My Week With Marilyn

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I am ashamed to admit that I watched ‘My Week With Marilyn’ for the first time this past weekend.  I am so sad that I spent the last year of my life without this movie in my life.  Michelle Williams’ performance/transformation/embodiment of Marilyn was so beautiful and awe inspiring… that it inspired me to do more research on the iconic Hollywood actress, Marilyn Monroe.

Growing up as a young girl, aspiring to be an actress, the image of Marilyn Monroe represented “the dream” for me!  She was “it” – movie star, glamorous, loved, captivating.  I accepted her at face value.  I never knew much about who she truly was behind the naive, “dumb blonde”, sex symbol persona that she played to the public.  I don’t really know if I wanted to know because what I did know was that it was dark and troubled.  I now have a whole new level of admiration, appreciation and empathy towards her.  HER wit, HER empathy, HER desire to be taken seriously as an artist is so admirable (to say the least).  She was smarter than she ever led on to be… which is why she was so successful.  Her role as “Marilyn Mornoe” was the BEST performance she ever gave.

I have decided to spend a week with Marilyn.  I will review the movie and research the production process, and  I will also dive into who Marilyn was as a person, an actress and an Icon.

I BRING YOU… MY  WEEK WITH MARILYN.

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Free Marilyn

I leave you now with these two images.  Above is the image of Marilyn that Michelle Williams had above her bed as she grew up as a girl.  Marilyn looks so free, happy, innocent, alive and at peace.  I believe this is one of the reasons why Michelle was able to dive into the heart of Marilyn and show us who she really was.  This was the Marilyn she knew.  She could have been easily fooled or distracted by the other woman in the other white dress… Marilyn Monroe.

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Struggle: Learn your lesson the first time.

Life is easier when you… learn your lesson the first time. Well that’s easier said than done.

There has been a recurring theme in one aspect of my life that pops up every once in a while (vague – I know). Well, it came up again this week.  I needed to make a decision to follow one instinct or another.

I was reminded of something Tom Shadyac spoke about in his class at Pepperdine (that I totally crash).

We were analyzing the movie, Groundhog Day.  (I am sure you all know Groundhog Day.  Bill Murray keeps living the same day over and over again. Until, he learns his lesson and finds his true self.)

Tom Shadyac pointed out that, “Life’s going to throw the same obstacles at you until you get it right.”

Today, I followed the other instinct.  Yay me!

Take a look at your life and see if there are any recurring obstacles… Maybe you haven’t learned your lesson yet!

Love Like In The Movies

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

Hollywood is the biggest smooth operator I know.  He sure knows how to hook you with all those romantic one liners!  Here are some classics…

Dirty Dancing

Gone with the Wind

Jerry

Love Story

It Takes Two

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE LOVE QUOTES?

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