She was dressed just fine, it was the chair and the position they had her sitting in, up higher than the audience.
And she was dignified enough to realize it
I hate that she’s that age where creepy ass people feel that it’s necessary to comment on her appearance.
I hate that girls like her who break into the industry at a young age have to deal being sexualized at very young age. It never dawned on me how toxic it was for Natalie Portman after she did the professional until I read a article about how people would call in to shows and comment on her appearance and how a radio station counted down to her 18th birthday when she would be “legal”. Gross.
I hate that just because she is growing up people feel the need to criticize her growing maturity, and get mad for doing the things we all did at her age just because she is famous. Just like they did to Miley after that MTV performance.
Natalie Portman said that her first fan mail she received after The Professional was a porn dream from a man, and that this experience shaped definitely how she presented and interacted with the world. She took many more historical roles in general and any role that allowed her to be more serious, closed off, clothed, and evoked eeriness. It's heartbreaking to think this was the decisive moment for her career decisions.
Jesus Christ. The Professional came out in 1994, Portman was born in 1981, so she was 13 at the most, playing a 12 year old character. It's her very first credited role in IMDb.
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u/CuddlyWuddly0 Mar 05 '25
She was dressed just fine, it was the chair and the position they had her sitting in, up higher than the audience.
And she was dignified enough to realize it