Barbie Successfully Destroys the Patriarchy 

Love how Ken didn’t “complain” and just got that shit done in a day lol the irony making men look capable asf

You gotta appreciate the irony of a rich woman being put in charge of a multi million dollar film production preaching about how women have it so rough.

This movie made the patriarchy seem like a righteous and necessary crusade.

Destroys patriarchy, and replaces it with an equally unequal dominance hierarchy. Well done. Peace at last.

"Type 2 diabetes Barbie." Shows a pic if Lizzo. 😂

This movie was absolute feminist trash.

I love how in these feminist films a man steals the show. Here we have Ryan run away with it, just like Hemsworth stole the show in Ghost Busters 2016.

there was this girl on tiktok and basically in her video she said "to all the men who think this movie is man-hating, huh, congrats you know what it likes to be a woman, it bothers you how women are supported, loved and heard and your part of the problem", tbh I blame hollywood in general making poor decision making there fans/audiences divisive. I honestly miss back in the day where people would explore movies for themselves wether they liked the film or not without being political or making films politicised.

Usually view this film activism as harmless nonsense but this one actually disturbs me

It's like the writer put all there daddy issues into the script. Classy

My favorite part was when the plan to retake Barbieland ended up being a plot to emotionally manipulate and sabotage the Kens around them by pretending to be interested or give a shit about them and then crushing their emotions at the very last second in order to get what they want. And all of this is treated as if it’s the most perfectly logical response ever, genius even, with absolutely no moral hang ups whatsoever. This isn’t exactly a glowing review of the feminine gender or way of thinking, although I doubt the writers see any issues with it, Men just deserve it after all. Oh, and the ease of which Ken was able to take over Barbie land just infers that the women there are a bunch of idiots who didn’t realize that patriarchy was exactly what they wanted all along. Ken is not smart enough to manipulate or brainwash anybody, he just showed up said his piece and everybody bought into it and was happy. It’s the main cast that was engaging in actual brainwashing behavior, kidnapping and “reprograming” the Barbies brains one by one by indoctrinating them with feminist platitudes, which ironically turns them from being content and happy with life into angry and bitter manipulators intent of revolutionizing the system so they can be in charge and reduce the kens to underclass citizens where they belong. (Not dissimilar to real life feminism on a meta level) It stuns me how writers can be so overconfident in their ideals that they write this shit into the script without realizing how easy it is to see the protagonists as the obvious villains of the story. This movie does not paint women, or feminism, or femininity, or anything of the sort in a very flattering light despite what it probably thinks.

Great video. Barbie looks like complete cringe. Their marketing department are geniuses though for hiding all the nonsense and tricking people into thinking this would just be a fun Barbie adventure.

If this film is bad now, just wait for Barbie 2! It will get a sequel FOR SURE!

Raquelle not being in the movie was one of the biggest let downs imo

I almost walked out after 15 minutes. The opening scene is dark AF. And that wink from Margot is so creepy. I knew then that something is off about that movie.

What a fabulous review. I think you just about perfectly captured the feelings I experienced in watching this trashfire after falling for the genius marketing.

The best metaphor I have heard about this movie is that it is like horoscopes, where it gives just enough general descriptions of a sign that a weak-minded person would go, "Hey, that IS me. I AM going through that!" without realizing that it's all BS. That's what this movie does for all of the "struggling" women out there who actually have it better than they now think they do due to this movie.

I don't see the doll smashing as a hate on motherhood. For the longest time dolls that looked like babies were the go to for little girls. Barbie was a game changer. You know how young girls look in awe of pretty teens and adults in real life. The cycle goes like this 1. toddlerhood- imitate your mommy and play with baby doll 2.Ages 4 and up-imitate the pretty grown doll because that is the phase you will be heading into soon

Thank you for not selling your morals like Chrissie the Mayor did.

I'll take my review jagged, crunchy, and dripping with snark. Ahh, thank you, perfect! Top quote "Every male is stupefied or vilified to the extreme". Now THAT's what I call writing.

There used to be hints of this kind of crap in movies back in the day, but Barbie took it to a whole new level. The message was extremely loud and clear

Oh boy here we go

You know what would ve been fun? Ken returns to barbie land and all kens just divorce barbies who become divorced feminist activists

the strange thing is: Margot Robbie absolutely looks like the perfect Barbie, whereas the Amy Schumer joke "she looks like two perfect Barbies" practically writes itself.

My friend went to watch, she said it was not what she expected.

This movie Barbirrhea hates men and women equally.

I'm confused: how can Barbie be destroying the All Powerful Real World Patriarchy, without the All Powerful Real World Patriarchy destroying Barbie. 🤷‍♀

Wait, 'bonus holes' is a real thing?! 🤢🤮

I didn’t understand why one of the Barbie girls had a figure that isn’t what a Barbie doll body looks like. That made no sense.

oh thANK God THis MoVie is SaViNg ThE wurLd!111! 🤣

What did you guys think of Barbie? Let me know in the comments below and much love to each and every one of you

Type 2 diabetes Barbie 😅 Thanks for watching this movie so I don't have to.

KEEP EM COMIN VEX!

I didn’t see this movie, oddly enough because I happened to see the poster for it when exiting my theater from seeing MI-7:DR and getting really weird vibes from it. I’m so glad I adopted a “wait and see” approach. I will say, other than that tiny hint, you are 100% right that the marketing department really nailed this one. I am truly puzzled by the feedback I have seen on this one, ironically from all sides. I saw media sources reviews on RT come out against it, the last ones I would have expected even, and men come out meh at best and “dear God, I need a drink” at worst. Two in particular I have never seen so upset by it. Then there are the women. Most I think share your opinion Vex, but others really seem to be going to bat for it and it is blowing my mind. The amount of times I have heard the word “satire”… did this movie seem at all satirical to you??? I’m honestly wondering and a bit confused. Now to the real part 😂 Fanfreakingtastic review as always Vex!!! So was looking forward to seeing you skewer this crap like a shishkabob and you of course never fail to disappoint 😂🎉Honestly, yours I think was the first that really made me consider what itCOULD HAVE been, and it at times made me even sadder for the missed opportunity it took by putting out this heaping dumpster fire. It could have been great! I really liked how you pointed out that it missed out on showing how the genders truly can complement each other. Gosh, I don’t usually say this, but it could have even maybe gone strides to actually healing and bridging the gap that has become more and more of an issue between the genders. I found it really interesting that you pointed out how much of it was likely a commentary on Roe v Wade. It’s sad they took this golden opportunity and just wasted it by spewing vile disgusting messaging and insulting men, mothers, marriage, and kids. It sounds like a REAL piece of work, and not in a good way. Good grief, it’s getting tiresome!! Like, how hard can it be to make a good movie, it’s not rocket science??! Anyways, sorry! Great review and great spice as always Vex!!! I am so sorry it was so disappointing, and that you had to sit and endure this one. Thank you for seeing it so I don’t have to!! ❤️

I’ve been waiting for this. I love your takes.

This movie perfectly captures how I felt watching this movie. Truly one of the worst movie going experiences of my life

I discovered this humorous, entertaining, and educational channel via her "marvels" video, which fortunately saved me from suffering through that. I also sent it to my daughter and now she's a fan. I'm home today and so I'm binge watching all her videos. New sub.

What an impressive take. Subbed

I love how the insane feminist Barbie fans accuse men of being “misogynistic” for not liking the movie yet the entire film is directed at belittling men as much as they can with no valid reason. But I guess in their eyes men “deserve it” which is just super messed up.

Great review, Vex. I had no intention of watching this, (even on TV), and now I want to see it even less.

I had absolutely no plans to see Barbie, not even if it had 100% critic and 100% audience scores AND you paid me $100 to go. I hope you didn't have to pay to see it? haha Anyway, I'm waiting for your review of Oppenheimer. Is that up next? So far, you are tracking with me 100%, so really looking forward to hearing what you think of Oppy!

Great review! Vex

There was never such a thing in the first place.

MJTanner has an excellent video deconstructing the history of Barbie and how the doll was a stolen idea from an other woman. It’s insulting how the Mattel board of directors currently consists of five female leaders. But, in order for Gerwig to make her hamfisted and vapid patriarchal metaphor. The board at Mattel is comprised of, surprise, surprise, all white men. Likewise, her equally vacuous message of female suppression completely ignores the legacy of equality established by Barbie for over 70 years prior to this shitty movie. Barbie and Ken were equal counterparts who complimented each other at “home” and “at work.”

Hahahaha! Vex!!! YES!!!! 1. Thank you for watching this so I don't have to. And 2. The clip from the BvS stream on Cannoli's channel. I laughed out loud.

Great, thoughtful video!!

U got my subscription . Great video!

Animated Barbie movies >>> Live-action Barbie movie.

Great video Vex.

What's sad is that some girl toy brands also have boy fans like my little pony, but tthe difference with mlp and barbie os that it respects both girl and boy fans.

Bitch-daughter 😂 getting Absolutely Fabulous flashbacks, so accurate.

I know now what must be done...

Really fantastic video.

@VexElectronica this video got randomly recommended in my feed. Never seen any of your videos but it's genuinely funny af. Keep up the work will recommend. Take my sub!

You've brought out elements that many might overlook.

Love your passion! Excellent review!

LOL, you're description of Greta Gerwig made me laugh my cute little ass off. 😂

The funny thing is that with how quickly all the Barbies went along with the Kens’ patriarchy, it shows that women have a biological and instinctual need to exist in a world run by men where all they have to do is be compassionate and loving, and they’ll have all they need from a good man.

That was fantastic and your best video yet. I can feel the anger and loved every minute of it.

This really could have been an AMAZING comedy/drama about mental health, depression, imposter syndrome, etc.....but no...men are evil, women are good. But how strong and independent are the Barbie's, really, if a single Ken could subjugate them ALL in like 12 hours? In nother video, they mentioned how all the "brainwashed Barbies" seemed perfectly happy and content with their Kens and the new Kendom....

Your commentary......hilarity.....I subscribed!

Feeling better that I have not watched it...

I liked this movie better when it was called “Life Size”. 😂

Saw you on bsup, followed, now can't wait for your view on movies.

The patriarchy is a mythical, mystical force that doesn’t exist.

This movie could have been a fun toy movie like lego but they fucked it ! Its sad . I wep for the future 😢

Barbie's existence interferes with my apathy. 🤔

5:02 Same, some scenes were like 2 minutes too long, bc of the 'neccesary' preachiness. Many times I just wanted for them to cut to the next scene already😅

I'll just stay home and re-watch The Long Kiss Goodnight, Geena Davis could beat the shit out of Margot Robbie.

This is uhh... not the type of story I thought this would be. Should've just made it some fantasy adventure movie done in a camp style set in Barbie's ridiculous world. Instead we got just another message show about X coming to LA/ a remake of that Tyra Banks movie where she played a doll who becomes real.

My biggest dissappointment was that Raquelle and Ryan weren't in the movie. They were the highlight of Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. Having this Kim Kardashian wannabe and her wannabe Heart-throb Musician brother trying to split Barbie and Ken apart but failing spectacularly on the Big Screen would kill me especially if the script was written by people like Lord and Miller. But I don't think even they could have salvaged this movie.

Damn your channel is gonna get huge

90s feminist movies all the way

Omg girl! I wish I would have seen your hilarious review before shelling out $ to go see this terrible movie with my teen kids on opening night! The trailer totally catfished us, because I wasn't prepared for a lecture on feminism and gender roles, like wtf! Your review was spot on, total propaganda garbage. All I wanted was to relieve my childhood nostalgia, not get preached to about the evil patriarchy. I left the theater so confused, like the movie was all over the place. 😭

I am become Vex, destroyer of turds

The human dynamic hinges on two things 1) wanting to reproduce and 2) wanting to live long and comfortably. Barbieland has neither of those issues so there wouldn’t be a need for any “gender based” politics. There aren’t even genders. Just dolls with different interests. Kens are just taller, short haired, shirtless Barbies. Which makes you wonder why there a homeless 2nd class in this smaller long haired doll ran society? Secondly, the movie’s conflict was Ken bringing his natural sexuality to the virgin Barbieland. He basically created college life. How long would that last with no sex, no female sexuality (it was explained as a trance that the Kens put on them), and no physical need for a larger stronger doll? I get that the movie is pretty surface level and shouldn’t require this much thought to get the “men are usually ruining things for women” moral.

Great review! I definitely won't be going to that! Openheimer for me!

Haha! Great Review!

I bloody love you!

Goddamn. I knew it was going to be rough, but this sounds like torture😅

Hey Vex! Great work as always! I love your videos: they're always very well informed and never fail to shine a different light on several aspects that I may have not considered or just flat out flew well over my head... Could it be that you're not giving the movie enough credit this time around tho? Sure enough it is far from perfect: I do agree that the movie is at its best when it's just a silly caricature of what it's expected it to be and that it completely falls flat on its face in the second half... But I also feel like there's plenty of fun to be had if you manage not to pay too much attention to the whole "political" side of it (I know, very hard at times... Still!) Don't get me wrong, some scenes had me roll my eyes to the back of my head as well (America Ferrera's monologue is borderline unsufferable to say the least), but most of the time I felt like the whole Kendom and patriarchy and overall humor was pretty aware of its absurdity and went to the absolute extreme only for comedic purposes. Ahah I don't know... Maybe I'm the one being too nice to the movie now or maybe my hard work on divorcing myself from this kind of narration in order to start enjoying some content again is starting to bear some fruit! Anyways, hope I managed to make some kind of sense! Keep up the good work, much love from Italy 🤌

This was amazing!!! So funny and so spot on! This movie was hurtful to my childhood and I’m glad people like us are bashing this turd!!!! another banger of a review my friend ❤

This was misandry on steroids

What if they actually made a crossover film?

I mean Mig was banned after she was released as the first pregnant Barbie so I mean the movie does recognize this. Either way I still need to see this to believe it.

This movie is Lightyear 2.0 - Bait & Switch Advertising

Well, even woman needs a power fantasy movie.

I love how the movie debunked the idea that the world is a patriarchy. Ken gets told that he can do whatever he wants, as a straight white man, so he goes looking for a jobe, but gets rejected cause he has no skills. it's a meritocracy after all.

Damn this was good! Like every other girl I grew up with Barbie, altho my experience was limited by a few realities: 1. You could get her clothes on - or off. The plastic-rubber material of her body made it impossible to make costume changes easy or convenient. My Barbie’s were usually naked. 2. Ken was irrelevant. As were most of the accessories, like Skipper and Midge. I did like the car. 3. Pink was overdone in the extreme. To this day I avoid pink, anything. 4. My little sister chewed off the fingers, toes, nose from each of my Barbie’s. The hair Another story. So, the real world of girls playing with Barbie is nothing like what Gerwig decides to film, I was not alone with defaced, naked Barbie’s. But I can say this, no one I knew ever thought to take their pile of baby dolls, also somewhat ratty and worn, and smash their heads in on cement. Guess we needed to have the empowered 3rd wave Feminist movement for that 🙄 Saw you on Movie Cynic panel, discussion was on Indy 5, which I haven’t seen. But your comments blew me away, I love sarcasm and you have that but with a heavy dose of a very good nature - which I think the panel appreciated from what I heard and saw. And I just bet you were able to get your Barbie’s clothes on and off!!!

I am Kenough 🎀😉

Excellent video. What really bothers me about this misandrist bs is that I see women walking around talking about the world like it really is presented in movies like this, like it’s still 1920 or they live in a Third World country where women are still subjugated. And they will talk about this while they are sitting in a café drinking a spritzer bathing in luxury having not a care in the world. It infuriates me to no end. It must be exhausting pretending to be a victim and a girlboss at the same time. Particularly because in reality they are neither. There’s no victimization here but certainly there is nothing to be bragged about either, no achievements, no real successes in life. These are just empty vapid women with nothing in their lives and too much time on their hands so they are bored and they blame that boredom everything but themselves. I tell them they can start a charity or go to a Third World country and help women that actually are being victimized. But now, that’s too much trouble. And yet the same women see nothing wrong about cheating on their husbands and lying to them and even shoplifting stuff that they perfectly well can’t afford. Yes I want these people running the world, NO THANK YOU. Believe all women? Not on your life. Because I know them.

This film is the w0kest thing since W0ke came to W0ke Town.

Just found your channel. You need way more followers. Please keep up the good work. You should team up with the critical drinker.

6:19 I feel sorry for this guy!!Haven't Seen It Yet !!!!

​ @VexElectronica recommends we "find a compilation of the Ken scenes because that's the best parts of this movie" and every male and female review I've seen (ok, six in a row) says the same thing. I guess I'll wait for that sort of thing to come to RU-vid which has been a more creative space than Hollywoke for some time. I don't know about the common trope that women can't be funny- THIS review proves otherwise-- but for damn sure feminists can't, so leave it to a shat-upon man to be the light in the darkness, the true entertainer, the chocolate in the Pepto Bismol vomit. Neatly making a lie of the whole grim angry Third Wave Feminist thesis underlying this latest cynical bait & switch of a once-loved brand.

After watching this laughable excuse of a film I became a full-on supporter of patriarchy

Little Women 2018 directed by Greta was actually a better portrayal of being a woman and the beauty of sisterhood and the diversity of womanhood because we’re individuals who have different ambitions. The movie showed that some women want to just be mothers or career getters or both and that’s okay. Greta already said something feminist that was more balanced and made more sense since it took place in a time of history when women’s rights weren’t as expansive as they are now. Greta and the writers could’ve done what Toy Story did and explore the loss of innocence nowadays with social media. Young girls in particular are trying to “mature” faster and faster with each generation. Girls don’t wanna play Barbie they wanna do TikTok dances. If anything, the wanna-be-Billie-Eillish daughter should’ve been the focus of the story and her arc of being sad and miserable to more optimistic and silly as she spends time with Barbie. Basically do what “Life Size” with Tyra Banks did years ago. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Ken is the best He added didn’t take away

I want a kendom 💜

If there gonna make the Barbie sequel either it has to be better than the OG or I'm all here for Ken stealing the show