There’s a lot going on in Netflix’s controversial Marilyn Monroe biopic, but this gratuitous and disturbing creative decision might be the most outrageous—and despicable, writes Allegra Frank.
, equally harrowing and gratuitous. As absurd as directorial decisions like this are, they’re also incredibly disturbing to watch—not to mention insensitively un-subtle.announces that Marilyn is pregnant for the first time with one hilariously heavy-handed set of visuals. Little animated sperms race around the screen, swimming toward the beckoning ovum, begging to be inseminated. The result: a computer-generated fetus.
Better yet, the fetus quickly takes on a mind of its own. During a meeting with studio heads about her meager paycheck, Marilyn almost throws in the towel when she’s told that her salary is fixed. Then, the fetus kicks, as if to say, “Fight back, mama!” It’s the confidence boost she needs to pick herself back up and get that bigger pay day. We call this a good outcome precipitated by a very weird moment.
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