dopediana
28th July 2004, 03:31
monster is the story of aileen wuornos, this prostitute turned serial killer who was executed in '02 after 12 years on death row. first i was impressed with how ugly they managed to make charlize theron. lee's been hooking since she was 13 for cigarettes, love, whatever. ends up meeting selby at a gay bar, is at first repulsed but then warms up to her, figures out that here's someone who can depend on her and return her love, which is a huge deal to this woman. the day of their third date, lee goes out hooking to get some money to get a hotel room or something like that when she finds herself beaten and raped and late meeting selby. manages to get her gun and shoots and kills the man. she is a wreck, takes his money and car, and goes back to town. this event kicks off a fear of men and a chain of killing which understandable at first just gets insane.
it's not really a movie you can enjoy watching. it's sweet in the very beginning but later on you realize through the dialogue what a disadvantage poor lee was at, educationally deplorable, socially outcast, not able to choose what was best for herself. there are some sweet and bittersweet moments during her conversations with selby, some of which make you kind of smile and others which just fill you with pity. in the beginning of her killings, i felt pity for her but as they progressed you realize how sad and ill she really was. her final lines are a big kicker. i don't know how accurate this movie was as a portrayal of the actual aileen wuornos' life but it's definitely one of those things you should see, kind of like "boys don't cry". seeing the way she was treated and viewed, and then being offered her own perspective, her own perceived self-image makes it worthwhile if you like to sort of cleanse yourself with tears (that's my dish, i don't know about yours).
it's not really a movie you can enjoy watching. it's sweet in the very beginning but later on you realize through the dialogue what a disadvantage poor lee was at, educationally deplorable, socially outcast, not able to choose what was best for herself. there are some sweet and bittersweet moments during her conversations with selby, some of which make you kind of smile and others which just fill you with pity. in the beginning of her killings, i felt pity for her but as they progressed you realize how sad and ill she really was. her final lines are a big kicker. i don't know how accurate this movie was as a portrayal of the actual aileen wuornos' life but it's definitely one of those things you should see, kind of like "boys don't cry". seeing the way she was treated and viewed, and then being offered her own perspective, her own perceived self-image makes it worthwhile if you like to sort of cleanse yourself with tears (that's my dish, i don't know about yours).