“I Just
Want To Be Wonderful.”
In a previous post on this blog was a discussion of the phenomenon of certain Pop Icons remaining as popular or become even more so with time. Marilyn Monroe has become more than the name of an actress or even a person, in fact, she has been a phenomenon herself and for decades. It is astonishing to consider that simply mentioning her first name, Marilyn, causes most who hear it to associate her image with that quite common name before anything else.
This is one of Marilyn Monroe’s most well known
quotes and surely one of her many wishes that came true. The actress, one of
the world’s most memorable icons for over fifty years, has been chosen as this
year’s Icon Of The 65th Film Festival In Cannes, France. This was not only to acknowledge her as the pop icon and
sex symbol that she was and is, but more to celebrate that even 50 years after
her death in 1962 the impact of Marilyn Monroe has never ceased. In fact, she
persists as one of The Major Figures Of
World Cinema, grace, mystery and seduction.
In a previous post on this blog was a discussion of the phenomenon of certain Pop Icons remaining as popular or become even more so with time. Marilyn Monroe has become more than the name of an actress or even a person, in fact, she has been a phenomenon herself and for decades. It is astonishing to consider that simply mentioning her first name, Marilyn, causes most who hear it to associate her image with that quite common name before anything else.
Such triggered images are followed without fail by
an array of additional associations. Some will imagine Marilyn as a Platinum Blond with her white Skirt Blowing In The Air. Others will
think of her as the sex goddess who sang happy birthday breathlessly to
president John F. Kennedy. Still
others will be reminded of a beautiful woman who rose to international fame as
an actress, admired if not worshipped by millions, dying mysteriously and alone
in her room. These and many more fascinating stories make Marilyn Monroe a
cultural - and wonderful - iconic personality, and timeless historical figure
of grand proportion.
Her performances came across to the world as new,
unique, pressing the sex appeal envelope and challenging self conscious
restrictions on self expression. She was talked about constantly by a populous
that was both attracted and fascinated by. Fifty
Years After Her Death, Marilyn still holds that attention, captivation and
great appeal, perhaps more now than ever. Her performances, her beauty and her
story leave us with a bittersweet infatuation, an out of reach love whose lack
of fulfillment leaves a subtle ache of sadness.
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