An Unhinged Deep Dive Into Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper 

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I always loved how everyone helps both themselves and each other. Annalise and Erica escape alone, but Julian and Dominic play major roles in helping them. I just love it. And Preminger is the best villain ever, he may be a peasant son but he's a true queen

I’m an artist, and the main reason I got into illustration and design is because I wanted to work on the Barbie films. This is a welcome blast from the past

And you gotta take notice to the fact that when Dominic was proposing to Erica, she was figuratively AND literally above him... On a horse. The roles had swapped as she was above the king in that moment

To me is crazy that Preminger started to think on his plan when Anelise was at most a young teenager. Which have a very dark implication especially to a Barbie movie. I believe that is why the relationship between Serafina and Midas is so weird, it's reflected Anelese and Preminger

one small thing i really like about the songs is julian's voice. aside from the fact that it's alessandro juliani (you can never get tired of hearing that man talk or sing), you'd usually expect the male lead to be a soft tenor and the villain to be a booming baritone (like in the hunchback of notre dame), but in this case it's almost the opposite. julian sings in the lower range, though his voice is still mostly soft, and preminger sings pretty high notes, while his voice is still loud. this was probably done to make julian sound different from king dominic, since prince antonio from the island princess (also played by juliani) does sing in the tenor range.

Thearapest have proved Belle in fact does not have Stockholm syndrome thank you

Fee years ago I had an insomnia and started thinking of how an hour long Barbie commercial has better plot, characters, world building and even damn economy is better than the entirety of Star Wars new trilogy. I've rewatched the cartoon the next day and was even angrier at Disney SW, because the cartoon turned out to be even better than I remembered it.

IM SO GLAD YOURE PAYING SUCH ATTENTION TO THE MOVIEEEE this brings me so so so much joy

Amazing video, I love it! Anneliese was always my favourite because of her love for science and her cleverness which she really shows throughout the movie. Her relationship with Julian is so sweet, especially their scene in the mine. I just hated that they don't have a duet together! And because I can't resist discussions about my favourite things: On Midas: This could be a difference in translation because I've only ever seen the movie in German (or my child brain remembering things differently because I haven't seen the movie in so long) but I didn't get the impression that Midas was into Serafina. I thought he hated her and wanted to hurt her, physically, but she always evaded and taunted him. (I remember him saying a line, something like "Pray that you have nine lives, Serafina, because you will need every single one of them!") Probably as a reflection of Preminger's opinion on/jealousy of royalty. And a sort-of defense of the queen: From her perspective, Preminger's explanation of Julian being the culprit doesn't make any less sense than what we know to be the truth. Preminger's been her trusted advisor for years, him being evil and plotting must seem as ridiculous as an idea as Julian, her daughter's tutor for years, doing so. The evidence also seems to be on Preminger's side since Erika IS an imposter that Preminger exposed. And Dominick spent the last few days falling in love with Erika so he's not exactly objective. Though she should definitely have doubted his version of events once he brings up his make-me-king idea and maybe sent someone to the mines to verify. I'm also not sure if the queen knows that Anneliese is in love with Julian specifically, she knows that Anneliese doesn't want to marry the king but does she even know Julian is there when Anneliese looks out from the balcony? There's a detail I love about Erika's impersonation working on the queen in that Julian takes away the queen's glasses before she sees Erika-as-Anneliese for the first time to make it more believable that she wouldn't recognize her own daughter instantly (implying that she probably would if she had them). In general, I've always had a bit more of a positive interpretation of the queen. She was definitely in the wrong and rightfully apologizes but I was always impressed by her not asking anything of Anneliese that she isn't willing to do herself for the same reason. She knows she's hurting Anneliese with the arranged marriage, only doing so for her people, but she fully commits to marrying Preminger to save her people the same way despite clearly hating every second of it.

Thank you for making this amazing video! This movie shaped me so much as a person! I have a cat named Anneliese and I’m hoping to get a blue butterfly tattoo in the future. The early Barbie movies had a great way of saying that even if you don’t work out with a partner it doesn’t mean that either of you are bad people. And the queerness and openness of being different really helped me. One thing you might not have noticed is that when madam Carp mistakes Anneliese for Erika she is coming out of a tavern presumably a bit drunk. You can even see her seem a bit unsteady and having bigger body language. The movie is so smart and fun. It definitely has flaws like the antisemitism in villain character designs (more prominent in the other movies too) but as long as we know it’s flaws and do not hold it on a pedestal of perfection it is such an amazing time. I wish other Barbie movies did things as well as this one.

This is already my fav Barbie movie so this will be fun to revisit

missed half the premier but it was worth it to catch up!!! i loved these movies and its nice to see someone actually think critically about the films and appreciate them on that level, other than my sister and i of course

This one is my favorite Barbie movie, and has been since my childhood. It's just so on point. Lovely analysis! Thank you for wanting to do these movies justice. My dad used to buy all these movies for me (and later my sister) and I'm really happy he did. Right now I'm rewatching all these movies chronologically with my best friend and my sister, and even though I've watched some of them again some years ago, they're still such a great experience and I see many things in a new light. My second favorite is Barbie as Rapunzel and- wow that one has a really great, cohesive story (also has Otto lmao). And Greta is so imposing. And the music is so good TvT the one and only song in that one is so sweet.

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid, listened to the soundtrack on CD, and looking back I can see how this has influenced my choice in men 😂 I watched it in college with friends and realized it still holds up so well and the songs are such bops

Now I know that this is more a case of storytelling/movie wanting to wrap things up nicely, but I like to think of the in world aspect of it..... It's very interesting that they have their weddings at the same time. Erica's makes sense, given how she went off to chase her dreams to see the world and sing........ but what about Annalise? Why didn't she marry Julian sooner. Simple, the kingdom needed help. She was busy with reopening the mines and gathering the crystals. Just being the leader she was always meant to be. Only when the kingdom was back on its feet was she ready to follow her dream of marrying for love. Only after she did her duty as a royal did she allow herself her happiness. She will remain forever royal, after all...... but now she is able to do things to the best of HER ability, and not of expectations of what others think she should be.

I'm excited for essays on The Nutcracker, The Barbie Diaries (it's important for having the first black and Asian characters in the CGI Barbie movies (Courtney Tsubasa, Tia Ashbei, Dawn Ping-Davies) and the debut of RAQUELLE HARPER THE ICONIC MEAN GIRL, and how it's got Barbie in a punk ban Barbie and the Rockers (the time travel, her having black and Korean bandmates, how everyone, even SOVIET RUSSIA loves her, the fact that most of the songs are covers being treated as Barbie originals which is kinda dodgy...), Mariposa (SPAIN!!!), Diamond Castle (yes i know it's got a rep for the "Liana and Alexa are a couple" but please talk about more than that, talk about the worldbuilding, the Greek influence, and how it's actually kinda terrifying I mean Lydia turning people to statues, hypnotizing everyone, kidnapping Alexa and making her jump into acid (HER CAVERN IS SURRUNDED BY ACID WTF?), and 12 Dancing Princesses

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dude I am vibing with your energy and passion for this movie SO hard. It was a large part of my childhood and as an adult, going back and rewatching it was mindblowing. I can't gush about it without basically restating everything that you just said, but holy shit! This movie is so detailed and thoughtful! And the music!!!!!!!!! also, I totally get your rant at the beginning. I do have a My Hero Academia screen name lol 😫

if you ever want to do other barbie movies i’d love to hear your thoughts on fairytopia!! it was my fave growing up

OMG I, JUST NOW, watching this video realized that the part of every gift coming with strings had that double meaning... I have seen that movie so many times and I love it but Ive always taken that line at face value!T-T

I've been loving this princess and the pauper content!! It always gets me excited when I see you upload!

You’ve done it again, I loved this video as well! I loved Barbie movies while growing up, I remember Barbie of Swan Lake being the first one I ever saw and we having most of the releases, at the time, in VHS tapes! Actually Barbie was my first role model and the reason I ever wanted to became a dancer in the first place, even today my mom keeps re-telling the memories of me being a little girl dancing in front of the TV and copying the dances of Swan Lake ❤ And going back to this movie, the top1 reason for this being my absolute favourite is the Erika ending, the story of her still pursuing her dreams and find what she wanted the most accompanied by those lyrics is just beautiful and inspiring and a great lesson for children, and tbh for people of al ages in general. Thank you once again for this video!

You definitely made me care about this Lol , the only thing Barbie I've actually truly watched is the recent live action Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie I loved this movie and after watching your analysis on this movie it has made me think wow this animated Barbie movie actually sounds pretty good hell even great I'd say.

Given this video (and yes, do those expansions you wanted to do), you need to do a video on Aqua's Barbie Girl, because that is where the "shallow misunderstandings as criticism/cinema" phenomenon first began. I think....

Heyy Calxiyn, I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed how passionate you were with explaining how beautiful this Barbie movie really is, I’ve been watching you on your main channel since I was a kid so keep doing what you’re doing cus u make my day better ❤

I wished you had gone into a bit more detail on Annelise's part of "I'm a Girl like you" cause the framing of the song itself doesnt give it the proper credit for what the lyrics are actually saying: If I want some eggs I ring the bell And the maid comes running in And she serves them on a silver tray And she brings a cookie tin And while I eat, she rubs my feet And strolling minstrels play But I'd rather be in my library Reading science books all day There is this 5x "And" structure and it functions very well to showcase what exactly happens once Annelise "dares" to want something for breakfast. She doesnt get to go and get herself something to eat, she MUST get the maid involved and then it starts. The maid immediately comes running in, Annelise tells her what she wants and, yes, gets it, but she also knows its always combined with an unnessecary amout of fanfare. And that's not where it stops. Once she asked for something, she'll get _more,_ even if she didnt ask for it and HAS to eat it too. (So she's not really choosing her breakfast as her first line would have you believe) AND the maid is staying with her, rubbing her feet, whether she likes it or not because that's customary. _AND_ several strolling minstrels also are also brought in to entertain the princess with music while she eats her breakfast. (Strolling minstrels who in this context I can only imagine having settled in the court as they did sometimes. Still weird calling them that, though, when you had other options. Cause _no way_ could Annelise have possibly overhear minstrels from all the way in the town. They had to be with her.) Later in the movie we also see that Annelise always has her breakfast in bed and that the maid will come in with the breakfast already prepared. Nothing implied that Erika as Annelise overslept, that's just normal. Annelise awakes right in time for breakfast and any specific food wishes she talked about in "I'm a girl like you" are only things she can add after it's already served. No one is asking her what she wants to eat, she merely has the option of voicing extra wishes which will be served to her in a manner that comes with such unnecessary extra bs that it most of the time probably doesnt feel worth it for her bc she literally woke up like 2 minutes ago, so she doesnt (remember, asking for eggs also leads to the cookie tin being brought in ect ect). The moment she wakes up, Annelise has to be in princess-mode. She barely gets time to herself before the day starts. Most things are decided for her and the few choices she can make must be made cautiously because they will come with more things she has to deal with depending on how much her choices interrupt or demand more of this machine-like routine within the royal court. By all means, yes, getting a foot massage in bed while eating breakfast sounds amazing, but Annelise is not deciding that someone is always touching her (feet) every day while she eats. Or that the she has to interact with the minstrels too if she doesnt want to come across as impolite, ungrateful or snobby. And dont forget, this is all happening while she's eating breakfast in bed. She has to get through all that bullshit first *to be allowed to stand up in the morning.* Probably another reason why she's mostly just letting the daily routine happening to her without trying to really fight back. It wont accidentally lead to problems later on because she "dared" to not think of EVERY implication her choices could cause _and_ this way she also knows how long it'll take for her to be done with breakfast (including the maid massaging her and the entertainers to be gone) so she can FINALLY stand up. When Annelise sings "But I'd rather be in my library reading science books all day", what she means is "yes, my breakfasts are amazing, but sometimes I wished I could SKIP eating the breakfast because it's the start of my daily routine and I wished skipping it would magically make it possible to just not enter said routine and just read my science books in the library for a day and in peace for once". Erika is in a position where she says she could only dream of getting such wonderful breakfast each day. Annelise is in a position where she's saying she would *sacrifice* getting it to be able to get a break.

Wait a moment- THE OTHER WOMAN AT MADAME CARP'S WASN'T ERICA'S MOTHER?! I literally thought this whole time, pretty much since the film came out, that that was her mother! This was a great video. The classic Barbie films are underappreciated.

It's crazy how people assume Barbie is supposed to be a certain way. Like isn't her catchphrase "You can do anything" or something like that? I haven't watched Barbie in awhile but Barbie was always about empowering girls, showing them that they can be like Barbie and do anything they want career wise. I was willing to defend my favorite child friendly shows as a kid and I'm still willing to do it now 😂

This was one of my favorite movies growing up. It's what inspired me to study art and animation because I wanted to make movies like it one day. I still listen to the soundtrack too. So many good songs

Amazing video

I remember linking the straight to dvd Gi joe films.

This movie was always my favorite Barbie movie, my second favorite piece of Barbie content is the Life in the Dreamhouse series, cause it’s great.

Had a lot of fun editing this I hope everyone enjoyed my sense of humor lol

got to know your main channel because of rwby, and im staying here for the barbie movie analysis. awesome video.

SCREAMING BARBIE MOVIES FINALLY GETTING THE PROPER RECOGNITION THIS VIDEO IS SUCH A GOOD ANALYSIS OMG

I loved the barbie movies as a kid. Diamond castle is the best one tho 😌💎

I loved this movie when I was a kid,but since I'm a cat lover,it maybe just cause of the cats XD

Niceeeeeee

I love this movie

The live action Barbie movie does the same thing with empowering male characters with qualities other than the physical.

What’s the name of your main channel?

Barbie has always been a feminist icon, the live action movie is just finally making people see that.

I'm sorry but at the time of the Barbie movie explosion the writing in those was just not strong enough to hold me. It might been like my exclusively anime years even...never can escape Inu Yasha

i must confess, i can't get over how ugly the 3d models are 🤐🤐but i don't doubt the movie is good story and music wise. i'm just a very visual person, and that's the reason i can't go back to some childhood content (some have aged very well, others not so much)

I’ve been a MASSIVE Barbie movies fan my whole life, and this is really the first time I’ve seen someone look depth deep with no biases. You’ve got a new subscriber! 🩷🦋👑

Your video was amazing, I love how you disercted and analize almsoy every little thing from the movie and how empowering it is. I think it is truly a movie that stands the test of the time and that's wy I love it so much. 🥹🩷 Thank you so much for this video. You're such a good creator and your attitude and the way your face shines when you talk about the film is simply moving. I hope that amount of passion translates into more success and subscribers, I definitely subbed to your channel.🙌🏻💖 Keep up the great work!

:0 omg a review praising one of my childhood favorites? omg no way