Sull-Aura

Things to keep in mind before watching Blonde:

• It's not a biopic; it's not meant to be based on Monroe's life.

• It's based on a book also called "Blonde" by Joyce Carole Oates, which was a biographical fiction novel that's a "take" on Monroe's life.

• It's a very bold movie in its approach to such a controversial character.

• It's nothing you'll expect out of a "Monroe" movie. Nothing.

• Seriously, unpredictable af.

• It's definitely not for everyone, but I'm all for it. (Duh)
• Remember that we're talking Hollywood in the 1940s-1960s... think Hollywood is bad now? Oh, boy, it's a walk in the park compared to how it was back then! (As bad as it is, now).

• It's.. full of triggers. Everything. A very R rated movie... these guys weren't playing around with this.

• Good luck.

As for my personal opinion/review (no spoilers really, unless you have no idea about her life..)

I loved it, to be honest. I'd heard some things about it and I was even more intrigued by them to watch it.

The thing is, we don't know what happened to her in real life. What we have is bits and pieces, theories, explanations, filling between the lines, but we still don't know for sure. Could be because they didn't want us to and it was an assassination (which, let's face it, I wouldn't put past them), and it could have been that they drove her to commit suicide one way or another (which also, isn't unlike them. All of them).

It's not very far-fetched that a huge industry like Hollywood would exploit and control a woman's life, AND she was the biggest sex-symbol. Especially that it was much more male-dominant. Women were still fighting for most of the rights that we've had for a while now. It was a different world. One that isn't so kind to women, let alone famous sexualised ones.

She was involved with the freaking president of the USA, FFS! I mean, seriously? Literally, everything is possible here...

I think it's getting backlash because people don't like to see what their "icons" could have been behind the scenes. How cruel and destructive fame can be. Hell, we still see it. Social media is showing us what fame does to some people, and how others try everything they can to minimize being exposed to it and destroyed by it. But people like their polished idols, they don't like to see who they are behind their personas and masks.

This is a very possible scenario to any woman in Hollywood, then and even now. Which is sad... and not easy to watch.

It's out of the box. Again, very bold. Disturbing in many senses. In my opinion, maybe too realistic for the average viewer? But very intriguing and has many great performances. The direction is brilliant. It was an unexpected, heavy watch, indeed. I'm impressed. I donno if it's recommended or not? You decide for yourselves...

This is one of the best and most well made TV shows I've seen in a while! I'm very impressed by everything; the characters, the acting, the directing, the atmosphere, the originality, the suspense, the plot twists... all of it! What I loved more than anything was the way they only took the concept from the book and worked from there. I truly wish all movies/TV shows based on books were made that way! They didn't take the same story and butchered it. They didn't take some of it and ruined it. They just took bits and pieces of the general idea and created something completely new! It's very rare that I get to say this: but this time around the show IS better than the book! Way better! And for the first time ever, if I'm ever asked about the book, I'll recommend watching the TV show instead; not the other way around! Which has never happened before! "Journeys end in lovers' meetings". Just BRILLIANT!