Charlize Theron is GOD in MONSTER
Hello my pretties :) I have been in hybernation, but am back. We went to see MONSTER. First I will say I will cry "bloody murder" if she does not win the Oscar for this role. Charlize Theron gained 30 lbs to portray Aileen Wuornos-- the prostitute serial killer. The transformation she makes in this role is incredible and I am truly in awe. It's so refreshing for a beautiful Hollywood actress, such as Charlize Theron to take on such a challenging role as this. I can't begin to explain the range feelings I had as I watched the film. I felt as if I was on the brink of an anxiety attack as well as some form of hysteria on this cinematic roller coaster. The subject matter does not make it an easy film to watch or assimilate-- but is a must for anyone who loves film and is interested in understanding humanity.
It's about a woman who had been a prostitute since she was 13 years old--someone who has never known any real love or nurturing and what she did to keep this love when she found it. It is magnificently tragic in the rawest sense of the word. I read an interview with Theron and she says it's so easy to simplify this woman's life by saying she's crazy. We don't challenge ourselves when we are so dismissive of someone who commits excessive gruesome violent murders-- instead we try to distance ourselves as far as possible from someone like that-- the same way that some women distance themselves from a woman that has been raped by saying "WELL LOOK AS HOW SHE'S DRESSED" I think to myself how easy it would be to become this person if the circumstances were in place. That's the scary part. The fact that the movie is called MONSTER is actually ironic. As much as I think it's wrong to kill -- I completely understood why she murdered these men-- and one of her victims truly got what he deserved. I know some of you will disgree with me and that's fair, but I stand by my opinion. This movies is a must-see-- even for those who normally can't stomach this type of violence.
When I left the theater I felt sick to my stomach and could hardly breathe-- but as I watched the film I felt the despair, rage and desperation that drove her to kill and recognized a part of her inside myself. I'm not saying I would kill people, but I am saying that I probably could kill. That scares me.
