It is one of the highest-grossing films of 2023.
Barbie , directed by the
Lady Bird
filmmaker
, has grossed nearly $1.4 billion worldwide.
The biggest theatrical success of last year, the feature film features the world of Mattel dolls with Margot Robbie in the role of Barbie and Ryan Gosling in that of Ken.
Interviewed by
E!
News
, on Wednesday January 17, the actor confided that he still had not shown the film to his daughters, Esmeralda and Amada Lee, aged 9 and 7 respectively.
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“
I don't know if it's a good thing to see your father play Ken.
I don't know what age is the right age to see your father doing this.
It’s something pretty crazy
,” he explained to the American media.
The husband of Eva Mendes confided his reluctance during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
According to him, it would be better to wait until they grow up a little.
I'm just Ken
Indeed, and even if the actor does not deepen his reflection, the film delivers a sharp critique, both funny and abrasive, of the patriarchal system and toxic masculinity.
In the universe that Greta Gerwig highlights, men are first pushed aside.
Totally emasculated, they are stereotypes of beauty, with protruding abdominals, tanned complexions and slicked back hair, but are accessorized by the women who reign over Barbie's kingdom.
They are the ones who have the power.
Ken will then go on a quest to regain his status as a “ dominant
” man
.
The 43-year-old actor's children will therefore not see the film for several years, but nevertheless had a behind-the-scenes glimpse during their visits to the film set.
Ryan Gosling revealed that they had notably attended one of his musical performances.
Maybe it was the scene from the title
I'm just Ken
, which went viral on the Internet.
“What I do doesn't seem to matter, I'm still number two,” he sings with his bandmates.
A performance which was praised at the Critics Choice Awards, the song winning the prize for Best Film Music.