When it was announced that Ana de Armas would play Marilyn Monroe, it generated a bit of disbelief in me; Time passed and the first images appeared, and I was surprised at how accurate the characterization was; It was time to see the movie and I couldn't help but accept that my disbelief ended up being erased and replaced by admiration for the work she did in becoming Marilyn, the icon of an era. In addition to the great work that Ana de Armas did, the film stands out for its photography that combines black and white with color in a 4:3 aspect, and I thought it was beautiful; the frames, the recreation of iconic moments and images, the whole part of the camera is extremely enjoyable as a spectator. Adrien Brody was another success in the cast, as he performs quite well as Arthur Miller. But... we come to the but. The script. Wanting to cover as much of Marilyn's life as possible (and it really was as much as they could, making the movie long long), they left out the threads that linked scenes, leaving us as viewers with some bewilderment at not knowing how we got from A to B. and what had happened in between. The lack of a narrative center around which the entire film revolves is evident and we are left with a movie that is lost in the sea of information. And as has happened with other biopics, the successes in the cast (and, in this case, in photography) are diluted due to the lack of a better narrative. P.S. How depressing is Marilyn's life, but Billy Graham tried. "I don't need him," she said.
Review by Ariel RodriguezVIP BlockedParent2022-10-28T01:25:55Z
When it was announced that Ana de Armas would play Marilyn Monroe, it generated a bit of disbelief in me; Time passed and the first images appeared, and I was surprised at how accurate the characterization was; It was time to see the movie and I couldn't help but accept that my disbelief ended up being erased and replaced by admiration for the work she did in becoming Marilyn, the icon of an era. In addition to the great work that Ana de Armas did, the film stands out for its photography that combines black and white with color in a 4:3 aspect, and I thought it was beautiful; the frames, the recreation of iconic moments and images, the whole part of the camera is extremely enjoyable as a spectator. Adrien Brody was another success in the cast, as he performs quite well as Arthur Miller. But... we come to the but. The script. Wanting to cover as much of Marilyn's life as possible (and it really was as much as they could, making the movie long long), they left out the threads that linked scenes, leaving us as viewers with some bewilderment at not knowing how we got from A to B. and what had happened in between. The lack of a narrative center around which the entire film revolves is evident and we are left with a movie that is lost in the sea of information. And as has happened with other biopics, the successes in the cast (and, in this case, in photography) are diluted due to the lack of a better narrative.
P.S. How depressing is Marilyn's life, but Billy Graham tried. "I don't need him," she said.