I absolutely loved Ryan Gosling as Ken. I love Ryan Gosling in general (The Place Beyond the Pines is genius and La La Land is one of my favourite films) but as you say, he took Ken to a whole new level. I love Ken's character arch in the film, how by the end he was on a path to figuring out who he was as himself, not just Barbie's sidekick. And that performance at the Oscars? No, I have not watched it over a thousand times. Not at all. At all...
A thousand times? You do have some serious self-control, I passed that mark a while back 😂 In fact, as I'm typing this I'm thinking it's about time I checked that video again. He was utterly brilliant in embracing this role to its fullest expression and that's what made it believable and dignified both the character and his performance. The Oscars number was the cherry on the top we all deserved and it was the best way to put an end to his Ken journey.
I totally agree, this was the least expected phenomenon to rise out from Barbie. But omg, it only makes giving the Oscar to Eilish for the song no one remembers, even more of a snub 🙄 No one would remember it moving on but the Diamonds-inspired performance is there for the ages. Also, what a brilliant idea to go off of another "empty-headed", pink-clad blonde's number 💕
I agree that the whole Barbie phenomenon has taken many by surprise, myself included, in the sense that we didn't have much hope for it and it's already become a modern classic and part of pop culture in less than a year since the movie was released. Whether one likes or not Barbie as a movie, credit to the vision of Great Gerwig and Margot Robbie and all what they have inspired, from a great soundtrack in the style of movies in the 90s to iconic moments like Gosling's Oscar performance. They've brought back lightness and entertainment paired with a positive message :)
I absolutely loved Ryan Gosling as Ken. I love Ryan Gosling in general (The Place Beyond the Pines is genius and La La Land is one of my favourite films) but as you say, he took Ken to a whole new level. I love Ken's character arch in the film, how by the end he was on a path to figuring out who he was as himself, not just Barbie's sidekick. And that performance at the Oscars? No, I have not watched it over a thousand times. Not at all. At all...
A thousand times? You do have some serious self-control, I passed that mark a while back 😂 In fact, as I'm typing this I'm thinking it's about time I checked that video again. He was utterly brilliant in embracing this role to its fullest expression and that's what made it believable and dignified both the character and his performance. The Oscars number was the cherry on the top we all deserved and it was the best way to put an end to his Ken journey.
I totally agree, this was the least expected phenomenon to rise out from Barbie. But omg, it only makes giving the Oscar to Eilish for the song no one remembers, even more of a snub 🙄 No one would remember it moving on but the Diamonds-inspired performance is there for the ages. Also, what a brilliant idea to go off of another "empty-headed", pink-clad blonde's number 💕
I agree that the whole Barbie phenomenon has taken many by surprise, myself included, in the sense that we didn't have much hope for it and it's already become a modern classic and part of pop culture in less than a year since the movie was released. Whether one likes or not Barbie as a movie, credit to the vision of Great Gerwig and Margot Robbie and all what they have inspired, from a great soundtrack in the style of movies in the 90s to iconic moments like Gosling's Oscar performance. They've brought back lightness and entertainment paired with a positive message :)