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Andy French

Andy French

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I also watched Blonde last night and I enjoyed it, mostly. Ana is fantastic and truly embodies Marilyn Monroe, the score is great, it's beautifully shot, and although I haven't read the book it felt like a faithful adaptation based on what I know about it. The dialogue felt clunky to me though - the constant addressing of all her husbands as "Daddy" in every sentence was extremely tedious and heavy handed, and all of Cass' lines were so Art Film© it made me cringe a bit (but would I let him? Absolutely I would)
 
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LTG

LTG

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What was the point of Blonde? Was there any idea behind it other than “she felt Marilyn was just a character she was portraying”?

There’s been so much written and shown about the difficulties in Monroe’s life, did we need three hours of her misery on screen?

Seeing these responses from Dominik had already poised me against enjoying the film, and nothing shown really made me change my mind:



After I’d seen the trailer I didn’t think de Armas was getting the diction right, but I thought she was great in the film. I also liked simp Arthur Miller by Adrien Brody.
 
Andy French

Andy French

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LTG said:
What was the point of Blonde? Was there any idea behind it other than “she felt Marilyn was just a character she was portraying”?
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Honestly not really. To me it was about a 60/40 split between what you described and what essentially amounted to fanfiction - so, based on what I know about the source material, it's technically a solid adaptation dd

My feelings on it are definitely complicated. As I said before, there's plenty to like about it - Ana de Armas is magnetic, the score is gorgeous, and I liked how stylized it all was in terms of cinematography. But it doesn't offer anything new in terms of perspective on the Myth of Marilyn Monroe either
 
Z

Zaau

I was going to watch blonde last night but then I saw the trailer, the length of the movie and read the reviews. I felt exhausted just from that.. so definitely don’t think I will be watching this.
 
bonnieetclyde

bonnieetclyde

Is there a specific documentary worth seeking out about Marilyn. I've watched a few but I still find her life story fascinating. Also, what are your favourite Marilyn movies?
 
Lately

Lately

Heartbreak High finale:
Hmmmm so Harper being abused is supposed to excuse her fucking two of her best friend's crushes? She didn't even apologize at all!! Dusty I'd be able to ignore because it was really just a crush but hooking up with Malakai was the shittiest of moves.
Other than that, loved the show.
 
Duppe

Duppe

I highly recommend Fakes to everyone, a fun story with even funner storytelling. Jennifer Tong stole every scene for me and her fashion was giving Clueless for 2022.
 
wickedbruv

wickedbruv

I’m persevering with Midnight Club because I love everything Mike Flanagan does with a passion, but this is a real slog to get through.

There are little to no actual horror moments and I just can’t latch on to any of the characters. Gone are the days of Hill House.
 
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