For Ryan Gosling, who landed the potentially embarrassing role of Ken, he could always fall back on the maxim that it takes a smart actor to convincingly play stupid.
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Gosling is a phenomenally talented actor who flashed sharp comedic instincts in Shane Black's "The Nice Guys," but he's generally gone out of his way to avoid goofing on his Mouseketeer past and blindingly good looks — probably because you only get to do that once, so you'd better make it count. It helped that Gerwig believed Ken could only be played by a brilliant actor.
With Greta Gerwig's live-action "Barbie" movie arriving imminently, it's high time that we celebrate one of the greatest figures of pop culture.
One might recall the kerfuffle and widespread Twitter dot com hashtag campaign surrounding "Justice League," the superhero film from 2017.
"Barbie" is an uproarious, existential adventure and a celebration of Barbie's 60+ year history, warts and all.
It's not a spoiler or a big set piece. It's just a perfect moment that is the essence of the movie's message.