This movie was another highly anticipated one for me.
It starrs the beautiful Ana De Armas (“The Gray Mam”), Brad Pitt (“Bullet Train”), Lily Fisher (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Julianne Nicholson (“I, Tonya”), just to name a few.
This movie was directed by Andrew Dominik.
This movie is a Drama/Biography/Romance. It was released on September 28th 2022.
Onto the premise: From director Andrew Dominik, and based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, ‘Blonde’ boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, ‘Blonde’ blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves. According to Netflix.
Ana de armas gave an inspiring performance and she really acted her heart out.
The story and it’s execution was a masterpiece at places and the cinematography and aesthetics were on a new level.
As I don’t know that much about marlyn I don’t actually care how they portrayed her. The main accomplishment of the film is that it shows the horrors of Hollywood masterfully and how sometimes famous people or actors lose themselves as a person underneath the limelight and become somewhat of a lost soul. In some respects they failed to make it feel impactful and it seemed disjointed sometimes. But to see ana de armas act her heart out and netflix do something new is truly refreshing. And it’s such a long film but surprisingly didn’t seem dragged.
De Armas was incredible in the role, there’s absolutely no denying that fact. But neither the direction nor the script actually served her performance.
It was an impression of Monroe, which in and of itself was the real Norma Jean Baker’s impression of what she thought a bombshell movie star was. Paired with the film’s incredible costuming, make-up, and de Armas’ – let’s be real, nearly identical face, de Armas’ dazzling screen presence is inarguable. But with a disjointed directorial eye and a messy script, de Armas is simply doing the best she can within the chaotic world of Monroe’s life, but also the chaotic world the film itself forces her to be a part of.
Overall I really enjoyed this movie and loved Ana as Marylyn. Such an amazing performance. I really liked the black-and-white elements of this movie. The cinematography was phenomenal! my excitement and expiations were MET!
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