Review of Blonde (2022) by Peaches106 — 29 Sep 2022

Clearly a self indulgent film for the director. Somehow, In a 2 hr and 40 min film they manage to demean, objectify, and dehumanize Monroe without giving her an ounce of personality besides “traumatized.

” It is wildly offensive to her actual person who was far more clever than the film gives her credit for. They portray all of her genius acting as luck and go so far as to poke fun at her desire to become a serious actress without ever allowing the audience to witness times that she WAS a fantastic actress.

For those who have only seen Monroe as an icon, this film will simply push her further into that role- except now she gets tragic victimhood attached. The film is severely uncomfortable to watch and yet not the least bit interesting or thought provoking.

There is no nuance about her life and experiences, simply putting her private world on display without even an attempt to portray her as a person outside of her trauma. Overall it is incredibly offensive, and any overarching critique on the men in her life that the director intended has simply turned right around onto him.

Someone else should’ve made this film, because it is blatantly obvious that he only sees her as the sex icon himself.