Creator Of The Novel Blonde Defends Ana De Armas’ Movie Adaptation

Some of the controversial movies launched this yr is Blonde , which stars Ana De Armas within the function of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Whereas the movie relies on the lifetime of Marilyn Monroe, it can not technically be thought of a biopic since it isn’t primarily based on the precise lifetime of the star however reasonably on a fictionalized novel written on her life by creator Joyce Carol Oates. The novel can also be referred to as Blonde and it paints a reasonably fantasized image of Monroe’s life by mixing truth into fiction and therefore it can not actually be thought of a real account and that is precisely the place the problems of critics come up with each the guide and its movie adaptation.

Critics say that Blonde creates a really one-dimensional image of Marilyn’s life and continuously forces her right into a state of victimization. That is upsetting since this portrays Marilyn as nothing greater than the sum of her traumas and her poor relationships with highly effective males which is in very poor style on condition that the Hollywood icon was a lot greater than that.

Nevertheless, regardless of the poor evaluations for the film, critics have reward the efficiency of Ana De Armas. When Ana was first forged for the function the information was met with skepticism however it appears her efficiency has received audiences and critics over.

Now, the author of the supply materials for the movie, Joyce Carol Oates has come ahead in assist of the movie by way of Twitter.

She wrote in response to a twitter consumer asking her for a evaluation of the movie, “I believe it was/is a superb work of cinematic artwork clearly not for everybody. shocking that in a submit#MeToo period the stark publicity of sexual predation in Hollywood has been interpreted as “exploitation.” absolutely Andrew Dominik meant to inform Norma Jeane’s story sincerely.”

Will the creator’s approval of the movie sway the minds of the audiences away from the phrases of the critics? Solely time will inform.