I feel like “as soon as they figure out how to build that wall sideways and not just up” cutting to a 1-by-1 pillar of bricks is the most underrated joke in the movie
Totally. I am a we@k guy too who is too limp to stand up against aggressive women. I’m a loyal feminist progressive. Why am i still alone and a virgin?
@Fastsmartmovesacts fr , I'm a girl and I really relate to him in moments when you have to work together with a team but everyone has better experiences than you and you're just trying to help around but you just look awkward- , your existence is literally gone
I like how he further specifies “yes, all of them” Which implies that Justin Timberlake, singer of Sexyback and Rock Your Body, has no dick because he’s also an escaped Allan
The whole "michael cera is like a guy who just stumbled into a movie set and was too awkward to tell others he wasn't an actor and now it's his life" (assuming I quoted it right) is the best summary of his career
That is true friendship right there beating the crap out of your friend when they’ve done some stupid crap Alan should have left Barbie land. He doesn’t deserve that boring mind numbing life . He should join *NSYNC*
All we were missing was Barbie's Australian boyfriend Blaine Gordon. He never appeared and I would have loved to see him beach off the other Ken's (and maybe sneak an Australian joke in there)
Michael Cera is a underrated actor and this performance is a perfect example, he definitely deserves to be in more films to show his talents as a actor
allan's the guy everything thinks is gay so he gets invited to the girls' sleepover but he has no idea how he ended up there and is just happy to be included
This role was seriously Michael Cera’s calling 😂 The doll was created before he was even born, but I truly can’t think of any actor better suited to be Allan lolol
@@ola-je1du lolol apparently in the 1960s they made an Allan doll to be Ken’s best bud… and it didn’t work out very well apparently… so he’s just Allan. 🤣
Jonathan Groff was supposed to be Allan and man we dodged the bullet. Groff fits more for Ken instead of Allan. Cera's awkward energy is what makes him a superior casting for Allan than Groff
True. Let’s not forget he was able to fight off so many construction workers. He’s a one man army who deserves appreciation. He’s also so respectful to all the women. He’s a cinnamon bun.
Allan: "Not one person would care if Allen was in the real world. In fact, it happened before." Dam, I don't know what it is, but that line felt like it hit harder than it should :(
When I saw the movie on theatres with my best friend there was a group of teenage girls next to us and everytime Allan showed up they applauded. I agree, he's great
Michael Cera is honestly one of the most essential actors of this century. Juno and Barbie would not have been effective without him. I’m not a Scott Pillgram fan, but I assume he would be difficult to recast. He has an innocence and vulnerability that cannot be replicated.
What's funny is, in the Barbie line canon, Allan is Midge's boyfriend. They were introduced in the early 1960's as the "sporty youthful" teens to contrast Barbie & Ken's "mature fashion icon" teen looks. Part of the pearl-clutching controversy around the pregnant Midge doll, at the time of her release, was that she and Allan were implied to be un-wed new parents XD
no they were married. they had wedding dolls. barbie brides are all "barbie dresses up for a day, or barbie is dreaming of her wedding" but midge and allen were officially wed since the 90s i think. barbie was a bridesmaid. they also had parents in-law for rhat pregnant midge line iirc. but ppl REALLY didnt like the concept anyway.
@@tinseltina The first release of Midge and the kids was missing the wedding band. They quickly retooled and added the ring and a photo of Alan (one L by then) on the box.
Seeing Allan in those shorts reminds me irresistibly of that bit from Arrested Development where everyone keeps going on about how George Michael Bluth has legs indistinguishable from those of a beautiful woman.
In a way, Alan and Ken represent masculinity as a whole. Ken represents the whole facade men put up because society dictates them to be tough, emotionless, and always asserting dominance by any means necessary. Alan is the representation of a man at his core without the standards - content with himself, just existing, and not having to pretend.
Everyone talking about how Ken is "literally me" when I'm just standing off in the corner seeing Allan thinking "he literally *IS* me." Literally the scene at 0:27 where Allan is just sitting on the couch while all the Kens act like dudes/toxic men is literally how I feel when hanging out with my male friends😭
I feel this comment in my BONES Unfortunate relatable, I was raised by my mom and grandmother so anytime dudes be toxic and casually misogynistic I'm just standing there like *"...Bruh...."*
I was this in my early 20s. Was in the marine corps, in great shape, and like, one girl thought I was cute. Because of this, I was invited to hang out with dudes who would call themselves “alpha males”, liked to workout, and would go out to the clubs/bars to pick up chicks. I would feel like Allan whenever I hung out with these guys. I was more interested in anime, drawing, movies, video games, and being on the internet outside of the working out, eating healthy, and being in the military. Not that my interests were “better” than theirs. What I enjoyed and preferred didn’t really align with their interests of bagging babes, focusing on lifting weights for a nice body, and being a badass. Years later I realized we weren’t really THAT close of friends. We were cool but it was a situation I tolerated because they invited me to hang out with them, and they were the friends I had in the military However, none really had an interest in what I was interested or what I had to say. They weren’t evil or bad people, but some things just didn’t vibe with me. We just were different. I got older and grew into my own person who doesn’t use the term “alpha males” or wants to bang chicks every time I go out.
@@georgemartyn5268 then you're not looking hard enough. Anything is possible. If Michael Cera can beat up guys like Chris Evans and Brandon Routh then so can you.
The "no barbie or ken should be living in the shadows" "or allan" is such an enby mood ngl. Same vibes as when people go "all men and women" and you just kinda stand there like "what about me" lol. Long story short, Allan is the best
So when the Allans break free into the real world, does another Allan just spawn? Is he aware he's a replacement Allan? This is some West World type shit
Allen unleashing his inner Scott Pilgrim is his best moment.
Unleashed it so much he got an animated series months after the movie
If only Lucas Lee played a Ken
He is the best fighter in the province after all.
Or is Scott Pilgrim an escaped Allen?
@@CinemaJimmy Or Envy could've played a barbie
Or kim, or every scott pilgrim character could've been a barbie or ken
I feel like “as soon as they figure out how to build that wall sideways and not just up” cutting to a 1-by-1 pillar of bricks is the most underrated joke in the movie
fr lmao. it gets me everytime
The entire Alan/Car/Fight sequence had me snort laughing in the cinema.
Best line of the movie!
My fav line 😂
I always saw it as a Jenga joke, but then I researched that Mattel doesn't actually own the rights to Jenga.
Representation matters.
I'm not sure WHAT minority Allan represents, I just feel represented by him.
same. I've never felt so seen
I'm neurodivergent and somehow Alan represents me
I feel like he represents the little confused gay in our hearts
Allen is clearly neurodivergent coded. Lol.
Little bit of an enby icon too. The way he doesn't fit in as one of the kens, but is out of place with the barbies too
Honestly Allan is the human embodiment of feeling like you just exist 😭
For real he is I'm a guy and I can relate ngl
Totally. I am a we@k guy too who is too limp to stand up against aggressive women. I’m a loyal feminist progressive.
Why am i still alone and a virgin?
@Fastsmartmovesacts fr , I'm a girl and I really relate to him in moments when you have to work together with a team but everyone has better experiences than you and you're just trying to help around but you just look awkward- , your existence is literally gone
He's a Scorpio? Lol
Omg. I'm just Allen. 😮
Allan is like the little brother who was brought along to his sister's sleepover and ended up having the time of his life.
Despite Michael Cera being 2 years older than Margot Robbie.
@@skinnyzachfilmshe is 17-28 years old, and nothing you say will ever change that.
Fr
I love how canonically he is one of the most powerful characters
actually true canon, which is hilarious
Bro still remembers his fights against the seven evil exes
The idea that *NSYNC are a bunch of escaped Allans is hilarious
I like how he further specifies “yes, all of them”
Which implies that Justin Timberlake, singer of Sexyback and Rock Your Body, has no dick because he’s also an escaped Allan
I mean, they DID do that music video where they were all a bunch of dolls running around...
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Yet somehow it fits 😂
I don’t see any evidence to disprove they are Allans
No one does awkward like Michael Cera. It's like awkwardness runs through his veins.
The whole "michael cera is like a guy who just stumbled into a movie set and was too awkward to tell others he wasn't an actor and now it's his life" (assuming I quoted it right) is the best summary of his career
this is erasure of his best role, Wally Brando
Except maybe Tom Holland.
He's pretty amazing at guitar though. Also, his portrayal in This is the End is funny lol
Allan saying he’s Ken’s buddy and then proceeding to beat the crap out of everyone named Ken is the most literally me thing ever
It's a buddy's duty to make his friend understand he's being an idiot
He was like, "All his clothes fit on me!" *Punch*
That is true friendship right there beating the crap out of your friend when they’ve done some stupid crap Alan should have left Barbie land. He doesn’t deserve that boring mind numbing life . He should join *NSYNC*
This movie makes it seem like the people know which Ken you’re talking about.
The joke about figuring out how to build the wall out and not just up made me bust out laughing in the theater and I was the only one
You must be keyed into what’s really funny. That special and not many have that!
I was told that no one was going to find that joke funny. Does that mean you're no one? To me, you're some one. I'm glad you found it funny. :)
“I cannot sit on one more leather couch. It’s gonna break my spirit” Jesus Christ that’s golden 😂
1:41 Greta really told Michael, "Ok, now just go full Scott Pilgrim on them"
Is that what Greta did?! Oh, that Greta!
Allen is a fucking badass. He went in on those Construction Workers with years and years of anger to let loose
HE unleashed his Scott Pilgrim and they all got K.OEd
Me
Alternate title: Allan being a king for 3 minutes straight
All we were missing was Barbie's Australian boyfriend Blaine Gordon. He never appeared and I would have loved to see him beach off the other Ken's (and maybe sneak an Australian joke in there)
INTROVERT KING
Michael Cera is a underrated actor and this performance is a perfect example, he definitely deserves to be in more films to show his talents as a actor
I would literally watch anything he is in ever
Allan is that one classmate who only speaks when spoken to.
I kinda like that Allan doesn’t even have a purpose in the Barbie world, he just, exists
He's the father of Midge's baby...
0:44 He's just standing there... MEANACINGLY
Allan blends into the background so well, you can always tell a Milford man.
Neither seen, nor heard
Allan’s the gay friend who gets invited to the girls sleepover just because he’s so nice
But he's the father of the pregnant barbie 😱
allan's the guy everything thinks is gay so he gets invited to the girls' sleepover but he has no idea how he ended up there and is just happy to be included
@@Jest-Pumpkidding Not that's Alan. With one "L".
@@bumblerbree *nod nod* we love allan, he's the best
@@Jest-PumpkiddingMidge her name is actually Midge
This role was seriously Michael Cera’s calling 😂 The doll was created before he was even born, but I truly can’t think of any actor better suited to be Allan lolol
No way cos I thought they made up the doll for him what 💀😂😂😂
@@ola-je1du lolol apparently in the 1960s they made an Allan doll to be Ken’s best bud… and it didn’t work out very well apparently… so he’s just Allan. 🤣
Jonathan Groff was supposed to be Allan and man we dodged the bullet. Groff fits more for Ken instead of Allan. Cera's awkward energy is what makes him a superior casting for Allan than Groff
The tag lines "Ken's Buddy" and "All of Ken's clothes fit him" are literally from the box lid of the 1964 Allan doll. Not manufactured for the movie!
Michael Cera doing a masterful performance. You really feel his Alan-ness. The "I'm not like everyone here, I just don't quite fit in".
Allan has my whole heart tbh
I love that Scott Pilgrim mode is just a switch Micheal Cera can turn off and on.
Allan is the real mvp of the movie
True. Let’s not forget he was able to fight off so many construction workers. He’s a one man army who deserves appreciation. He’s also so respectful to all the women. He’s a cinnamon bun.
Allan: "Not one person would care if Allen was in the real world. In fact, it happened before."
Dam, I don't know what it is, but that line felt like it hit harder than it should :(
When I saw the movie on theatres with my best friend there was a group of teenage girls next to us and everytime Allan showed up they applauded. I agree, he's great
Michael Cera is honestly one of the most essential actors of this century. Juno and Barbie would not have been effective without him.
I’m not a Scott Pillgram fan, but I assume he would be difficult to recast.
He has an innocence and vulnerability that cannot be replicated.
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist cemented him in my mind as this impressively pitiful human who should be cast in everything
What's funny is, in the Barbie line canon, Allan is Midge's boyfriend. They were introduced in the early 1960's as the "sporty youthful" teens to contrast Barbie & Ken's "mature fashion icon" teen looks. Part of the pearl-clutching controversy around the pregnant Midge doll, at the time of her release, was that she and Allan were implied to be un-wed new parents XD
no they were married. they had wedding dolls. barbie brides are all "barbie dresses up for a day, or barbie is dreaming of her wedding" but midge and allen were officially wed since the 90s i think. barbie was a bridesmaid. they also had parents in-law for rhat pregnant midge line iirc. but ppl REALLY didnt like the concept anyway.
@@tinseltina The first release of Midge and the kids was missing the wedding band. They quickly retooled and added the ring and a photo of Alan (one L by then) on the box.
As a divorce lawyer, that makes me love him more….maybe Midge wasn’t the one for him…pretty sure he still visits his kid and pays child support
0:44 i nearly spit my drink
“🧍🏻”
“Allan likes to help me give all the Kens foot massages!”
“No I don’t, I don’t like that.”
1:41 That aint Allan, that is Scott Pilgrim...
2:26 dude literally beat up a bunch of Kens earlier but apparently he can’t hop over a fence 😂
realest character
2:13 WEIRD BARBIE: "Humans. We're fine"
EVERYONE: "Oooooh!"
ALLAN: "And Allan!"
EVERYONE: "Hmph..."
ALLAN: "😕" (Poor Allan. 😂)
Seeing Allan in those shorts reminds me irresistibly of that bit from Arrested Development where everyone keeps going on about how George Michael Bluth has legs indistinguishable from those of a beautiful woman.
This man's canonically going to be a father.
He’s so me-coded guys
Alan is the definition of just existing in the void, and I feel that in my soul
Allan is best Allan❤
Michael Cera truly stole the show, in those few minutes he was on screen he was easily the best (and funniest) part of the movie.
"Great cheer, Kens" couldn't have been delivered better
Watching this makes me miss that time I watched Scott Pilgrim with my friends.
all i wanted in the end was for Allen to have his own spin off film tbh
"no, i-i don't, i don't like that" 😔😟
In a way, Alan and Ken represent masculinity as a whole. Ken represents the whole facade men put up because society dictates them to be tough, emotionless, and always asserting dominance by any means necessary.
Alan is the representation of a man at his core without the standards - content with himself, just existing, and not having to pretend.
He's actually so adorable I'm gonna sob, best character in barbie hands down
I love when he’s just whaling on the construction Kens and nobody questions it
Everyone talking about how Ken is "literally me" when I'm just standing off in the corner seeing Allan thinking "he literally *IS* me."
Literally the scene at 0:27 where Allan is just sitting on the couch while all the Kens act like dudes/toxic men is literally how I feel when hanging out with my male friends😭
I feel this comment in my BONES
Unfortunate relatable, I was raised by my mom and grandmother so anytime dudes be toxic and casually misogynistic I'm just standing there like *"...Bruh...."*
I was this in my early 20s.
Was in the marine corps, in great shape, and like, one girl thought I was cute.
Because of this, I was invited to hang out with dudes who would call themselves “alpha males”, liked to workout, and would go out to the clubs/bars to pick up chicks.
I would feel like Allan whenever I hung out with these guys.
I was more interested in anime, drawing, movies, video games, and being on the internet outside of the working out, eating healthy, and being in the military.
Not that my interests were “better” than theirs.
What I enjoyed and preferred didn’t really align with their interests of bagging babes, focusing on lifting weights for a nice body, and being a badass.
Years later I realized we weren’t really THAT close of friends.
We were cool but it was a situation I tolerated because they invited me to hang out with them, and they were the friends I had in the military
However, none really had an interest in what I was interested or what I had to say.
They weren’t evil or bad people, but some things just didn’t vibe with me. We just were different.
I got older and grew into my own person who doesn’t use the term “alpha males” or wants to bang chicks every time I go out.
It’s how I feel whenever my friends are talking about a subject I don’t understand or when my friend from college used to go on horned up tangents
Let's be honest, we all have a bit of Allan in us
Very true!
If Allan were a real man, I’d marry him. He’s low-key but a protector- the way he single-handedly saved the day. The Ken’s are too much drama
I've never felt more seen then when Allan tried to use a chair to jump over a fence before going around.
Love Michael Cera role for this forgotten doll buddy reference of a forgotten BUDDY of The Ken dolls
We need a movie just focused on Allan as the main character.
Many thought we are literally Ken but deep inside, we're literally Allan.
I don’t see many of us being able to go Bruce Lee on 10 dudes
@@georgemartyn5268 then you're not looking hard enough. Anything is possible. If Michael Cera can beat up guys like Chris Evans and Brandon Routh then so can you.
@@georgemartyn5268 it is a metaphor for what happens to your emotional fortitude when you are an Allan in a world full of Kens
Didn't those Kens know that Allan is the best fighter in the province?
Allan is the best one
I'm so glad this exist. Allan's my favourite
The "no barbie or ken should be living in the shadows" "or allan" is such an enby mood ngl. Same vibes as when people go "all men and women" and you just kinda stand there like "what about me" lol.
Long story short, Allan is the best
long story short Allan is a man.
Non-binary person moment be like:
I love michael cera. He's been a teenager my whole adult life. Nobody plays awkward as good as him
Poor Allen, always the butt of the jokes.
Allan is an ally, and we love him for that! 💕
HES LITERALLY ME FRRRFRR‼️‼️‼️
allan was my favorite character no lie 😭❤
"If I have to sit on one more leather couch, it's going to break my spirit." I felt that
So when the Allans break free into the real world, does another Allan just spawn? Is he aware he's a replacement Allan? This is some West World type shit
I assume that the later 1980s "Alan" dolls got freaked out by pregnant Midge and headed to the real world to escape leaving only the 1964 original.
0:32 this is gust me at a party
who found this video of me I don't consent ;]
Alan was the best part of that movie.
Michael Cera is so Michael Cera
Me and my mom saw Allan and we were like “BEST FREAKING CHARACTER”
Allan is the best character
Michael Cera is my favorite actor and I didn’t know he was in this before I started watching it… BEST surprise ever. I love this awkward man so much ❤
"All of N'SYNC: Allan. Yes, even him!" Love the subtle Justin Timberlake shade!
I just realized my work plays like 6-8 songs that are in this movie. Out of like a total of 30 songs all day everyday i will never not know this.
I love Allan. Best doll character in the movie. 😆
In a world full of Kens, be an Allan.
People should live by this
Bro i love allan so much hes so me fr
Allan is the cute girl’s sidekick in every 80s film. The guy who wants to date Molly Ringwald, but never does.
So he's Ducky? :D
0:48 Alan using the fake urinal is probably my favorite hidden gem
"I have no interest in seeing Barbie."
*finds out Michael Cera is in it acting all Michael Cera-ish*
"I would consider seeing Barbie."
Allan getting emotional at 2:50 lives rent free in my head
I forgot that Allan was the manliest man in all of Kendom.
Allan is literally me back when i was in middle school
The sucky part is I know so many guys who think they're Allan but push comes to shove, they're Kens
I once got trapped in the classroom with all the girls,i really did feel like allan.
I love him so much
Michael is a gift
Allan is the best He/They representation anyone could ask for
We all want to be Ken but we’re literally him
i havent seen the movie but i think its fair to say Allen best character
Things like this makes me so happy for absolute reason ^^
I love Michael Cera. No one plays awkward better than him
I need to see a barbie movie but it's just him tho
Edit: I love u michael cera, hes the best actor ever
Honestly Allan was the best character
allan is like an npc if an npc had emotions
That last line "Or Alan" absolutely killed me 😂
I love Allen - Michael Cera made that role!!!
Still remember him from Juno & Superbad like it was yesterday.
Michael Cera will always be a good choice as Allan
I absolutely loved Allan. 😄💛