When I read Blonde reviews on Letterboxd I feel like physically facepalming. Maybe it’s just me but I thought it was a masterpiece. It’s very very surreal and haunting. But all of the criticisms about it don’t ring true to me. One of the better reviews I saw correctly said that if this were directed by David Lynch, people would be celebrating it.

One of my friends who’s also a big Marilyn fan also loved it as much as I did and she said most of the hate appeared to be “virtue signaling” basically, people parroting some supposedly pro-feminist talking points, but actually doing the opposite. We both felt this movie understood Marilyn and treated her with respect, while showing what her experience of fame must’ve been like, keeping in mind this was an adaptation of a fictional novel, not a biopic as such.

It will be for sure in my Top 10 for the year.