What a ridiculous movie

I've been trying to watch Marilyn Monroe movies lately. As a young teen I went through a phase of adoring her, but I really hadn't seen any of her films. It was her 'image' that I was enamored with (note: I'm a woman, and no, not gay.)

So when TCM had on Bus Stop the other day, and I was home sick from work I thought 'Yes!'

What a disappointment.

This film is so incredibly stupid I dont' even know where to begin:

1. So Bo is 21 and has no experience with women? Are they serious? Did the town in Montana from whence he came kill them all? By age 21, most farm boys have seen it ALL.

2. Why was Cherie singing? She sucked. Off key, no tempo..it was like watching Marilyn Monroe mimic an orgams to music.

3. Cherie has goals, dreama. She knowns where she is headed (Hollywood and Vine!) and even has it charted on a map. But then this very young, loud, vulgar, violent cowboy comes to town and kidnaps here. First off, why didn't ANYONE call the police???? At one point when Bo is taking Cherie away, he even hits her! I couldn't believe my eyes! If it were 1956, I would have stood up and walked out on this movie.

4. Then they all get stranded at a bus stop, and the bus driver beats up the cowboy. All of a sudden, because he got "whipped" by the man, Bo's entire personality does a 180. All of a sudden, he soft spoken, apologetic, etc. All his previous traits are gone, vanished, and he isn't obnoxious anymore. And to boot, Cherie NOW decides she loves him, and will go to Montana and be a ranchers wife.

What about her singing career? What about her dreams? Her goals? Just because a guy STOPS being abusive, that's good enough for her. How utterly insulting to women everywhere!!

I will never watch the movie again. No wonder Marilyn had the reputation she did, with scripts like this, which address women as property to be acquired. Ugh.