Okay, "Blonde" left me a MESS. My Theory About It...

Okay, wow. Just...wow. I finally watched "Blonde," and I'm still trying to process everything. I know a lot of people had issues with it, and honestly, I can see why. It was BRUTAL. Like, relentlessly brutal. But I can't shake this feeling that maybe, just maybe, that was the point? I walked away feeling so incredibly sad and empty for Marilyn. I think the director wanted us to see just how dehumanized she was, both by the industry and by people in her life. The scene where Mr. Z keeps calling her "daddy"… ugh, I wanted to crawl out of my skin. It was so disturbing, but it also felt like a key to understanding the whole movie. Like she was perpetually searching for a father figure, a protector, and never finding one. Seriously, I got like, a whole day of thinking to do after watching that. I have this theory--maybe it's crazy--but I think the constant shifts in visual style were intentional. The black and white, the color, the close-ups... it all felt disorienting, like WE were experiencing Marilyn's fractured sense of self. It wasn't a smooth, linear biopic; it was a descent into someone's trauma. And the way they portrayed the men in her life... I mean, Arthur Miller came off as the least awful, which says a LOT. Joe DiMaggio… that scene with the belt? I literally gasped. But here's the other thing: the movie is so clearly not a real biography. So, that made me think the director was trying to depict a more general theory about the objectification of women in Hollywood more than portray a real person. I know a lot of people hated it, and I totally respect that. It's not an easy watch at all and I wouldn't recommend watching it for fun. But I think it was powerful, important, and left me a sad, sad mess. It made me feel something, even if that 'something' was mostly just a deep sense of unease and sorrow. Did anyone else get that feeling? Or am I just projecting my own feelings onto the screen, lol. Also, Ana de Armas. Girl... you were phenomenal. I don't know how you did it, but you captured something truly special, even in all the darkness. Seriously, if she doesn't get nominated for everything, it's a crime. Okay, rant over. For now. What did you feel?