Blonde vs. Marilyn Monroe: Why People Find This Film So Upsetting
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- thank you everyone for your thoughtful comments! ya'll really love Marilyn :)
Clips from:
Blonde, 2022
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953
Some Like It Hot, 1959
Screen test from Something’s Gotta Give, 1962
There’s No Business Like Show Business, 1954
The Seven Year Itch, 1955
Bibliography:
Anthony Lane, 2022, “That Fifties Show”, The New Yorker, September 26, 2022
Joyce Carol Oates, 2022, The New Yorker Radio Hour, “Billy Eichner on 'Bros' and Joyce Carol Oates on 'Blonde' ", September 30, 2022
Richard Meryman, 1962, “Last Interview with a Lonely Girl”, www.marilynmonroe.ca/camera/ma...
Priscilla Frank, 2016, “A Visual History of Marilyn Monroe as a Pin Up Icon”, Huffpost, www.huffpost.com/entry/a-visu...
Liz Ronk, 2014, “Marilyn Monroe: the LIFE Covers, 1952-1962, TIME.com, time.com/3880752/marilyn-monr... - Zábava
There's just something so wrong to write a gross and creepy fictionalised account of a dead person who can't defend herself, the whole anti abortion message considering Marilyn couldn't have children and kept having miscarriages is just disgustingly insensitive
Completely agree. Plus some don't know Marilyn suffered from endometriosis and TRIED to have children but couldn't. Her autopsy showed no evidence of ever having an abortion (not that there's anything wrong with it imo) But this rubbish about her sleeping with all these men and having abortions just really irk me
“Let Marilyn speak for herself”
I couldn’t agree more
I agree with all the critics. Why would be the memory of M.M. so spoiled ? Why can we not keep her as an icon , as a very special person ?! That is why the film, and the script and the presentation are really digusting and unapropriate and absolutely no go.
The film was gross, disgusting and evil. Very disrespectful. The director should be sued.
Sued by who? The disappointed fans/viewers?
Honestly i can't sit through another one of these ridiculous movies. I saw the other movie called blonde made in the 90s and yeah, never again. This woman is always being dragged through the mud. We need movies about what she accomplished in her 36 years which was alot, how strong she was and what she went through. I've loved her since i was 11 and i'm 38 now, grew up admiring her and i'm just sick of this crap.
YES, xtina! To a '62 TV item at her death Mom said, Oh that sexpot." At 6 I'd no idea what a sexpot was, but it piqued my interest! I read about her 9 yr later; loyal ever since.
Only sex maniacs see Marilyn Monroe solely as a sex symbol. Marilyn was a great deal more than that. It takes intelligence to see that she was a brilliant actress, a staunch advocate for those treated unfairly (such as our Goddess of Jazz Ella Fitzgerald), a witty poet, a passionate humanitarian, an iconic beauty (at the level of Cleopatra), an intellectual who was an avid reader of great literature, a very loyal friend, a devoted wife, a singing sensation, a shrewd businesswoman, and an incredible survivor against all odds. And indeed all odds were against her, particularly lewd and lascivious men. Yet she triumphed above all the odds to become the Angel of Light that she remains to this very day. Rest in God's Eternal Peace, Norma Jean! God knows you did not find any on this wicked earth that never deserved the grace of your magnificent presence.
Agreed!
Honestly it was Hollywood that over sexualized her. Her close friends said she was nothing like Hollywood made her out to be. It’s disgusting how society over sexualizes women. And it NEEDS to STOP. Women are much more than that. And are very intelligent and talented. I think Marylin Monroe could have been is much more challenging movies if they have only let her. And she would’ve done great. I’ve watched interviews with her speaking and she comes off as a highly intelligent individual. But Hollywood didn’t let her be herself. Which makes me very angry. I think she should’ve told them all off to be honest. She was so much more. God bless her and may she Rest In Peace..
@@katerinathoksakis7317 But she won in the end and remains one the greatest legends of all time! Great commentary! ✌
Wonderful video! I agree completely with you, and I was also left feeling disgusting after watching Blonde - no matter how visually stunning it was. I will never watch that movie again, but I will gladly watch Marilyn's movies on repeat forever. She was a unique woman of that time, and I like to think of her exactly as you do.
I am sick and tired that they are still making television shows, movies, and writing books about Marilyn Monroe. It's been sixty years since she died! Let the poor woman rest in peace.
i hope ONE DAY marilyns true story gets told.
It's So Heartbreaking 💔😓
To See What Marilyn Went Through.
God Bless 💗🙌
Thank you, this is very perfectly, elegantly and respectfully conveyed.
thank you!!
Thank you so much for mentioning that she converted to Judaism when she married Arthur Miller. Her Jewishness is so incredibly erased, and she was blatantly denied a Jewish burial (and is STILL being denied a Jewish burial to this day) despite the fact she REMAINED a religious and highly observant Jew until her death.
!! I had no idea!
@@natscanfly I lot of people don't! But it's so important to talk about. More awareness needs to be brought to it.
I am not a fan per say of Marilyn- but I am of the truth. Years before the movie I read Joyce’s book- and found it absolutely awful! Why? It is a work of fiction that has a “ring of truth” so if you are not well informed then you can actually think it is a biography. It is not. I can give some info by saying that Marilyn had a living half sister who she sent clothes to throughout her life. Bernice Miracle, yes that was her sister’s name! And there are many many accounts of her as having a great time ( in life) and being a very hard worker. The list goes on and on. Again my complaint with Blonde is that people think they are actually getting a glimpse of Marilyn’s personality and how she perceived life.
I agree, I am a fan of Marilyn's and I found the film offensive for the reasons you list. They paint her as amoral and trite which she was not. And I was looking forward to the movie and was so disappointed. Marilyn is a great subject for a bio picture and they simply blew it.
Exactly. Very few people know about her half sister or her real life in general. My real issue is that this director took her endometriosis , her fertility problems and her miscarriages and turned them into abortions. Why? Distasteful and disrespectful. There is no record of Marilyn having an abortion. He just made up this victimization of Marilyn sex movie. People do project their ideas and what they want to see on Marilyn so what does that say about him? It was an infuriating movie .
I hate that director. Another lady who reviewed his film concluded that he hated women.
@@szee8588 He definitely didn't like his own perceived ideas of Marilyn which are untrue. I agree that something is up with this director and how he views women in general. As a fan, I'm just happy that people who know the truth about Marilyn spoke up. I don't like the book Blonde either. I purposely didn't read it(why bother if it's bullshit?!) but I've heard and read that he didn't follow the book either. He just made all this shit up.
@@mindyengledow6860 For the same reason I won't watch the movie. Won't give it my valuable time. The trailers and reading what everyone said about him is enough for me.
To this day, Marilyn is Still the Worlds Biggest Star!
I have not seen Blonde, but many friends have all said it was horrible. Marilyn had problems, many, but she loved her stardom for most of the 50s..... One of her best, lesser known, movies, is THE MISFITS. And one of her best performances, is in BUS STOP.
Thank you SO much for this! I've been a Marilyn fan since I was about 13 in Berlin Germany. Her face was the easiest to draw for me in my art course and it went from there. I think she was an incredible woman and I devoured whatever I could find reading about her and of course all her movies. I'm always weary about watching a movie ABOUT her though, because I don't want to see her being seen as exactly how you described her being portrayed in Blonde .
I did not watch Blonde yet. And thanks to your video. No loss, because I was apprehensive anyway, and now saved time and nerves.
It's infuriating to me when a woman gets judged by whatever the viewer projects in her.
I grew up being taught to act like a lady, rather be quiet than fight, be kind etc.
But I was perceived as weak because of what people ( men) saw/ see.
While my daughters call me the perfect mix between Disney and bada$$! I'm ok with that!
And that is how I see Marilyn. And she helped me while growing into a woman. ( My own mother was not very guiding to me in that).
Marilyn would have NEVER made it into such a successful actress if she were merely a victim. No way!
But no matter how good you are at what you do, does not mean you can control the yearning for being loved. And no success can fill that emptiness. It's exhaust to try, if it's not filled by actual love, not the "love" that cost you because it's some interchange. And as soon you're not "as useful" anymore, the "love"stops and you realize it's all been just another wasted emotional investment with a return if nothing but more emptiness.
No wonder she was depressed! But no matter how depressed she was, she still set boundaries and had dignity, even in her most vulnerable moments.
I admire that!
So, thank you for this view on "blonde" and confirming my instinct on not to watch it.
P.S. I like your style!! :)
thank you for your thoughtful comment!
I watched it it traumatised me and made me cry should be pulled off netflix so insulting. She was the light of the world!
I couldn't watch the entire film I had to stop halfway through because it was so triggering to me and offensive
Yea I don’t blame you.
Your voice sounds nice … I like your video and the music
I wish they had done the film more accurate, but prioritize more on her best side with the worst at most alluded to but not graphic
Thank you for this
The movie sucks big time
Yep 💯🤢🤮
I'd recommend a book by J Randy Taraborrelli titled The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe.
I read this book also. I recommend it as well. You have to be a real fan though-it's long. The movie The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe is good also. Kelli Garner plays Marilyn and Susan Sarandon plays her Mom.
I actually have that book. It's amazing. I recommend it to any Marilyn Monroe fan.
@@veronicado1016 icon by psychotherapist & author Gary Vitacco-Robles is a much much better book.
That is not blond it is grey Dont understand why she agreed with that hair colour ? Very bad choice She was only in her 30- sh
What a sad movie
What a bad movie
Indeed what an absolute insult to the most beautiful intelligent icon.
Upsetting because there was so little real research put into the new film. Truly 😔
The movie was horrible it was boring an inaccurate
Who ever knows whats accurate is fucking dead.
Yea the people who made the movie and were in it are going to get some bad karma.
Due to the whole world loving Marylin Monroe and this much angry energy is going to do some bad stuff to the director and actors in that movie and it’s going to be exactly what they deserve.
How dare they disrespect Marylin Monroe like that. 😡
So women are victims but they are not victims if they choose not to be even though they lack choices and agency in a society that victimizes them?
This is so bizarre if we compress the logic. The reality is there is no reality...how much does anyone know first hand M's thoughts? There might be some footage, some interviews but is there enough for anyone to say they know what she thought/did/etc in the periods of her life before her death?
Yes! there is. i suggest you read fragments (her diaries and letters) and my story. we know a lot.. people just dont care enough to read it. and even if we didnt know, inventing forced abortions, brutal rapes, close up blow job scenes, fingering her vagina.. idk how anyone can defend this movie.
Bless you for not buying into 'Blonde' book and movie crap. But to call her a bitch!! What the HECK!?? Btw: The Marilyn quote was her own contribution to the Gentlemen... film.
❤️🌹💋
Genuine question: how is the movie anti abortion, just because it conveys she didn’t want to have abortions?
Hollywood loves abortion.. so I highly doubt that was the message intended
It was definitely pro life from what I’ve heard. It wasn’t anti abortion at all they say in the reviews I’ve watched.
joyce carol oats didn't like monroe imo nor women like her had she not become a star she would have lived a long happy life...i look at her ..and i just know had we met ...we could have been friends ....and EVERYONE knows she would have been friends with them
If Marilyn Monroe had Dark Feminine Energy like Angelina Jolie she would of lived longer she was Too nice and Friendly!
thats a fair idea but isnt it sad? this movie tries to make marilyn out to be a weak flower but she was very strong imo.
Ana was just a bad choice unfortunately.
I quite like the movie
I didn’t like it.
The 2001 and 2022 Blonde films are both just horrible...total dissappointment.
but, what I don’t understand why people say this movie isn’t accurate when the majority really is imo, as she did have an abusive husband, her mother was mentally ill, and I’m sure she got she got abused by the industry mentally and physically especially considering the time era she was present, and she did have miscarriages. Of course I don’t agree with the other portrayals of her such as the scenes when she was with two other guys, ect but arguably the movie did show reality for Hollywood and women combined and separated
The sex scenes are way too vulgar and unnecessary.
I liked it
@@paulsmith2279 the acting and the cinematography blew my mind
To be honest...this is a movie, about a woman who died at a time where information was heavily censored or twisted. It is perfectly normal that not filmmakers need to tweeq things to make the movie interesting.
Ana de Armas was great, don't reduce her acting because the facts aren't what we wish!
History is intertwined with fiction because it's told by someone else's perspective
A public threesome did not need to be added. This movie was pretty, but it didn't have to be so insulting.
Anything which is so fictionalized and sensationalized that it ACTIVELY INSULTS the death, life, and the accuracy of the death and life, of a real human being who can't even defend themselves and their image, is a bad movie- good acting or not; your entertainment is not more important than the dignity of a Jewish woman in death. Pretending otherwise is not only actively disgusting and distasteful, it's actively antisemitic. She's had more than enough problems already being hypersexualized and denied a proper religious burial because the world's image of her is more important to y'all than her own personal and religious identity. We don't NEED more shitty books and movies adding insult to injury.
@YesHummingbird you're all making this a bigger deal then it needs to be...
The sex scenes were vulgar and unnecessary period. And if you disagree with me your movie taste is equally vulgar and disgusting.
@@cynthiamacaringue5650 also yes. It IS a BIG deal. When someone is be disrespected and by a completely different generation that didn’t even know Marylin Monroe and the fact that she is dead and can defend herself. Is a very big deal. Again the film is nothing but vulgar, disgusting and disrespectful and needs to be canceled.