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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Barbie in the Nutcracker was Barbie's very first movie. It began a bizarre legacy of crunchy computer-animated Barbie movies that currently total 42 entries, but it is, in many ways, the most iconic. Come with me on this journey of exploration through impeccable girl's cinema.
Featuring:
Nutcracker fun 🥜
sticking it to the man ✌️
MANY CGI ballet sequences 🩰
Tim Curry evil mouse 🐁
woodphobia 🪵🚫
Sources include:
1. A. Michael Noll's 'Computer Ballet' (1965), & BBC Documentary on his work, via @computerartist | • Computer Ballet & Anim...
2. A Michael Noll's website, detailing his computer work | noll.uscannenbe...
3. Zipes, J. (2007) ‘Introduction by JACK ZIPES’, in Nutcracker and Mouse King. New York, New York: Penguin Books, p. 10. [note: this book was used for sourcing quotes from both E.T.A. Hoffman's original 'Nutcracker and Mouse King', and Alexandre Dumas' version - it contains both!]
4. Evolution of Sugarplum over the Years - @DanceLineBallet | • Evolution of Sugarplum...
5. 1999/2000 Secret Messages Barbie doll Commercial | • 1999/2000 Secret Messa...
6. John Cranko's Onegin | • John Cranko’s Onegin
7. Frankenstein - The Creature comes alive (The Royal Ballet) | • Frankenstein - The Cre...
8. Michael Pink's "Dracula" - @AtlantaBallet | • #DigitalDance - Michae...
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Indirectly convincing an academic to sit down and watch a straight to vhs Barbie movie has to be a career highlight.
He just immediately emailed me back like I AM GOING TO WATCH THE BARBIE MOVIE YOU SPEAK OF. He knew what he had to do!
I cited some of Zipes’ writing on fairy tales in my MFA thesis, when laying out the overlapping categories of “folk tale,” “fairy tale,” and “myth.” This is a context in which I never expected to hear his name!
@mothmangotango Omg yes, I know his mainly from my personal research about Little Red Riding Hood. His book “The Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood” was so useful to me.
Wild seeing him here
@@thatcher6923 I used “Fairytale as Myth, Myth as Fairytale”
@mothmangotango Maybe I’ll check it out as well…
I dont think I realised until watching this video that I actually know almost nothing about the nutcracker. this is a messed up story
Get nutpilled
Marzipan is always my nominee for best barbie movie animal companion. No annoying voice, consistently helpful, looks cool. All pros no cons
“Sleep is the cousin of death.” - Nutcracker
Guysss you are not going to believe this but there are plants that smell just like peppermint in REAL LIFE
Are they trees, though? (Maybe if you're doll sized they're trees)
indeed, one of these plants is named pep- *I am stabbed by a big horticulture assassin before I can give away the secret*
Love that not only you did extensive research for this but actually emailed the academics you mention to ask them their specific thoughts and they replied, that's so cool!!
They were both so lovely ❤️
4:01 Clock the Tchaikovsky painting in the background :)
I love the 2000s Barbie movies and appreciate them for teaching young me about ballets and music and literature. I blame Barbie for my love of Tchaikovsky's compositions in particular!💛
Same haha!
This movie and Barbie as Rapunzel shaped me as a lil one. I wanted so desperately to take ballet classes (couldn’t afford it unfort) but I’ve never stopped loving dance and art ❤
sephiroth in the barbie movie is the kingdom hearts we all need but don't deserve
If they released a Barbie Kingdom Hearts it would be the best day of my life
this made me realize how much barbie rapunzel affected me. i watched that vhs so much
Same. I watched the featurette about female artists soooo much. And I loved the dress up game
LMAO YOU ACTUALLY WROTE CLARA X SEPHIROTH FANFIC THIS IS AMAZING
I was born to do this
omg. For the longest time my friend and I have made an event out of every straight-to-video barbie movie. It's become our thing. One just came out last week. Barbie movies deserve more attention. Thank you for doing your part.
That's so fun!! I need to catch up on all of them bc I haven't seen about 6 of the newest ones :-)
Omg I waited so long for well researched Barbie movie. Mouse king is the best in the movie
Well now I want to see more videos about the Barbie Cinematic Universe, this first video was so entertaining!
Thank you! I'd love to do more at some point, the Barbie movies are so fun!
I loved that movie as a kid! my ballet teacher gave each of us a copy because we all got Distinction for our ballet exam 💕
Aww that's so cute :-)
I love how you blend in your little animated treats and other editing funnies! so expressive:)
Thank you! 😊
I swear to god if this movie is titled "Barbie in The Nutcracker" I will eat one peanut
start crackin that nut
I am a Barbie movie god and I crack this nut with pride for my predictive genius 👁👅👁🥜
considering that according to the lore barbie is canonically an actor starring in and sometimes playing herself in the barbie movies, yeah that's what the movie is called
girl I beg of you please please please make this at least a little series like I'm just begging for your take on other Barbie movies ESPECIALLY Swan Lake omg plz we needed this so much
I would love to do some more sometime!! So glad you enjoyed 💕
I was expecting the video to just have fun at the awkward CGI movie that exists to sell toys, but I was pleasantly surprised by the analysis and research that went into this. Great work!
that transition from drawing to flesh is awesome
Thank you! I was really happy with that! A fun lil way to open :)
@@mothcubbut did you actually become flesh or is it just movie magic
@@tonoornottono Don't be ridiculous, flesh doesn't exist
Something interesting about this movie is that the romantic leads were played by the same voice actors as the english dub voices of Sango and Miroku from Inuyasha. Kind of a fun little coincidence for fans of that couple to appreciate
Inuyasha moment (I have never watched Inuyasha)
OH MY GOD YOURE RIGHT!!! Oh my god that’s amazing
im only 15 minutes in and... oh my god? this is BY FAR, one of the best analyses ive ever seen on youtube. barbie in the nutcracker was so detrimental to my childhood and current love for ballet, tchaikovsky, literature and quite literally most of the arts. ive been on this train of constant curiosity about how others feel about my most favorite movie as a child, and this truly has sparked the same feeling i felt watching it for the very first time.
and also this was another reminder that the nutcracker/eric's voice actor, kirby morrow, is no longer with us 💔
Hey thank you so much!! It's such a fun film
Omg I forgtot the bat existed! It looks like it sprung from a glitchy old RPG
runescape barbie when?
I unironically would play this @@mothcub
Really cool that you consulted people for this video, and I'm impressed they were such good sports.
This video essay was a crackin' good time!
the amount of thoughtfulness and serious research you put into an essay about a cgi mattel mouse movie is just wonderful, thank you 🙏
I’m so glad the algorithm plopped this video in front of my face. What a gem, truly lol This movie IS a fever dream and I was obsessed as a wee child and have been shipping weird monster princes with sweet capable princess types ever since lmao
You have such a captivating way of talking that I somehow made it to the end of the video despite not knowing shot about either Barbie or The Nutcracker
I relate so hard to your sleep rant. I hate when this kind of thing isn't made clear! Can he sleep? Yes or no!!
I like to think Rattigan from the Great Mouse Detective is the Mouse King's descendant
So this movie was one of my childhood fixations & apparently quite a lot of it is still seared into my brain meat
Girl, the c o m m i t m e n t - I’m impressed. Really enjoyed it, well constructed and also hilarious, plus my inner child is screaming from joy and bursting nostalgia powered tears :’) I am looking forward for your future content!
Hey thank you so much! I had so much fun making this one ❤
Adoring your vids. Like the editing, references, timing, and delivery are so good. I have teehee'd so much
Thank you so much!! Tee hee
I knew Barbie straight-to-dvd cg movies existed, but forty something of them sounds impossible to me, there's no way that can be right, check it again
I have tragically only seen 36 of them! 6 beautiful mysteries await me...
This weird movie is one of my childhood favorites. 😂I even rewatch it around Christmas time for nostalgia sake. I never realized how weird it actually is until I watched your video. Brilliant analysis. The commentary is witty, smart, and informative. So glad stumbled across it. Tim Curry as the Mouse King. 👑
I love love love your editing
Thank you!!!
I'm sort of surprised she didn't say "you mean you used to be... taller?" at 9:35
I’m surprised there aren’t more videos about Barbie Nutcracker, it was an all time fave in my childhood and it’s iconic
This genre of review will always delight and entrance me
Said hell yea out loud at the Kirby Air Ride mention because thats tue response that game deserves
Yea :)
I saw a Dracula ballet and there was a lotta gay subtext. It was very sensual! and the male characters danced together! Sensually!!
For those wondering where the idea of a multi headed rat king comes from. When large populations of rodents are forced into a confined space, like a wall cavity, their tails can get tangled resulting in a single writhing mass. In Europe these were quickly seen as a bad omens as they were often followed by plauges, though linking them to rat overpopulation took a while.
Thank you for this gem
It's kinda funny how both Barbie in The Nutcracker and Bionicle: Mask of Light have the same general plot
Tim Curry Mouse is the real sex icon
This movie has a chokehold on me! My favorite comfort movie!!! I have the original Clara ballerina doll and it’s my favorite collection 🥰
I adored this movie as a child. And in a way this felt like a really nice retrospective.
you're brilliant and hilarious and more people deserve to know it
Thank you my love 💕
Nutcracker: he ain't got no alibi
oh my god... I just discovered your TH-cam channel and watched quite a few videos back to back only to finally see your profile photo and realize you've been a favorite artist ive been following on instagram for awhile!! 😳 omg what a wonderful day to discover more of your content!!
Stealth mothcub
Haven’t thought about this movie in a while, used to watch it with my sister a ton
I forgot about that weird bat guy and that fruit eating part haha
Oh I used to love that Rock Golem too, thought he was so cool!
I think you could make a video essay on almost all of the animated barbie movies, I watch them with my gf and we always laugh a lot! They are really weird. I need to see your hot takes on Bibble 😁
Yessss Bibble is an extremely powerful being 💕
Wow, so glad to finally place this masterpiece in the context of its inspiration and circumstances. Thanks for the insight and humor and no thanks for reminding me of that horrid bat.
I own two editions of Jack Zipes' translations of the Brothers Grimm, and when I tell you I squeed when you brought him up!
Love this video. Do not use AI.
I have vague memories of this movie that I saw as a toddler! Thank you for the video and for the in-depth analysis!
Your way of narrating things is delightful and genuinely hilarious to me. Subbed!
I'm glad I found your channel, it's so good. This video really scratches that old movie rundown itch that no channel has really managed to scratch for some time. I find that every time I go back to videos by Spoony or TNC or stuff I like that I find that they're just... really dumb? So it's nice to find a channel that's smart, funny, and talks about Barbie. I don't know why it hasn't gained more traction, but I really hope it takes off.
(quick anecdote: I used to be really prejudiced against Barbie movies, naturally, but when I saw Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus when I was 20 years old and going to film school I found that the screenplay was surprisingly good)
Thank you so much, I appreciate it!
Iconic summary of this already iconic film. :D
I love your humor and little drawings, I could listen to u talk about Barbie for hours ✨
Thank u so much!!
Watching this, i was dying every now and then when a moment of memory would shoot through my heart. I have been wanting to rewatch the barbie movies so bad, and yhis jist proved to me that i NEED to
This video is so good, its gonna make me Barbie in the Nutcracker 2001 produced by Mainframe.
Why they do nutcracker like that ☠️
i enjoy your content so very much, especially the satc 2 video but THIS - ugh barbie has such a special place in my heart and i loved hearing your thoughts and interpretations❤
this was a great video, i'd love to see you cover more barbie movies!
I feel like some other adaptations have leaned into Clara/Mouse King...
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This video has taught me so much. Well done. And do not use AI.
this is unlocking memories lmao i remember watching barbie nutcrackr with a friend and we killed ourselves laughing whenever something bad happened to the ugly bat
Also the tumblrinas are right, white haired nutcracker is more attractive
Glad to meet a fellow rock man enthusiast
Bring back sexy hippo ballet
I remember really loving this movie as a child, minus the romance and the dancing parts 😂
Yo this movie is nuts
Dunno about any movies, but I played the horse and the detective games when I was little lol
great video
THANK YOU SHREK
This video is dope
I love this movie sm
that bat literally sounds so much like Zach from oney plays 😭
My sister and I watched this movie on vhs over and over and over as kids. Safe to say it is deeply embedded into both our psyche. Honestly, a very formative experience. We were discussing it recently, and found out that we both subconsciouly assumed that Major Mint and Captain Candy were dating. In love. They just were, simple fact. Before either of us even knew gay people existed (our parents were slow on the uptake). This probably exposes a lot about the romantic relationships we were seeing around us but shhh let our unknowingly fruity child selves be. We had dreams then
Jamburg really feels like a location on Big Mam from One Piece's island headquarters of Totland.
You must've made that 19th century German literature scholars day contacting him, I cannot image he gets much feedback or questions from the general public outside of academics
Question that has bothered me for 20 years that I need some consensus on: Does, or does not, Rock Giant have a mustache?
I believe he is clean shaven
Family and I watched barbie movies a long time ago, all I remember is that they kept my attention and that some scenes have no heterosexual explanation, so I would say they're worth watching, maybe a few of them
...mouse (king) maze...
really true.......
Where did the love actually video go 😭😭
It got age restricted so I'm reuploading it lol, currently waiting on 2 copyright claims on it to be released before I can make the new CLEAN version public ❤️
@@mothcub that sucks 😭 I'm glad it's not gone forever it's my favourite rewatch for adhd background noise❤️
I came here to ask this same thing! I’m eagerly awaiting its return
If you had to take out the last bit with the Portuguese Google translate I’ll be so sad
I like this good job
Iconic
This guy actually got sick of not-enough-bacon-itis.
Mrs Nesbitt is the OG
I dont know who you are, but you have my sword, my bow and my axe. Long live strangely alluring Rat King
I was scared by the snow fairy dance scene so much I don’t remember the rest of the movie so I might have stopped watching all together
Micheal noll based 👏👏
😊😊
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The Mouse King having seven or more heads in the original story could also be related to the phenomenon of 'rat kings' where large numbers rats in high density areas supposedly continued living symbiotically after having their tails stuck together.
toy king isn't special my dad also does that
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Does the mouse king have multiple heads because hes a ratking?
Bookmark 3:21
Isn't the jack in the box more of the incel than the tin soldier?
Fair
Dismayed and devastated that you don't like my boy the bat. He's an icon, the most expressive character in the movie, and my friend. Apologize >:-((( NAY, grovel for forgiveness you don't deserve >8-(
I’ve never been this early
welcome traveller
too little bacon..,.