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I do not really know why thought it's just a deeply enticing and hypnotising movie. I would say in my eyes Its one of the most enigmatic movies I have ever seen or atleast seen till this point in time. I still do not completely know what this movie was about.

And every rewatch opens up a new interpretation is it just about yhe fashion industry?

Is it about modeling?

Is it about divine beauty and what happens when one tries to subsume it?

Is it about the clutches of capitalism that take young people and make them into a product?

Like I said I do not know why I love this movie it's just puzzling to me to me this is one of those things that seem like an endless puzzle like a movie with a huge thread that u can start unraveling.

And the funniest part is I do not know if the author/director intended this at all mayhe iam asking to many questions etc.

But the intresting part is that this is the one film where that does not matter to me.

Do yiu have films like this or feel the same about this specific movie?

Sorry for my writing style and sorry of this is the most unoriginal take ever or not even a take I just finally wanted to write some thoughts of mine down.

There is only one thing I truly enjoyed in this film and that is the cinematic visuals: tone, colour, and lighting. If you
ignore the actual narrative, it is visually appealing to an audience for its great cinematography and composition.
The movie strives to be distinctive and eccentric through its visual aesthetics. And it is. It is artsy, but only in a way
that will attract and maintain a specific audience entertained. The film uses shots that are not typically seen in
everyday cinema. Using wide angle lenses, different tonalities, body cam mounts, and alternating between colour
and monochromatic shots to create interesting composition.
Although it is visually beautiful, the narrative and point of view in which this film was made is off-putting. It is
nothing but an insultive and disrespectful caricature of an incredibly sad story. By the end of the movie I was
speechless, and not in a good way. I felt numb; I simply could not wrap my head around what I had just watched.
The best way to describe it is a setback from the progress that has been made for women in the film and
entertainment industry. It’s perverse, tragic, and exhausting.
It is beyond exploitative to Marilyn and her wishes; to the point where she is hyper sexualized and portrayed as
incapable and powerless. Starting from the very standpoint of the movie title: Blonde. Already, the title only centres
itself on appearances and physical attributes. It’s vague and stereotypical:
Yes, being blonde is generally idealised as a ‘beauty norm’. But, is Marilyn truly just another blonde girl?
From the very beginning of the movie it becomes clear to spectators that this has been created from the point of
view of someone who wishes to diminish Marylin’s essence. Such an amazing opportunity to honour an influential
and revolutionary woman in the entertainment industry has become a degrading almost three-hour film depicting
every moment in her life in which men quibbled and took advantage of her being.
They took extreme trauma and glamorised it through the male gaze. It is forceful and overtly sexual. There are
countless scenes in which Marylin is seen topless for no reason. No woman truly lies around her house topless
reading books, and yet Marylin seems to be an exception to this…
In addition, Marilyn's unnecessarily addressing her romantic partners as “daddy” continues to sexualize and
condition her under the male gaze. It is unjustified and does not serve to the overall story.
Although most would argue that this is based on a fictional book, the film has been marketed as a biopic. Whether
it is based on a fictional book or on real life events Marlyin still exists, and what is being portrayed on screen is not
the life of a so-called ‘fictional character’ but of someone who actually lived. Which is something the cast and crew
unfortunaley failed to understand.
People will watch this to get an insight on Marilyn and who she truly was. Therefore, this film becomes misleading
to an audience. Giving them an impression of her life that is offensive and insensitive to the woman that is the
focal point of this film.
Personally, I do not agree with the statement that “Blonde” is a film that strives to create awareness on the
exploitative Hollywood culture. That is somethings that has been done before in other films, yet it has not been
through a sexual fantasy on abuse and trauma.
It is aching to watch how they fetishize Marilyn's sufferings.Ana de Armas' performance is at times strong. However she is consistently portraying Marilyn as ‘hysterical’
. Although
reaching such raw vulnerability on screen is impressive, it doesn't show character fluctuations. As a matter of fact, it
continues to dignify Marilyn’s agonies. Eventually, the portrayal of such intense emotions throughout the entirety of the
film becomes overwhelming and whiny.