The Weeknd admitted defeat, Western audiences also "turned their backs" to make fans stop defending Jennie?

The Idol is currently becoming the focus of intense criticism for its eye-catching, meaningless and dark scenes. Before the wave of boycotts, The Weeknd had to explain his character.

Recently, the second episode of "The Idol" aired with a series of angry scenes for viewers, in which the scene between The Weeknd's character and Lily-Rose Depp was fiercely criticized. In an interview with GQ magazine, The Weeknd had to explain, he frankly said that his relationship scenes with Lily-Rose Depp in The Idol series "nothing sexy".

The star who plays Tedros - nightclub boss, mysterious player with power in the music industry - explains: "No matter how you feel, it can be uncomfortable, nausea or shame instead. character. All of that emotion says Tedros has gone too far and he shouldn't be here in this situation." The male singer affirmed that the audience's "disgust" is reasonable because this is also the purpose that the producer and director are aiming for.

According to The Weeknd, the scene was depicted so violently because Tedros couldn't believe "he should be there". For The Weeknd, the character was a failure: "He's despicable, a psychopath. There's nothing really mysterious about him. The crew deliberately created the look, the clothes, the hair. to make him look mysterious. But actually Tedros is just an asshole," the singer added.

Foreign media reported that episode 2 called Double Fantasy of The Idol was officially aired, which immediately caused The Weeknd to be controversial because the sensitive scenes were said to be too "terrifying" for the female lead. The audience criticized the male singer for being "perverted" and announced to turn away from him, because the film was originally conceived and produced by The Weeknd.

Western audiences - who are seen as comfortable in films about sensitive content - are now also turning their backs on the film's harsh criticism. Worth mentioning, this makes Jennie also criticized, because the singer's fans always give the reason that the film is suitable for Western audiences and Asian audiences are too strict and conservative. In fact, the film was criticized for its meaningless content.

Ever since The Idol was released, the London Evening Standard commented that the film has no charm or art element, instead it looks like a sleazy movie. Experts and audiences about this work are only rated X.

Psychologists have criticized The Idol for portraying a negative picture of mental illness. Making viewers have a distorted view of the toxic disease in modern society. Western audiences criticized the film and especially The Weeknd - who made this movie: "I will never look at The Weeknd normally again after this The Idol" - one viewer wrote while another Others expressed their displeasure with the sharing: "The Weeknd is such a pervert".

Another even said that he had "lost respect" for the male singer, saying that The Weeknd always had bad thoughts about women, so he made a movie like The Idol.

In addition to The Weeknd, the film starring Lily-Rose Depp, however, Lily-Rose Depp has maintained a positive attitude since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival despite being criticized for showing too many sensitive parts. have a cold.

Since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival (France) in May, The Idol has caused many controversies over inappropriate, even vulgar, descriptions. According to British GQ, the film doesn't make any sense without a real explanation for why Jocelyn wants to get close to Tedros, let alone be enthralled and driven by the male lead's incomprehensible monologues. From what is shown on the screen, the most logical interpretation is that the film only wants to satisfy the male imagination, while at the same time conveying to the viewer that women really like to be taken advantage of.

Currently, all the actors participating in the film are becoming the focus of criticism, in which the one who takes the lead the most is Jennie - when she is a female idol from Asia. Jennie's first role in Hollywood is receiving a lot of attention from the audience. In the film, Jennie plays Dyanne - a backup dancer for the female lead, but carries many mysteries and conspiracies. Although she did not appear much, Jennie's scenes became the focus of controversy.

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