lol! I don't quite understand what it is that has made Millie Bobby Brown the breakout star of Stranger Things over all the other kids, but I don't mind her. She doesn't annoy me the way Timothee Chalamet does. If she becomes a big star then I won't cringe every time I see she's headlining a movie.
I've seen lots of interesting actors who never really broke out and seemed to just ended up in smaller pictures before disappearing. Then others became stars. Obviously I don't know the ins and outs of how Hollywood picks someone to support but it seems to me that being in something that was well received and popular is a big part of it. Everyone rides the success train. Stranger Things is a breakout show that is very popular, that means all the kids in it are now recognized. Eleven was a unique, well-liked, and recognizable character from Stranger Things. And although I agree that Eleven doesn't seem to do complex emotion (lots of stretching her hand out and looking angry) I have to admit that the actor has to really get into it and risk looking stupid on screen to do it. So kudos for her for being willing to take that risk and getting the reward! The other child stars in it just had to play normal people.
One thing I've learned is that acting is teachable. It's not magic but focus, practice, skill, etc. That is how child stars, possibly picked mainly for the way they resemble a character (Harry Potter actors) or for being pretty (Kristen Stewart?) can go on to become working actors with good careers. They might start out being wooden (probably pretty normal for child actors) but if they are given time and they take lessons and so on, then they can become skilled. The people IN Hollywood who judge actors seem to think Kristen Stewart is now a good actor and they would be the best judges right? Even if she got her start by being pretty, that doesn't negate that she might now have good acting skills.
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