Joyce Carol Oates, author of the book “Blonde”, recently spoke with some users on Twitter and talked about the adaptation of the story that was released by Netflix. Oates defended the film and called it a “brilliant cinematic work of art”.
“Blonde” was released by Netflix in September and features a fictionalized retelling of the life of Marilyn Monroe, directed by Andrew Dominik and Ana de Armas in the role of the artist. The film received several criticisms, mainly on the issue involving an exacerbated sexualization of Monroe in Dominik’s editing choices for the feature film.
With that, Oates spoke out about the criticisms and defended the direction of Andrew Dominik. The author also linked the film to the Me Too movement, which has become a symbol of the fight against sexual harassment and assault.
“Andrew Dominik believed he was making a post-MeToo movie about ‘Blonde’ that would be recognized for exposing male cruelty, sexual abuse of women and defamation of Marilyn Monroe as a victim pushed to take her own life,” Oates said. .
A user asked the author for a definitive evaluation of the film. Oates says not everyone liked the film, but he once again defended Andrew Dominik’s adaptation.
“I think it was / is a brilliant cinematic masterpiece, obviously not for everyone. It is surprising that in a post-Me Too era, Hollywood’s blatant exposure of sexual predation has been interpreted as “exploitation”. Andrew Dominik tries to tell Norma Jeane’s story with sincerity, ”said the author.
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Recently, Ana de Armas also talked about the Marilyn Monroe scenes which have received a lot of criticism in the industry. She the actress stated that directing “Blonde” didn’t make her feel exploited at any point during filming.
“It is more complicated for people to follow these scenes than for me to do them, because I understood what I was doing and I felt very protected and safe,” said the actress, in an interview with the magazine. Weekly entertainment. “I didn’t feel exploited because I was in control. I made that decision. I knew what movie I was making. I trusted my director. I felt like I was in a safe environment ”.
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