The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Barbie of Swan Lake
Animation · Family · 2003
Barbie as Odette, the young daughter of a baker, follows a unicorn into the Enchanted Forest and is transformed into a swan by an evil wizard intent on defeating the Fairy Queen.
Movie details
Barbie of Swan Lake
“Enter a world of love and enchantment.”
2003 Animation · Family 1h 23m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
Barbie as Odette, the young daughter of a baker, follows a unicorn into the Enchanted Forest and is transformed into a swan by an evil wizard intent on defeating the Fairy Queen.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Barbie of Swan Lake?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Barbie: Fairytopia
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Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
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Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale
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Barbie as the Island Princess
Animation · 2007
Young Rosella is saved by a few kind animals after a shipwreck. Now called Ro, she learns to talk to animals. One day, she saves the life of a prince and returns to civilisation to discover her past.
Barbie: Princess Adventure
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With new friends in a new kingdom, Barbie learns what it means to be herself when she trades places with a royal lookalike in this musical adventure.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Owen Hurley
Written by
Cliff Ruby · Elana Lesser
Kelly Sheridan
Barbie Roberts / Odette (voice)
Mark Hildreth
Prince Daniel (voice)
Kelsey Grammer
Rothbart (voice)
Maggie Wheeler
Odile (voice)
Venus Terzo
Lila (voice)
Kathleen Barr
Fairy Queen / Marie (voice)
Michael Dobson
Erasmus / Burly Villager (voice)
Court is in session
Put Barbie of Swan Lake on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.