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It feels like the production team didn’t communicate on the direction they wanted the project to go…Colleen Hoover’s book was marketed as a romance novel, she romanticizes abuse in a lot of her books. Did she sign over the rights, hoping Baldoni would turn it into a romcom…I also have never viewed Blake as a very in depth person, she maybe thought not addressing DV was the safe card as opposed to actually addressing the topic. They could have taken flowers in a totally different direction by delivering them to DV centers, or creating a flower pin you could purchase and wear for DV centers, Blake could of promoted her hair line saying a % of sales will be going to DV shelters, flowers seem like such a central theme of the movie, maybe ask DV survivors to share what gave them life after DV etc - I mean I’m sorry but Blake Lively doesn’t seem smart enough to do that…this actually could have been her movie to step up to that plate, but she missed the train. I felt like the wardrobe also could have been used to show what abuse was doing to her internally. I remember a night I went out with my bf and I got called “a Marilyn Monroe” 3x, my bf was so pissed off, and would say things like “are you going to dress like your slutty self today?” I never wanted to wear a dress again.
Someone on another video said Blake Lively was trying to have her Barbie-Oppenheimer moment bc her husband's Deadpool-Wolverine movie is also out. Problem is The End Of Us is the Oppenheimer not the Barbie.
The cast always looks SO ANNOYED with Blake in the interviews. It's really quite funny. I'm speculating but it seems like the cast doesn't really care for her, but they have sided with her because she is more powerful in Hollywood than Justin.
They 100% should have gone with a "nobody" cast and really sent a powerful message of what the book is truly about. Having too many stars in it was a bad move.
Yup!! So many missed opportunities to help talented unknowns! But it’s likely that Justin would not have gotten the money without a big star attached. Especially since he doesn’t have like long history of hits. He’s relatively unknown himself.
This is hilarious to me. I only know about this movie because it was promoted in the same time as Deadpool and i only saw Blake as the main star promoting his movie to the larger audience pool outside of the book readers. I honestly thought this was a girly, summer time , feel good movie from her promotion. At no point was DV mentioned, let alone mentioned as the focal point. So hair care line promotion together with Carry Bradshaw look, Oscar de a Renta flower dresses and jewerly, using her husband clout to include him in the movie and promo just seemed shallow but ultimately a rich lady doing her promo as many before her. How incredibly out of touch, i love catching up with this drama. I know that DV is serious in real life and i am sorry for the director who seems to be the only one who actualy cares about the topic, but i can't say i am surprised Blake and Colleen Hover are this shallow. How did Blake Lively even get connected to this film?
Great revjew i really want to see it. They should have cast lily collins. Also the “fashion” looks super ugly and frumpy. Blake lively is very hit or miss with her fashion, so clearly the times i like what shes wearing was back when her stylists dressed her morez
I’m with you on the “frumpy.” I feel like it looks good on early 20-something’s but strange for this particular character. Blake doesn’t pull off this look well!
@@LizNeptune i personally feel it looks good on nobody unless they are the old soul bookworm type person. Like young lily could pull it off because she seemed like that type person. I havent even seen it yet, thats just the archetype i pegged her
Why would you go and see a movie who’s director and co-actor on the movie who is Justin Baldoni is being bullied and his good reputation as an activist for this cause we call DV. I am very upset. This movie was his baby. They took over the movie changed parts of the script without the scriptwriter knowing was rewritten by Ryan Reynolds while writers strike was going on. Blake made a joke out of this movie and used it to promote her line of alcoholic beverage and her line of hair products including her hair and make up line. People stop going to see the movie.
No, that’s not how it works. If people don’t go see the movie, Justin Baldoni may not get another chance to make another movie. We have to support mid-tier movies like this or else we are doomed to a life of Marvel/DC movies and remakes. Do you want that?! I don’t!!
I'm currently a film major at one one of the universities here in LA. I came here because I figured it made sense to come to LA where a lot of studios are. I'm really scared that I won't be able to get a job in the film industry. It's so hard to even get close without many connections. I would really like some tips or suggestions on what I can even do in order to get into the industry (I want to become a director or a writer, anything like that). Loved the video.
Check out my recent videos, “Just Start” And also “don’t become a production assistant.” I have another one coming soon about making short films. I’m going to do a full video on what I think people Should do coming soon!!
@@LizNeptune I do. For me, it was a curious straight friend who helped me feel comfortable in my skin. I've known I'm gay since age 4. Was shunned and punished and neglected for being a flamboyant little boy. Being hurt for so long. By the time I was an adult, I felt like I did want to live anymore. I became friends with him at age 24. He's one of those straight guys who like attention. But nothing more. That's his gray line. He likes to flirt and like most straight guys he was touchy feely. He was the first guy to give me attention. I was so shut down and broken. But he was the first person to show a genuine interest in knowing me for me. He couldn't understand how I could be gay and a virgin. Everyday he would ask me questions about myself. The more attention he gave me, the more I opened up. I was abandoned by both of my parents. My dad left when I was 3. My mom stayed physically, but abandoned me emotionally. She didn't teach me anything. Constantly compared me to my abusive dad. Told me when he left he should have took me with him. She pushed me off on anyone she could find to push me off on. As a child, I knew I wasn't loved. My mom tried to force me out of the house at age 14. Kick me out at 16. At 18 she and I got an appointment together, but she still wanted to control me and was still hitting me. My mom used to punch me and dare me to hit her back. I was 21, the last time my mom punched me. Having a curious straight friend saved my life. The affection I got from him was the first time anyone had shown me real affection. He and I would cuddle some times. He would open up and share personal things about himself as well. We had a bit of a bromance. So I will always support the curiosities of anyone. I'm now 40. Had I not met him. I don't think I would be here.
@@LizNeptune John Cameron Mitchell, is one of my favorite directors. The first movie of his I watched, is called, Headwig and the angry inch. I think you mentioned something about the movie velvet gold mind. That is one of my favorite movies. The movie is inspired the life of David Bowie. Lost if good music in that movie. Good story.
Out of all the reviews I heard this is the most real and authentic of all thank you so much for all your honesty I so appreciate you and I will subscribe and I can't wait to hear more of you
The aging up was problematic because in the movie she hasn’t seen Atlas since she was a teenager and then we’re having Lily run into Atlas for the first time 20 years later (due to Blake’s age of the character) and they are instantly having love feelings again? 20 years is a long AF time to harbor love for someone and fall right back into it. It’s hard to believe and super naive behavior for an adult her age lol. Whereas if she was in her 20s like in the book, the relationship with Atlas would have been way fresher in the mind and more believable for instantly feeling for him again.
The American Dream is real. And it's there. But there's been people intentionally pulling up the ladder behind them for at least the last 40 years. And these people are pretending to be your friend and pretending to be looking out for you. But they're not.
The American dream isn’t real for many millions. And if you have work yourself to death just to achieve a normal, average life, something is very very wrong.
Blake lively is a nepo baby she has no idea what it’s like to work for what you have and she prob considers that as hard times. She almost defends her character like it’s her. She’s minimizing it so she isn’t seen as a DV awareness advocate. Idk why she wants to be as far away from that as possible.
Hollyweird is thoroughly corrupt. That place brings harm to many-a- talented Soul whose only desire is to share and make a living at what they love. The entertainment industry needs a total overhaul.
I think this is happening in every industry. But I’m specifically happy that it’s happening to the film and entertainment industry. I mean they are some of most crooked industries ran sickos. But if this is the direction it’s going, I’d gladly get my RU-vid premium subscription ready! I see it as a good thing.
I use to like Blake Lively but after watching several videos I actually think she is the problem. I feel for the director and what he was trying to do with the movie.
A) Sleeping with the Enemy staring Julia Roberts is a better film about DV. B) The ending of this is exactly the same as The Waitress where she tells her husband (who was abusive & controlling) she wants a divorce as she holds her baby. I'm not sure why no one has mentioned this yet. C)Blake seems to have made this all about promoting products rather than taking this opportunity to talk about something as serious as DV. And let's remember not all DV is committed by men, women also abuse their husband's & kids.
This is the gloss she wore when she got punched in the face!? 😂😂😂🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ WHAT WERE THEY THINKING WITH THE MAKE UP IDEA? 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 And also Blake needs to speak up and apologize rather than just be silent she looks so bad by not talking at all. Too bad because the movie was actually pretty good. Justin's interviews were way better and more focused by a landslide considering the subject matter. Blake also came across cringe trying to be funny like Ryan in her interviews. She needs more media training.
It's frustrating to see a lead actress fail to connect with the realities of DV survivors. It's clear she hasn't immersed herself in understanding the character's struggles or developed the necessary empathy. Her life seems to have been smooth-she’s a tall, slender, white woman from a privileged background. It feels like every woman in Hollywood now wants to make films with a feminist message, but they often miss the mark. Why shy away from portraying a woman with a real life, one who, despite all her efforts, lacks the emotional strength and financial resources to escape her situation? This is what happens when roles are given to people who neither understand nor wish to understand.
Yeah wow you really hit the nail on the head!! And in the book, Ryle was older than Lily and wealthier and so that power dynamic was there and much more realistic to what happens in real life more often than not. This is just a case of arrogance. Thinking you know what’s best for everyone when it’s really what’s best for yourself.
It seems like they had stark differences in how they wanted to market the movie. They likely had creative differences. Blake wanted it to be a ROM COM so they can sell their rights to everything and anything and potentially make more money (she’s a producer so is one of the few that will benefit financially. Justin knew that there was added pressure on him so he was very cautious & did everything to stay true to the story. When Justin didn’t cave to her & the writers demands, they cut him out & likely are pushing the smear campaign. Justin has only come off as respectful.
Yeah.. Justin is a producer too though! But I think he is less experienced and Blake lively has more power in this situation due to her and her husbands star power. Justin was probably just trying to be agreeable and then as he said, trying to keep the female gaze. Just a sad situation.
I haven't been directly impacted by DV. But indirectly, my entire life. It's everywhere and it's devastating. I can't watch any violent movies and I mostly stick to comedy and rom com. The fact that movie goers have unknowingly gone to a triggering film and have left sobbing and traumatized because they are victims of DV is awful. Blake has an opportunity to bring up a very serious topic that is currently affecting millions. And she's trying to sell some products? She is heartless and she is looking more like a narcissist everyday. This will backfire on her.
Aging up the characters didn't bother me because I don't like the idea of the trio having a successful flower shop, restaurant, and neurosurgeon career all within their twenties (I know Ryle is 30.) Women in their 30's can still fall easily into DV relationships, so it still works for me.
Blake Lively is making a mockery of domestic violence. Period Shameful individual she is . She should NEVER act again..... Blake Lively is a Narcissist Sociopath who has 0 empathy or compassion
