For example, there are no queer characters in this movie. Marilyn Monroe's Lorilla and Jane Russell's Dorothy are just good stage partners, not like Audrey Hepburn's movie "Shuangshu Grudge" "(The Children's Hour) in the queer relationship. But the male images that appeared from this movie, and Marilyn Monroe's singing and dancing, all have a sense of Camp.
Laolila is a typical gold worship girl, and Dorothy is a golden partner in a dance hall. The plot of this total double flower contest is the signature dish of the song and dance film. The two beauties are fascinating, and Lolila is good at using her beauty to get what she wants through rich men. Maybe now Feminists seem to be very non-feminist, but I think on the contrary, Lori is a very smart feminist. At that time, the social wealth dominated by patriarchy was naturally in the hands of men, and most of them were in the hands of middle-aged and elderly men with big bellies, and Lolita could only get wealth through rich men. Unlike ordinary gold-worshipers, Lorilla does not have the concept of loyalty.
She wants to marry her fiance, but hooks up with a rich man on the boat to get the diamond crown. Lolila's true feelings are reflected in her love for Dorothy. In her body, she looks for a variety of golden turtle son-in-laws for her partner, and always defends her partner, but her fiancé does not have this treatment, including the rich man she wants to take advantage of. In this way, Camp’s interpretation can begin. We don’t know the real intention of the screenwriter and director to make this arrangement, but I believe that the queer people who watched the movie at that time will interpret it with their own ideas.
And what can make a queer climax is the song "Love a gentleman as good as a brick". Marilyn Monroe stands out among a group of well-dressed actors, with arrogant eyes and graceful posture. Saying "It's better to love a gentleman than a brick"
Since then, there has been a consciousness of feminism (although it is not as good as today’s feminism), or more precisely, an attitude towards one's own identity and pursuit. In her eyes, rich men are equivalent to the beauties consumed by men. So when Marilyn Monroe said to her fiancé’s father, she was completely smart.
One of my favorite scenes is the scene where Lolila dances on the serious occasion of the trial court. Lolila’s hot body makes a group of male judges, male assistants, and staff look intently, and she suddenly shows that she still looks The shocking dance even made the court messy. It was really a close-up ridicule of a man who was fascinated by femininity. On serious occasions, breaking the seriousness and breaking the rules by singing and dancing, making people laugh, but also feel the various black humour and new order.
I like singing and dancing movies. In singing and dancing, the pictures can ignore the logic of reality and the connection of the camera, but strive for a short-term visual bombardment. And this "Gentleman Preferences for Blondes" movie, in which the farce of the courtroom, broke the original order, provoked the original order, and carried the code of Camp in the way of ridiculous destruction. In those days, It's really rare, and Marilyn Monroe became one of the favorite stars of gays and lesbians at that time, it is really clear, there is no doubt.
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