“Surely Andrew Dominik meant to tell Norma Jeane’s story sincerely,” the author says.
Oates dismissed the notion that Dominik’s retelling is exploitative, calling the film “brilliant.”
surely Andrew Dominik meant to tell Norma Jeane’s story sincerely."
Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in ‘Blonde’.Netflix
“I’ve read everything there is to read about Marilyn Monroe,” Dominik said.
“I’ve met people that knew her.
I’ve done an enormous amount of research.
But in the end, it’s about the book.
And adapting the book is really about adapting the feelings that the book gave me.”
“So I think the film is about the meaning of Marilyn Monroe.
Or a meaning,” he added.
“She was symbolic of something.
She was the Aphrodite of the 20th century, the American goddess of love.
And she killed herself.
So what does that mean?”
“I didn’t feel exploited because I was in control.”
“I made that decision,” de Armas continued.
“I knew what the movie I was doing.
I trusted my director.
I felt like I was in a safe environment.
We had hundreds of conversations about these scenes.
Everyone felt a deep respect for the movie we were making.
And in that sense, I had no fear.
I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all, even though they were really hard scenes.”
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