BLONDE | From Writer and Director Andrew Dominik | Official Trailer | Netflix

Discover a life both known and unknown in this boldly imaginative film from Writer and Director Andrew Dominik that explores the complicated life of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde, starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel, and Julianne Nicholson premieres on Netflix September 28.

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BLONDE | From Writer and Director Andrew Dominik | Official Trailer | Netflix

[goldenmind_media]

"Marilyn Monroe only exists on the screen" THAT line is just so simple but so amazing🙌🏻

[sophiaisabelle]

The black and white theme is stunningly gorgeous. It really captures the beauty of the darkest moments of Marilyn Monroe’s life offscreen. The way everything was shot just feels like you’re not alienated. It seems as if we’re really upfront witnessing the rise and downfall of a Hollywood icon.

[trueblueedits]

There's something chilling about how Marilyn sang "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend", specifically the lines "men grow cold as girls grow old" and "we all lose our charm in the end". It's so painfully ironic that she never grew old and never lost that charm because we never got to see her age past her mid-late thirties. Marilyn Monroe will never die or age because Norma Jean's death immortalized her.

[Vidusik]

When I finished watching the movie, I was angry, confused and dissapointed. But the movie never escaped my mind and I started to think about what I saw and began to appreciate it a whole lot more. Now, it's understandable why this movie is so controversial, because it touches upon showing one of the most beloved actresses in the world in a very dark and unsettling way.

You need to understand a couple of things before watching;

- this is not a biopic about Marilyn Monroe, at least not in a traditional way (both Andrew Dominik and Joyce Carol Oates even said that this movie is a work of fiction mixed with some real events). It's an experimental art house movie with elements of psychological thriller and even horror. At times it reminded me on Mulholland Drive by David Lynch; like a descent into a horrible nightmare that you can't escape from.

- the movie is not interested in Marilyn Monroe's public image. People still worship this perfect and glamorous image of MM, but tend to overlook how tragic her life really was. Abused by her mother and most of men in her life, in search of love and acceptance, being marked as "dumb blonde" and reduced to sexism and humilitaion by people she trust the most. Blonde is a movie about this part of her life that not a lot of people want to talk about because it doesn't go well with their perfect idea of a young beatiful women who went to Hollywood and make it big.

- the movie is meant to be a giant slap in the face to the "golden age of Hollywood" in the 50s and 60s. Let's face it; this era of Hollywood is still shown in a very positive light (how many "love letters to Hollywood" we have on Oscars every year?), yet behind the closed doors horrible things happened; harassements of women, abuse, violence, alcoholism, drug addictions, sexism etc. And they way I see it; Marilyn Monroe was one of the biggest victims of film industry.



But like I said; this movie is not for everyone. It's dark, brutal, depressing, weird and doesn't hold any punches. The backlash is understandable, but I admire Dominik and De Armas for taking so many risks and make a movie that is not trying to please the crowd and feed it with cheap nostalgia. And like it or not; things in this movie are happening to women all over the world every day.

[leonardogoes]

For someone who couldn't speak English when she first came to Hollywood and now able to do take on a fully method role, that's dedication and talent. INCERDIBLE love it keep it going Mrs. Armas

[LebahGnteng]

I love the use of aspect ratio and cinematography of this movie. It's a movie that was made last year and yet it looks exactly like a movie that could've come out in the 50s or 60s, the exact time period that this movie depicts. I miss seeing new black and white movies and I'm glad some filmmakers are still keeping this type of filmmaking alive these days

[elisazouza]

Marilyn didn’t know how famous she was going to be!!! And I’m still not over people handing Marilyn’s famous dress so easily 😭😭😭 she deserved better even after passing

[leokimvideo]

Incredible performance by Ana de Armas, she has to win an Oscar here. And even if half of what's suggested in this film is true it just adds so much sadness to the Monroe story

[ailenavila]

You can see that the actress does a spectacular job, even in the trailer you can feel her grace, charisma and pain, the psychological approach of the script and the use of mirrors as symbolism reminds me of the black swan and the photography of conrad hall. Incredible!

[cherisseneverson]

The details of the outfits, hair, makeup…. Sooo spot on. Each scene I could recall exactly the original look of Marilyn and it’s pretty spot on. Ana is sooo beautiful.

[katherinebrown]

Whoever did the music editing for this trailer deserves a grammy. A genius use of this song - excellent execution. Best trailer Ive seen in a long time

[brittanytaylor]

Ana was amazing and completely transformed into her, gave an eerie peek into what it must’ve been like to see her in real time. Her performance transcended every expectation. The disrespect shown to Marilyn throughout the film is pretty unforgivable though and I hate that this is marketed as a biopic when it is NOT. Norma Jeane was not who Andrew Dominik insinuates she was. She was so much more.

[frbny]

She did a perfect job replicating Marilyn's poise and facial expressions, wow. I'm super excited about this!

[JoeRussellProductions]

I read a book about Marilyn when I was in my early twenties. I had so much empathy for her. I was so saddened by the idea of her not having good people around her to truly love her and make her life experience better. With this in mind, that's we should be doing with each other as much as possible. Lifting each other up and making our collective life experiences better.

[josephmacias]

I like how the trailer doesn’t show the entire plot of the movie. And something about it really has that dark and haunting feel to it that it sends chills down your spine.

[revdans]

GOSH THIS MOVIE WAS SO DISAPPOINTING. I usually hate seeing public comments trashing a movie no matter what it is — yet I just have to make a comment on this film. I’m not even a devoted fan of Marilyn by any means, so do with that what you will. Admittedly, the cinematography and much of the scene work was breathtaking and artfully executed. Really, just stunning. From the colours, to the gorgeous black & white scenes, it’s beautiful. It was special to see some of Marilyn’s famous portraits come to life in real moving scenes. And Ana de Armas was incredible in her portrayal. Her acting was great visually, including her uncanny resemblance, to her incredibly accurate mannerisms. It felt like you were actually watching Marilyn at many moments. The only small bit that shook that image was the occasional slight accent, but you can’t hold it against her - it’s easy to overlook and arguably Ana is one of the best actors for the role. You can tell she worked incredibly hard and embodied what she could of Marilyn very well. The material *however* was an absolute sheer waste of Ana’s talent. SERIOUSLY. Marilyn had a very hard life, both pre-fame and during her rise as a star. Behind the glamour, she was repeatedly taken advantage of and objectified and abused. She genuinely faced many challenges, and this is what you expect this film to dive in to from the way it is framed in teasers and trailers. This movie summarises this aspect however with no humanising truth or actual insight after all. It anchors Marilyn’s entire character primarily in bursts of sobbing, sprinkled in with sudden screaming fests, as well as high impact sex scenes ranging from threesomes, simulated blow jobs, or rape. In fact most of her scenes are literally just of her crying, or being naked. It all comes across as simply for shock value, nothing more. The added myths in the storyline are unfortunately all pointless too; it could have focused on so many real life references and experiences of hers, as enough revealed snippets of her private life exist to create such a story. Her struggles with her emotional and mental wellbeing are portrayed very unrealistically - substituted instead with huge exaggeration and almost continual manic meltdowns. They truly wrote her character as this constantly unhinged & almost depraved being, either as a sexed-up or drugged-up object quite literally passed & dragged along from man to man. Marilyn was a shiny sex symbol in the spotlight yet was also hard-working and really quite articulate and sincere in person, but none of this is expressed. Even in some real life interviews, she is vulnerable as to describe her unhappiness and emptiness in life with great self awareness & emotional intelligence. There is virtually no such implication in this film, where she is greatly dumbed down and seemingly overwhelmed with unrelenting “daddy issues” proposed as the core of her woes. You anticipate this film to make her more human. It does the very opposite. All in all, underlying this unexpectedly bizarre characterisation of Marilyn, it really is as though she is written to have zero consciousness or autonomy as a person. I found myself increasing the speed of the film just to finish it faster — something I’ve never done before even in bad films or shows! It lacks so much… no… ANY depth and intimacy for a film that claims to show a behind-the-scenes insight into the real Marilyn, Norma Jane. Instead it condescends her, and strips her of all dignity. The quality of cast and cinematography feel so disjointed from the amateur, weak script writing itself. It’s very fractured; like a weird, cheap montage with flashes of her performances amongst her never-ending, overwhelming instability. It’s a really bad prototype of a movie, that somehow, tragically made its way into a professional studio.

[chijaruable]

I live in Spain, and I remember growing up watching Ana de Armas in the spanish teen tv show "El Internado" like 15 years ago, it makes me so happy for her seeing all the work she's gotten in Hollywood, and now...getting to portray the one and only Marilyn Monroe, gosh...I feel so proud of her and how far she's come ^^

[piratey]

I can’t recall the last time a trailer gave me goosebumps. I can feel the emotional turmoil and pain she was in. Well done! I can’t wait to see it!

[jessicathao]

It’s bizarre how similar Ana looks like Marilyn in some scenes. I can already feel this film is going to make me feel something deeply at the end.

[Glitch_sa_Mhaitris]

A highly intelligent woman treated awful throughout her life, put on the highest pedestal possible, discarded like trash, used instead of helped and eventually murdered by the Mob. Norma Jean was beautifully imperfect and she didn't deserve 36 years of torture from the people supposed to love her, take care of her and treat her right. Her lifestory is heartbreaking. I sincerely hope that Norma Jean has found the perfect Peace 💕💋