'Blonde,' available on Netflix, is a horror movie. It's two hours and 45 minutes of torture porn.
, and, simply, being a woman. After each rape scene or physical assault, I adjusted my eyes against a blank wall to stop feeling nauseous as I heard Monroe continue to sob on screen. The New York Times writes,"The character endures an overwhelming series of relentless torments that, far from arousing fear and pity, reflect a special kind of directorial sadism." But it's more than the pain we witness. It's the purpose of the pain — or, rather, the lack of purpose.
But what does it mean to be a sex icon? If it's a symbol of embracing pleasure and giving the finger to what a"good girl" is supposed to look like, that isn't what the movie shows us. "Blonde," available on Netflix, is a horror movie. It's two hours and 45 minutes of torture porn. After countless scenes of sexual assault, rape, and physical and emotional abuse, it feels like director Andrew Dominik is punishing Monroe for what she represented then and now: a sex icon.
In fact, after nearly three hours of watching the biopic, I was clueless about who Monroe was as a person. There's no entry point to understand the mind of the protagonist better. There's no hero's journey in this tragedy. Instead, it feels closer to watching the Discovery Channel when the hyenas circle their prey — Marilyn Monroe's eyes wide like Bambi.
, indicated that he believes Monroe is misrepresented by modern-day portrayals of her, saying:"There is a sense that we want to reinvent her according to today's political concerns." But I came away from"Blonde" feeling as though the directors and producers had intentionally used Monroe's story to show how brutal the world of Hollywood — and, more generally, the world — is for women.
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