{"id":1631896,"date":"2022-09-03T09:06:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T13:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631896"},"modified":"2022-09-03T09:07:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T13:07:27","slug":"blonde-gets-an-nc-17-rating-puzzling-everyone-including-lead-actress-ana-de-armas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blonde-gets-an-nc-17-rating-puzzling-everyone-including-lead-actress-ana-de-armas\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Blonde&#8221; Gets An NC-17 Rating, Puzzling Everyone, Including Lead Actress Ana de Armas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblonde-gets-an-nc-17-rating-puzzling-everyone-including-lead-actress-ana-de-armas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631896&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a move some are seeing as an attempt to create a buzz before its impending release, Netflix decided to slap the upcoming fictional biopic <em>Blonde<\/em>\u00a0with the dreaded NC-17 rating. That has many, including lead actress Ana de Armas, wondering why.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_179299\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-179299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix\u2019s \u2018Blonde\u2019 trailer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/07\/21\/no-time-to-die-actress-ana-de-armas-pushes-back-against-gender-swapping-james-bond-there-shouldnt-be-any-need-to-steal-someone-elses-character\/\">No Time To Die Actress Ana de Armas Pushes Back Against Gender-Swapping James Bond: \u201cThere Shouldn\u2019t Be Any Need To Steal Someone Else\u2019s Character\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Armas did an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lofficielusa.com\/film-tv\/ana-de-armas-movies-marilyn-monroe-blonde-netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with French magazine L\u2019Officiel<\/a>, where she revealed how puzzled she was over the decision to slap such a rating on the film. \u201cI didn\u2019t understand why that happened. I can tell you a number of shows or movies that are way more explicit with a lot more sexual content than <i>Blonde<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cBut to tell this story it is important to show all these moments in Marilyn\u2019s life that made her end up the way that she did. It needed to be explained. Everyone [in the cast] knew we had to go to uncomfortable places. I wasn\u2019t the only one.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_179298\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179298\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.04-boundingintocomics-63122983caa5a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.04-boundingintocomics-63122983caa5a.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.04-boundingintocomics-63122983caa5a-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.04-boundingintocomics-63122983caa5a-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.04-boundingintocomics-63122983caa5a-750x400-1.jpg 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-179298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix\u2019s \u2018Blonde\u2019 trailer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to some reports, the film may or may not have cut out a rape scene present in Joyce Carol Oates\u2019 original novel, but even if it managed to survive the final cut, it doesn\u2019t explain the NC-17 rating. After all, many prominent films over the last few decades have shown brutal rape scenes without tipping the scales over anything beyond an R rating.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, that didn\u2019t stop director Andrew Dominik from lashing out at critics of the rating in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screendaily.com\/news\/andrew-dominik-hopes-netflixs-marilyn-monroe-biopic-blonde-is-heading-for-out-of-competition-cannes-slot-exclusive\/5167553.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with ScreenDaily<\/a>, complete with vulgar language to drive home his point. \u201cIt\u2019s a demanding movie. If the audience doesn\u2019t like it, that\u2019s the f***ing audience\u2019s problem.\u201d It seems the trend of attacking the customer continues apace in Hollywood circles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_179297\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179297\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.04-boundingintocomics-6312298141639.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.04-boundingintocomics-6312298141639.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.04-boundingintocomics-6312298141639-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.04-boundingintocomics-6312298141639-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.04-boundingintocomics-6312298141639-750x400-1.jpg 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-179297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix\u2019s \u2018Blonde\u2019 trailer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/07\/21\/netflix-loses-1-million-subscribers-60-of-stock-value-amid-more-layoffs\/\">Netflix Loses 1 Million Subscribers &#038; 60% of Stock Value Amid More Layoffs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not running for public office,\u201d the director continued. \u201cIt\u2019s an NC-17 movie about Marilyn Monroe, it\u2019s kind of what you want, right? I want to go and see the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Netflix\u2019s own trailer for the film shows the NC-17 rating at the end, yet gives no reason beyond the rather tame-sounding \u201csome sexual content.\u201d Typically, modern movie ratings tend to be a bit more descriptive when it comes to potentially offensive content.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_179301\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179301\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.09-boundingintocomics-63122aa56988f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.09-boundingintocomics-63122aa56988f.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.09-boundingintocomics-63122aa56988f-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.09-boundingintocomics-63122aa56988f-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.09-boundingintocomics-63122aa56988f-750x400-1.jpg 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-179301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix\u2019s \u2018Blonde\u2019 trailer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He then let the cat out of the bag when he talked about the real reason why <em>Blonde<\/em> was greenlit \u2013 the contribution of the #MeToo movement. He claimed the film could not have been made without the controversial and short-lived movement \u201cbecause nobody was interested in that sort of s*** \u2013 what it\u2019s like to be an unloved girl, or what it\u2019s like to go through the Hollywood meat-grinder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is an ironic statement from a guy working in Hollywood \u2013 a house known for routinely covering up abuse of women at the hands of rich and powerful media moguls like Harvey Weinstein, while praising the \u201cGodly\u201d talents of guys like Roman Polanski, who once drugged, raped and sodomized a 13-year old girl, and was never held accountable for it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For its part, the #MeToo movement become embroiled in multiple scandals during its short lifespan. It refused to call out Virginia\u2019s Democrat Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax over sexual assault allegations in 2019, while cheering U.S. President Joe Biden, despite several women accusing him of the same. The movement finally met its demise when actor Johnny Depp successfully won his defamation lawsuit against ex Amber Heard, completely upending its entire ideological narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, it feels as if <em>Blonde\u2019s<\/em> NC-17 rating is little more than an attempt to generate manufactured controversy before release, which is understandable, given what horrible shape Netflix is in. The company embraced radical Wokeness to its own detriment, which caused share prices to collapse from $588.55 per share just one year ago, to $232.68 as of this writing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172699\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172699\" class=\"size-large wp-image-172699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.07.19-02.22-boundingintocomics-62d6154f0d66f-1340x670-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.07.19-02.22-boundingintocomics-62d6154f0d66f-1340x670-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.19-02.22-boundingintocomics-62d6154f0d66f-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.07.19-02.22-boundingintocomics-62d6154f0d66f-768x384-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.07.19-02.22-boundingintocomics-62d6154f0d66f-480x240-1.jpg 480w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-172699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: RESIDENT EVIL, CR. NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/07\/15\/jamie-lee-curtis-thought-ana-de-armas-was-inexperienced-unsophisticated-because-shes-cuban\/\">Jamie Lee Curtis Thought Ana de Armas Was \u201cInexperienced &#038; Unsophisticated\u201d Because She\u2019s Cuban<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The network has also been stepping on rakes with the announcement of shared password crackdowns, the <em>Cuties<\/em> controversy, and embarrassing failures such as the <em>Resident Evil<\/em> series adaptation. The NC-17 rating is the first in the network\u2019s history, which may be an attempt to spark controversial publicity in an effort to get people to tune in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_179300\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.09-boundingintocomics-63122aa4445d0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.09-boundingintocomics-63122aa4445d0.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.09-boundingintocomics-63122aa4445d0-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.09-boundingintocomics-63122aa4445d0-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.02-04.09-boundingintocomics-63122aa4445d0-750x400-1.jpg 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-179300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix\u2019s \u2018Blonde\u2019 trailer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If that\u2019s the direction the network wants to go, it may not like the outcome.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/29\/netflixs-resident-evil-star-lance-reddick-dismisses-critics-of-quickly-canceled-series-as-trolls-and-haters-who-never-got-what-we-were-doing\/\">Netflix\u2019s \u2018Resident Evil\u2019 Star Lance Reddick Dismisses Critics Of Quickly Canceled Series As \u201cTrolls And Haters\u201d Who Never \u201cGot What We Were Doing\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a move some are seeing as an attempt to create a buzz before its impending release, Netflix decided to slap the upcoming fictional biopic Blonde\u00a0with the dreaded NC-17 rating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1631898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1631896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1631896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1631896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1631896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1631898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1631896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1631896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1631896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}