Movie "The Idol" with Jennie criticized for pornographic content

"The Idol" causes controversy at Cannes Film Festival

The HBO series "The Idol" premiered its first two episodes at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival.

The crew of "The Idol" at the 76th Cannes Film Festival

However, the film is facing a wave of controversy before its official release on June 4.

Accordingly, "The Idol" received a 5-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival, but faced a wave of criticism from critics.

The film was criticized for its "indiscriminate" use of nudity and "hot" scenes, with many 18+ scenes that do not serve the film's content.

The Independent said "The Idol" is shameful and should be condemned for its constant violence and crime scenes. In the New York Times, critic Kyle Buchanan wrote: "The Idol or 50 Shades of Grey by Tesfaye (The Weeknd)".

Up to now, "The Idol" has received a record low score on the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes.

In the reviews, critics of The Rolling Stone, London Evening Standard, Variety, Collider... criticized the film with harsh reviews and gave it a score of 9/100.

"Much worse than you'd expect", "It's more like a sleazy, torture porno", "The disgusting, self-justifying portrayal of rape is what's worrying", "It's crude and sexist", "How can a movie with so much nudity, sex and eroticism be so bland?"... are some of the comments from experts.

The film was criticized for its pornographic content.

Some critics also said that the film's script took advantage of actress Lily-Rose Depp - daughter of actor Johnny Depp, forcing her to perform a series of 18+ scenes.

Page Six revealed that some critics expressed concern, hoping that Lily-Rose would be okay and balanced after participating in this film. There were also opinions that Lily-Rose was thoughtless in agreeing to take on such a "hot" but "bland" role.

Jennie and her journey to join "The Idol"

"The Idol" is not a movie and is among the few series that are specially introduced at the Cannes Film Festival.

The film is rated 18+, directed by Sam Levinson, The Weeknd is co-director, producer, and male lead. The film has the participation of young actors such as: Lily Rose Depp, Jennie Kim, Troye Sivan, Dan Levy, Rachel Sennott...

Although only appearing in a supporting role, thanks to Jennie's influence, the film received more attention from young people.

The content of "The Idol" revolves around an extremely attractive pop star and is praised as a "sexy bomb" in the Hollywood entertainment industry, named Jocelyn (Lily Rose Depp).

Jocelyn is struggling with her career on the brink of failure. On the road to finding a new direction, she meets a cult leader Tedros (The Weeknd) and the two fall into a love that goes beyond the limits.

In the film, Jennie (BlackPink) plays the supporting role of Angel, the dance partner of the female lead Jocelyn, she will appear in episode 6 of the film. This character has a sexy appearance, a charming smile and a liberal fashion style.

Jennie appeared at Cannes Film Festival 2023

Talking about the reason for deciding to participate in "The Idol", Jennie said: "I have admired the work of director Sam Levinson for a long time. I trust Sam to perfectly combine all the scenes that we do together, because it is the story of entertainment.

Actually, the music industry scenario of 'The Idol' attracted me and I thought I could bring something to the role.”

The female idol said that the role was an opportunity for her to be herself and be brave. She did not really practice or prepare anything, the director also wanted her to be herself when portraying the role.

During the filming, Jennie said that Lily-Rose Depp helped her a lot. “She taught me how to express myself and be comfortable with myself, not be afraid,” Jennie said of her co-star Depp.

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