Blake Lively's A Simple Favor Character Creates A Bizarre Paradox With Subtle Ryan Reynolds Nod

Summary Emily's use of Aviation Gin in A Simple Favor subtly links her character to Ryan Reynolds, adding a unique layer to the film.

The presence of Aviation Gin implies the existence of both Lively and Reynolds within the movie's universe.

The interconnection of real-life actors with fictional characters creates a paradox that enhances the film's mystery.

One of A Simple Favor's most iconic scenes creates a bizarre paradox around Blake Lively's character, allowing the film to include a subtle nod to her real-life husband, Ryan Reynolds. A Simple Favor's plot is finely crafted and laid out within each of the smaller details of every scene. Specifically, the details and moments planned by Emily Nelson (Blake Lively), whose machinations send the story into a tailspin and showcase one of Blake Lively's best performances.

Emily's cutthroat attitude and careful planning drive each aspect of the plot, giving this film's and A Simple Favor 2's story much to explore. One scene in which this attitude is highlighted is the iconic martini scene. This scene, however, does not just showcase the depths of Emily's sophistication and blasé nature. It also contains a small detail that could link the film back to Lively's husband through her character's choice of gin.

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Blake Lively's Emily Drinks Ryan Reynolds' Aviation Gin In A Simple Favor

The Aviation Gin Label Can Be Briefly Seen In A Simple Favor

Emily's use of Aviation Gin is notable in A Simple Favor as Lively's husband, Ryan Reynolds, co-founded the brand, potentially linking the film to reality. During the martini scene, a brief glimpse of the gin bottle's label is shown, revealing the brand to be Aviation Gin. Though audiences do not see the bottle's label again, the glimpse establishes a connection to Reynold's real-life brand. Normally, such a nod could be largely ignored within the world of a film. However, this specific connection creates a very bizarre paradox involving Lively's character in A Simple Favor.

A Simple Favor's Ryan Reynolds Nod Creates A Wild Blake Lively Paradox

The Nod Could Imply That Lively Exists In A Simple Favor's World

The existence of Aviation Gin in the A Simple Favor universe implies that Lively herself exists in the story's canon, creating a paradox that further complicates the narrative. Though the detail is only in one scene, the existence of Aviation Gin creates the possibility that Reynolds exists in the universe of the film. Taking this a step further, this could also imply Lively's own existence in the world as herself alongside Emily. All this creates an odd paradox as both actor and character occupy the same universe, complicating the film's already elaborate plot.

While this is an odd layer that is based on one detail, it does make one of the best recent mystery movies even more fun to dissect.

A Simple Favor already has multiple versions of Lively, as Emily reveals that she is secretly a triplet during the film's ending. The idea that there are three identical people who get involved in the same complicated scheme is already quite bizarre. This additional fun twist, that a fourth person who shares their looks could exist but somehow had nothing to do with the story, piles on yet another layer to the film's mystery. While this is an odd layer based on one moment of product placement, it does make one of the best recent mystery movies even more fun to dissect.

At the time of writing, A Simple Favor 2 does not have a release date.