What could all of us presumably know about this movie? We could go like that: "oh, it's a movie about Marilyn!". You see, in that assertive we've already declared we "know" what this movie is about. Of course! Who doesn't? Marilyn and her career, all problems that happened and all. So, next step, we presumably know what the movie is about. It's a movie about Marilyn Monroe! It could be a good movie, but we would easily make the mistake of thinking we already know what it's about.
What really happens is that in the first part of the movie we have to gradually undress all the previous ideas we had about her. The story leads us to undoing our prejudice and images about Marilyn. Don't know if they were good, bad or whatever, but they certainly were way different from this one. It comes from another environment, from other points of view, from a different culture and even a different geography. Another people talk about her and work with her for some weeks. Very remarkable people.
Through the eyes of these people, and the making of Lawrence Olivier's movie, we can make contact with several aspects of Marilyn, or we better say Norma Jeane – a wonderful actress who was capable of creating Marilyn Monroe, as a character of herself. The result is a story about the true Marilyn Monroe in a brand new world. Something we've never heard before.
The acting of Michelle Williams was superb, unforgettable; she gave herself completely to this role, as in the case of the best acting we've ever seen in the history of movies. Kenneth Branagh specially and the other actors keep this very high level of acting. It is indeed a great story about the history of movies, as Hugo and The Artist. It's about Marilyn Monroe! So, you be sure this was one of the three greatest movies of the year - 2011, and many of us would say it was the best.
What is also interesting about this plot is that the young third assistant director who gets involved with her, and in real life he wrote the story, had already some special attitude and vision, and writer skills. I mean, the dialogues in general and specifically the ones between them two is very rich and interesting. Tells us a lot about Marilyn Monroe and Norma Jeane, about the drama involved in the coexistence between the true actress and less known – the still young girl Norma Jeane (for me it's young) in her thirties, and the myth, the most famous and glamorous girl the world had ever known.
Besides enjoying so much the movie, we cannot avoid feeling sad about her. We actually kind of miss her, and, if we could understand her better, after this movie, we'd think something like: Marilyn Monroe you are truly the best!
What really happens is that in the first part of the movie we have to gradually undress all the previous ideas we had about her. The story leads us to undoing our prejudice and images about Marilyn. Don't know if they were good, bad or whatever, but they certainly were way different from this one. It comes from another environment, from other points of view, from a different culture and even a different geography. Another people talk about her and work with her for some weeks. Very remarkable people.
Through the eyes of these people, and the making of Lawrence Olivier's movie, we can make contact with several aspects of Marilyn, or we better say Norma Jeane – a wonderful actress who was capable of creating Marilyn Monroe, as a character of herself. The result is a story about the true Marilyn Monroe in a brand new world. Something we've never heard before.
The acting of Michelle Williams was superb, unforgettable; she gave herself completely to this role, as in the case of the best acting we've ever seen in the history of movies. Kenneth Branagh specially and the other actors keep this very high level of acting. It is indeed a great story about the history of movies, as Hugo and The Artist. It's about Marilyn Monroe! So, you be sure this was one of the three greatest movies of the year - 2011, and many of us would say it was the best.
What is also interesting about this plot is that the young third assistant director who gets involved with her, and in real life he wrote the story, had already some special attitude and vision, and writer skills. I mean, the dialogues in general and specifically the ones between them two is very rich and interesting. Tells us a lot about Marilyn Monroe and Norma Jeane, about the drama involved in the coexistence between the true actress and less known – the still young girl Norma Jeane (for me it's young) in her thirties, and the myth, the most famous and glamorous girl the world had ever known.
Besides enjoying so much the movie, we cannot avoid feeling sad about her. We actually kind of miss her, and, if we could understand her better, after this movie, we'd think something like: Marilyn Monroe you are truly the best!