the stunningly smart visuals of Barbie (a costume, set, and story analysis)

[@artatmidnight]

what other girly movies do you love the visuals of? 🩷

[@EliSutarday]

honestly anything ..id watch and hear you talk about anything for hours

[@gemmarose5067]

Marie Antoinette 💖✨

[@thaidramastan]

a bit older one but maybe "but i am a cheerleader"

[@areionamckeegan2533]

Bratz fashion pixiez ✨️ Lol surprise winter fashion show❄️ Monster high 13 wish 🤞 Yes all doll movies. I have a problem 😅

[@widowgirl1254]

Bratz: Passion Fashion Diamondz Bratz Rock Angelz Bratz: Genie Magic Legally Blonde Ever After High

[@danisarmi30]

To me Sasha was what many teen girls feel when faced with the cruelty of the real world: a rejection of all things girly as a means of self protection. Many of us pass through a phase like that, where we don't associate with stereotypical girly things like pink, glitter, cuteness or dresses because that would make us seem "less" in the eyes of people who value maleness over everything else. Sasha wearing girlirer clothes at the end to me is an acceptance that girliness and femininity (and thus Barbie as well) isn't lesser, like the world told her it was

[@Luna_V247]

It reminds me of the "not like other girls" era as a protection from being attacked by misogynists, whether blatant from boys and men or internalized by other girls and women

[@kookieatejiminsjams9959]

True I had that pink hatred phase too

[@diamond2979]

@@kookieatejiminsjams9959same, now i love it! i’m so happy i got out of that phase.

[@samwisethestouthearted]

I had a REALLY long 'I hate pink' phase, like going well into adulthood I'm ashamed to admit 😬I was already coming out of it when Barbie was released, but the film really helped me fully get out of that mindset and come to appreciate pink and girly things so much more and I'm so grateful for it 🥰

[@EliSutarday]

whether you like Barbie or not - the IMPACT of this movie is undeniably & is a movie WE all needed in a world constantly filled with film made and targeted to JUST a male audience

[@PoetryAndTofu]

No doubt. Everything's a connected universe or sequel outside of A24. This was such a fresh and fun experience.

[@CoquetteCygnet]

exactly, there’s so many male-dominated films out there, let the Barbie movie be a visual pink treat for female audiences to enjoy :)

[@EliSutarday]

@@CoquetteCygnet yup yup..for everyone to enjoy

[@juanchoresultay2704]

and the fact the director happens to also be a woman with sole credit peaking 1 billion in the box office !

[@gleewhoseline198]

@@CoquetteCygnet Barbie made $1 billion, no ones trying to take it from you

[@trinaq]

I love that Barbie's outfits get darker, and less girlier, the longer she spends in the human world, culminating in her wearing a yellow dress when she decides to become human. Her hair also becomes more realistic. In the opposite direction, Sasha starts off with all black clothing and straight hair, only for them to become pinker and girlier in Barbie world.

[@artatmidnight]

yes! also I love that you're always here so early Trin 💕

[@trinaq]

@@artatmidnight Thanks so much, I always love your takes, and I try to be as early as possible.

[@eyeromnium]

@@trinaq i swear you're omniscient or something I see you E V E R Y W H E R E

[@adrielayson749]

It's crazy how the Academy usually fails to notice Contemporary Costume Design, Production Design, Hair and Makeup. Barbie managed to make a world of dolls come to life and made it shown that the designers GREW UP with Barbie. (Poor things was good, but felt more of a safe pick for Production and Costume Design.)

[@CinnamonGirl0716]

this is so truee...

[@thevikingbear2343]

Barbie's Production Design, hair and makeup and Costuming were superior to Poor Things in many ways.

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

I’m so glad that you mentioned this because I literally did a mathematical study on this. What I found out was that of all 93 winners in the Best Costuming category, almost exactly 75% of them were for period pieces. Beyond that, out of all of the contemporary pieces that have won, 70% of those wins were from the period of Oscar history from 1948-1966 where they were giving out separate costume awards for black and white films as well as color films.

[@adrielayson749]

@@one-onessadhalf3393 I'll never forget how Dreamgirls and Devil Wears Prada were passed for Marie Antoinette! Just because it had more effort to make along with the fact it's a period film. It still undermines the contemporary costume designers!

[@gleewhoseline198]

@@adrielayson749 First of all, Dreamgirls is a perioid piece. Second, the fact you thing the effort put into Marie Antoinette's costumes make it;s win unjustified is hilarious

[@twinklerose1033]

I love how Barbie was able to admit that both Barbieland and the Real world mistreated both sides. While Barbie Land used Kens as nothing more then props, the Real world did the same but with women.

[@RicardoAlexandre-e9f]

IDGAF ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE SAY... I'M A MAN , I LOVE BARBIE , I LOVE THE MOVIE AND I'M PROUD OF IT😊

[@greyLeicester]

Grammar, Ricardo. I am a mAn. Men is plural 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@RicardoAlexandre-e9f]

@greyLeicester WHO IS GRAMMAR ? IS THAT A CHARACTER IN THE MOVIE ? 🤔

[@MylingCyrus]

Taking off your accessories when feeling like garbage is so relatable i would weep

[@shinyy5184]

YES your points about Sasha's transformation not being fleshed out and Barbie's reasons for becoming human not being clear articulated exactly what I was feeling coming out of that movie! They could have done so much more with the story. The sets and outfits are amazing though!

[@knitwitchpgh]

I wish she would have stayed a bit edgier too. Like her baggie jean and pink sweatshirt felt like a good sasha outfit. That she would go to school in after accepting femininity/pink is cute

[@mhawang8204]

Agree with you about Sasha’s sudden turnaround, but Barbie’s reasons for becoming human is pretty clear. Does everything needs to be articulated? Can’t the audience pick up clues without the movie spelling it out? Barbie went from dreading cellulite, to recognizing that an old lady is beautiful, to seeing the joy and pain of humanity, and what being human and mortal means. She wants to create ideas, not just being a symbol. I thought it was all pretty clear??

[@shinyy5184]

@@mhawang8204 Except after the scene with the old lady, Barbie goes back to dreading cellulite again and "not being perfect", and she barely gets to see more of the joy and pain of humanity because she honestly doesn't get a lot of time in the human world before going back to Barbieland. I'm glad it felt clear to you but I didn't get that sense of gradual progression from her based on the scenes that we're presented with in the movie.

[@KozyFaerie]

I love when creators have passion for what they are making and do their homework, it makes movies like this and Cinderella so much better. It shows that they care about what they are making not just trying to make a buck.

[@rhyannonsparks1457]

As someone who rejected femininity as a preteen, only to embrace it as an adult, I think Sasha represents internalized misogyny and how you can find joy in femininity even if it once felt constricting.

[@whatcanidooo]

THIS

[@theofficalsilentraven]

SO TRUE

[@gleewhoseline198]

Are you guys still pretend you're being oppressed for being feminine? Trans women and even women with short hair are being attacked and killed for not conforming to traditional feminity.

[@obehiikhigbonoaremen1241]

@gleewhoseline198 Right!

[@saranya5703]

The only Oscar win worthy element I thought that Barbie had was Production and set design. Without it Barbie wouldn't be the same. Also Makeup and Hairstyling which didn't even get nominated. (Loved Poor things but Bella's look was pretty much the same for the entirety of the film. Think they went for the Willem Dafoe's prosthetic face which isn't even that mind-blowing)

[@artatmidnight]

i agree! I understand not winning for most of the awards, but thought surely for production design! and the makeup and hairstyling deserved at LEAST a nomination

[@amaraokeke4646]

I need you to bffr Barbie may have “pushed” the envelope in set design but the style design and costuming in poor things is more stylized, absurd and cohesive than anything in Barbie. Barbie is a movie with pretty dresses full of unoriginal IP designs, relax.

[@LowSlungBadBitch]

@@amaraokeke4646 they said makeup and hairstyling not costume.

[@amaraokeke4646]

@@LowSlungBadBitch ? My point still stands lol? What extraordinarily makeup skills were employed in the making of Barbie? Even the crayon squiggles on weird Barbie were less than inspired. Once again pretty ≠ extraordinary or even good

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

@amaraokeke4646 I could write about four paragraphs about how Barbie has better costuming than Poor Things, don’t even try.

[@Erasureeraser]

Considering that this movie came from the same studio that made the Harry Potter movies which the movies were shot at the Warner Bros Studios in Leavesden and the success of the franchise led WB to give Harry Potter it's own studio tour in Leavesden, I hope they can do the same for Barbie as the movie was filmed there too. Come on WB, you gave Harry Potter a studio tour, Barbie should definitely get one too 🤗

[@artatmidnight]

i would LOVE a Barbieland tour

[@knitwitchpgh]

Gods i hope so! My friend and i realized this too. The whole set cost $$$ and would be a way for them to continue to milk the movie 😂 i just wanna see it!

[@alexandrab3310]

It’s probably unrelated, but I love that Gloria (America Ferreira) used to be “Ugly Betty”. I had been watching the show when Barbie came out so I immediately noticed and had one those NO WAY moments

[@danirahernandez383]

Something curious about Barbie movie, at the beginning when Barbie is having her perfect morning every Barbies in the background are doing the same almost like robots, at the end with all the changes in the houses means more individuality for each Barbie

[@high_on_mirinda]

CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW BRILLIANT THE VIDEO IS? The attention to details is immaculate and it was so wonderful to look back at the references behind the scenes. I'll never look back at the movie the same way again 😭💘

[@knitwitchpgh]

Everytime i watch it i see new things. Lile you can see the barbies during breakfast doing the exact same thing in the backgrounds

[@thaidramastan]

they really brought the crafts(wo)manship back for this movie and i love that!!

[@MrTwentington]

Some other wizard of Oz references in the film- when barbie drives through barbie land there’s movie posters from the wizard of Oz up and when Ken takes over and makes it a Kendom the black smoke over the rainbow proclaiming that is a reference to the wicked witch writing “surrender Dorothy” in black smoke

[@knitwitchpgh]

Fun fact as a hairstylist! One of the tons they used in barbies hair to make it the perfect shade of barbie blonde was adding PINK to the formula 💕 they would also have to tone the wigs every day because they would get so brassy constantly being touched up while shooting. They also made her hairstyles go from much more elaborate and perfect and as she becomes imperfect her hair becomes super soft and natural. And then there's Allan! 😂 I didnt even realize i was wearing my kenough hoodie when i put this on.

[@HarryThomasPictures]

Jacqueline Durran was robbed of the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. Barbie looked way more beautiful than Poor Things!

[@gleewhoseline198]

The award isn't for 'most beautiful'. Poor Thing is much more creative with it's silhouettes, colours and storytelling. Barbie was a bunch of recreations. Also, Jaqueline Durran didn't deserve to win for Little Women, so lets consider this even.

[@tovbyte]

„Anyone should feel like they can achieve anything“ Such a simple statement, yet so important

[@andrewryan41]

Barbie was honestly the best film of 2023 for sure! I went twice to see it in the cinema! Have always loved Barbie growing up (was obsessed with my twin sister and use to play with them) truly iconic. Greta did an amazing job bringing the world to life! Perfect film for everyone

[@princepeterwolf]

I still think this was one of the best movies I've seen in the last decade and I don't honestly think they could've done it any better. This movie was the definition of mainstream art coming to life

[@jaydamay6815]

I feel the same way about Barbie as I do about the little mermaid (2023) . when I talked to some family + friends about the little mermaid , they said the movie wasn’t anything special . & I’m just kind of like I thought we were watching it w/the mentality that we were happy we got a live Black Disney Princess instead of expecting it to be the best movie ever . I’m a Black girl & the representation meant everything to me . I didn’t care that it wasn’t perfect . as far as Barbie , I didn’t think it was the best movie ever , but I didn’t care neither . I’m happy that we have a movie that celebrates girlhood + womanhood all while celebrating femininity bc we have too many mainstream movies that make feminine characters the “ditzy villain” as opposed to the complex protagonist . I feel like we’re overly critical of movies or other forms of entertainment that involve women & especially Black women . stop expecting perfection & just enjoy the damn movie !!

[@Lychee_07]

Thank you for talking about the switch of pink and blue hues being associated to certain genders!! No one believes me when i tell them pink was considered masculine lol. Really great video!

[@im_an_oyster]

I've said this before but I think the heart locket is also a reference to Barbie in the nutcracker (the first Barbie movie) Clara (Barbie's character) wears a heart locket. It hasn't been confirmed (that I know of) but if it's actually a reference then that's very sweet

[@OpticalSorcerer]

I love all the effort they put into this film: the A-list cast, all-star soundtrack, amazing costumes and sets--and most of all, an important message (whether or not you think it hits it's mark).

[@Nowegotbadblood]

The visuals of Cinderella (2015) are definitely the best visuals of any live action disney movie! And the scene where they say the winner is Barbie over and over again is so funny!

[@jaydamay6815]

as soon as this movie came out , I think people’s first instinct was to judge & criticize it as much as possible . I didn’t think it was the best movie made on planet earth , but who cares ? we got a movie about girlhood that celebrates women & femininity , despite the millions of movies that demonize it & promote women to be “not like other girls” . we have a message about how women can be feminine & beautiful while still being the president or a doctor , a writer , a CEO or just being a regular woman . & everybody was complaining about how it taught “elementary feminism” , but once again , who cares .. I’m sure Greta Gerwig wanted to make the message basic & universal for ANYONE to understand , including little boys & girls . all in all , I don’t think this movie deserves the hate it gets . & I’m glad it was the biggest movie of last summer .

[@billieflaming7626]

I didn't put the Sasha/Bratz connection together! Such a great point.

[@StyleboyEsposito]

THE VISUALS IN THIS MOVIE ARE INCREDIBLE 😍 they way they are used for story telling is so inspiring and creative and shows what good visuals can be 💖 the other one I thought of was Turning Red, it’s super fun but has such a heart and the way the movie uses colour in the movie is truly so smart

[@artatmidnight]

Turning Red is cute! maybe I'll do something on it one day !

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

Oh I love Turning Red! My personal favorite detail in that movie is the use of green in the outfits of everyone on Mei’s family

[@StyleboyEsposito]

YAAASS THAT'S MY FAVE AND ALSO THAT MIRIAM IS ALSO GREEN@@one-onessadhalf3393

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

I think the only issue, set wise, I had is the fake pool water. Wait for it. So many of the barbie toys had a button where you can use water. One theory is ken being able to hide in the car because that is what a kid did while playing. It makes no sense that a kid does not mess with the water systems in the toys. I know Barbie World is supposed to look plastic, but I thought that would be a good touch to every now and then use the water feature some of the toys had.

[@EmL-kg5gn]

That’s so cool!! All the ones I remember my friends having had the plastic water. Real water would’ve been interesting too

[@AdamFishkin]

You've explained in 35 minutes what would've taken someone like me 7 hours. You even spotted a lot of details (i.e. Gloria's past self as the origin of Weird Barbie) that I completely missed. Every single detail builds toward the thematic strength of what Greta Gerwig is doing. While I still consider "Lady Bird" and "Little Women" to be better films from Gerwig, the 8 months I've spent thinking about "Barbie" is proof enough that it shares its predecessors' unshakeable sense of purpose. All three films are essays that examine a specific aspect of living and breathing and interacting with other people and having an identity. Barbie's fear is of change, but she starts sabotaging herself by thinking about death. Or at least it would be labeled "sabotage" in a world fixated on partying (i.e. the interruption to the disco). So Barbie and Ken go to the Real World, and Ken's attention-deficit presence ("I hate when people think, I get so bored") forces Barbie to focus harder on her mission and be the more mature, balanced one. Not long after this she sees what she needs to see: a woman who has aged to 91 but exists happily with this change ... still out in the world and independent, reading a newspaper and taking the bus. Later, Barbie meets Ruth who (unbeknownst to her) died 20 years ago yet still exists as a flawed but happy person. Ruth changed the world, and ends up being very proud of Barbie for wanting to do the same. Then there's Barbie's spiritual connection to Gloria, who embraces Barbie's ideals but whose mantra is "life is all change".

[@AlbeenoCookie]

regardless of awards this movie is going to stand the test of time, i can just feel it

[@ia490]

true! it's just iconic

[@HeelPower200]

Yeah, I think I people will look will look back in shock at the snubs but historically the academy made a lot of mistakes. Its nothing new!

[@harleaarmstrong7659]

I feel like Sasha would be Yasmin, personally, but what would I know. Maybe they didn't wanna get in trouble? Idk, I just grew up with the Bratz dolls.

[@EliSutarday]

QUEEEEEN IS BACK WOO

[@artatmidnight]

it's been WAY too long 😭

[@EliSutarday]

@@artatmidnight wayyy too long but im very happy you have returned + thanks for yet another incredibly well thought out video

[@rome2sa]

About 16:50 -- I think the Mattel guys are presented as wacky and cartoonish because it would otherwise be hard for the company to act like the flagbearer of feminism, while its allegedly running sweatshops for manufacturing. They can't be held responsible for violating labor laws; they're just silly guys! You're supposed to laugh and roll your eyes at their stupidity so you forget that you're being marketed a product by a *wacky little* corporation.

[@thevikingbear2343]

Ruth is also referencing the Oracle from the Matrix, which famously is a grandma that had her meetings with Neo in a kitchen.

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

I love that!!

[@ladydiamond6611]

Everything changed in the Summer of '23 💗💗💗

[@LilyLewis771]

Honestly there's a lot about the plot of this movie that bothers me, but the clothes and sets are absolutely impeccable. It really felt like my childhood playsets brought to life! Incredible. You could tell it was made with so much love and care and attention to detail. Instead of Disney remakes, I'd kind of love remakes of the animated Barbie movies... I love them so much, and I think it would be really interesting to see modern animated or real life remakes. Imagine a live action Barbie Princess and the Pauper, done the way live action Cinderella was!

[@ValeriaAndCine]

i literally love all of the visual analysis videos you do. makes me want to go into film 😄

[@artatmidnight]

thank you so much! 🥰🫶

[@Mater_Lachrymarum]

Seeing little Kaido swim was just the cutest! The little baby squeaks.

[@sidneypackard]

34:51 - why is wearing an outfit that is not all pink reality? I say this as someone who loves wearing pink. Pink is my reality

[@knitwitchpgh]

Probably because pink was her reality as a barbie doll. Its also technically gender and emotionally neutral. Its soft and not harsh. Also very spring 😂 so much symbolism

[@emreeculver]

as a girl that does love girly films and the color pink, but also loves alt music and grungy vibes, I would be down for a beautiful high budget girly broody movie... I have absolutely no idea what that would be, maybe a spy movie. but still like broody, but def for the girls.

[@obehiikhigbonoaremen1241]

Yes! That would be so cool!

[@Glitteringmoonstone2022]

I am salty that this didn't win the Oscar for best set design, a global pink paint shortage come on

[@corpsenymph4644]

I love how you pointed out the outfits and what it’s telling the viewer about the person wearing it. I didn’t pick up on that honestly, and it’s such a neat visual especially for Gloria💕 Also I’d like to point out that at the end, when Barbie is about to be interviewed for a job in the real world, she’s not dressed stereotypically or like how Gloria was dressed at her job (suit, tie, white collared shirt and suit pants). She has a modest white tank underneath her suit and sandals to pair with her purse. Maybe that represents how she’s still new to the business world. Or that she still enjoys wearing the things she used to wear (the cut of the tank reminds me of the cut of her dress at the start of the movie), and still likes to be feminine but incorporates more things into her own style of femininity, like the sandals.

[@dancesmokesmile344]

10:26 I also like the detail that those Birkenstocks are the same shoes she wear at the very end of the movie, when she’s fully human

[@rxlfe7177]

Moms and daughter relationship is so beautiful to me.

[@gigaofheck]

Great analysis! My personal preferences for costume and set design do go to poor things but imo they are still absolutely amazing elements of barbie that elevate the movie soo much

[@creativemind2942]

My school had a project that involved combining Barbie and Oppenheimer into a stage play, it was fun to watch and record

[@h1ghtide_era]

im not a girly girl. not even a bit lol. i dress like what a man would wear.. but this analysis of the barbie movie makes me want to wear the girliest outfit in my closet! 😂💗💖

[@tradepetals]

happy to see you get sponsored!!! you deserve it 🎀

[@testme3700]

Hiiiii this is kinda off topic but I would love to hear ur thoughts on birds of prey (2020) Margot also produced(and was the protagonist) of the movie and I would LOVE to heard ur thoughts on the outfits/looks since I THINK they are all very pretty and underrated

[@luzperras728]

I love the fashion in Barbie! The looks and the music were fun and just a good time summer film 🎥

[@hannahlamagna]

As a fan of barbie I loved I'm 18 the fact this I'd the first of 13 bar I movie amazed me and I enjoyed the humor the message

[@EmL-kg5gn]

Thank you for this video!!! Barbie is such an incredible movie. I know some people critiqued its feminism as shallow, which isn’t necessarily wrong but so many women become feminists through this kind of feminism. It was a starting point for so many of us! And while Gloria’s speech didn’t overly hit home for me, there’s a time when it would’ve and it validated so many women who’ve never had their struggles named and acknowledged before. I think it’s more important for those women to feel seen and understood than it is for a movie to give a comprehensive analysis of feminism. Like since when did we expect mainstream cinema to do that? Meanwhile others somehow thought it was attacking men when it literally did the opposite. It was incredibly compassionate to men (even though imo it really didn’t need to be). Also since when did men want to be centred in barbie anything??? I think people got so caught up in politics that they somehow forgot it’s a BARBIE movie. It’s about many things but so much of it is about dolls and the experience of playing with dolls as a little girl and how that changes as we grow. Thank you for appreciating this movie for what it is and not expecting it to be everything for everyone 💕

[@obehiikhigbonoaremen1241]

I think this is a great perspective to have. It was giving "baby's first femininism," but it is the reality of where most women start. Also, yeah, regarding your point on men, I'm not gonna forget the Ken's enslaved the Barbies! Wtf.

[@zhisu2665]

despite being a BratZ girl growing up, I still absolutely ADORED everything about this movie and how obviously every single person involved RESPECTED and UNDERSTOOD what they were creating and representing, they could have easily half-assed everything and slapped Barbie on it like many other movies/series do but yeah, they put all of their heart into this

[@Ankita-h4k]

Hey! I loved this video! The Barbie movie has such an influence on every generation! If you’ve watched it, I think u should make a video on gossip girl and its fashion and how it influenced the people of that time period

[@gocanadayayyy]

Honestly the scene with the kens fighting reminded me a lot of how my sister and I used to play with dolls, real or otherwise. There was definitely violence implied. The entire crazy storyline for me was reminiscent of how crazy our storylines would get, with a child's understanding of the real world. I really loved the movie. I loved how female-centric it was. That scene at the end where she chooses to be real, where the shots of the real world she sees are ENTIRELY women and girls... makes me cry every time. It's so beautiful and touching. I think that's a huge contrast between Barbieland and the real world too- The characters FROM the real world are more often male, vs the characters from Barbieland being almost always female. That felt accurate too because... I never had a ken doll and I never knew anyone who did. We actually used one of my dad's old G.I. Joe action figures, who was roughly the same size, to be a male character when we needed, but all he had was a prison jumpsuit, so... again, the craziness of the storylines was EXTREMELY validating. It really did feel like it was a movie made by people who respected the source material and wanted to tell a thoughtful story.

[@livanix4211]

that segwey into the sponsor is so disgustingly perfect XD

[@Marialla.]

In all the talk of how badly Ken is treated, I never hear anyone point out that Barbieland is basically a five-to-nine year old girl's fantasy. But definitely nobody would expect such a child to have any knowledge or interest in boys or romance or physical love beyond the parody that children know, which is that men are around (but not centered in a girl's world) and boys are kind of yucky, and girls have boyfriends but they don't really know why. It's not a value judgement against men, or a statement of where they belong. It's meant to be childish. Giving Kens a voice at all is a rebellion of us in the real world feeling it's unfair for men to not have representation. But somewhere in the five-to-nine year old boys fantasy land there certainly are no girls or female representation. It's all matchbox cars and G.I. Joes. That's why this movie is so silly. (Totally fun! But meant to be silly too.) Because no little boy OR girl would want to play with the Kens in Barbieland. They're just not the point.

[@grunklestan1271]

the ad appeared out of nowhere but i actually think i need something like it

[@celiaoffline]

the intro to this vid was flawless, so well written & edited!

[@artatmidnight]

thank you!! 🫶🫶

[@gingerkatherina]

It's incredible how much thought and love they've put in every single detail 😮 It makes me sad that so many men viewed this movie as just an attack on their masculinity and "men- hating" when in reality the message is obviously that both extremes are hurting everyone regardless of gender

[@IAMYDL]

This is great analysis!

[@jelly_toast0.3]

Loved seeing the outfits in this move so I'm very glad to see this video 💕

[@GrimellaBlackrose]

I LOVE YOU? Thank you so so so much for this! 💕

[@artatmidnight]

i love YOU! 🥰🥰

[@cheyennemeap1223]

nice video! I enjoyed it. I should by studying but I watched your whole video

[@joy-gr8de]

its ironic that its such an inoffensive movie but people still projected onto barbie like they did the doll and got mad at it lol.

[@obehiikhigbonoaremen1241]

14:52: I wouldn't call the color black "masculine" by itself though. 😂😂😂

[@aaausername]

Also I know it's petty but I hate how they said that Sasha was a a tween when clearly the actress was around 16. Just make her a 16 year old, because that's the age she is.

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

I wouldn’t say “clearly”, I thought she was maybe around 14

[@terryfonte3655]

this was such an incredible breakdown! thanks for all the angles and references

[@grace.4481]

I loved the outfits in this movie 💘💗

[@ArielleOceane]

I loved Barbie more for what it represented rather than the movie itself , seeing a movie being no ashamed of being as girly as it could get and also touching important societal issues like sexism was so mind blowing for me !!!

[@prettyboyavila]

I adored watching this movie and I adored watching this excellent video!

[@elitettelbach4247]

Really awesome analysis!

[@nonyabiznis7550]

15:57 Yes! I think this is my main gripe with the movie. I feel like it made so many points without exploring them fully. That's just my opinion, anyway.

[@tugfa0]

I just feel the need to say I love well researched analytical videos like these, I already really liked the movie (watched it twice on the same day bc my family felt like taking me with them after I'd already gone with friends in matching pink fits haha), but going into the details of certain things like the true symbolism and impact of the fashion (smth I'm a big fan of) in this film lets me gain a new kind of appreciation for the efforts put into the movie. So thank you, will definitely check out your Cinderella video! esp since I already think it's one of the only good Disney live action remakes :] keep it up

[@elizaisdunn]

one of my few gripes with this movie is when in the scene where Barbie talks about feeling ugly, the narrator chimes in and says its ironic that she's saying this when she's being portrayed by Margot Robbie. I feel like that comment completely undermines what the message of the movie is :(

[@sloniskotrumbera]

Amazing video!

[@MajesticWorld19]

I love how much effort you put into your videos!

[@Unsweetened8618]

Barbie and Poor Things are changing the game, for high production visuals for women center film's. Forget Mean Girl's 2024 😂😂😂😂😂

[@venitatia]

I have so many fond memories of playing with Barbie dolls. I recently looked up pictures of the princess Barbie dolls from the animated movies and I think they still hold up. If a studio would film any fantasy movie and use the dresses from swan lake or fairytopia it would be awesome. Love your videos.

[@artatmidnight]

thank you! I love the Barbie animated movies - Swan Lake and the Nutcracker were some of my favourites. the dresses would be so stunning to see in real life 🩷

[@mayln163]

26:0 My favorite outfit. I love the pastel blue and pink colors

[@AyaBlue22]

I love your insight into this film. It was really interesting and thought-provoking, and you included loads of trivia I didn't know. The idea of Barbie was taken from a German pin-up character doll, "Bild Lilli", not a creation of Ruth Handler, and the movie includes a few other nods to Stanley Kubrick films, too. Also, I didn't notice them when I'd watched the movie, but, there was a behind-the-scenes making-of video where it was mentioned that there were loads of pink monkeys hidden around the set of BarbieLand.

[@moonrhythmss]

i clicked on this vid SO fast!!

[@CinnamonGirl0716]

bestie! wake up! art by midnight just dropped a new video! 💅🏿👄🧚🏼

[@Sootielove]

Immediately referencing Fate after discussing how Barbie is interlinked with fashion made me cry T_T Winx Club deserved at least that same passion and respect, even if the budget would never reach this film

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

Sorry for talking about beauty and the beast, but your complaint made me think of something I haven’t before. I may be overthinking this, but the village looking like a set makes me think of 2 things. Theatre and belle feel cramped in the small village which is why the set creates this feeling. When she moves to the castle, everything is big, vast, her being free from her life at the village even though she does not feel free with the beast yet. Again, overanalyzing it.

[@susannahlewis8464]

Would love to see an analysis video like this on Legally Blonde.

[@germainelowpt7206]

Loved this

[@aalvaroo]

Margot’s pink carpet looks were so much better than the actual movie ones tho

[@DumDum-i4n]

Fantastic !

[@haengihorsetheonewhocancoo8855]

Okay but like “The Batman” and “Transformers: rise of the beasts” was FIRE and one of my favorite movies.

[@paulbunyangonewild7596]

Honestly the only notable thing to come out of the barbie movie is unfortunately Ryan Gossling becoming the face of the "literally me" movement. You know those guys who feel like "oh I wish a woman would just let me protect her and keep her safe from the dangerous queers, but no, feminism"

[@slushy_ice1202]

Girl I love your Videos soooo much 💕💕

[@artatmidnight]

thank you 🥹 i love YOU

[@renatanovato9460]

I wish they had more barbies from different countries. I am Brazilian and we had some different barbies here. My friend, whose family was German, had some German matel catalogs, and they had different barbies. I had this jogging barbie from France and she had curlie hair, a sober but very fashionable and elegant outfit and came with a walkman!

[@OliviaLang-b5b]

Can you PLEASE do a movie analysis on the 2024 film Musica? It has such beautiful cinematography and costume design, and I think it would be a fun project to look into! I found it on Prime Video and it is such an underrated movie masterpiece that I think you'll like :)

[@dia5131]

The house in Psycho was inspired by The House By the Railroad by Edward Hopper! His paintings feel somewhat staged and superficial, much like the sets of the movie!

[@_.equilibrium_]

“BLOOD, ITS MY BLOOD!” by Gaara in OG Naruto still gives me goosebumps