Netflix users are particularly outraged by the ‘horrifying’ scenes in the new Marilyn Monroe movie. blonde.
The controversial new film directed by Andrew Dominick is adapted from Joyce Carol Oates’ fictional book about Monroe, released in 2001.
Project starring for a while knife out Actor Ana de Armas shocking watchthe film is passed an NC-17 age certificate in the United States.
For the UK, this is like 18, but American directors tend to try to edit their films to avoid certification.
many may believe blonde A standard biopic about Monroe, but the opposite. Because of the source material, the film contains several scenes imagined from the lives of Hollywood stars, one of which has been accused of going too far.
It concerns President John F. Kennedy, whom Monroe is believed to have had an affair with in the 1960s. Rumors of this incident remain unconfirmed to this day, blonde Go further.
In a scene near the end of the film, Monroe is shown being drugged and taken in by a character named “President” who bears a striking resemblance to JFK (actor Casper Phillipson previously played him in Jackie).
Here, Monroe is coerced into having sex with her while he’s refuting allegations of sexual assault over the phone, and a narration by de Armas shows Marilyn trying to walk away from the situation.
Some viewers, ignorant of the source material, seem to believe that this actually happened, even though there is no record of such an incident.
This is one of the reasons the scene’s placement has been questioned, with many calling it “character assassination.” Others call it the “exploitation” of Monroe’s story.
“Don’t know if this is verified?” One viewer added, “It’s a big leap to lie about it.”
“Why would the movie ‘Blond’ fabricate JFK’s graphic rape of Marilyn Monroe? Another viewer entered calling the scene a ‘disgusting exploitation’ of the Hollywood star’s life.” .
Others said the scene “shouldn’t have appeared” in the film, and agreed that it was probably what led to the film’s horrifying age certificate.
One viewer commented, “I’m wondering why NC-17 and the most degrading depiction of Marilyn Monroe in a JFK scene.”
in general, Netflix users are complaining blondemany said they were forced to switch off the film after just 20 minutes.
and of 1 star reviews IndependentJesse Thompson wrote:blonde It’s not a bad movie because for all that it is, it’s degrading, exploitative, and misogynistic. It’s bad because it doesn’t. ”
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