Robbie’s mesmerizing performance left me yearning for more, and a thematic pattern started to emerge in her recent choices. With her classic Hollywood beauty, blonde hair, captivating blue eyes, and a stunning figure, Robbie initially gained recognition as the sexy trophy wife in “The Wolf of Wall Street.” However, she managed to transform the character into something magnetic and captivating, going beyond the typical stereotype.
As Robbie gained power in Hollywood and became a producer, she purposely selected roles that either challenged society’s expectations of her beauty or used her looks to highlight the dangers of adhering to a rigid “ideal” of womanhood.
In the film “I, Tonya,” released in 2017, Robbie portrays the figure skater Tonya Harding, who faced the consequences of deviating from the delicate ice princess image. The media wanted Harding to be the villain while elevating Nancy Kerrigan to royal status. Robbie effortlessly concealed her own glamour to deliver a convincing portrayal of the tough Harding, someone more comfortable chopping wood and hunting for dinner than wearing lavish Vera Wang costumes.
Another film in which Robbie employs her Barbie-like appearance to expose the limitations placed on women is “Bombshell” from 2019. Based on the real-life events surrounding the downfall of Roger Ailes at Fox News and the exposure of his sexual harassment, Robbie plays a composite character named Kayla Pospisil. Pospisil, young and ambitious, embodies the expectations placed on women in the media industry. As she transforms into a Fox News anchor, her cynical colleague humorously dubs her “anchor Barbie.”
Critics, like Manohla Dargis, have praised Robbie’s emotional depth in “Bombshell.” She portrayed a young woman who endured the brutality of sexual harassment. With panicked, darting eyes and a tensely resistant yet ultimately yielding physicality, Robbie effectively conveyed the horror that seeps into both one’s body and soul when experiencing such degradation.
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