Comments on: Where is Our Marilyn Monroe?

By: Courtney F

Courtney F — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:22:37 +0000

In Meryl Streep’s defense, she has (thus far) accumulated 17 Oscar nominations, but before her win last year for The Iron Lady, she hadn’t won an Oscar since 1983 for her performance in Sophie’s Choice. Meryl was well overdue for a win (and she did an incredible job in The Iron Lady), admirable as Michelle Williams’s performance in My Week with Marilyn may have been.

By: Aether McLoud

Aether McLoud — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:40:34 +0000

IMHO Queen should be right up there on the list with the Beatles.
And talking about (the) Queen, Princess Diana too. Everyone in the world knew her, loved her, feeled with her.

By: wevs

wevs — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:32:06 +0000

Say whatever you want, but to me Marilyn Monroe is just the proto-celeb hoe. She’s just Kimmy K, maybe a tad bit better at acting. It’s not like Marilyn came even close to Audrey Hepburn in the world of acting.

By: Todd X

Todd X — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:50:34 +0000

The diffusion of technology has decimated the ability of media companies to create the cult of personality our parents and grand parents experienced.

It was much easier to control the message when you alone controlled the method in which it was delivered. Starting as early as the Sixties multimedia was becoming more democratic. Recording music, movies, and everything in between was no longer limited to the wealthy.

As multimedia tech becomes more diversified so does the elements of desire, class, and talent. The very aspect of multiplicity of choice creates new directions for people to consume. Until we lose this multiplicity it is a good bet that there will not be another Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Beatles, or Elvis.

The one thing that we also have to consider is that the media supported these artists in a way that is unheard of today. There was a deification of the heroes of the past. It is no longer possibly today since everyone has very tangible access to creating mainstream news.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:16:31 +0000

I think this is inevitable. It is much harder for the media to create these “Gods” like they used to. There’s just soooo much more variety in all media now than there was before. Tastes have also changed. It seems to me that there was a time when Marilyn was the epitome of beauty for the majority of the population but nowadays it seems much more broad in terms of facial features and body type. Think about how different Mila Kunis, Olivia Munn, Beyonce, Blake Lively, and Christina Hendricks look and all are considered beautiful. I think David hit the nail on the head.

By: David Forck

David Forck — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:47:17 +0000

I think you somewhat hit the nail on the head with the “too many starts” part. Today’s society is actually rather fractured in its interests in entertainment as opposed to 50 years ago. Back in the day there would only ever be a handful of new movies out at any one time. Now we get a constant barrage of them almost every week. Jsut check out 2013′s schedule: http://www.movieinsider.com/movies/-/2013/

Another example is music. How many genres are there today? I don’t know, but I’m willing to say that it’s a rather high number.

And lets not forget the internet. Now you can become famous, at least tomporarily, from your own home, without ever having to step onto a stage.