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00s Barbie Rewatch - The Nutcracker (2001)

Starting off with a banger here

The soundtrack of this movie is so pretty

Am I the only one who finds those baby fairies weird? I don't know, they give me unconfortable vibes

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, but I LOVE the storyteller Barbie sequences, and I think it's a shame they didn't keep them up for all of the movies

Seriously, why did they shift to that weird "Barbie is an actress" thing when this felt so much sweeter and more personal, and worked so much better?

Aunt Drosselmeyer's and Clara's relationship >>>>>>

Clara really saw a rat in full body armor sitting on her couch and her reaction was "shoo, shoo"

Oof defeated by a shoe

Ok but what's the story behind that owl? Was she also a human transformed by the Rat King, but instead of trying to turn back she just chills as a clock all day?

HOW does the owl know this much? I need a prequel movie about her, please

The snow fairies' dance sequence looks so gorgeous, just take the baby fairy out of there and it's gonna be perfect

Also, why doesn't the baby fairy have blue skin and hair like the others? And why is she just as tall and twice as wide as the adult fairies?

I'm gonna complain about these baby fairies for the whole movie, I'm sorry

I think flowers should grow out of my footsteps when I walk too. I think I deserve it

Ah yes, the mandatory annoying children arrive

Captain Candy defending Eric and asking about what happened to him 🥺

I love how Clara is smart and realizes the Nutcracker is Eric right away

Also love how the movie realizes that the audience isn't dumb and probably picked this up by now, so instead of making the main twist about Eric they make it about Clara

Mentally I'm here

Oh no, another baby fairy

At least her color scheme sort of matches the adult fairies, but her proportions are even worse than the last one's

THE FLOWER FAIRIES HAVE A CRUSH ON CLARA, I REPEAT, THE FLOWER FAIRIES HAVE A CRUSH ON CLARA

I wanna dance with flower fairies...

This whole movie is just me wishing I was Clara

Clara really gives great pep talks

The Rat king doesn't do much other than mumbling vague threats to himself in his throne room, does he?

Captain Candy defending Eric again without even knowing it 🥺

THAT BABY FAIRY IS GIGANTIC, I CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH, IT'S MAKING ME SO UNCONFORTABLE

Why did these rat guards trust a random human girl they've never seen before?

Look at Clara being smart again, good for her

I like how Clara is the one who gives the prince the true love's kiss that saves him, not the other way around

That being said, I liked Eric better as a nutcracker. Seeing him as a human now just feels weird

Clara's transformation, on the other hand, is a 10/10

Captain Candy telling the crowd to cheer for Eric 🥺

YESSS THE DANCES

I'M DYING IS THIS OLD GUY OK?

Wait, wait, wait, this movie actually has a kiss!! Like, on screen!!

How did Eric travel across worlds so fast without the scepter?

Ok but how does this story correlate to learning new dance steps? Like, Clara fought against evil rats in a magical world and found out she was a princess, so I should rehearse my coreography more? What?

Final thoughts:

Mattel REALLY came through with this first movie, and showed they weren't gonna be messing around with this whole 'Barbie movie' thing. I think this movie pretty much embodies some of the best qualities of the Barbie movies: we have a beautiful soundtrack, an enchanting magical world that you genuinely want to explore, a whimsical feel to the whole adventure, a brave, clever, and kind protagonist who takes the lead and saves herself, and a really nice message for the kids watching.

There were some things I didn't like about the movie, of course, like the annoying and unnecessary kids, some adventure sequences that felt like filler and didn't really add a lot to the story, and the baby fairies from hell. But overall, I think this movie was a great way to start the Barbie movie franchise, and I really enjoyed rewatching it.