#Headline Creation Challenge #Marilyn Monroe is a household name, her image often reminiscent of a confident sexy idol, and her life story is the subject of many biopics and books.
It can be said that Monroe is a legend because her life is quite controversial. Blonde Monroe, an NC-17 rated film, adapts Marilyn Monroe's story to some extent, reimagining some aspects of the actress's life. This film recalls Monroe's painful experience with men. Although Anna de Armas's performance makes "Blonde Monroe" enjoyable. But the whole film, which seems uninterested in Marilyn Monroe's life, focuses only on the pain and suffering she suffers. If anything, Blonde Monroe is a boring, hollow, word-or-treating film about a woman who goes far beyond trauma.
"Blonde Monroe" has its moments of beauty, as cinematography seamlessly switches between color and black and white, and Anna de Armas grabs the audience's attention with her big eyes and genuinely sweet demeanor. Marilyn Monroe's ingenuity has many shining points in the film, and the film is a good illustration of people just focusing on her appearance rather than her inner world.
De Armas plays these scenes particularly well, but the film is too focused on the endless mental and physical torture to go any further. Blonde Monroe distinguishes Marilyn Monroe from Norma Jane, who is seen as a completely different entity, and the latter as a cover. Admittedly, the film is both fun and engaging, but sadly, it never wants to go beyond the surface. The film is dull and painful, happily placing Norma Jane in a situation where she is always a victim, as if this is all she is, while she has other dimensions and character traits to explore.
The Blonde Monroe movie insists that Norma Jane's bad experience with men has to do with growing up in her father's absence. To that end, Blonde Monroe spends a lot of time focusing on Norma Jane's attachment to the idea of her father suddenly appearing to save her or see her. Her mother insisted that her father was an actor, but she couldn't mention his name, and this excessive focus on his father led Norma Jane to refer to Arthur Miller as a "dad" like a naïve child who wants to be recognized by his parents — which often reaches uncomfortable levels.
The film's treatment of Marilyn Monroe's relationship with her father lacks nuances and dimensions, and like the rest of the film, it refuses to treat the protagonist as a mature person. Blonde Monroe is also extremely anti-feminist, especially the depiction of abortion. It amplifies Monroe's guilt and sadness, which is ridiculous, unnecessary, and frustrating at the same time.
Each scene is designed to make Norma Jane look and act small, shrinking her down to the point where only abuse at the hands of men can define her. It's an empty description that seems to be for exploitation rather than exploration. Consistent trauma – because not much else happens in the story.
It quickly became tiresome, and the film was more disturbing than a thoughtful portrayal of Marilyn Monroe. "Blonde Monroe" is nearly three hours long and is a dehumanizing, superficial interpretation of the actress. It's a film that takes pleasure in Monroe's pain, indulging in it for too long, with no interest in actually opening the curtain to study more about her.