everything after diamond castle just went downhill. I think the producers are trying to appeal more to the younger generation of today, which, unlike us formerly are gravitated more towards 'pop' stuff and 'technology' but i seriously miss the old movies. They were my childhood.
I agree! I miss the old movies soooooo much! :( I used to watch this when I was 3!!!!!! :_( Barbie was my childhood. All the new movies are definitely not as great at all! :(
ever since i was little i just loved how barbie's speaking voice and singing voice were PERFECT for her character. it's like kelly sheridan and melissa lyons were BORN TO PLAY BARBIE. lolol i remember 9 year old me was disappointed in a fashion fairytale bc it wasn't kelly who voiced her :( haha. and i think some other barbie movies too someone else voiced her, but kelly's is perfect
This man is one the most respectful people i’ve ever come across in media. Even when he was engaged to Luciana, he was very respectful to her and never treated her any less than a lady because he understood that she wasnt at fault for the situation either. And she was respectful of him also because she realized his love for Ro and didnt push herself on to him despite her pressuring mother.
When she says “some day I hope someone will look at me the way you look at Ro” and he says “when that happens, he’ll be the lucky one” !!!!! 💕💕🥺🥺 the old movies are so great
Ikr, like i was so attracted to him. His passion for journey and how Ro's curiosity, perfect couple combo with passion. I got so attracted that it's probably my top 1 barbie movie that has a magnificent love story
i love the fact that he described her as daring, bold, and sure. she wasn't dainty, and he loved that about her. these movies were so revolutionary. they taught young girls so many valuable things.
For real tho. I love what they did with Luciana as well, who was kind of Ro’s opposite, they showed there was nothing wrong with being delicate and girly
@@optimisticprime5711 Same. Some girls and women nowadays look down on girls who are soft-spoken, girly or modest and label them as "weak". But being "strong" doesn't mean being loud or wild. You can be strong-willed and courageous whether you're soft-spoken or bold. Courage comes from a strong mind, not appearance or personality. And I love how both Luciana and Ro embodied that.
@@iforgotmyname8330 exactly!!! we shouldn't be equating strong headed women with just "rude" or "loud" or "unemotional." i think having a strong heart is just as important in order to be a strong woman, or person in general. it's a brilliant lesson that i feel awfully lucky to have grown up with.
"Different from other girls" he's NOT being a Nice Guy, she grew up on an ISLAND. She's different from MOST people. He doesn't degrade other girls, he's very respectful towards Luciana. She's a very nice person, just not compatible with someone as free-spirited and extroverted as him. I love how Luciana wasnt villanized. She's just an introvert, she and the prince have NOTHING in common.
Agreed; after rewatching this recently, I really appreciated the little scenes that showed Luciana and Antonio actually getting to know each other and realising that they had completely different interests. Luciana was also a refreshing deviance from the norm; being the 'ideal/perfect' girl for the male lead, but not being arrogant or nasty to the female lead because of it
yes, true! SJWs have called the relationship "colonialism-coded" and "toxic" simply because a girl on an island is brought to an advanced society. Like bro, it's not colonization. They're clearly both white Italians, and Ro wanted to know about "civilization", he doesn't see her as a savage. Dunno why people are trying to compare this to Pocahontas.
Also the way Barbie deals with Luciana. She's heartbroken but does she villafy the girl for it? No cause she's a girls' girl. They both are because when Lucy notices Antonio wants Ro she's like "That girl is so lucky, go for it"
Oh jeez that one line “tell me why I’m not sleeping and my heart is leaping inside me” feels totally different when you’re not a young brave child anymore, and instead find yourself staring at your ceiling all night long drowning in anxiety. I wasn’t ready for this.
I'm a 26-year-old man, and I've never seen these films. My wife has been rewatching them due to some nostalgia, and I cannot BELIEVE how incredibly well done the music is. Or, rather, I cannot believe how incredibly well done the music is and how I had never seen them before. So friggin' good.
I don't care if I'm 'too old' for Barbie because no one never is. old Barbie movies and songs are the best, Kelly suits Barbie the best. modern movies are so fake and the voice actors don't suit. Please, bring back all our Barbie childhoods.
and make sure the person who voices L from death note becomes a prince again! ((he voiced the prince in this movie and Julian in the Princess and the Pauper. they both had singing parts))
Debbie Hii You're right but when new Barbie films, which also means that the colectie get bigger and bigger. What does that Barbie movies will never end the same money for disney movies, there be new films but that does not mean they are not fun, they are perhaps more modern but remember that we can continue that way of Barbie and Disney movies and enjoy for the future. The films brijden is just out. there will be more and more. Barbie and Disney mean forever it will never end. Remember that!
I sent this to my bf and he literally said "I'M GONNA LEARN THE LYRICS AND SING IT WITH YOU," I was like what? I read these comments and yeah I plan on marrying him so it's hilarious y'all said that (he watched Princess and the Pauper with me)
Ever since watching Barbie as the Island Princess as a young girl, i've always always had these songs stuck in my head and randomly start humming the songs :) Old Barbie was the best, not only the art but moral behind the story. Magic, makes be believe in anything and everything. Barbie will never be too old for me to watch
It's astonishing how swiftly time passes. Here I am, 26 years old in 2024, and this song fills me with incredible nostalgia, transporting me back to my childhood memories, especially those with my little cousin. The message of the song still resonates with me, especially now as I'm experiencing a quarter-life crisis. I miss the old Barbie and the classic Disney movies; life seemed so much simpler back then, and even now, I find myself yearning for those carefree days.
I never realised how mature the plot of this movie really is. The love between Ro and Antonio is just beautiful, this is one of the few barbie movies where the guy actually has a role to play instead of just being an accessory
I can never forget the ball scene when Ro danced with Antonio and the music was played. I got chills all over my body just because of a Barbie movie!!!
You know, parents say that Barbie is a bad role model because she makes girls feel like they have to be skinny and her being a diva but Barbie is also the one who sang this beautiful and inspiring and uplifting song 💖
@@stephany6417 Things aren't so simple. Children are impressionable and vulnerable and _most_ will end up struggling with some form of insecurity growing up. You can talk as much as you want about how ridiculous that is, but human psychology doesn't subscribe to your idea of what the world should be. Most children can barely even identify and describe their own feelings, let alone somehow realize that their feelings are irrational and just turn them off. And hopefully we all know by now that telling young children to just grow thick skin and suck up their feelings doesn't work. Growing up I absolutely wished that I was a skinny, blonde white girl. I thought those things were synonymous with pretty, and because I wasn't any of those things, I wasn't pretty. I didn't realize how messed up that was until adulthood. Seeing more women who looked like me in the media being propped up as beautiful princesses would've for sure helped prevent me from developing those insecurities. Still, I treasure Barbie movies with all my heart. It was as massive a part of my childhood as Disney was for most others. Even now, as an adult, I go back to these songs and they make me feel unreasonably happy and nostalgic and warm. It's clear how much heart went into the making of these films and it is true that there are many invaluable life lessons woven into them. But it is also true that Barbie is representative of a very narrow ideal of beauty that has negatively affected many young girls throughout the years. Both of those things can be true at once. Barbie isn't 100% good, nor 100% bad, because nothing is.
I love the fact with the Barbie movies, I never really grew out of them because honestly, they seem to follow you, I adored 'Barbie and as The Island Princess', the music was just so beautiful and I still find myself getting grumpy at the villain like I did as a child. But honestly, I can never pick a favourite out of the Barbie 'old' Barbie movies, The Nutcracker one had to be my favourite as a little girl, because I used to try and dance in front of the television... I wish I wasn't that shy to do that now versing friends on Just Dance.
JJ Scrivner Rapunzel I think by far would have been my favourite, I remember getting for a Christmas present one year. I thought I was 'Hot Stuff' because I got the newest and best Barbie movie. xD
I'm telling you I loved this movie. I mEAN LOVED! These songs are so beautiful and nothing else sounds like them. Like they could drop an album today and it'll be a game changer. It's crazy how underrated these movies are despite Barbie being a popular doll.
Why can't people just let things be good without justifying why it's good by saying it's better than Frozen? Old Barbie movies are awesome, period. No need to insult something mainstream just to feel you have unique tastes.
EXACTLY MAN/MADAM!!!!!!! If they can seriously make a musical out of Spongebob Squarepants of all things then they can sure as hell make a Barbie Broadway Musical!!!!!!!!!
Finally! I found people who agree with me on that! When I listened to these songs as a child, I just enjoyed a good song, but recently I decided to refresh my memory and go back to them. I won't lie if I say that when I heard 'I need to know', I imagined this song as a great hit in a musical. These words are so beautiful and full of meaning, she sings then he sings and finally everything blends perfectly with each other. And now I see that someone wrote about the Princess and the Pauper! I can't believe it! This is the second story I thought about right after Barbie as Island Princess! How many great songs are in this movie :') ... what I'd give for 'How can I refuse' with great costumes and choreography. The only thing left for me is to dream that somebody will make a musical out of it T^T
This made me frow my eyebrows a bit, and my smile got smaller. But I reminded myself she truly IS different from girls he met before. She grew up in an island, god dammit
I literally just came back from Moana. This song is pretty much the equivalent to "How Far I'll Go." Honestly, all the Barbie songs pre-2010 were timeless and could have easily been part of a Disney movie. I'm not just saying this cause I'm a fan of these movies, but because I truly think so. Especially the songs in "The Princess and the Pauper" were broadway contenders if you ask me.
That's when you know that a lot of these Barbie movies were ahead of their times and might've impacted the movie/musical industry in some way. Hell some of these Barbie movies could arguably be cultural resetters. 💕💕💕
This melody lives in my head rent-free since I was so young and I’m well into my graduate studies now. I just love the actress they got for Barbie’s singing voice in this era. Very theatrical, not the popstar type. I never really cared for Barbie, just ended up watching these movies while watching over my sis and cousins as the eldest child, but the songs are what makes these movies so iconic, magical, and memorable. Impeccable vocal control 👌
The instrumental part of this song is soooo beautiful. I know people say princess and the pauper has the best songs but imo island princess is the best just for the backing track. It literally feels like you’re gently sailing on the sea
You know, Barbie taught me how to be feminine in a strong, tough, kind way, in a way that portrays the "stereotypical traits" of a girl but in a way I felt proud of. It made me feel good, even though I never was girly. I'm kind of a mix between girly and tomboy as I've always been. Barbie, the older movies, taught me to embrace these feminine traits. I rewatch them now and I plan to see through those eyes again because I miss feeling okay with who I am - like a child does.
As a 18 year old university student. I will proudly say that I have learned and now know both harmonies to this song, and can now sing either Ro or Antonio's part
I was sitting watching swimming class from the bleachers at school the other day and I have no idea what made me start singing this song, but I loved this when I was 8 now I'm 13. I had to look it up omg I miss it so much.
I am not into barbie much. Nor did I watch ANY barbie movie. But one of my best friends suggested me to have a peek at this song. and I loved it so much. I sang it the WHOLE day. And my sis thought I am a freaking idiot. She should know that I am not old enough to HATE barbie.
My aunt jean bought me this movie when I was 4-5 years old, I adored it. I grew out of Barbie after a while and I wish I still had the DVD, she passed away a few years ago and I miss that movie so much. I remembered this song just a few days ago lol feels weird being able to remember a song from when I was four, but I can’t recall what we did in algebra last year🤷♀️😂
Is just me or Rosella has quite similar story with Anastasia(1997,20Century fox)?Both lost them memory, both want to know their family, both are actually princesses
They’re similar, but in Anastasia, they try and trace back her memory, and she tries to find her family, but Ro was trying to fit in more with royal life, while Anastasia was trying to find her family to begin with.
I see what you're saying but tbh the more similar story is Tangled and Anastasia (both are royalty, both want to do something, both has help from handsome men who is only using them for personal gain, both get "betrayed" by said men, both fall in love with the men and actually get a happily ever after)
The difference is that she got lost at sea, with Anastasia, her whole family was murdered, only her and her grandmother left for Paris, with Rosella, Antonio finds her, with Anastasia Vlad and Dimitri wants to make her go through Anastasia without knowing that she really was her
Gosh, I might be in college now, but I'm reminiscing when I was like 8 or 9 and I would sing this to myself when I felt lost. This is seriously even more beautiful than I remember
This is my favorite Barbie movie! Just rewatched it after years and I loved every single detail. Ro is a wonderful main character: kind, good-hearted, nature lover, sensitive but also with a strong and determined soul. Antonio is literally a prince charming! The way he falls in love with Ro is so pure, romantic and dreamy! (let's be honest, we would all like an Antonio in our life). Ariana is a amazing villain… dark, manipulative and cruel! Luciana is an angel, she deserves happiness and I loved her complicity with Ro. The songs are literally masterpieces! I love this movie madly! It teaches so much! ❤️🦚
Honestly when he was asking question i kept answering them like "Do you think she might like me?" I said DUHH OF COURSE. " How do I look tonight?" Sexy that's for sure. XD. I'm creepy.....
I refound this song a couple of days ago and I, a 23 year old female, cannot stop singing it. I cannot believe these movies will not be in the life of many kids like it was mine
I'm almost crying because listening to this after so many years, I feel strongly connected with the kid that I was, watching Barbie movies without a care in the world and thinking how everything was possible. And now, after so much time, I'm back here to the same song, utterly different from how I used to be but still somehow the same.
This is definitely my favorite Barbie Movie of all Time. I don't know why this Movie in particular but this Movie kinda stands out to me from all other Barbie Movies. And it feels it's one of the more underrated or underappreciated Movies of the Franchise. At least I don't hear it a lot when People talk about their favorite Barbie Movies.And this is surely my absolute favorite Barbie Song, the Text and Voices are just sooo gorgeous
They've met for barely 1 day and both are wondering if the other is in love with them lol, now as a grow up i see how romance in Barbie stuff is silly. But i still love the movies and this song slaps.
