Watched the movie 'The Misfits' earlier today (or yesterday as it is now quaintly called).
I would recommend it to many persons as there are some valuable lessons to be learned therein.
For one thing, Marilyn Monroe was sized up, during the movie, as a size 12. Size 12 used to be bigger than it is now. She is the sort of woman who would, in today's Hollywood, be cast into the roles of the funny, ugly fat girl who only wishes men would like her but she just can't catch one with that arse dragging behind her.
Mind you, I think she was terribly attractive. Just saying, she looked entirely like a real woman, in proportion, and if you saw anything like that in a bikini in a Hollywood movie now it would be for laughs. So much for progress.
So much for progress, as it turns out, is one of the themes of the movie. And with that goes the theme on the twisting of the good into something ugly instead.
It's really rather deep, this movie, and afforded Ms.Monroe an opportunity to do something she had always dreamed of: act! Really act, not just the same role as always, but a real evocation of emotion attained. It was great: she was a wonderful actress and her talent was wasted!
Something odd that I noticed is that she looked a lot like Britney Spears, only, of course, bigger. It was hard watching it for that reason, actually, as Britney Spears running around in a 1961 film is a bit incongruous, to say the least.
The main reason why I thought of suggesting people watch it, though, is the whole series of "nice guy" questions that continually crops up. For, in this movie, there is a guy who is the "nice guy" who loans her his house, gives her drinks, listens to her, dotes on her a bit. Exactly the kind of guy that the "nice guys" tend to be.
And that goes for how he later proved himself to be a user that was only acting that way to get her to be near him, after all. How he revealed himself as not nearly as much of a "nice guy" as he seemed, was very true to life. And, in that respect, the movie answers the questions of why women usually don't go for the "nice guy" but will go for the man who is "the creep" instead: they like honesty and to know what they are in for.
I want you "nice guys" (not the real nice ones, but the ones who think they are being nice then go out of their way to prove they aren't by demanding sexual or romantic compensation for everything they do) to listen to Ms. Monroe's words for yourself, after the man who is just like you has revealed his true character.
Then I want you to take note that the guy who was the weirdest and seemed to be most no account also was fairly true to life in acting like many men of his general standing in society. And lastly, how and why "the creep" got the girl in the end.
The questions are answered for you, for most cases, in that movie. Now be a really nice guy, please, and stop asking!
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stephendedalus
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Jan 6 @ 3:23AM
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The Misfits is a favorite film of mine. I think Marilyn is totally hot in that movie and yes, she proves her acting ability. Montgomery Clift and Clark Gable are also fantastic in that. I like the theme of freedom and greed and wastefulness. Fine film, I also recommend it.
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edthepoet
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Jan 6 @ 7:13AM
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She was more like today size 16, but very attractive. She proves that a vibrant and confidence personality is quite sexy.
Yes, there are many men and women who come across one way to try and achieve their goal. Now, if you know this about the person and you still take everything they give, then who is using who?
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Cynbaby
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Jan 6 @ 7:56AM
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I LOVE that movie so much.  Today's movies are so horrible. The actors today don't have nearly the amount of talent that they all did back in those days. All we have now is special effects.
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Sheryll861
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Jan 6 @ 8:28AM
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I don't think I could watch Misfits again....... makes me too sad. I thought Marilyn was a fabulous actress. If you liked her in Misfits, you should check out Bus Stop. I loved that movie. Talk about a movie for folks on a dating site to watch.
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HopelesslyHopeful
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Jan 6 @ 11:03AM
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I was very happy to see that scene in the truck because she really shone as an actress in that scene, and I know it's what she most longed for (career wise): to be allowed a chance to be a real actress and not just a pretty body.
Though you can see her acting skills in the other movies too.
And yes: I love the movie 'Bus Stop'! Haven't seen it in a long time but I think it's on our Net Flix list. It's very quirky, fun, and romantic.
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HopelesslyHopeful
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Jan 6 @ 11:15AM
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She was more like today size 16, but very attractive. She proves that a vibrant and confidence personality is quite sexy.
That's exactly what I told my daughter when I was telling her about the movie. She'd be at least a size 16 by many sizing standards and maybe even more like a 20 or 22 by, say, Neiman Marcus standards. Definite belly in that bikini, but she looked quite healthy and beautiful too.
Yes, there are many men and women who come across one way to try and achieve their goal. Now, if you know this about the person and you still take everything they give, then who is using who?
If you know about that person and take everything they have to offer, then you are both users and deserve each other. However, if someone comes along and wants to spend time talking with you, watching movies, etc. and acts as if they care, does things for you only with motive, that doesn't mean you know that is what they are.
That's the point of bringing it up in regards to that movie. She didn't flirt with him and demand the ride, the right to his house, or anything else: she just assumed he was as nice of a person as she was. But you know what he was saying about her later, after he shattered her allusions. And all that was fairly typical of the way the "nice guys" act.
Which is why they usually go "Maybe I should just start acting like an _sshole too and treat women badly and then I could get laid by women like you, only younger." Because they never were nice guys, they were just guys acting nice.
I like to know people and then to decide, based on who they really are, how we fit into each other's lives. If the person can't be honest about who they are, it's never the fault of the person who takes them at their word.
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