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12 scathing tweets directed at Ana De Armas Netflix movie Blonde

By Apoorva Jujjavarapu Modified 30 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Blonde on Netflix (Image via IMDB) Blonde was released on Netflix on September 28, 2022, after it premiered in the USA on September 16, 2022. While the trailer generated sky-high expectations, owing to Ana De Armas' portrayal of Hollywood superstar Marilyn Monroe, the critical reception of the film post-release was fairly negative. While some viewers openly called out the blatant misogyny and sexism that clouds the film's lens, a lot of the audience found a lack of depth. Blonde was also the first Netflix film to be rated NC-17, a step that was criticized by the cast and crew of the film. Social media criticism is at the center of the backlash against the film. Despite the mixed bag of reaction one usually finds on Twitter, Blonde managed to unite the audience in their distaste towards the film. Here are some of the most brutal tweets that didn't shy away from calling out the film's flawed politics.

Ana De Armas Blonde has created an upheaval of criticism

1 On mishandling the subject of abortion

Audiences particularly called out the film for its insensitive take on abortion. Amidst the debate about abortion rights in the US, Blonde added to its tone-deaf narrative. Steph Herold@StephHeroldI had the extreme misfortune of watching Blonde on Netflix last night and let me tell you that movie is so anti-abortion, so sexist, so exploitative. CanNOT recommend it LESS. Do not watch. The abortion scenes in particular are terrible, but so is the whole entire movie.179442206I had the extreme misfortune of watching Blonde on Netflix last night and let me tell you that movie is so anti-abortion, so sexist, so exploitative. CanNOT recommend it LESS. Do not watch. The abortion scenes in particular are terrible, but so is the whole entire movie.

2 On the fictionalized narrative

Many fans of Marilyn Monroe strongly opposed the film right from the beginning as Blonde is a fictional drama that doesn't explore Monroe's life through a nuanced and authentic lens. While the makers were clear on the film not being a biopic, the misrepresentation was still criticized. ?.@najethompsonWhy I won't watch Netflix’s Blonde4393862Why I won't watch Netflix’s Blonde https://t.co/7hQWh8E9cb

3 On Monroe s character and exploiting the subject of abuse

Several others were unhappy with how the film dealt with s*xual abuse. While Monroe is still considered a feminist icon, the film victimizes her character and dilutes her fierce image. jules@sinceiveknownujust watched #Blonde ... it puts norma/marilyn in a box that only allows to her be abused, sexualized, or call people daddy. extremely strange. maybe we stop letting misogynistic men try to make groundbreaking films about women- of which they know nothing about.
?349893612just watched #Blonde ... it puts norma/marilyn in a box that only allows to her be abused, sexualized, or call people daddy. extremely strange. maybe we stop letting misogynistic men try to make groundbreaking films about women- of which they know nothing about. ? https://t.co/0TwPw5l2sQ

4 On the numb and insensitive graphic scenes

The display of abuse in the film is pretty explicit. While this in itself isn't a criticism, the film has been bashed for portraying instances of abuse in an insensitive and exploitative manner. The film only used the subjects of abuse to further the storyline rather than a commentary on the subject and its political relevance. manda @amxndareviews#BlondeNetflix is distasteful. Even if it is a fictionalized story, there can be some care put towards the film. There is this emotional detachment from Marilyn Monroe that makes this such a dark and graphic film. It’s actually disturbing how exploitative this is.682115#BlondeNetflix is distasteful. Even if it is a fictionalized story, there can be some care put towards the film. There is this emotional detachment from Marilyn Monroe that makes this such a dark and graphic film. It’s actually disturbing how exploitative this is. https://t.co/Mk6fWHvUZi

5 On the male gaze

Having been written and directed by a man, Blonde received a lot of criticism for how it reinforces existing stereotypes about women rather than exploring truths that break popular notions. For a film about a feminist icon, Blonde was disappointing and cowardly, according to most viewers. carleigh@remainsofliliesBlonde was very evidently only made to appeal to the male audience and Andrew Dominik projected his own fantasies onto the film. You can see this in many of his interviews he has given out. He does not actually care about Marilyn Monroe or her life story. He chose to exploit her.3264492Blonde was very evidently only made to appeal to the male audience and Andrew Dominik projected his own fantasies onto the film. You can see this in many of his interviews he has given out. He does not actually care about Marilyn Monroe or her life story. He chose to exploit her. https://t.co/r54efj3UwR

6 On the glorification of suffering

The film received some strongly worded negative responses for exploiting the sufferings of Monroe. This wasn't simply interpreted as a sign of disrespect towards Monroe but was seen as a trivialization of women's issues. joan of arc but a commie@postnuclearjoanit's so apparent with blonde that men love to sexualise women's suffering, seeing women in pain turns them on. the director hates women, marilyn specifically, so much that he found a way of turning his hatred into an erotic, misogynistic fantasy that has nothing to do with the513115it's so apparent with blonde that men love to sexualise women's suffering, seeing women in pain turns them on. the director hates women, marilyn specifically, so much that he found a way of turning his hatred into an erotic, misogynistic fantasy that has nothing to do with the

7 The romanticization of s*xual abuse

Several people on Twitter made personal comments on the director owing to his take on s*xual violence. As the film's lens is significantly problematic, the cast and crew have received much backlash for their association with the project. Kourtnee Monroe@thekourtmonroeI think the director of #BlondeNetflix has rape fantasies and hates women. He’s a misogynist if I’ve ever saw one. Anyone who participated in this smut is trash. Hollywood never fails to disappoint me.45397I think the director of #BlondeNetflix has rape fantasies and hates women. He’s a misogynist if I’ve ever saw one. Anyone who participated in this smut is trash. Hollywood never fails to disappoint me.

8 The problematic portrayal of women s sexuality

The director's view was further bashed as fans of the actress were offended by how he portrayed Monroe as a mere s*xual figure. Several personal attacks were made online against the writers. owen guud@owenbguudThe fact people are going to watch @netflix’s #Blonde and think it’s even REMOTELY accurate really boils my blood. The director should never ever work again, he literally thinks she was a whore, that all women are whores, he doesn’t even like her movies. He’s a bastard.26533The fact people are going to watch @netflix’s #Blonde and think it’s even REMOTELY accurate really boils my blood. The director should never ever work again, he literally thinks she was a whore, that all women are whores, he doesn’t even like her movies. He’s a bastard.

9 A plain bad film

Even in terms of its making, Blonde is being hailed as a bad film. While the surface level treatment of most issues was criticized, that in itself was shunned as a problematic approach. A recurring issue cited by netizens is the utilization of abuse as an innocent element of the storyline - Monroe's journey should have been problematized further. Ana De Armas' performance was probably the only technical aspect of the film that was received positively. +@_wegotthejazi’m not even finished with it & i’m not exaggerating when i say “blonde” on netflix is one of the worst films i’ve ever seen in my 28 years of life. i’m not gonna even bother finishing it. fuck this shit.425i’m not even finished with it & i’m not exaggerating when i say “blonde” on netflix is one of the worst films i’ve ever seen in my 28 years of life. i’m not gonna even bother finishing it. fuck this shit.

10 A disrespect to Monroe s legacy

The most common criticism, however, remains that the film disrespected Marilyn Monroe's legacy. By treating her as a prop to romanticize pain, the story doesn't acknowledge the kind of contribution Monroe made to cinema at a time when women were hardly allowed to be at the forefront. Ardent fans of the actress were offended by the lack of respect. wisenheimer38@bhdija#blonde on Netflix, was one of the most appalling disrespectful, misogynistic portrayals of Marilyn Monroe, I have ever seen. She deserved better. Seems like a joke that this ever even ended up on Netflix or that the actors participated in this shit show.733#blonde on Netflix, was one of the most appalling disrespectful, misogynistic portrayals of Marilyn Monroe, I have ever seen. She deserved better. Seems like a joke that this ever even ended up on Netflix or that the actors participated in this shit show.

11 On the disturbing visuals and trigger warnings

Blonde was rated NC-17 and became the first Netflix film to be given this rating. This essentially meant that no one below the age of 18 would be advised to watch the film. Although the crew and cast gave their justification for the explicit visuals, the audience was widely in agreement with the rating. While the existence of explicit visuals wasn't shunned as much, most people had a problem with the insensitive portrayal of s*xual activity. V?@XOcedes_Do NOT watch Blonde on netflix. it’s a heavily disturbing, triggering and inaccurate portrayal of Marylin/Norma Jean. It shows her in every single way she wished to not be portrayed.

I should’ve never watched it, learn from my mistake and don’t even think about it.424Do NOT watch Blonde on netflix. it’s a heavily disturbing, triggering and inaccurate portrayal of Marylin/Norma Jean. It shows her in every single way she wished to not be portrayed. I should’ve never watched it, learn from my mistake and don’t even think about it.

12 Catering to male fantasies

The film further caters to some deeply problematic fantasies relating to the s*xualization of women. It not only romanticizes these fantasies but normalizes them according to most audiences.mami@cashmami_“please don’t make me into a joke” Marilyn said in her last interview.
fuck men and fuck male fantasies. this movie was nothing but disgusting and a disgrace to Marilyn’s legacy #BlondeNetflix #BlondeOnNetflix #Blonde twitter.com/limmmy__/statu…Limmy@Limmmy__https://t.co/Ik9rkrzUFH twitter.com/forumpandlr/st…751116https://t.co/Ik9rkrzUFH twitter.com/forumpandlr/st…“please don’t make me into a joke” Marilyn said in her last interview. fuck men and fuck male fantasies. this movie was nothing but disgusting and a disgrace to Marilyn’s legacy #BlondeNetflix #BlondeOnNetflix #Blonde twitter.com/limmmy__/statu… Amidst all the criticism for Blonde, audiences have also asked others not to watch the film and not on Netflix anyway, to avoid increasing the film's viewership. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Sayati Das × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी