OliviaWilde's DontWorryDarling is another entry into the cinematic genre obsessed with but terrified by the ultimate symbol of the American dream: suburbia.
We all know the vision: white picket fences, pastel-colored houses, green lawns, tall trees, mailboxes; children riding their bikes down the street, housewives wearing aprons and cooking pies, their delicious smell wafting out of the open window; husbands arriving late from work after a killer commute and struggling to keep a smile on their faces.
Settling down or just settling? The fear of settling is a powerful and prevalent theme in cinema. If ambition drives most of humanity’s greatest discoveries, settling down is basically a white flag of surrender. It signals that our time to change the world and “make a difference” has come and gone, and we’ve become watchers, rather than players, in the game of life. There’s a reason why so many young people think of settling down as a prison made out of white picket fences.
There’s nothing worse than being normal The suburbs invite normalcy; indeed, few settings are as homogenous as suburbia. At least in Hollywood’s imagination, these close-knit communities shun everyone that’s not white and good-looking, signaling them as undesirable and turning them into the dreaded other. These condemned figures make for wonderful protagonists because audiences will instantly relate to and root for them to bring down the establishment.
Hiding in plain sight In the otherwise awful 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives, while Glenn Close cheekily confesses her evil plot, she asks, “Where would people never notice a town full of robots? Connecticut!” There’s a reason suburbia is a favorite setting for thrillers and horror films, for who would ever think anything bad could happen behind these pristine doors? In fact, who would ever think anything could happen at...
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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ crew refutes Olivia Wilde, Florence Pugh feud claimsSeveral “Don’t Worry Darling” crew members and studio execs have denied a report claiming the director and leading lady got into a “screaming match” on set.
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Don’t Worry Darling Crew Members Deny Olivia Wilde and Florence Pugh’s Reported “Screaming Match”“There was never a screaming match between our director and anyone, let alone a member of our cast,” 40 production members wrote in an exclusive statement, calling rumors of a rift “completely false.”
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Olivia Wilde Posted a Photo of Harry Styles on the Set of 'Don't Worry Darling'The director is celebrating the release of the film.
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Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde Pack on the PDA Amid Split RumorsThe couple enjoyed a night off in New York City after Styles completed 15 consecutive shows at Madison Square Garden.
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Don't Worry Darling Crew Respond To Wilde & Pugh Feud ReportsThat reported blow out between Olivia Wilde & Florence Pugh on the DontWorryDarling set? Never happened, according to a statement from 40 crew members👀 'There was never a screaming match between our director and anyone, let alone a member of our cast.'
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