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Barbie Reaction! (Patreon)

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2024-05-23 18:18:21
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2026-06
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Barbie (2023) - Sesskasays

Download Edit (5.3 GB) Edited Reaction Alongside the regular multi-part full, you now have the option of watching an edited version of the full movie reaction with 10-15mins of Picture-in-Picture. You can watch this edit

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Ziro the Hutt

You know, this wasn't going to be my kind of movie, but I kind of fancy watching it! Will get a copy and check it out with your reaction Jess, why not!

Thomas Corp

Jess, that is a goddamn perfect thumbnail for this reaction! Now to the film. I’m going to start by addressing the elephant in the room. The snubbing of both Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie for best director and best actress respectively at the Oscars, was complete bullshit as both ladies deserved at the very least the nominations. Admittedly, Greta would have been up against insanely stiff competition, and Margot would have been in a category with a shoo-in. Or at least, I thought for sure it was shoo-in, and I end up being wrong about that because, apparently, the academy has that virulent a bias/vendetta against Martin Scorsese and by extension, his films, leading to the single BIGGEST crime in Oscar history since Shakespeare in Love beat Saving Private Ryan, and one of the biggest acting snubs since Michael Keaton didn’t win for Birdman. Mind you, if anyone happens to disagree on that, I freely concede that this is, of course, just one man’s opinion. And in complete fairness, I still have yet to see Poor Things, in which, I don’t doubt that Emma Stone put in excellent work, and my brother did say she is quite good in that film. But to put in my two cents about the Barbie Oscar nominations or lack thereof, the two ladies were unfairly snubbed as this film was delightful. Alas, much as I would like, I don’t think it would quite make my top ten favorite films of 2023, but it does come close to it, and it would certainly receive an honorable mention if nothing else. Saw it on HBOmax back in February, followed by Oppenheimer on blu-ray. I had the time and the house to myself, and I figured what the hell, why not try the whole Barbenheimer experience, see what everyone was raving about. It was fun. I know my sister in-law saw this in theaters, she loved it. Right out the gate it was fun with the 2001 homage, complete with Also Sprach Zarathustra, which made me say, “...I’m going to love this!” I am pleased to see that you loved this more than you thought you would, even though you knew you would likely love it a lot. Don’t know the person on the shirt you had on, who, as you said, the film was sans cameo from that person. So, I can’t speak to that, but you say that you were displeased, I won’t argue against the point, and you included the cameo in your reaction at least. I knew this would speak to you on multiple levels. Sadly, the comment section here is not quite the place to correctly get into the topics of the film. I say “correctly” in that I’m too worried about saying the wrong thing/what I would say could be misconstrued. I will say that I fully understand and agree with everything you said, especially the thing about how the film shows the positives of Barbie, yet also shows the problems, the negatives of the extremes of Barbie. The flip side of this is the negatives, the extremes of Ken. I like you got into the arc of his self-discovery just as much as you invested in Barbie’s journey of self-discovery. Overall, the film feels very anti-extreme, anti-absolute, and can be viewed and enjoyed by anybody, though certainly, given the themes and topics, certain themes are going to resonate far more with women, and I liked the messages the film put forth that you expressed the strong appreciation for. I will say that I found Kenland horrifying, thinking, “What fresh HELL is this!?” My brother let me know he finally saw the film by messaging me asking me, “Is Kenland Florida?” to which I replied, “What, the patriarchy? Maybe, yeah.” I was also befuddled by the equestrian obsession, saying, “What is it with you and fucking horses, man?” All the lines that you had the response of “Preach!” I was appreciative of those lines as well, even if I may not be able to relate. One line that hit too close to home on a humorous level was about Depression Barbie falling asleep watching the BBC Pride and Prejudice for the seventh time in a week. That had me roaring with laughter, and I ultimately said, “All right, now that’s getting PERSONAL there, movie!!” Weird Barbie is everything. Some of my best friends are Weird Barbie, and they are all amazing. Then there was the star of the show, America Ferrera, who has had my attention from her early Disney Channel days to her award-winning work in Ugly Betty, her film work. Then there was her starring role in Superstore, the chillingly realistic documentary, er, sorry, uh, the comedic sitcom. And here as Gloria, America was the heart and soul of this movie. Particularly when she delivered that goddamn EXTRAORDINARILY FANTASTIC speech that earned her the Oscar nomination, and probably should have gotten her the win if not for the stiff competition. I anticipated your own BEYOND BEAUTIFUL reaction to that speech, Jess, and it was even more tremendous than even my lofty expectations. That was a sensational moment of the reaction. Equally matched by your beautiful reactions to dear Rhea Perlman as Ruth Handler. My brother caught who she was early as he knows something about the IRS business that was alluded to. (But that’s another movie.)

Thomas Corp

I do agree that it’s an apt joke at the end of the Kens will have just as many rights in Barbieland as women do in the real world, “Ba-dum chi!” as you said. I do appreciate how you wanted an equal balance in the end. And I loved the laugh you had at the final line. Other observations: love that you loved the Barbies’ efforts to distract the Kens. One of my brother’s favorite jokes in that was tricking the Kens into mansplaining The Godfather. (Or would that be Kensplaining?) I laughed super hard at it myself as it is absurdly accurate; there is after all, the running gag about it in You’ve Got Mail, so in the middle of the laughter, I said, “Very good, Greta, well played.” And by the way, there is ZERO fucking need to apologize for laughing at the joke about the Snyder cut of Justice League; that joke got a teakettle cackle out of me, it was hilarious. You made the comparison to The Matrix, I said, “So, the heel is the blue pill leading to the nice steak dinners, ...well, ok then.” Also, Birkenstocks are ugly as hell, so, Jess, I’m not averse to your aversion to them. Concerning the soundtrack of this movie, my memory is shit in that regard. I don’t even know the songs you were looking forward to. That is of the original stuff. I recognize the Kens’ favorite song, and I’m puzzled: is there some joke connected to that song that I’m not getting? Of the original songs, the Ken song stood out, largely because of the ridiculous spectacle that it was. My mom has not yet seen the film, but she did see at the Oscars the live performance of it, and she loved it just as much as you did; she was tickled pink. (Pun intended.) The song that won the Oscar, for the life of me, I cannot retain. I’ve seen the film twice now. Saw the song performed at the Oscars. Mom put on the Grammys where it was played, and now I’ve heard it in the reaction, and still, I’m telling you, nothing. I must not be that much of a Billie Eilish fan, though to be fair, well I think the only other song of hers that I know I’ve heard is her first Oscar winning song, and that also was massively understated, at least for a Bond theme. You mentioned your favorite song. I actually don’t know the Lady Gaga song that you cited as your favorite song of all time. Mind you, I’ve been out of the fucking music loop since the goddamn fifth grade, so, you know, I’m far from an expert in terms of modern music. I liked hearing you express why you love it. And it does tie into the theme of the film of being yourself. I hear you on that. I’m obviously not a Barbie, and I’m sure as shit not a fucking Ken. Christ, I’m not even an Allen, lovely sort that he is. I knew you’d live for Allen, by the way, loved your reactions to him. But like how you said what you gravitate towards: people that are just themselves. Anymore that’s me. I know who I am. Past a certain point, after all these years, there’s a victory there somewhere. I also wish to note that it was fun when the film threw in the deep cuts. At least I’m assuming that’s what some of those jokes were, as they sounded too specific to be made up. I’m curious about Proust Barbie, that sounds amazing, actually. And I think that’s all I have to say, though I would have been fully supportive of your tangents, which I view as you are expressing your sharp and keen mind, Jess, I could have listened to what you had to say for another several hours. In any event, I appreciated everything you had to say. Thank you for the beautiful and heartfelt reaction, Jess, I adored it so much.

Ryan

Now you see, the real genius of this movie is how the oppressively pink color scheme shows how gender roles work in this world... See, I can do it too, Ken. You're not special. What really blows my mind about this movie is that it seems very likely that in a few years it's going to be very hard to remember how dead and ridiculed the Barbie brand name was before it came out, on the same level as Robert Downey Jr.'s career right before Iron Man. And now we're at the point where every single cool female character comes with a massive demand to have a Barbie of them (and a Furiosa one would be pretty cool, not gonna lie). As weird as it feels to say about an actor with such an astoundingly diverse portfolio, this really does seem to be the role Margot Robbie was born to play; just look at how she actually manages to make normal walking look so convincingly uncomfortable and painful. America Ferrara is right there with her, not only in her famous speech about the impossible standards placed on women, but smaller scenes of trying to connect with her daughter and squeeing over life-sized versions of all her old toys. Makes it even more amusing that just a few months later, she was playing a right wing nut in Dumb Money. And Ariana Greenblatt gets her turn at the always thrilling moment when someone who built their name as younger versions of established characters gets to step into the spotlight with their own original character, even if it does kind of feel like a whole subplot got dropped to explain her switch from Regina George knockoff to fully onboard with saving Barbieland. And what more needs to be said about the genius of Kate McKinnon, even with how distracted I could get remembering her and Margot Robbie in bed together in Bombshell. Oh, and I guess that Ryan Gosling guy does pretty decent too (side note, I've always had an affinity for him because his version of The Mickey Mouse Club started when I was 5 years old, and was the first time I'd ever seen someone else with my name). Remember how Star Trek 5 was ruined by the studio forcing in a bunch of broad comedy at the expense of what was supposed to be a deep, meaningful story? Well, this movie is like seeing that happen on purpose, and it actually working. It's like Christopher Nolan made a direct sequel to Batman and Robin and it made sense. As a cis male I can't speak to any personal experience, but watching the multitudes of women saying they felt like the movie understood them on a level they never felt before was profoundly moving, and no one could have predicted it would come out of an IP that even gets mocked within the movie itself for being so shallow until now. And just look at how WB went to the trouble of translating the whole script into sign language on HBO Max, because it's just that clear how this needs to be seen by as many people as possible. Greta Gerwig's three movies are on one level totally different from each other but also still feel like they're approaching the same thing, and I eagerly look forward to where she can go after this massive success (Narnia, apparently, so that'll be something worth seeing just for how it sets itself apart from the existing movies).

D S

I love this movie and think it’s remarkable you’ve managed to avoid the Ken song until now 😁