husband.
It is so painful to watch as a single cis white men if I ever become like him I want my wife to shoot me.
@@austins9795 a lot of straight girls fawn over other women's beauty. it's inevitable. we're conditioned to covet an ideal of physical perfection. idunno
@@mariaquiet6211 A lot of us, though, aren’t steeped in a culture where a compliment more than “That fluffy lace collar highlights your godly countenance” is seen as gay though. But even the non-het among us don’t tend to GUSH unless we’re thirsting for someone.
@@NoelleTakestheSky was that gushing? maybe i've known too many cali girls.
another BRILLIANT aspect of Margot saying "i'm not pretty anymore" is, the "redpill guys" DID call her "mid" and say she was "too old."
like jesus christ, the absolute *needlepoint precision* of these guys in proving the movie right.
Paul gave it a SEVEN?? Bro. Just admit that you liked the movie, it's okay.
OUT OF TEN??!?!??!!! (I have not yet finished the video)
@@sophiathefurbst YES OUT OF 10!!! Paul is fr something else, I DO NOT like that man
Initially a 7.5! 🤯
That part is WILD has he just never seen movies before or know what a rating system is??
His enthusiasm was obvious as he was literally in a patriarchy Ken outfit for the review lol. He was LIVING and it was clearly pissing Morgan off. I think it helped he was sitting with a bunch of Barbie girls and not his miserable wife.
Wow, Paul had to sit next to girls having a good time at the Barbie movie? How truly shocking. That poor man. Will he ever recover?
Thing you have to understand is that Paul doesn't have much experience with girls having a good time next to him.
I’m worried about the girls more because they had to sit next to Paul 🤮
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@oliviaonline2076 I mean, I doubt any of them knew who he was he isn't really famous afterall. The question is if he he a disgruntled talker during movies or a regular person that either waited until leaving the theater to complain or waits for the credits to start rolling.
Slave owner's rights? That's the most disgusting thing Paul has ever said.
And he's said some pretty terrible things.
I knew he made some comment about that but I didn't realise it was that long.. I would be mortified to be married to someone who said that
You can tell by Morgan face that she thought it was terrible but didn't want to say it.
It’s a Barbie movie. What were they expecting? A Tarantino-esque shootout at the end?
These people need to put their bibles and guns away and learn to have fun. It was a well made movie.
And they're sexualizing a girl playing with barbie
To be fair, I'd absolutely love a Tarantino Barbie movie. I'd go broke watching that.
@@isaacbenrubi9613there are enough feet in the Barbie movie already! 😛
@@isaacbenrubi9613Same, lol! I wanna see a blood covered Barbie and Ken slice motherf*ckers up, lol! :)
Tbf one of the Kens at the big fight in the end had a real gun- one of the Mattel guys gets shot in the arm lol
I literally yelled "WHAT!" aloud when Paul said the goal of the movie is to make men so guilty about being a man that they become trans. I've heard a lot of nonsense out of these two but this might take the cake!
I haven't even gotten to that part yet 😮 that is absolutely hilarious and insane, and par for the course given the psychotic moral panic about LGBTQ people
Paul would be shocked if he discovered I walked out of the movie still a trans man, and didn’t return to “my womanhood” because of guilt lol
@@Harudodo I'm pretty sure he *actually sincerely* believes, that the Barbie Movie is part of some secret "trans agenda" to "turn men into women" or some other such absolute shite
I'm a trans man who watched (and loved) the Barbie movie...
How tf did he get that from that movie? Literally how?
@@chesh1rek1ttenbecause these people have become so obsessed with this idea of an "LGBTQ AGENDA" trying to corrupt their precious children, that they will see some "secret agenda" in just about any piece of media that is not conservative white Christian nationalist propaganda. They thought there was a secret agenda with "Turning Red"!!!! As Bob Dylan sang years ago, we're "Talkin John Birch Paranoid Blues" here, only switch out "communists" with "WOKENESS"
"Because 'women ruling the world' was so over the top, I had to root for Ken" Okay....men in real life patriarchy controlling everything was so over the top, why can't you root for Barbie the movie?
You pose an excellent inquiry that I’m sure would never occur to Paul.
like, that's the whole point. a subversion of reality. you're supposed to see the inequality in Barbieland because that's what happens in real life. it's so simple to get
@@alexwyatt2911 Yeah unfortunately the role reversal doesn’t even warrant consideration to him because he doesn’t believe on any level that men and women should be equal. He is explicitly pro-subjugation of women by men, in that order, with no exceptions
@@diemdia I think you’re absolutely correct (unfortunately)
Yeahhh like the whole women ruling the world thing wasn’t a big epiphany for me since I already believed that men and women should be ruling together, but it’s still an important role reversal that clearly didn’t reach the people it needed to :(
I wonder if Paul realizes he's telling on himself when he says "any man should feel guilty walking out of this movie." The shame didn't come from the movie. The shame is coming from inside the Paul.
Exactly!
and insecurity seeing as he basically projected onto ken
paul comparing women’s rights to enslavers’ ‘rights’ is… not the plot twist I was expecting nor the plot twist I wanted:’)
Right, where do you even get the comparison?! How dare women want rights!! They’re exactly like people who owned and tortured slaves!!
Yup.
I got distracted while watching this, then somehow started hearing it again just as Paul said that. I just about spit out my drink.
He sure likes to tell on himself.
It's wild cause the Civil War happened
“I’m not racist but there are too many black people in movies and stuff.” OMG! As a white woman I feel like I need to apologize for these people and I’m sick of it!
Specifically the focus on interracial relationship is so weird and obviously racist
“I’m not racist but…” is always such a great way to start a sentence.
@@ononono7016 I'm technically white because of how fair my skin is, but my parents are an interracial couple. When I heard him say that I was like "bro, you wanna fight?" 😂 Seriously, those two...
Holy fuck I haven't watched this video yet but omg.......
@warlordofbritannia I hear the same when people discuss welfare benefit claimants. There is always a but which negates their previous comment. Like a but that they shouldn't have smart phones or flat screen TV.
In all fairness, if Paul busted out some whipped cream on me, for any reason, I'd probably cry too.
If he tried it on my little sister, _he'd_ cry.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Same.
Dev’s face as Bethany talks about how the part he really liked about the movie is actually “wrong and bad” is heartbreaking.
Yes. And while he's giving his take you can see her pursed lips, furrowed brow, eye roll. It comes off like she has no respect for him and is annoyed at him for being his own person.
@hai2a Oh Dav is 100% still miserable in that relationship, I am sure of it.
I also think he disagrees with "you are not enough" he looked sad when she said she wasn't enough
@@MintyFreshCupcakes that's a good point. He seems to have a lot of empathy for her, but she seems too stuck in her fixed mindset to do the same for him.
Dave needs to realize that he is also Kenough and leave Bethany.
One of my favorite touches of the movie was Allan. I am a huge Michael Cera fan, so I paid extra attention to his storyline. I don’t see much appreciation given for this MALE character that hated the Ken world and saw all the flaws of it. He ended up becoming part of the Barbies without any hesitation or pushback from the Barbies themselves. Even got his own pink jumpsuit! Also add that he had his own fight scene (typically reserved for stereotypically masculine men). So, so good.
Yes excellent point!
Bet he earned so many coins in that fight scene!
Michael Cera said he played Allen as in an unrequited love with Ken, which makes me love him even more
He was pretty much my favourite character in the movie even though I usually really dislike Michael Cera, but I think he and his storyline were wonderful in this
Major awesome enby vibes.
The fact that Morgan equates Barbie thinking of Ken as a friend to hating Ken…says it all. Because if a woman isn’t romantically interested in a man, she must hate him. Mkay.
Nicely said
Dude....she got annoyed with Ken just because he wanted to come along with her to the real world. She was visibly annoyed by him. She literally apologized at the end of the film for treating him poorly and only like an accessory.
How dare morgan thinks barbie hates Ken. 🙄
@@sandyg4646 Being *annoyed* by someone who makes you the whole point of their existence (while you always made clear that you are not very interested in them) is a completely fair and understandable reaction. Being dismissive or otherwise not kind is not cool and sth you should apologize for - but still doesn't mean you *hate* them. Barbie just wanted to be left alone and live her life.
@@LaNoireDetruit she communicated poorly with him and again by the end of the film even she admitted to taking Ken for granted and not giving him basic respect. I can understand Barbie is annoyed by him, but it isn't far fetch to percievet that she hated him because she herself admitted to treating him poorly, like an accessory. it's not "oh well she doesn't like ken like that, therefore she hates him". No.
I also think it goes to show how women are expected to have all sorts of emotional regulation and communication skills AND be ready to figure it out for the others around them. Like it hurt to see her do something mean or wrong, but she literally doesn't know better based on the actual context of the movie. Like yes, Barbie should have been nicer, but she's ALSO not used to being uncomfortable herself, nor is she used to expressing negative emotions. So it makes sense why she wouldn't realize HOW to keep her relationship to Ken AND handle how uncomfortable that is for BOTH her and him. She's the same "age" as ken and grew up in the same society as him, why is it more comfortable and understandable for HER to know these things, more than HIM. I think people often forget how often they task women with emotional labor without even considering if those women have the skills or knowledge to do so, but it feels like men get more of a pass for making similar mistakes because it's assumed that "men don't know any better". It should be assumed that no one just KNOWS better, we all have to work on these skills.
I think the fact that she made that mistake in the first place, is another trait people tend to underestimate in women. Women make mistakes, even though they could have been avoided. Because women don't always know better. JUST LIKE everyone else on the planet, women do bad things, make mistakes, be selfish, be unaware, be thoughtless, jump to conclusions, avoid being uncomfortable. So Barbie making that mistake AND learning from it should have been seen as normal. But it also is because people have trouble with "good" characters that do "bad" things, which is its own topic.
" when i found out the patriarchy wasn't about horses i lost interest " Ken 2023
I thought that was so adorable it reminded me of a kid who wanted to play a game or get a toy set just because they thought that one part of the game or one part of the toy set was cool and that's the only reason they wanted to play the game/buy the toy set.
Haha also one of my favorite line. But, it is one of my only critique of the movie : does Barbie not have horses herself ? With very long and soft and pink manes ?😁
@@lucilesautot7740 she should have given him a horse before leaving to the real world forever.
@@XxLostFinalGirlxXabsolutely. That would have been the perfect fair well gift. Though, I think if anything else had happened at the end the structure would have felt off. Also, Ken doesn't need a horse to love himself. He already had everything he needed by the end of the movie.
My partner was exhausted when we went to see Barbie (he’s a nurse and works at a small hospital with too many patients). He said to me, as we walked out of it that he “thought it would be a silly girls movie where [I]would spend most of [my] time being bored. The first few minutes felt a little like that, but then the fun started. It was a thought provoking and well made movie with positive messages and a lot of humour. It’s now necessary to take a picture together in front of the poster just for the sake of taking doing it”.
He was almost more interested in discussing it than I was. Seeing Barbie with him really did help me reflect upon how damaging certain things can be, such as the “nobody will ever take you, as a woman, seriously because you’re not taking yourself seriously: you’re not dressing how I want you to dress, or speaking how I want you to speak”-spiel that my ex kept spouting
Daily reminder that to these people simply being a gay person is grooming but baby dolls don't affect a child in any way shape or form.
To be fair, they do believe it does affect which is why they encourage it. It isn't about things brainwashing people, but whether the brainwashing brings people to their thought or not
@@aaronrumph3291THIS
It affects them in a positive way
@@KaleighCeemy dads ex girlfriend has a son who she lets play with baby dolls AND trucks and I still have her as a friend on Facebook and she always shares videos and photos of him taking care of the dolls like how a little girl would and even plays with both his trucks and dolls at the same time in his creative little ways
Paul went to my college, I even went on one date with him lol, so this is PARTICULARLY satisfying to watch. I've sent this to two people already and I'm not even all the way through. Thank you for the quality response and for picking out good details of the movie that I hadn't thought about yet. You're the best!
How was the date??
@@evansecencefan1435really, we want details! 😂
I feel like the most shocking part of this is that he went to college. I'm sorry for the terrible experience it must have been.
SPILL THE TEA
It always astonishes me how quickly people forget that a kid's sense of self is tested out in play. What they want, what they are, who they are, social "what ifs" and all are so vital to a well-adjusted human being. Barbie always was core to that core question and the array of possibilities a kid developmentally grapples with.
re: Morgan going off on how "bratty" Sasha was, 1) it's called character development and 2) the scene when Barbie meets her is supposed to be a fun easter egg for the Bratz dolls. her own name is that of one of the four original Bratz dolls and her friends who are sitting with her at the lunch table look like the other 3 dolls.
Ahhh I didn’t even get the bratz reference, that’s brilliant!
Yes!! What a good Easter egg too, when I was little I wasn't a Barbie kid but I for sure had a Bratz era
Omg I didn't even realise that Easter egg, and I was a MASSIVE Bratz girl!
Also, adding to the conversation, I really identified with Sasha's character, and her complete rejection of traditional aesthetics of femininity. From the ages of 12 to 14 I was that dark clothed girl who prided in being "not like other girls" because I felt like I didn't reach that standard of blonde skinny beauty. But as I started to realise how empowering femininity could be, and that I was really just pushing away a part of my identity because of my insecurities, I was able to take back my love of pink glittery things. Sasha and her character are so SO MUCH MORE than a moody tween who hates her mum. She's all the girls who overcame their internalised misogyny against the pretty blonde "bimbo".
Yeah, I also think her scene was a little satirical too. Like, you don’t have to be a cynic to be a feminist
Also hilarious considering Morgan is one of the brattiest women on the internet.
Wait, wait, wait. Is it just me or did Dav make complete sense in that clip?? He made a valid point and didn't twist the movie to align with a bullshit take? Immediately Bethany was not having it and had to ruin his thoughtful take.
Yup, that’s what I heard as well!
Yep, I rather enjoyed his review of the movie because it was very thoughtful and offered a pretty deep dive. She seemed to not enjoy his take, she kept eyerolling and making gagging faces as he talked. Very immature.
She looked so mad when he started making sense
It’s not just you. I heard him saying he enjoyed the message of the film being to be yourself and not mold your life around other’s perceptions and desires for you, and how important that is for people to hear and internalize. And then Bethany started talking about how bad that is.
Like, I don’t want to defend Dav and his awful opinions and attitudes and actions about a lot of things, but I feel like lately he’s been spending a lot of time thinking about how his beliefs and culture have hurt him and pigeonholed him into a life he doesn’t enjoy, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he broke away from it
@Melissa-zh3zl Yeah, I think the issue is Bethany has always lived to please others and for others validation. From her little days trying to find validation from her parents and through their church to her and her sisters attempted modeling days. She just assumes everyone else needs the same level of validation that she does and can't figure out that you can just do stuff for yourself.
He's growing as a person and it seems like she's not.
I, naturally, didn’t know that Morgan threw up on her wedding day. Jesus Christ that was absolutely horrifying. “Someone help her.” In the coldest tone. They clearly hate each other. Oh my /God/.
I don't think it's a good sign if you throw up at your wedding..
These two are like the real life Al & Peg from Married with Children minus the charm and, ironically, love lol
Here in India unfortunately Barbie did not do that well primarily because it was a luxury item for the working class people. The people, who could actually afford a barbie were urban, rich families living in cities. However it’s also telling how many people here (both men and women) were proud that they watched Oppenheimer instead of Barbie because it’s too feminine or a ‘gay’ film. This shows the hatred for femininity in human minds.
Yeah.
Okay only one of those two movies showed full frontal 🍆 and it wasn’t Barbie 😶
Wow thank you for the insight that's very interesting 😊
I think it's okay to have preferences, but dissing a film that one didn't watch because it's feminine does seem rather misogynistic, which is unfortunate. Barbie wasn't a massive hit in South Korea either, but did pretty okay and also garnered a dedicated fan base. It was pretty funny but unsurprising that most of the male critics disliked and/or didn't get the movie, while female critics were overwhelmingly positive about it.
No one has a problem with femininity. The problem is with feminism. These are entirely different things.
I do think that some men are gonna feel uncomfortable watching Barbie because it very explicitaly (and hilariously) calls out the misogynistic behaviours and attitudes that men can have. It definitely made me revaluate some of the shittier things I did/said in the past that I thought were harmless, and that's a good thing! Take the jabs with good humour and thoughtful reflection lads!
Exactly! Turn the discomfort/guilt into reflection and action
Two things Paul is without
I'm flabbergasted that Paul and Morgan have an audience who voluntarily watches their videos?? Watching them together is SO uncomfortable, I can't imagine having that grating, awkward back-and-forth and lack of chemistry with your own spouse
They’re so smug and it’s so pathetically unwarranted that I can’t help but wonder if they’re just trolling
(they’re not.)
agreed, every time I see them together it's so incredibly uncomfortable.... On the flip side, when I watch Bethany and her husband together I always feel like... man that guy has so much potential, but it feels like he was just forced 'back into line' and into marriage.
I can only assume that being awkward is the highest level of intimacy for fundie couples or something
It's probably bc their viewer base has equally as unhappy, awkward marriages so they can identify 😬
@@hexonyoudefinitely think he's going to be an ex-fundie RUclipsr at some point. Poor guy seems deeply, existentially unhappy 😢
"it was so political" is a very interesting review for me when literally all of my German friends and I were wondering about the "feminist revelations" people had with this film because we saw it as really soft feminist vibes and expected something more intense after hearing the reviews and trust me we are not on the barricades or anything... this was literally feminism level 1, maybe level 2 if you think about Barbie DARING to speak about going to the gynecologist
this is baby's first steps into feminism for teens, and for the rest of us, it's a fun romp
@@zorro...... I am not a native speaker and only learned the word romp now... this is the first result in Google: Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and I was like ??? but ultimately figured out the meaning with a translator
learning new vocabulary in RUclips comments is so random sometimes
@@schabernack. omg haha! that would be so wild if I meant that 😁 romp means to play energetically, like a child+
„it‘s so political“ meanwhile i was watching Oppenheimer with a couple german friends who didn‘t even know that Nazi Germany was actively working on nuclear missiles and murdered lots of jewish scientists in the process
@@schabernack.Deutsch ist schwer, aber Englisch ist schwerer
"Ken's a character, he comes in and saves the day" um, no?! Barbie saves EVERY DAY, "Ken" usually gets trapped (i e. Barbie in the Nutcracker) and Barbie as Clara frees him. So don't come for my classic Barbie movies Morg... don't come for me
Edit because Rachel is right
It's so funny that Paul and Morgan feel comfortable giving relationship advice given how they appear to be so unhappy
The way Paul thinks that your farm or plantation can only be successful if you don't pay your workers is sending me.
Also... They DID say "what about slave owners rights". It's called the Civil War Paul.
"The young plantation owners have aspirations"
To what? Own more plantations? I'm so confused by this man
@@rebekahcoote8111I’m not surprised considering that those two literally got pissed off over a show having too many interracial couples
Paul: I wonder if it could have possibly been satire
By God, he's almost got it
You can tell Bethany was shocked, SHOCKED that Dav didn't just parrot the right wing outrage over the Barbie movie. It's kind of weird to me seeing their reactions, it's like they didn't talk the video over AT ALL before filming.
Based on the clip down, he actually seemed to like the movie and it's message, which surprised me. And Bethany didn't seem to like what he had to say and immediately tried to "fix" it. I feel like he really wants a Kenough shirt.
@@H.P.93 tbh I think he of all people needs one of those shirts. She seems so mean to him dude
Or during the editing process because wtf was that
It’s mind blowing how Morgan acknowledges how true Gloria’s monologue was but then immediately disregards it because she “has” to for her audience
oh my god the bethany clip is already driving me up the wall "as a christian woman-" bethany its not about christianity, its BARBIE, stop applying your religion to everything when it has nothing to do with the subject matter at hand
It’s not just about about a girl, the Girl Defined brand is ALL about Christianity. Mostly Christian GIRLS, yeah, but everything has to round back to Christianity to have a place on Girl Defined’s existence, they think
That's what she's been indoctrinated to do since she was a child, like wearing makeup and hair in a god honoring way or dressing to honor god. Putting religion where it doesn't even need to be
Seing religious fundies complaining about the The Barbie Movie always reminds me of this random youtube comment made by this guy about the movie: "I'm a conservative cristian man and I enjoyed the movie. It was pretty fun, highly recommend it" lol
It's surprising how they're taking so much offence when the Bible is full of strong women leading their people by faith and even killing their oppressors because God called them to.
Christians seem to forget how, even Biblical women had different ways of expressing their femininity and strength.
She has no personality outside of her faith.
Paul saying 'It just wasn't that good of a movie' is like any guy saying a girl's ugly after hurting their fragile egos.
My Barbie checklist was simple: see the movie, laugh hysterically at Ben Shapiro’s thoughtless review, and eagerly await your well-thought response. Been looking forward to this one 🎉
it's honestly really sad that they don't draw the really sweet parallel between Ruth and god in how she accepts and loves Barbie as her creation no matter what she decides to do or become
Honestly, the fact that Ben Shapiro and our favourite fundies are so pissed of with this movie was one of the main reasons I decided to watch it. That and Ryan Gosling 😁
Ben fell asleep during the film and you can’t change my mind. 😂😂😂
Ryan is so precious.
IT SO RICH THAT BEN SHAPIRO, THE INTERNET NERD, WENT TO A MOVIE HE "DIDNT LIKE" or "didn't want to see" AND YET HE STILL DRESSED UP LIKE KEN FROM THE ACTUAL MOVIE LIKE BRO HES SUCHA. NERD. There is no way you're trashing this movie when you DRESSED LIKE ONE OF THE CHARACTERS FROM THE FILM
If the fundies hate it that means it’s a good movie. The more fundies it has up in arms, the better the movie is 😁
@@grosebud4721I bet he was beating himself up when Kens song happened
wow, Morgans not even trying anymore to pretend she's happy
She looks like she's drugged up and they both act as if he's holding her hostage like she has stockholm syndrome or something..
She watched the animated Barbie movies and thought it was about LOVE??? And not friendship!? Wtf
Clearly she hasn't
Yeah, I'm confused, barbie movies never really cared about romance ? Even when there is a guy he is basically just there so she can have a cute wedding dress at the end, the men rarely do anything
@@hoykfnvnnesnxnnensncjforkx1616 Yeah. Princess and the Pauper even referenced this.
Especially princess and the pauper. Yeah the girls have love interests, but their friendship is the main focus of that film. Also, Preminger is just the most extra villain ever 😂. 🎶“How could I refuse?”🎶
@@8114梦见 I mean Dominic and Julian play pretty major roles to be fair to them, like how Julian went to go find Erica when Anneliese went missing so he could investigate, and how Dominic helped Erica escape the dungeon after she unlocked her cell. Erica and Anneliese only really have maybe two scenes together? (One being their initial meeting and the song and then when they ended up at the Queen's wedding to catch Preminger) I do agree that Preminger is one of the best villains for sure though! (Also Nick and Nack, absolutely hilarious henchmen!)
For a stronger friendship example I'd argue more Diamond Castle or even Fairytopia! Elina's a strong character, but without other friends like Dahlia, Hugh or Nori, Glee and even Sunburst across the three films, she wouldn't have been able to triumph. Even in the slightly newer releases! Blair, Hadley and Isla in Princess Charm School! Corinne, Viveca, Aramina and Renee in Three Musketeers! Alexa, Nori and Romy in Secret Door! And even the films I didn't like as much like the Mariposa sequel and Thumbelina had really strong emphasis on friendship. Barbie has always had such a strong emphasis on friendship and the love between friends, I love it so much 💕
(Sorry to ramble, I grew up on Barbie and the movies especially have been a major special interest for me for years!)
God Paul and Morgan make me upset already XD
“If normalizing gender fluidity is gonna become the norm in film, I’m never watching movies again.”
Suffer then 🙂
…Shit, you right XD
Which is such a wild take about the Barbie movie. The plot was so reliant on the gender binary of the dolls that I didn't even realise who the trans actress was (having gone in knowing there was one).
Where was this "normalising gender fluidity?"
Oh that was part of the highlight reel of awful takes before the actual Paul and Morgan video that’s dissected
Did... did i just witness Paul being an unapologetic slave owner apologist... i... im literally at a loss for words
Well it's par for the course, isn't it? The opposite would have been more surprising, sadly.
And his repetitive "AM I NOT ALLOWED TO SAY THAT?!?"
No, Paul. You, in fact, are NOT allowed to say that, you literal psychopath. 😟
No no he’s “just asking questions” 🤪
Rachel, don’t ever fret about having a collection of Barbie dolls at age 30-it’s something you’re passionate about, and I have mad respect for that. It’s super endearing hearing you talk about stuff you love so much.
My mom is 55 and she LOVES barbie.
That is QUEEN shit, love that for her
@@bluebow5014She even has some of the Bob Mackies
Collecting stuff is neat!! As long as it's not like an out of hand hoarder kinda thing but I don't think it like ever is lol
I second that! I have barbies, American Girl, Monster High, and music box dolls. We aren't supposed to die inside just because we're over 18. ❤
Morgan constantly looks so exhausted and it makes me sad. Not a kind woman but I worry for her.
I feel like she constantly seems drunk, which also goes along with your sad assessment. She's either checked out or vitriolic.
iirc she has certain meds that make her "dopey" @@jessicapoulin2027
I thought the same thing too. It seems like she has to take some medication before her and Paul go live. I hope someone's checking on her.
same, I genuinely worry about her safety
She talks like she’s very high
This is the only way I’ll ever watch a Paul and Morgan video, by proxy through Rachel so that I can be soothed and reassured by her sensibility and righteous rage 😌
Also, I'd hate to add to their view count 😬😂
I also watch them through Mickey Atkins as well for the same reason
I can't even stand it then as they are so annoying and for me triggering. Evangelical and fundamentalist churches are full of couples like them. Morgan is held up as this 'bubbly' girl who gets her man while the 'sourpusses' miss out. Yet while in fundamentalism it felt like my personality had been taken away from me and only an empty shell left which is why I appeared subdued and depressed.
It was because religion made me feel depressed. Whenever I was myself I was accused of 'showing off' or being 'annoying' so I then fell into depression because the quiet bland role expected of me was not me. Nature abhors a vacuum and into was poured misery.
Now I realise that Morgan behaves like a particularly immature 12 year old and exaggerates as she is compensating for something lacking in her life.
Bethany basically saying people are inherently "not enough" is so frustrating like Christianity really destroys people's self esteem and makes them rely on religion to have any self worth
Here's a funny thing about Paul and Morgan complaining about Barbie not being a good movie without the feminist stuff. Barbie follows the Hero's Journey almost perfectly. Could you allow me to explain?
Phase 1 of the Hero's Journey: Ordinary World. The movie starts us off in Barbie Land.
Phase 2: The Call to Adventure. Barbie starts, as the movie calls it, ", Malfunction," which leads her to go to Weird Barbie's house.
Phase 3: Refusal of the call. Barbie initially wants to avoid going to the real world. She wants to go back to who she was before.
Phase 4: Meeting the mentor: Barbie only meets a few mentors, although many women help her.
Phase 5: Crossing the threshold. Barbie, along with Ken, goes to the real world.
Phase 6: Tests, allies and enemies. Barbie learns more about her emotions. She also meets Gloria and Sasha, the older woman in Mattel (not giving her name away to avoid spoilers). For enemies, Barbie meets the Mattel higher-ups, and Ken learns about the Patricahry.
Phase 7: Approach the innermost cave. Barbie takes Gloria and Sasha back to Barbieland. Only to discover the Kens have taken it over.
Phase 8 The ordeal. Barbie teams up with Gloria and Sasha, along with a couple of other non-brainwashed Barbies team up to undo the other Barbie brainwashing so they can turn Kendom back to Barbieland
Phase 9: The Reward. Barbie regains control over Barbieland.
Phase 10: The road back. Barbie and Ken end up talking about their relationship. With Barbie's help, Ken realizes he needs to learn who Ken is and that he's not just Barbie's boyfriend.
Phase 11: Resurrection. Barbie concludes that she no longer fits in with other Barbies in Barbie's land after talking with the older women from Mattel. Barbie decided to become human.
Phase 12: Return With The Elixir. Barbie is now living in the human world, and the ending implies she is quite happy with her life.
With all that, the Barbie movie is a prime example of how a movie is supposed to be. Sure, the Barbie movie has a strong feminist message, but even if you take the message out, Barbie would still go on her journey. It might be different, but the Barbie movie would likely always follow the Hero's Journey.
I also analyzed the movie and used Northrop Frye's comedy form and it also fit well. She begins in a world with a block (she is worried she isn't perfect) and travels away and goes into a place where hierarchy is challenged (now men are above females). After everything is resolved, all members release the block and realize they are enough. The only thing I felt moved away from the comedy convention is that Barbie left the original world to go to the real world, but even that i could debate with myself the whole time (maybe the issue wasn't barbie land, but within herself)
(Note there are many similarities between hero's journey and Frye. I just happen to have used Frye a lot in my own essays for uni)
The ending for Barbie isn't that far off from Frodo's ending in LOTR: She returns home, but is so changed by the experience that she doesn't fit in any more and chooses to leave with the Elves/Humans.
@BoobeamTrap no because I didn't expect to read a lotr and barbie movie comparison today 😭😭😂
Yes! You could even argue the movie contains a Doppelweg-structure, very classic Hero’s journey/quest.
No, we shall not allow you to explain. Wait, you finished your comment? Well, never mind then
In the theater after Gloria's speech, pretty much every woman in the room started clapping and it made me so proud of how far we've come. I can't believe there are women out there who don't want us to support each other and understand the standards that are set for us.
I don’t understand how you can go into a Barbie movie and not expect it to have a feminist message. And though the message is on the nose at some points, it was still a very fun ride. I’ve already seen the movie twice in the cinema.
Exactly. They would've complained no matter what though. We need to remember that.
I heard someone complain that “it’s feminism 101!” And I’m like dude look at our country rn maybe we need summa that
@@Jmmmmama that's honestly a good point. It's like when people thought Zootopia was too heavy handed and on the nose and then looking back some critics were like oh...maybe that level of heavy handed commentary is necessary esp in the years that followed the film's release
Ngl I went in expecting something like Life Size with Tyra Banks, but was pleasantly surprised that it was more than what it seemed, made for a very well-spoken in-depth movie for everyone.
@@austins9795lol yeah I was expecting something like Disney's Enchanted with some girl power undertones and definitely wasn't expecting a full "take down the patriarchy" message 😂❤
For me, the barbie movie was kind of a healing experience. I did not like Barbie at all as a kid, because I had this idea that it was 'too girly' and 'not cool'. I'd go as far as say it was internalised misogyny at age 5.
For the past few years I've tried to question these internalised negative associations with being a girl, and found out that I look great in pink and love wearing girly hairclips and cute skirts. So me dressing up for the premiere in pink and seeing all these other people in the theatre, young and old, all genders, dressed in pastels made my heart happy 💖
Fundies will always find something dumb to be up in arms about. Barbie is just a doll and a movie. Barbie did nothing wrong DAMMIT
Bro really brought out the whip cream😂💀
@@Beat-Rice444 Oh lord. Imagine Paul with a whip cream. Smh
Barbie had some pretty weird dolls (like growing up skipper), and they addressed some of the problematic stuff they've done with barbie in the movie, so it's not entirely right that barbie has done nothing wrong
@@marissa7085 I was talking about the character Barbie or the women called Barbies
It wasn't even remotely related to things they would find against their religion either! Like it didn't say sexual liberation for women per se, it didn't say god doesn't exist or god does exist, it didn't have anything to do with the things they normally complain about !
Or even gay or trans people! I forgot to mention it didn't even touch on that at all! There was a trans Actor in it but she wasn't meant to be a trans Barbie she was just a girl Barbie and it wasn't even mentioned in the movie at all.
I remember one lifestream with Paul and Morgan, where Morgan looked visibly drunk where she was slurring her words; it makes me concerned for their relationship.
Honestly, if they’re unhappy, splitting up would be better for them both, but for the fact that I don’t want to inflict either of them on other people.
And also I have to agree to you Rachel - rarely have I seen a more miserable couple together. It's painful to witness... On a more positive note:
Thank you for putting out so high quality content. I have been watching you for 4-5 years and am a proud fan of your vibe and your personality.
Yeah she goes out of her way not to trigger him. Bad vibes all around.
I went to see the film with my mum; I'm 28, she's 46 and we were both very pink and girly growing up and we both cried laughing throughout.
I felt so sorry for Blonde Ken and just wanted him to lean into the horse thing instead of brain washing the Barbies.
"It's nice knowing she cant go anywhere" while wearing the face of a horror film psychopath. That was so unexpectedly frightening and hilarious
Morgan should have just skipped out on this because she REALLY doesn't care about this at all, and seeing Paul fairly engaged in the whole thing seems to be annoying her.
"Bro I barely know you!" and yet she married him.
Yeah and it’s just sad.
These are the exact same people who act affronted when they're mocked for positioning themselves as relationship experts. Absolute delulu city
Usually an arranged marriage or fast marriage
@@playdoh658 If your religion forbids spending time alone, living together, kissing or even hugging too much before marriage then yeah…It’s hard not to marry a stranger. Especially if your trying to do it before you slip up and actually act on your attraction or show affection in any way.
@@mechantechatonne Paul and Morgan are the ppl who are on the record as stating that you should know within 4-6 months of MEETING a person whether or not you want to marry them. Even by fundie standards, they're trying to encourage ppl to do extreme speedruns for relationships. 💀
Now if Paul is rooting for Ken (the ignored figure) *how* isn’t he rooting for women in the “real world” where they are not just ignored but actually mistreated ? 🤔🤔🤔 he doesn’t root for people finding meaning and purpose and a sense of acceptance, he just roots for domination of women
I feel like Beth’s husband actually liked the movie. But they clearly had different interpretations of the movie
Paul: could she have intended it to be satire…
Everyone with one ounce of critical thinking: yes Paul it was absolutely meant to be satire…
hahaha yes! The way Barbie-land was totally run by women was such an obvious satire of the patriarchy. It was so obvious when at the end all the barbies say they are going to give Ken more rights... just not *totally equal* rights. It was hilarious and I don't know how people miss this.
My husband took me and our youngest two daughters (18 & 19) to see the movie! We LOVED it so much. As a father of four daughters, he thought it was amazing. We loved the message of how it's actually hard to be female and how much women go through just being born a girl.
I was pregnant when I got married, and I didn't get physically sick during my vows. If you are throwing up at the alter that is a sign, run away as fast as you can!
Right? 😂
People: i am enough
Fundies: this is not okay!!!!!
My therapist literally last night: you are worthy of love just for existing
Fundies: noooo!!!!
This is it! This is literally it! I’m not anti religion but this is exactly what religious fundamentalism peddles! Saying “you’re not enough, see how you struggle?! God will fix it and only God. And only we know how God works and he requires you give our church money” it’s a grift
@@Jmmmmama They are the reason why Ultra Vegito the biggest Anti-Religion character exists.
Why can’t it be at least “god made me enough”
happy people are harder to manipulate…
if you don‘t feel like something is missing, how could they possibly sell you their „something“ (the fundie identity and beliefs they want you to assume)? you‘d realize right away that you neither want nor need it.
so, we need to convince people that they have a problem and we are the solution.
i think that‘s also why so many reformed fundie women have a history of substance abuse, mental illness or domestic violence; they were vulnerable and looking for a magical fix of their problems, and other fundies (usually their later husbands) took that as a golden opportunity for indoctrination.
I wanna mention that Morgan is referring to two different Barbie movies, Barbie in The Nutcracker as well as Princess and the Pauper. And those are both bad examples of her point. In Princess and the Pauper the male love interests help the Annalise and Erica and vice versa, they take turns saving each other. Which is interspersed with scenes of Annalise and Erika saving themselves, Annalise figuring out how to escape the mineshaft and Erika breaking out of prison for example. The Kens have a little more to do in that one compared to other Barbie movies, but at the end of the day they they still play support roles to the Barbies. Ken has always been a supporting role and it’s baffling that it’s only a big deal now, when no one called attention to it in the previous 60 years.
32:40 on the topic of incels and "friendzoning". It seems to be that not only didn't Barbie love Ken as a man, she was actually NOT AWARE what romantic love is if that makes sense. She's a doll, at the end of the day. Remember how she wasn't sure why Ken wanted to stay overnight? Yeah.
But guess what, Ken wasn't sure either. He was kind of "programmed" to swoon over Barbie, but this is surface-level. He is to be her boyfriend in name only. It doesn't seem like he understands what love and attraction are either. Barbie was doing what a Barbie was supposed to do, she couldn't in all consciousness "friendzone" him.
But then both Barbie and Ken embark on a self-discovery journey which leads to crisis. Just in different ways. For Ken, it was about his role as Barbie's nominal partner vs. himself alone.
But that's what distinguishes Ken from real life incels. He didn't have agency in how he was programmed, but he can discover himself now. That's why I just couldn't see him as a bad guy.
Incels, however, while programmed by patriarchy to have certain expectations of women (and being pissed off when those are not met), have a full agency over themselves. They're not Kens. They are morons. But they also have a chance to better their life and be better themselves.
This comment is so great! You put some of my thoughts so eloquently into words
This exactly. Ken wasn't just a "friend" for Barbie, as Rachel says wildly under playing Ken's role (which makes me question how much research she did and how much is just based on her experience which is okay, I just expected a more research heavy video) when he was introduced he was introduced as Barbie's BOYFRIEND. Nothing more to his identity. He existed for her, so it makes sense that that's all he was able to see for himself.
And like you said, Barbie is a doll. You make an excellent point about Ken not even knowing why he'd "stay the night". I saw some people saying Barbie was asexual, and while this is not the type of representation I asked for, technically it may be true. It's not that she doesn't like Ken romantically, she's literally incapable of it, being completely oblivious to his feelings until he told her.
Ken, while definitely annoying, I never say him as a bad guy. Even after missing the first 20 mins of the movie, there was still plenty there that showed he was just a guy looking to have his voice heard. He never took pleasure in mistreating the Barbies (he cried while throwing Barbie out of her house) he was just desperate to get her attention, for her to listen.
My dad is pretty old fashioned guy and he ended up ordering those Barbie magazines for me because he thought there's good things for a little girl to take. I actually forgot about it until I went to the movie and it gave me flashbacks to my childhood and how big of a part they played for me in many ways. I think the movie was great. It balanced between core message and fun very well. But some people don't know how to have fun. They can't even properly go to the cinema without whining about seats.
I can't believe people saw this movie and thought "wow, man haters!." No, it's displaying a pattern of behavior while also having empathy for men and how the patriarchy effects them too. This is highlighted when Ken is crying and Barbie is comforting him and telling him it's okay. I wasn't super into Barbie but I loved it. I was a Bratz and American Girl kid.
the movie writes all the Kens and real world men as dumber than their female counterparts and in need of moral correction. You can bet if the genders were reversed women would see that as woman hating no matter the underlying message.,
The whole thing about Ken crying really shows the problem with the movie and women are oblivious too it - first off men aren't actually wanting to cry more, that's something feminist women project onto them and say they're helping men with by getting rid of patriachy. Second Ken cries in an over the top comedic way wheras when Barbie cries it's shown seriously. So the movie is telling men it's alright to cry but showing a male character crying as a joke. So is crying alright for men? Or is it a joke? because the movie tells us one thing and shows us another.
@@poocrayon4588ok paul
I love how Morgan just yawns and says, no dont give an overview. She is so over this. Girl, take Luca and find a real man.
Not to defend Paul because I don't know who they are. But she is pretty disrespectful towards her husband so in this case I would urge him to find a woman who respects him.🙈
@@marythewinterHe has a long history of putting her down in every way possible, shaming her for her past but simultaneously reminding her how amazing he is for having forgiven her for it, making fun of things she says and likes, etc. I’d say that her shitty attitude towards him is more a result of how she’s been treated by him, not so much the other wat around.
@@marythewinter A sexist, racist spouse shouldn’t get respect, and hoping for him to find someone who respects him means hoping there’d someone out there who does respect him.
@@marythewinter Oh, well, Paul has more than earned that attitude from her. He has been awful to her for years. Slut shaming her is the worst thing, imo, but he's terrible to her in many ways. He gets to be "right" about everything because he's the man and she has to bow down to him. I think he is even more abusive to her when the cameras are off. I hope she gets the hell away from him.
She looks like she's drugged up and they both act as if he's holding her hostage like she has stockholm syndrome or something..
There is an interracial couple, and then another, and then another 🤯 We are already on edge, enough wiTh tHe WokEneSs - this is going further than just racism, wtf is wrong with these people ……….
That Paul and Morgan compilation you made just to introduce them HURT ME, whenever I see a couple forcing themselves together and the woman (or any partner) silently suffering, my heart 😢
I just saw Barbie yesterday and I loved it. It's such a fun experience, great worldbuilding, script is (mostly) clever, and the actors were on point. I have "I'm just Ken" stuck in my head. The whole soundtrack was great
Edit: it's so uncomfortable seeing Morgan try to start light banter and it just totally goes over Paul's head and he gets genuinely offended. Like, why do they even talk to each other?
I'm just ken where I see love she sees a friend
Gosling was made for this role!
I wasnt actually allowed to have Ken cause my Catholic parents were uncomfy thinking about how my sister and i would play with him. Because of that I always just sort of saw him as an accessory. I think the first time I actually thought of him as a character was while watching "Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse" and he is so good in that series. He is depicted as an engineer who can create robots but finds his happiness in making Barbie happy.
I swear that montage at the end made me tear up. This movie was hilarious, heartwarming, and overall just phenomenal. Such a shame that some people can't appreciate good media. They're welcome to have as much media illiteracy as they want, but they should at least have the deceny to not subject the rest of us to it. Great video Rachel, hope you're doing well!
Me, a gay trans man, who has your videos in the background while I draw: Yes, yes I'm *totally* watching you for your appearance. Absolutely. 100%.
Hey, same! Hi =)
@@chesh1rek1tten Heya!! Fellow artist who likes the background noise?
It’s 10% about aesthetic awe / inspiration and 90% about content for me.
Oh hey I watch while painting!! Art buddies :)
Art buddies!! 💚💚
"I'm fine if you bring politics into your movies." Proceeds to whine for an hour about politics being in a movie. It's against one of the Ten Commandments to lie, Morgan.
16:32 this clip was sickening. i have to remember that “owning” and having “ownership” of someone is normalized for fundies.
I was very pleased to see they are receiving a lot of criticism in their comments for their takes. People are pointing out so many good stuff in their comments, I was incredibly pleased. Even their own viewers are calling them out.
It’s literally about all genders feeling validated and wanting each other to be the best versions of ourselves it’s literally the best movie ever and I can’t wait to see it again for the 3rd time
Barbie is indeed a feminist icon. She inspires girls that they can be anything!!
And talking about the movie, it literally shows how women in the real world are made to feel like they are never enough! How we have had to fight for equality...and quite frankly we still are fighting for it. The movie showed how difficult it is for women in the mostly male dominated society, how men are mostly worshipped but women--......how sexism isn't completely over but just hidden better. It's a parallel bw the real world and the barbie world.....in the barbie world, it's the men (or should I say Kens) who have to work their way up bc it's a female dominated society.....this movie is supposed to make the men and anti feminists and sexists feel how women in real world have such unfair lives (and tbh the lives of Kens still ain't at all as bad as the women in the real world)....
It's also to make people realize that Barbie is not supposed to set unrealistic beauty standards for young girls (some "self made millionaires/billionaires" and "influencers" are already doing that in the real world), but to inspire kids that they can be anything, from doctors to pilots to princesses to singers to what not! and all that with a kind heart! especially now with so many different types Barbies and Kens of different sizes, races and even disabilities to welcome all types of kids! And yes, we are enough.
Also, many times I feel like people misinterpret the meaning of "Feminism"....they probably think that it means female superiority over males because what else could be the reason for so many people being anti feminists? Feminism means equality of all genders in every aspect of life.
She even has a line called "I can be"
That parallel was AWFUL. Yes, Kens only exist through Barbie's gaze in Barbieland and are second rate, but they don't experience institutional violence, medical violence, rape culture, etc. And they already exhibit patriarchal tendencies, like competition for women and aggression, before even going to the real world.
@@ArikelIt's awful because it's true.
@@Arikel agreed...thats what I meant when i wrote that the Kens dont have it as bad as us women in the real world AT ALL. but again, feminism isn't about putting down the other genders....and also Barbies are kind, loving and caring! that's probably the msg they wanna send out...which isnt bad yk.
@@Adwiti_Mishra Oh, I 100% agree with you about not putting down any genders. But I think showing Barbies as kind, loving and caring, which is part of the stereotypical gender roles (and one of the reasons why it's always women who are expected to care for children or ill family members or the elderly), when the Kens are happy to embrace patriarchy immediately and have incel behaviors, and then apologize to them on top of that, is incredibly wrong and problematic. Ken's story is important, but this was the Barbie movie and that's the story I wanted to see. Then they could have made a companion Ken movie, giving both the time they deserved to properly develop the stories, and that would have been great. But they chose to rush things and make them as surface as possible and I can't agree with that.
Radiant femme energy from Rachel as usual and just gets to the point so sharply, without being cruel - love your work.
Paul looks way too happy reminiscing on the Barbie plot during his little summary. I think he may have secretly enjoy the movie more than he lets on.
I feel like Dav has so much potential. He seems way too smart and well read to be a fundie.
I feel like Dav and Morgan need wellness checks because there's something wrong between their relationships.. they just look like they're being held hostage by their spouses
17:39 the most annoying part is he focuses on the person whose losing property rights over the people gaining freedom. Young slaves also had ambitions and dreams, but they were unable to attain them due to the fact that they were legal property. I would gladly support abolishing slavery for the dreams of the slaves than to maintain it for the dreams of the owners.
The irony of "The fantasy arising from playing with BABY dolls causes the child to role-play mother."
is embedded into 1 question that the child will inevitably ask: "Mommy, how do I become a mommy?"
How did they not realize this?
She will get married to a man 10 years older than her
Same, I completely shared your feeling with the movie, whenever I saw the trailers, I teased my partner that we ABSOLUTELY NEEDED TO GO and in pink, etiquette is important 😂
To use her words... As a Christian "you are enough" is the message that we're given by our faith. It's a beautiful emotional ending. I just wanted to add that
The Barbie movie was probably my top 3 favorite film this year!
Yes I loved it so much!
My condolences.
@@RyansChannel0203 why?Is it so hard for you to see people enjoying a good movie?
Not at all. Only with bad movies as mean-spirited as Barbie.
@@RyansChannel0203 No need to be snarky mate!
I wasn't a crazy huge fan of Barbie. Sure I had dolls that i used to play with when i was younger. But I love listening to Rachel talk about how she loves Barbie ...it's really lovely honestly and I'm really enjoying this video so far :)
I’m honestly convinced that she’s either drunk or high during this, kind of as a way to self medicate and make it easier to deal with the situation.
Not gonna lie, the thought crossed my mind 🫣
"Ummmmmmmmm....." *nervous giggle at her own lack of opinions*
She looks high.
I think and this is dark AF ... she just double doses Xanax or some narcotic. Just checked out and doesn't tell Paul about it.
I was wondering if anyone else thought this too. I’m convinced that she is high or drunk af
Oh man, I hope Morgan finds the strength to leave that guy. You can tell when she wants to object some dumb thing he says and she lets out a groan.
She looks like she's drugged up and they both act as if he's holding her hostage like she has stockholm syndrome or something..
She can't leave him now not that have a baby together...that was when she was single.
@@christinasmith698 people breakup and divorce all the time when they have kids together
I went to see the film with my boyfriend and we agreed that the fact that the film was unapologetically feminist and did not hold any punches was extremely refreshing and we are both men. I came out of the movie with a better understanding of the struggle women feel and wondering if one day there would be something like a barbie movie for gay and transgender people because I really love how the movie was for women and only for women. Yes, men could watch it but women were the main audience and I loved that. I couldn't connect with all the messages but I was fine with it because I was not the target audience and that was okay.
Paul is the trademark white man who believe everything HAS to be about him or else... Paul is so incredibly dumb, he believes lack of devotion to a monster = hate which is why we need more movies like these. Because we need less men like Paul.