The Big Picture Ryan Gosling is without a doubt one of the most talented actors of his generation. Between his wildly comedic turn in The Nice Guys, his brutal anti-hero role in Drive, and his surprisingly adept musical abilities in La La Land, Gosling has managed to prove himself within a multitude of genres. Gosling is an intriguing star because he seems disinterested in replicating what he has done before, and continues to work with ambitious filmmakers on potentially challenging prospects.
Half Nelson An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret. 2:18 Related This Ryan Gosling and Sandra Bullock Thriller Is Based on an Unsettling True Story Thankfully, some of the details were toned down. Despite Dan's endearing public persona, he masks a much darker private life from his students. Dan has a debilitating addiction to cocaine, and Gosling earnestly examines the perils that addiction causes. Dan has become so comfortable using cocaine as an aspect of his daily routine that he has become blind to its negative impact on his life.
In a performance that was remarkably mature for an actor of his age, Gosling shows the incredible pressure that teachers are under to serve their students. Dan is forced to take responsibility for helping an entire classroom of children develop the skills that they will need for the rest of their lives. While it’s not a burden that he should be saddled with, Dan takes any of his students’ struggles as a personal failure on his part.
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