In the 18th century Bedlam changed from a hospital and became a sideshow. People came to London and paid to watch the mentally ill.
In the 21st century Hollywood has reinvented this kind of horror show.
The makers of Blonde have made a vile, disgusting, unbalanced fiction about a real person who had a tragic childhood and dressed it up as a feminist lecture. It is amazing that anyone who suffered such an abusive early life could have reinvented herself and become a world wide star and icon. When she was "not well" instead of getting the medical help she needed Blonde was physically and mentally abused and fed alcohol and drugs so that she could continue to make money for the studios. Credit to star actors who turned down the role of Blonde having read the script.
BREAKING NEWS: Jan 2023
Blonde, has received the most nominations for this year's Razzies with eight nominations. It is up for worst picture and worst screenplay, while Andrew Dominik is up for worst director, and is named in the worst screen couple category. Blonde,is described by the Razzies as a film
"movie-goers liked even less than critics did". Filter the reviews by 1 star ratings to see how true this is.
