I Watched *BARBIE* (2023) And Turned Into KEN! Movie Reaction And Commentary!

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[@MoviesinDepth]

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[@harmonyruiz6547]

U should react to a movie call talk to me

[@kourtneycarroll4081]

Fun fact. Sasha and her friends are nods to the bratz dolls. Not only do they all resemble the dolls but Sasha’s nickname that her mom calls her is the same as the doll.

[@lauracerqueiramachado8979]

That´s exactly what I thought when I saw her for the first time! Mattel probably wanted to make fun of the Bratz since some people say "the Bratz killed Barbie" in the 2000´s but they couldn´t because they didn´t own the Bratz dolls, I think they belong to Hasbro

[@_tia.no.tamera]

That’s what I was thinking too the only thing that confused me is why give the Hispanic/Latina girl the name Sasha who in the bratz she is black and even tho they didn’t say the other girl name I bet her name was Yasmin when she’s clearly black or at least biracial

[@madiisonno]

mattel didn't have any say in any of that, it was greta @@lauracerqueiramachado8979

[@a2thenita172]

"Shining" is not a Gen Z thing. It means to communicate with someone telepathically. The term comes from the book called The Shining, written by Stephen King. Later made into a movie starring Jack Nicholson and later later made I to a TV mini series starring Steven Weber.

[@Alannameyers]

I saw this movie in theatres 3 times. It’s a literal masterpiece of cinema and I’m so glad you loved it too. 💖

[@taylorelissaa]

I saw it in theaters 4 times people thought I was crazy it’s too good

[@MoviesinDepth]

Thank you so much for watching!! ♥️♥️

[@B-Dad]

Obsession. Strong enough for a man but made for women! 👍🏾✌🏾

[@livywithane]

SAME! I loved talking to my friends on Easter eggs, funny parts in the background, and other info I found after watching

[@birdsinparadise3113]

I wanted to but I onky had one showing here in english. So disappointing I thought the theater might show more with just subtitles but no

[@Br0nto5aurus]

18:13 "You have to be their mommies, but not remind them of *their* mommies." If you're a man's wife, you're supposed to cook for him and clean up after him like his mother, but not nag him like his mother. This world seriously needs to expect men to do the bare minimum without all the "boys will be boys" excuses.

[@MoviesinDepth]

Thaaaaaat makes sense!!

[@mycroft16]

As a guy I've never understood the boys will be boys thing. It pisses me off. They're only boys because you keep letting them be boys. My uncle cooked all the meals in their house. I do about 95% of the cooking in mine. I liked the message for Ken in this a lot... it's okay to be whoever you actually are, you don't have to live up to some image or idea of what a "man" is.

[@lauracerqueiramachado8979]

Well, it could work both ways, I don’t see people saying “girls will be girls” but they could

[@lauracerqueiramachado8979]

⁠@@mycroft16that’s really cool and you’re right, but to be fair that is not what happens to Ken, he wasn’t living up to some image or idea he just liked the things he saw in the real world about how great it could be to be a man because that was something that was new for him

[@mycroft16]

@@lauracerqueiramachado8979 Oh I k now that. I didn't separate my two thoughts very well. The Ken bit was separate from the living up to ideals part. Sorry.

[@emilybartera7538]

Apparently when Ryan Gosling yells "Sublime" when Barbie says shes ready to be his girlfriend, Ryan shouted a different word every take so no one knew what was coming out of his mouth anf which take the editing room would use.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Ryan Gosling’s comic timing is SO IMPECCABLE! Just one expression and you crack up.

[@Allonsy305]

When Sasha said are you shining, it was a reference to the shining. 😂

[@MoviesinDepth]

Dangiiiiiit im dumb

[@birdsinparadise3113]

Lots of other movie references from the beginning. 2001 space odyssey. Some younger folks may not understand if they don't watch older films

[@bunny333501]

Listen, 2005 Pride and Prejudice is a good film, but BBC 1995 version is 100% the one you put on for comfort when you're depressed (I should know I was depressed when I went to go see Barbie and had just finished re-watching it for the billionth time) I've never been so personally attacked and, judging by the audible gasps in the theater, I was not alone. It was incredible. Greta Gerwig really gets it.

[@kelseykrehbiel8500]

Same!! 😂

[@chelsea.1234]

same!!! the gasp i gasped 💀💀

[@joeypotter6051]

OMG the number of women in the cinema who gasped! And yes the BBC one is like six hours long, it's an absolute commitment to sloth.

[@plumsandberries]

Agreed. BBC adaptation is the best one

[@alinac5512]

Lol, 2005 is comfort for me but probably because I never really clicked with the 1995 version. Also Ever after is even more my go to.

[@joeypotter6051]

"That creepy Ken on the left" is Magic Earring Ken, an absolute icon to the gays.

[@geekgirl616]

It was so unifying showing up to the theater to see this movie wearing pink and seeing everyone else decked out the same I haven’t felt so unified with my fellow audience members since I went to Endgame on opening day. Truly what the cinematic experience is for.

[@MoviesinDepth]

I still have my Barbie pin from opening night

[@geekgirl616]

@@MoviesinDepth man you got pins? I wish my theater was that cool all they offered was the usual stuff popcorn buckets and cups that have art from the blockbuster of the month on it which happened to be Barbie

[@AnaAcuraErica]

I wore black 🤷🏽‍♀️ I knew everyone would wear pink so I’m not trying to be like everyone else in life.. to each their own tho lol

[@geekgirl616]

@@AnaAcuraErica so do you also just wear the wrong color to sports games? Not trying to be mean it just seems like you’re being contrary to be contrary like a hipster.

[@AnaAcuraErica]

@@geekgirl616 the last game I went to was the Lakers game when Kobe Bryant was about to retire. My seats were a couple rows behind him! It was awesome cus I purposely wore an orange cami to stand out to him and I think a yellow scarf - clearly not Lakers colors but I stood out to him 🤩 he surely have my eyes many x! So if that doesn’t answer ur question.. I wear what I feel like wearing but I had no desire to wear a pink shirt KNOWING everyone else would.. like whyy? That’s not fun to me lol 😆

[@user-js3xr9ly2v]

“shining” isn’t new slang, its a reference to the kind of telepathic communication in Stephen King’s The Shining That split screen between FBI and Matel was absolutely satisfying. I also love how that scene makes the fbi cubicals warm and colorful and lived in…meanwhile Matel cubicals are grey and cold and unwelcoming outside of the BoardRoom

[@kevinsmahomie]

I swear this movie is gonna take an Oscars sweep! It is such a good mix of hilarious and genuinely good in terms of the messages it's trying to get across as well as nostalgic!! Everyone absolutely killed it in terms of commitment to the characters and the story it's easily become one of my favorite movies of all time

[@MoviesinDepth]

I hope so!!!

[@lauracerqueiramachado8979]

Uh, no, this movie is really confused because it tries to be a satire and a drama at the same time and it just doesn´t work, and so that makes it difficult to believe it means what it says; like, surely, it MUST be satire, right? Well, there are a few parts that are, clearly, but then other parts are shown with a straight face and no comedic element that are just as absurd. This is the problem with making satire when your own grasp of reality is limited--Gerwig tried to step outside of her ideological box to make a point, but stumbled BECAUSE of her ideological blinders.

[@miigi-p4939]

​@@lauracerqueiramachado8979thats something called Balancing Stories can be serious and comedic at the same time The comedy makes the serious moments (at least should) make them hit harder

[@beepboop3925]

also the way kens in this movie are literally women in almost every movie ever created

[@hannahstanley8201]

I am so happy someone else has commented on red cowboy hat Ken (I think he is officially basketball ken🤔) and his dance moves in that one scene. It is my favorite little background moment.

[@MoviesinDepth]

His dancing is so underrated

[@joeypotter6051]

Ncuti Gatwa, the next Dr Who!

[@nicolasbaron4506]

In addition to being hilarious and just a flat-out-fun summer movie, the whole narrative is actually really well done and Greta Gerwig's direction is just amazing. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are a fantastic duo.

[@MoviesinDepth]

YES

[@lauracerqueiramachado8979]

idk, it pretty much feels like she thought about the message first and the story itself second, and this movie tries to be a satire and a drama at the same time and it just doesn’t work (it’s two opposite things)

[@Dellabobella]

@@lauracerqueiramachado8979I think it works very well

[@PokhrajRoy.]

19:55 EXCUSE me he’s not creepy, he’s the gay icon known as One Earring Ken.

[@lilycourgette]

IM JUST KEN IS A CERTIFIED BOP better win that Oscar 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@MoviesinDepth]

YESSS

[@9elypses]

The little old lady on the bus bench is the real Ruth Handler and creator of Barbie. She's still beautiful ❤

[@Soy_boi]

No, that was the costume designer for the film. Ruth Handler died in 2002.

[@meeraalkurdi7525]

an icon watching an iconic movie, what more could we ask for?

[@MoviesinDepth]

You being the icon for watching the video♥️♥️

[@michelleeddy28]

Nope - gotta be the BBC version of Mr. Darcy / Pride & Prejudice every time!! haha Also, this was a perfect satirical movie of blending nostalgia with real life commentary. Margo and Ryan killed in their roles!

[@njsmith8614]

bbc version all the way, all day, every day, and twice on sundays.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

It’s nice to see the crop of Barbie reactions. The Production Design, The Costumes, The Casting, The one off funny lines, AMERICA FERRARA, Allan, Weird Barbie WERE EVERYTHING and of course let’s not forget Depression Barbie.

[@tlahmed]

I love at the end that she’s wearing the Birkenstocks, but they’re light pink like the heels Weird Barbie offered her. Life is a balance!

[@mancaveproductions101]

When the kid said to her mom “are you shining with a Barbie?”, she was referencing the movie the Shining, where the characters could communicate telepathically using a method called “shining”. You should react to the shining

[@mycroft16]

Honestly, I want to see I'm Just Ken up for best song. Because that absolutely slapped and they all killed it. I knew this was going to be good when they refused to tell us what the hell it even was. And I was not disappointed. This was a genius of a film. I wasn't expecting the message for Ken, or his takeover attempt because Barbie wouldn't notice him. There is no just Ken is a major line. That was a cool message to see too, you don't have to prove anything to anyone either guys... just be you, whoever that is. And the deprogramming message where women have to be both sides of every coin in exactly the right balance. Will Farrel... I had no idea he was in this until he showed up and he was so damn good at that role. Alan... Alan. Just a freaking absolutely stacked cast, great soundtrack, incredible sets, well written. We need more movies like this.

[@mariannerivera2961]

11:34 I wanted to hug Margot Robbie so bad when I first watched it in cinemas, because I actually felt that. But I also remembered how she (Barbie) did that, in a way, to Ken. Plus, the WHOLE speech and "I'm just Ken" scenes were PURE GOLD.

[@MoviesinDepth]

YESS

[@mycroft16]

I like that when Ken is talking to her and says it's always boys night... h put his glasses on because he was starting to cry and didn't want her to see that. He knew he was hurting her and it was hurting him to do it. Was an interesting moment.

[@Sylveon0412]

RYAN GOSLINGS WAS AMAZING!!!! (Im just ken has been on my playlist ever since I heard it)

[@MoviesinDepth]

YESSS

[@Silvern7552]

My theory behind the final gynecologist line is that as a barbie or ken, they are toys, they don't have genitals. When she became human she gained genitals and therefore needs to see a doctor for them.

[@MoviesinDepth]

Thaaaat makes sense

[@laurakali6522]

That is my thought as well.

[@lauracerqueiramachado8979]

They don´t have genitals but they made a few jokes about body parts earlier in the movie

[@DoubleBlack2.0]

That’s not a theory. That’s just literally what happened. Lmao

[@CjCaday]

What Sasha meant for “shining” is from “The Shining” film, i dont wanna spoil it but i will do it anyway and here it is, “shining” in the 1980 horror movie is like telephatic ability

[@GabyGibson]

16:27 actually yes he did have to say the names of all the outfits because he got them all confused. So the costume guy had to sit behind the wardrobe and say the names to him through microphone

[@freebrandyornot]

"Is it possible to be weirder than Weird Barbie?" Well, according to what I saw what people did to their barbies on tiktok, Weird Barbie is pretty normal in comparison

[@courtneyroberts6011]

I was on the fence of wanting to watch this movie but I heard nothing but good things about it so I gotta see this movie awesome reaction bro

[@MoviesinDepth]

Thank you so much!!

[@courtneyroberts6011]

@@MoviesinDepth you're welcome

[@Kim.Garian]

I've actually saw a couple of Barbie cosplayers when I went to a convention in Boston last month. I was even walking to check in the venue with a Ken cosplayer, and i jokingly said (since I was dressed as a Monster High character, and said franchise is also by Mattel) that it was the Mattel version of Corpse Bride

[@BaileeFerguson64]

They really had a field day with this movie! I'm obsessed with it! 😂

[@MoviesinDepth]

They just had fun and I’m HERE for it!!

[@RandiPoitras]

In the audio description (if you’re blind) they all have descriptors to differentiate the Kens and Barbies, i dont remember them all but Simu Liu is ‘Pompadour Ken’ 😂 I only saw it once in the theatre so i dont know if its the same audio description on the streaming platform

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

ok but if ryan gosling wins for ken but margot robbie doesnt win doesnt win for barbie, wouldnt that be kind of emblematic of the whole fuckin issue? lol

[@drockherb2073]

You gotta watch the shinning and dr sleep, then you get what she meant by are you two shinning 😂

[@MoviesinDepth]

AHHHHH DANGIT

[@kianastudy7739]

its so good that you ARE NOT trying to destroy the movie's idea and everything like everyone else is . some people just can't find any good stuff in anything :/

[@Des329]

I got the notification for this and immediately stopped everything I was doing to watch. Somehow you managed to make the barbie movie funnier that it already is. Seriously, how do you do it you fricking genius?💜💜💜

[@MoviesinDepth]

Thank you so much!!!!!!

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

"I've built my entire career on little girls and their dreams. And I mean that in the least creepy way possible." HELP ME LMAO 🤣

[@MoviesinDepth]

I’m still not over that line

[@souhiyori8032]

IM JUST KEN is the main highlight of the movie for me and nothing can change that

[@babyfaceweeb8937]

I'm surprised they didn't add Barbie's ex bf Blaine. Maybe if they do a sequal.

[@MoviesinDepth]

Ohhhhhhhh boy

[@babyfaceweeb8937]

@@MoviesinDepth I mean if you know that Barbie dumped Ken for Blaine and then dumped Blaine when Ken had a glow up, that jealous Ken plot would've been such a lore drop!

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

Just now realized she named herself after Ruth's daughter in the end of the film. That is so sweet.

[@MoviesinDepth]

Barbra (crying)

[@cordulam]

Weird Barbie and her dog in the car is like the last scene in "Terminator"

[@JeM130177]

"Why would you pick the BBC version?" clearly said by someone who has never seen the BBC version because it's GREAT😂😂

[@MoviesinDepth]

I have and I’ll die on the Kiera hill 😂😂

[@HiThereLove16]

"shining" is from the movie The Shining and the sequel Doctor Sleep.

[@macarenasebastiangaete]

For your comment of being allergic to the sun, it's very possible. I have a very bad skin allergy to the sun, and I have photophobia, which is when your eyes don't handle sun very well.

[@mycroft16]

My favorite moment is when the narrator comes on "Note to the writers, if this is the point you want to make, don't cast Margot Robbie." lol. FACTS.

[@lolam4209]

It took me some time to realise that mermaid is DUA LIPA (with the pink hair) lol

[@MoviesinDepth]

I STILL DIDNT REALIZE IT

[@zszs7466]

shining refers to the movie Shining by Stanley Kubrick. Shining is a way two people connect without words, via thoughts.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

0:38 Lol neither does Margot. She had bars to help maintain her balance.

[@IhniWinterwind]

So much fun to see, thank you for reacting to it!

[@user-fy4uv9wb7o]

Fun review, thanks 😊

[@bbferreira78]

The shining: I understood it as like the kid in the movie that had some powers like communicate telepathically

[@stephmgreen]

“Shining? What is a shining?” Have you not heard of the shining? By Stephen King?

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Idk why I haven’t mentioned it a lot but Dame Queen Helen Mirren as the Narrator was amazing. Especially the aside to the audience #IYKYK

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

Allan and Weird Barbie had no right to be the MVPs

[@MoviesinDepth]

And here we ARE

[@o_nazim]

the creepy Ken was using a periscope hahaha I just saw it

[@livywithane]

9:23 I reference this part of the movie a lot and no one gets it.😭 But then again I DID watch it 3 times in a few weeks😅😂❤🧏🏾‍♀️

[@isaackelly9445]

This movie is an absolute masterpiece and I want kens hoodie so bad

[@seattlecryptid]

"Shining"... as in, The Shining by Stephen King... it's essentially psychic connection but it's a bit more than that. If you haven't seen Kubrick's the Shining, you should (follow it up with Doctor Sleep)

[@MoviesinDepth]

The worst part is I have but still didn’t get the reference 😭

[@sneanas3996]

I like this movie and i love songs. I've waited for your commentary for this movie. I had a blast ❤❤❤❤

[@beepboop3925]

ill say it again, this movie made me cry twice. Once was when she was giving the speech on how hard it is to be a woman. While in real life it goes much deeper that what she discussed, i feel like she said it in a way that /men/ could understand. it really is so fucking hard to be a woman. BUT also this movie is so fucking good lololol

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I did hear a rumour that they’re thinking of turning Barbie Land into a theme park attraction. Hoping it does. It’s so well made and should be preserved.

[@lisahiselius6539]

barbie AND movies in depth?? dream combo

[@clairesnelson9961]

When I saw you were reacting to this I knew you would love Ken's character arc 😂😂

[@MoviesinDepth]

Ken is the BEST

[@aynsleyyost5168]

I love will Farrell so much what a king of comedy

[@MoviesinDepth]

I want his pink drum sticks

[@aynsleyyost5168]

This and puss and boots with dealing with death and finding yourself yet they are both individual master peace’s

[@MoviesinDepth]

YES. So good

[@aynsleyyost5168]

If there was a nickel for each time will farrel was a business man in a movie based on toys there would be 2 nickels witch isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice right ?

[@HuntingViolets]

I gave my Barbies different names. But Francie ruled.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

10:38 Missed opportunity to quote Jack Sparrow by saying "NOT probable!"

[@MoviesinDepth]

I was SO CLOSE TO SAYING THAT

[@jordannnokwam4691]

How did I missed this video yesterday I was waiting for this one 😂😂😂 (by the way the shining is a horror movie u should give it a watch for October)

[@crazycatlady6226]

It must have been so much fun working on this movie

[@MoviesinDepth]

You and I think ALIKE

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

asking what shinning is 2 seconds after referencing IT lol. shinning, as in stephen king's shinning, the name for psychic abilities/connection in his stories (including IT) lol

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

0:03 Not the 2001: A Space Odyssey reference lmao

[@MoviesinDepth]

The references are amaaaazing

[@kerrygander6581]

I love your channel

[@MoviesinDepth]

Thank you so much!!!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

7:01 Mr. Tarantino enters the chat.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

The actress who plays Ruth is literally the same who plays the horrible mother in Matilda

[@MoviesinDepth]

Hahahaha what a queen

[@emmaebaldwin]

The weird Barbie is always in the splits because we saw the kid put the doll in the splits, and throw her in a box. She likely forgot about the doll (as kids tend to do), so the splits is her resting state.. or her “Andy’s coming” if you will. Did you notice when they’re traveling to our world, Barbie started out leading Ken yet the moment they got here, he was in the lead because men typically rule. ALSO! Barbieland is the shape of the heart. Just like Mattel’s table where they think of Barbie ideas. OH! Also also! I just had a thought while rewatching! Will Ferrel’s character… he’s the only Mattel worker wearing pink. Barbie’s, Ken’s, and Allen always find a way to put pink in their clothes. Is he an escaped Ken or Allen?! He was the only person who knew how to get to Barbieland?! Allen made a point that it had happened before. He’s the only Allen left!

[@taylorbogue434]

The next movie you should watch is the Live action Little Mermaid! I think you would like it! 😊 Love your commentary, you are so funny! 😂

[@virlinehonore9767]

19:34 this song is the best!!

[@mariaghiglieri78]

BBC Pride and Prejudice is the all-time best!! I will throw punches over that! 🤣🤓🤣

[@fundudehere1]

great movie,loved it

[@Ggeekz]

Shining as in the movie "the shining"

[@the_nikster1]

ok you need to see The Shining right freaking now! 😅

[@buttonsfan]

10:01 I heard they had to fight to keep her in the sequence when she's the best part of it

[@mzwitty]

Never knock on the BBC Pride and Prejudice! 😂

[@ShyheimCinema]

I'M JUST KEN!!

[@virlinehonore9767]

i saw the movie 2 days ago and loved it

[@miss-i5045]

"Shining" is not a Gen Z Term, it's a reference to Stephen King's novel The Shining, where a select few characters can communicate telepathically to call someone somewhere. The power is called "the shining". (Kind of funny you stumbled over this right after mentioning It 😂)

[@virlinehonore9767]

17:23-17:35 i was so shook and honestly impressed 👏🏾👏🏾

[@thomasbaker2067]

I can see Oscar wins for this movie.

[@MoviesinDepth]

Same!!

[@virlinehonore9767]

12:11 this poor woman 😂😂

[@Dori623]

I love, love, LOVED this movie, it was so much fun, but still had some really pure moments as well, and who doesn't love Ken! He stole the show, first thing I did was order a "I am Kenough" tshirt. I walked away feeling like this was a movie about equality, men being treated badly or as less than in the barbie world, while women are treated as less than in the real world. Love that you did this movie

[@MoviesinDepth]

I need the kenough hoodie right now

[@birdsinparadise3113]

I liked that. I watched piers Morgan complain about how the Ken's were treated and tried to say it was hypocritical because if he'd made a movie portraying women that way, he'd get roasted. Well, first, that just describes 90% of all movies for decades and Second, it's a movie about dolls. Real Mattell isn't set up as all male management either.

[@Dori623]

@birdsinparadise3113 exactly, it was exaggerated to help drive the point home. The Ken's didn't like how they were being treated in Barbie land just like women don't like how they're treated in the real world, but it's not quite as bad as the movie makes it seem. It could always be better though.

[@hobissunshine9254]

KING ALLEN 👑

[@michaszone]

Saw the movie for my birthday today loved it ,❤❤💞💗❤💋🤗🎀🎂🎁🎊🎉even the ticket 🎟 was pink 🎀🤗💗💞

[@vanyadolly]

The Kira Knightly version? Men really have no clue 😂

[@veronicasandiford0304]

I haven’t seen this in theaters but already looks like a good time ❤

[@MoviesinDepth]

The bestttt time

[@marvelbrights5485]

I love your channel and content!!

[@MoviesinDepth]

Thank you so much!!!!♥️

[@user-fy4uv9wb7o]

You better put some respect on Indigo Girls ' name!

[@BatmanFan76]

This movie is surprisingly pretty good. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling’s acting were both great in this. Although, if it wasn’t for the Barbenheimer trend, I would like this movie more.

[@MoviesinDepth]

Fair!! Margot and Ryan deserve allll the love