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Concerns have been raised about the harmful smoking scenes in the HBO drama ‘The Idol’ starring Black Pink’s Jennie, which caused a sensational controversy immediately after its release.
On the 16th, the Guardian, a British daily newspaper, wrote an article entitled ‘Cool, Sexy, Terrible Acting: Why Do Cigarettes Make a Comeback in TV Dramas?’ He noticed.
He recently said that cigarettes are becoming a kind of “co-star” in the controversial drama “The Idol.”
Jocelyn, the main character played by Lily-Rose Depp in the real drama, smokes three cigarettes in the first five minutes. He also crushes a pack of cigarettes.
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In particular, despite Netflix’s pledge to reduce tobacco use, cigarettes appeared every time in ‘Queen’s Gambit’ and ‘Umbrella Academy’, which were streamed by millions of people, and cigarettes appeared in some way in 28 of the 39 Academy Award nominations this year. , the media said
He added, “Teenagers who are exposed to smoking through movies and other things are two to three times more likely to start smoking on their own.”
Immediately after its release, “The Idol” received criticism, such as thoroughly exploiting Jennie to fulfill male-centric sexual fantasies.
‘The Idol’, which was praised for its high quality trailer, attracted attention with its unconventional scenes from the first broadcast. The scenes involving Jenny, including the scene where Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) and Ted Ross (The Weeknd) have an affair, were also at a high level.
Jenny, who played Jocelyn’s friend and backup dancer Diane, performed unconventional choreography with male dancers.
Before that, ‘The Idol’ was invited to the non-competition section of the 76th Cannes International Film Festival, and two out of five films were released at the Lumiere Grand Theater in Cannes, France on the 22nd of last month.
At the time, there was harsh criticism from the foreign press. Variety, an American entertainment media outlet, said, “Revenge pornography, indecent acts using ice, cheaters with nightclubs, and evil Hollywood flatterers fill the episode,” and Rolling Stone also said, “It’s more harmful and worse than rumours.” It is terrible and cruel. Worse than expected.”
The famous singer-songwriter The Weeknd, who produced and appeared in ‘The Idol’, said in an interview with the fashion magazine GQ about this debate, “I like it. “I know our story is dark and controversial, but I think we did what we wanted to say,” he said with satisfaction.
