FIRST TIME WATCHING: BARBIE!!
Added 2023-11-03 16:00:07 +0000 UTCHappy Feature Friday Folks!!
Surprise! You just know I had to check this film out and not leave it up to a poll. I couldn't wait any longer! Haha
This was so funny and sweet and beautiful and I had an incredible time watching it. For those who want to watch it along with me, I'm watching this on Amazon Prime.
As always, thank you so much for your support here on Patreon. Until the next one, take care and stay golden.
LINK: https://youtu.be/FSOZtEMiKrQ
Original Movie: Barbie
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Although not my favorite movie, I'm not going to rag and complain about it either. It's obviously a movie for women and young girls and not targeted to me or my demographic, so there's really no point complaining about how they portray men. But I'm glad you loved it and found some meaning out of it, even if I found it slightly insulting and annoying.
Michael Adair
2024-07-03 07:22:24 +0000 UTCLove this film and it great to hear what you said at the end cus I had the same thoughts. Also the people who railed against this or couldn't find any fun in it are just some really really sad people
Anthony Curione
2023-12-16 03:35:50 +0000 UTCwow okay this only proved which sides you are on
Anthony Curione
2023-12-16 03:34:51 +0000 UTCthis is the fifth time I watched this movie and still cried so much. im glad this time I can cry about it with you lol
Sarah
2023-11-15 05:43:03 +0000 UTCHey there, Natalie. This is a great film. It made me laughcry too, and I enjoyed your thoughts afterward. I was thinking about similarities and differences of experiences of people of different genders, as well as how things change as we age. A lot of what you said resonated. Men face incompatible expectations too, or at least many do. Details differ but the feeling sounds familiar. Your thoughts on comparing ourselves to how we see others – that’s always been part of life for just about everyone, I think. The term I like is “comparing your insides to other people’s outsides.” The internet just puts it on steroids. I’m a man. For a lot of my life I looked like a Ken – not my doing, just the luck of the DNA - but felt like an Allan. Dictionaries could use my face as an illustration for “imposter syndrome.” So I kept doing things I thought would make me feel the way I thought the Kens around me felt, and/or would impress people who were never going to be impressed with me – joined the Marines, made sergeant, became a drill instructor, became an officer, commanded a unit, served twenty years; got married, had kids and was a dad; got a degree, then two more degrees; second career in mental health; got some books in print with a big publisher; and so on, and so on. Nothing worked. No matter how many times I added a new gold star on my forehead, I still felt like the same “day late and a dollar short” me. Now I’m older. I’ll be 65 next week. That makes me the patriarch of my extended family, not that it’s a patriarchy. It’s just that everybody older than me and some that were younger have died. Instead of looking like a Ken, I’m balding and 30 pounds heavier and I use a cane on cold days. Half my joints don’t work right, and I end up in surgery every couple of years; I used and abused my body pretty hard for decades and put some rough miles on it. Waking up involves serious aches and twinges. Over the last thirty years I have, among other things, had to give up a long series of activities, abilities, and the associated identities. Still, I sometimes feel I don’t know what I’m doing and hope the people around me don’t figure that out. The change for the better is that somewhere along the way I got to be okay with all the above. I’ll never look like a Ken again, or go running, or go climbing, or put in a hard workout at a gym, or even get through a day without a fair amount of pain. I’ll never be rich (never wanted to be famous.) I’m disabled now and won’t have a job to identify with again, though I still consider being a Marine part of my identity. Of course, I’m still a father, albeit my kids are in their forties, and a grandfather, and I even have one great grandson. But they all live 800 miles away and are busy with their own lives. Even with making amends, I can’t undo all the stupid, careless, thoughtless things I’ve said and done that hurt people, and at this age that’s a depressingly impressive list. What I can do is make my expectations more realistic and my actions more thoughtful, and practice acceptance and gratitude. So that’s what I try to do. I hope that’s what Barbie and Ken each find their ways to doing. The film’s material about dying was poignant. I’m most of the way to that, too. It doesn’t scare me the way it did for many years, but it will be a leave-taking from people I love, and that’s a loss. I am curious about it, though. You seem aware of some of this stuff younger than I was. I don’t know your age, but you’re younger than my kids. I’ve watched a lot of your reactions, along with those of other folks who also use their brains for more than keeping their spines from unraveling, and some of what you said here was more open and real than anything I’ve seen you say before. That’s a good thing. Introspection is admirable and not fashionable enough – our culture urges us to look closely at our exteriors, not much at our interiors. It takes a certain courage to be open about one’s other-than-stereotypical-Barbie/Ken aspects. I hope your example encourages some others to do the same: it’s an act of service. Keep up the good work!
Jim Finley
2023-11-11 06:47:58 +0000 UTCHard agree with the other comments, Greta Gerwin's Little Women is SUCH a good movie to watch around the holiday season/winter. Would love to see your reaction to it!
Tiffany Tews
2023-11-11 04:41:16 +0000 UTCI absolutely ADORE Gerwig's Little Women!!! The definition of a comfort film for me.
Tiffany Tews
2023-11-11 04:38:44 +0000 UTCDang it. Fine. Take my money. 🤣❣️
Jessi
2023-11-11 04:05:41 +0000 UTC"Sugar Daddy Ken" became the best-selling Ken in Mattel history because so many gay men were buying that particular Ken, just because it appealed to their sense of humor. Mattel stopped selling them, too, once they figured out why they were so popular.
Jim Finley
2023-11-10 07:10:22 +0000 UTCLove ladybird and little women! definitely recommend!
Kubochaan
2023-11-08 01:39:53 +0000 UTCThere’s a lot of stories about some of the discontinued dolls, but I think the story behind “Earring Magic” Ken might be the funniest. Back in the 90’s, Mattel sent employees to scout out at the bars and clubs to get insight into what new styles were popular and trendy so they could sell dolls to match. One of these was the infamous “Earring Magic” Ken, who was easily outselling other Kens(and even Barbie in some locations) by a HUGE margin. Obviously Mattel was overjoyed at the financial success…until they discovered why the doll was so popular. It turned out gay men were buying the dolls in record numbers because what they initially thought was just a trendy “necklace” was actually a cock ring on a chain that gay men would wear to bars to signal to other gay men that they were…well…gay. 🤦♂️😂 In a panic, Mattel quickly recalled the doll, and “Earring magic” Ken became a rare sought after collectible that people would pay hundreds of dollars for. I guess it was still the 90’s. A time when Ellen’s show got canceled within a year of her coming out due to advertiser boycotts. And while they loved it’s sales, they were petrified of the religious right catching wind and boycotting ALL Barbie products because of it(good thing that sort of thing is in the past now…right?…😳)
Todd “Canuck” Schmuck
2023-11-07 15:50:29 +0000 UTCCheck out The Nice Guys if you want more comedy Ryan Gosling
Tiger Chu
2023-11-07 14:21:30 +0000 UTC“We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they've come.”
Ariana Mitchell
2023-11-06 23:01:12 +0000 UTCYES LITTLE WOMEN. I feel like adaptations of classics are more complicated than people make them out to be. You have to show that you fundamentally understand the material and characters (the 2020 Emma did not), but you also have to bring something NEW to the discourse to justify its existence (the 2005 Pride and Prejudice did not). Greta Gerwig's Little Women does both of those EXTREMELY difficult things. I really can't recommend it more than with the words one of my friends used to describe it: "A quiet little miracle of a movie."
Meg Roy
2023-11-06 21:52:35 +0000 UTCthis movie is quite expensive and their's no rent so i have to pirate this movie . WELL i didn't pirated it but i waited 3 months and now i'm watching on 3 february 2024. LOVE THIS MOVIE. love they also go through emotions how men are feeling in this day and age. i love weird barbie and Ken and alan <3 For girls this movie would be much more relevant but even as a men I still Love the message that this Movie trying to convey. And as always Ryan Goslings win the award as always.
Arry
2023-11-06 09:15:38 +0000 UTCi really appreciate your conclusion at the end. i just got around to watching this with you as it's a very important movie to me. greta and margot really wanted ryan as ken and he delivered. margot and ryan would buy each other barbie/ken gifts every single day on set. i'll add to the Little Women recs. with everything happening in the world it's easy to hate humanity. this is two hours where you can really appreciate it. the people-watching scene will kill me everytime.
Ariana Mitchell
2023-11-06 08:54:35 +0000 UTCI’m glad you loved this as much as I did! Haha if you haven’t seen the show shrinking yet; it’s phenomenal! Same writers as Ted lasso and the same type of energy. I think you’d really love it!
Jeremy
2023-11-06 01:30:40 +0000 UTCthe first scene of Barbie looking around and crying mademe cry really hard. it was very beuatifully done
DarquanJr
2023-11-06 01:07:18 +0000 UTCReally enjoyed your reaction for this movie Nat. Your outro and summing up of the film was perfect and so good. I think this movie really struck a chord with audiences going through these challenging times, and people could associate themselves with particular characters in the story. It's a fun movie and also something very different from the continual cycle of films that keep coming out, and I think that's what audiences this year were looking for. Little Women is definitely worth checking out closer to the holiday season. It's a great film and shows another side to Greta Gerwig's storytelling. Thanks for an amazing reaction Nat 💛
Darryl Low
2023-11-05 19:16:25 +0000 UTCGen V? but yes you should put Gen V on yo List NAT!
Walter Lopez
2023-11-05 08:29:55 +0000 UTCI hope you react to The Boys
Alvin Everett
2023-11-05 07:23:21 +0000 UTCIf the Oscars don’t give Best Actress to Margot Robbie, Best Supporting Actor to Ryan Gosling, Best Director to Greta Gerwig and Best Original Song to “I’m Just Ken”, it is rigged.
Alvin Everett
2023-11-05 07:22:13 +0000 UTCSasha and her friends are supposed to be the Bratz dolls, created by a former Mattel employee, and owned by MGA Entertainment.
Alvin Everett
2023-11-05 07:14:30 +0000 UTCThat just sounds stupider. Trying to portray 1/3 a theater leaving when in reality you saw it 4 months after it was released in an empty theater and instead of “1/3 of the theater leaving” its just 3 of your dumbass friends
jamie jones
2023-11-04 22:39:34 +0000 UTChahah yeah, i was also looking for the part where they gave the kens a place to live :)
Tijmen ter Beek
2023-11-04 19:40:35 +0000 UTCits a crime how rental is the same price as buying :)
Tijmen ter Beek
2023-11-04 19:38:46 +0000 UTCI really enjoyed this movie and reaction! I apprechiate how it addressed both men's and women's problems. They're both very real, but different. I felt touched by the messaging. People that say this movie is 'too political' didnt get the point. I did enjoy Oppenheimer more tho :)
Tijmen ter Beek
2023-11-04 19:36:32 +0000 UTCNo, Nolan just brought it back for a re-release in IMAX on Friday. I don't think he has the greatest business sense. Should have released it to digital when Barbie did to keep up with the Barbenheimer thing.
Brian
2023-11-04 15:26:45 +0000 UTCI’m pretty sure this was my favorite reaction from you. So emotional, so heartfelt and raw. Stunning as ever, stay golden!
Amanda Chickering
2023-11-04 14:50:49 +0000 UTCAhw, thanks for reading my rant and being moved by it! When I posted it, I did not expected that you would read it. 🤩 Keep doing what you do. 😀 I will always be one of your biggest supporters
Rogier Oude Heuvel
2023-11-04 10:53:46 +0000 UTCAlso I think "shining" is a reference to the movie the Shining haha you've gotta watch it if you haven't. And the thing I love about this movie is that it really shows that all of us are negatively affected by gender politics. A lot of angry right-wing people focus on the feminist storyline with Barbie in the real world but Ken has just as much of an arc. He needed to learn that not only did he not have to be defined by being attractive and desirable to women, but he didn't have to be defined by ruling the world or being dominant. He needed to love himself for who he is. This is added onto by Alan. He didn't fit in in the barbieland matriarchy or the Ken patriarchy because he found himself to be in between in his identity. And weird Barbie personifies the harm of having to fit a gender ideal in any society to fit in. Even stereotypical Barbie and Ken felt their needs weren't met in such rigid societies. I really do think this movie speaks to so many different experiences. Also, my mom's favorite movie is the Godfather and my dad doesn't like it very much haha
Hannah Saadallah
2023-11-04 09:56:59 +0000 UTCI LOVE your top/dress, its so cute!! I had Barbies when I was little, but I also really got into Littlest Petshop and Poly Pocket too. And I had a huge horse girl phase, figurines and stuffed animal horses lol I would mix and match all of these when I played
Hannah Saadallah
2023-11-04 08:49:20 +0000 UTCDude, thank your for feeling comfortable enough to share! This was super comforting to read.
Hannah Saadallah
2023-11-04 07:29:47 +0000 UTCGonna have to count this as one of my top favorite Nat reaction! LOL! Fun facts: Ruth Handler was played by Rhea Perlman who's fame was being one of the cast members of the great 80s/90s sitcom "Cheers" & real life wife of Danny DeVito, Stereotypical Ken is played by Scott Evans younger brother of Chris Evans, great cameo by John Cena playing Kenmaid, & can't believe they brought back 90s Matchbox 20 & Spice World song!
Alan Felicia
2023-11-04 07:18:18 +0000 UTC"I don't control the railway and flow of commerce" instantly reminds me of Kuvira xD
FatLittleButterfly
2023-11-04 06:56:59 +0000 UTCI love this movie so much it's so deep an artsy in the weirdest way and it's also hilarious. The scene where she tells the old lady "you're so beautiful" made me burst out in tears the first time I saw it. Sometimes you have to realize that beauty is everywhere
A2Rhombus
2023-11-04 04:55:32 +0000 UTCIs Oppenheimer out finally?
Rey
2023-11-04 04:18:39 +0000 UTCThat intro was truly the best 😂
Natalie Gold
2023-11-04 03:49:08 +0000 UTCRogier, I just need you to know that your comment moved me so much. Literally to tears! I’m so happy you could rewatch this movie with me and develop a new appreciation for the story. I also totally understand your connection to Alan. I’ve definitely experienced that lonely feeling of being ignored and misunderstood a lot. It’s hard to let go of insecurities and caring about what others think of you. That was the main message of this movie that I really enjoyed. Thank you so much for sharing and for your kind words!
Natalie Gold
2023-11-04 03:46:35 +0000 UTCOh also fun fact for this movie. There was a world wide shortage on pink paint cuz so many of the sets in this movie are real. The beach alone took so much.
djKENTO
2023-11-04 03:27:14 +0000 UTCI did not but those sound amazing!
Natalie Gold
2023-11-04 03:26:27 +0000 UTCOverall agree. I just wish they addressed the fact the kens didn t have a place to live lol. And I wish the Ken s had an equal spot on the government. But I really liked everything else about the movie!
kikoyito
2023-11-04 03:19:35 +0000 UTCI was a dinosaur kid too. Did you ever see the Dinosaur line that Sanrio/Hello Kitty had in the late 80s/early 90s? It’s such a strong and clean aesthetic. They use some of it in Jurassic Park in the gift shop when it’s visible. I’ve been OBSESSED with trying to find some of it. They had the COOLEST little pencil cases that had buttons that would pop out an eraser tray or a pencil sharpener or a little secret storage thing. Okay I’ve rambled.
djKENTO
2023-11-04 02:13:36 +0000 UTCKentastic reaction; Sublime!
Brian
2023-11-04 01:15:18 +0000 UTCNow oppenheimer for the Barbenheimer experience. PLZ
Isaiah Espinosa
2023-11-04 00:32:46 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite reactions in a while, really enjoyed that post-movie commentary!
Edwin Aponte
2023-11-03 23:21:59 +0000 UTCFirst time I watched this movie, i didnt really liked it, It felt really much like they just tried to please everyone and by doing so they pleased noone. But watching it again with you I started appreciating it more for what it is. I myself have been struggling mentally for most of my life, and I do feel like I can really connect with Alan. Just being that guy that likes to do both things. Ive never been a true manly man and Ive also sometimes felt like I was being Ignored or not appreciated. But im working on myself, and I need to stop letting other people's thoughts on me, define me. Sorry for this rant, haha I just needed to vent somewhere. Loved the Reaction Natalie! BTW you are great, just the way you are. I love that you are Goofy and Empathetic and that you always are honest about how you feel about the things that you watch or do. As a fellow outsider/geek, I will keep supporting you! Your reactions have always been one of the bright spots of my days!
Rogier Oude Heuvel
2023-11-03 22:19:35 +0000 UTCThere were 9 people, 3 walked out. Do the math, king.
JC Evitt
2023-11-03 22:10:28 +0000 UTCUh huh sure
Ian
2023-11-03 22:09:25 +0000 UTCIt does not. It disappoints me. I had Barbie dolls when I was a kid because they were the same size G.I. Joe dolls at that time and there was only one Female Joe. (Scarlett) So my mother got me the Doctor Barbie and Ken as well as the Astronaut Barbie and Ken sets so I had a little more balanced team. I am as much a fan of Barbie as any female. I've saved the world with Barbie and Ken. What the ending to this film says to a whole generation of young girls and boys is that Barbie is about female superiority, not equality. It says that the real world is better than the Barbie world because the real world has more equality than the Barbie world. It says that the Patriarchy is okay because there is a mirror version of the 1950's in Barbieland where men are kept down and appeased with a single lower court judge. (Unlike the real world where 4 of 9 supreme court justices are women.) So young girls today can let the patriarchy exist. Barbieland has "balanced it out." It should have ended with the Barbie setting an example of what we want the real world to be, not just an inverted version of what we were almost a century ago.
Essero Eson
2023-11-03 21:46:09 +0000 UTCI am so glad you liked it!
Jenna Woginrich
2023-11-03 21:40:59 +0000 UTCDoes the ending threaten you?
jamie jones
2023-11-03 21:16:45 +0000 UTCI dont believe you for a second
jamie jones
2023-11-03 21:14:54 +0000 UTCSince you haven't seen another Gerwig movie, recommending Little Women for the Holiday Season! She's a phenomenal talent and seeing her work with Saoirse Ronan is real delight. I hope they work together again soon!
Eric Brown
2023-11-03 21:14:36 +0000 UTCthat was the sweetest intro ever 😁
Em McG
2023-11-03 20:43:21 +0000 UTCMidge and Allan are supposed to be a couple, there was supposed to be a scene of Midge giving birth to the baby which would have confirmed is Allan's baby
Guillermo Antonio Ricci Alvarez
2023-11-03 20:16:03 +0000 UTCI think you would really enjoy Greta's other films, especially Little Women
BettleBug
2023-11-03 19:15:19 +0000 UTCi work in a restaurant next to a theater and it would make me so happy seeing women of all generations coming in together in pink either before or after seeing the movie. truly a special time in 2023 for women and femme presenting people
Ariana Mitchell
2023-11-03 18:43:45 +0000 UTCI do feel that the writer/film makers fundamentally misunderstood what Barbie was, a representation of equality. The Barbies learned the wrong lesson from this journey, that BOTH the patriarchy AND matriarchy are bad. I wasn't bothered by this film until the end. It felt like it was being setup for the right lesson, but instead what this film is saying is that women shouldn't have equality, but that those who have power should keep it or take it back by what ever means possible. I also have a bone to pick about the Kens. Every Barbie had an EQUAL Ken. Doctor Barbie had a Doctor Ken. Astronaut Barbie had an Astronaut Ken, Beach Barbie had Beach Ken and so on. Barbie was always about " A woman can do whatever a man can do." not "Women are superior." I also hate that they showed the entire board of directors at Mattel as men. The Barbie division has ALWAYS been run by a woman. (tho I was very happy with Rhea Perlman as Ruth Handler) This can be a fantastic film with a great lesson with a few tweaks. But as it stands, it feels like it does more harm than good.
Essero Eson
2023-11-03 18:35:10 +0000 UTCWell damn Nat, I'm usually up for anything you're watching but having to pay twenty bucks for the rental is just too steep. Hopefully your reaction will still be hosted when Barbie is available for less money or on one of the streaming platforms for free. Bummer, I look forward to a usual friday movie with Natalie.
Skizane
2023-11-03 18:20:06 +0000 UTCBefore today, I thought I was Nat Enough... Now I know I'm Kenough... You know, I consider myself to be an avid movie watcher and I can usually predict plot points and whatnot. If you gave me a month, I would've never guessed the Barbie movie starts with a spoof of 2001: A Space Odyssey. I don't know who it's there for, but they have one happy customer in me!
Slick447
2023-11-03 17:17:43 +0000 UTCfun movie imo, loved ryan gosling, some more script writing would be better, loved the music, was wondering when you’d get around to this but with october being scary stuff i just waited.
TokyoLopez
2023-11-03 17:08:24 +0000 UTCI WANNA PUSH YOU AROUND, WELL, I WILL, WELL, I WILL
TokyoLopez
2023-11-03 17:05:52 +0000 UTCNatalie, do you also plan on reacting to Oppenheimer as well? comes to streaming Nov 21st. Get that "Barbenheimer" on your channel xD
LightsCameraJake
2023-11-03 17:05:35 +0000 UTC1/3 of my theater walked out of this film halfway through lol it was so bad
JC Evitt
2023-11-03 16:34:55 +0000 UTCOhhh nooo, imo overrated film will be interesting to see Nats take on YT, 1:58:10 that has definitely shifted. Would rather be a girl in todays social media world
Simon Bauer
2023-11-03 16:29:30 +0000 UTCAwwwwwwwww man
Diiirk706
2023-11-03 16:27:25 +0000 UTCTHANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THIS JUST MADE MY WHOLE WEEK AHHH
Jamie A-H
2023-11-03 16:19:52 +0000 UTCLOL! Had a funny feeling "Barbie" is gonna be the Friday feature this week since last WED normal Poll was missing! Heard lots of great Buzz about this movie Plus it made over $1 Billion in the box office! This should be a Fun Ride! Thanks Nat!
Alan Felicia
2023-11-03 16:19:26 +0000 UTCYou're Kenough, I hope you know that
Gavin Day
2023-11-03 16:17:14 +0000 UTCHappy Feature Friday Nat. I was out last night so I am just starting your Sherlock reaction, and it's really fun so far. I look forward to watching your Barbie reaction over the weekend. Haven't seen it yet, so I will be intrigued to see what all the buzz was about. Ryan Gosling is always good value though 😊 Thanks for all your awesome reactions this week Nat. Have a brilliant weekend 💛
Darryl Low
2023-11-03 16:05:58 +0000 UTCoh fun tuning in on my work from home day XD
Jacketb
2023-11-03 16:05:08 +0000 UTCI'm just KEN!!! 😁
dieselbeast
2023-11-03 16:04:13 +0000 UTCwas hoping for this one yay !!!! 😁🩷
alejandro valles
2023-11-03 16:03:22 +0000 UTCOh no, I'm going to have to watch Barbie now lol... all that pink 😳
Baggie Mark
2023-11-03 16:03:15 +0000 UTCFINALLY YESSS
PrayTellCaesar
2023-11-03 16:01:03 +0000 UTC
