Can we talk briefly about the movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
Because I watched this movie recently and I was so blown away by how well this 1950s film does so many things that current media falls down on.Â
It features Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russel and, aside from being witty and hilarious (and a musical, which I love):
It is a movie that is centered around a close female friendship.
The women have different values/views on romance but both women support each other in these differences.
One woman is widely stereotyped by society and perceived by the men around her as âvapid blondeâ, but she works the system thatâs stacked against her while being true to herself, and the movie is well aware she is smart as hell.
Itâs also movie that wherein the primary romance hinges on the theme: âI kind of think Iâm falling for you, but I donât like the way you talk about my friend, so you better shape up and if you do anything to hurt her I will end you.â
Itâs a movie which allows a female character to be materialistic and mercenary without being punished for it.
Itâs based on a book by Anita Loos, whose wikipedia page is amazing, whose female characters were frequently censored by Hollywood for being too liberal, and who is responsible for quotes such as, âIâve enjoyed my happiest moments when trailing a Mainbocher evening gown across the sawdust-covered floor of a saloon.â
Letâs talk about a movie about two showgirls that has an actual grasp on male vs. female gaze.
Seriously, LOOK AT THIS VIDEO. Sheâs fully dressed and those men are wearing skintone speedos. Â The camera is giving her plenty of headroom, putting her eyes, not her boobs, at the thirds line. Â At one point the men all line up and just rhythmically stick their butts in the air, what even. Â And itâs not even presented through a lens of âhaha, sexy men, how ridiculousâ
This movie was just, really rewarding, okay?
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