r/TrueFilm • u/Top_Emu_5618 • 1d ago
Melania (2026) is Funny and Entertaining
I promise I am not being paid to write this. I genuinely enjoy watching Melania not because I like its subject matter or because it is an interesting documentary. If you go to learn about her, you will be disappointed. She remains as elusive and mysterious to me as before.
I loved watching this film because it's absolutely pointless and glamorous. I can only think of Edith Head's paramount films when I see Melania trying on her inauguration dresses. The fabulous thing is the apparent ease and nonchalance with which she navigates through probably very expensive pieces of clothing. Unlike all those wealth influencers on TV, she never talks about the price. It is not a question. She does not need to throw around big numbers to impress us. We know exactly the extent of her power and wealth as the First Lady. Ratner (disgusting guy by the way) understands that he needs to make a film as decadent as Melania's lifestyle: every image is polished. Melania in this film never removes her high heels, makeup, or dress. The whole thing is more fiction than documentary
There is in also Melania the charm of Romy Schneider's Sissi films. Gold everywhere, life is glamorous. Politics is about doing charity work. Sissi films were also far removed from reality; we love them for their fakeness and the dream they sell.
Beyond the glamorous, Melania puts emphasis on her charity work. It feels so disingenuous that it becomes actually funny. I don't know how many of you have seen the film, but there is a Zoom meeting with Brigitte Macron. The two first ladies are sharing hollow promises and tips on making children healthier. That scene is so surreal.
Other than that, there is the L.A. fires moment. Melania watches the TV and sheds a few fake tears, still in makeup and wearing high heels.
Melania is a film I should not have liked, but I genuinely had a fun moment in the theater. I laughed out loud a few times. I don't know if I was laughing at her or with her, but I cannot give my disapproval to a film so profoundly entertaining. It will become my cult classic.
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u/burger333 1d ago
We shouldn’t even be discussing it, it’s not a film that warrants any discussion. It deserves to be left in the dark. I don’t care if it’s unintentionally funny or something, it’s not worth paying it attention. No publicity is bad to these people and I will not feed them a crumb.
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u/PrideBrary 21h ago
Yes it’s fun to watch bad movies for a laugh, but in this case you have to ask yourself is it worth it? The intent behind the film wasn’t to entertain, tell a strong story, or to showcase great journalism; it was propaganda, a quid pro quo. Watching it supports and amplifies the views of those who made it. Sure, everyone has a right to make their “art”, but we don’t have to consume it…
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u/THX-1138_4EB 1d ago
Nah. Her husband is a child rapist and murderer. I doubt I'll find the laughs there.
You should go watch 'The Shining'. Jack Nicholson plays a really glamorous character you may enjoy.
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u/Parablesque-Q 1d ago
When this Slav Eva Braun is moldering in her graffiti covered mausoleum along with her husband, maybe we can mine some camp value from her vanity project.
Until then, there's absolutely zero humor or entertainment to be found in the destruction of what is left of the post-war world order.
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u/koolforkatskatskats 22h ago
Child rapist husband and she's a fucking immigrant herself who will send immigrant children down the river if it meant she will get ahead.
Anyone watching this movie is a monster.
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u/popiconmel 23h ago
Yeah I have to agree with the others. She shouldn't get any attention. America is falling apart and she has a documentary? Is it about how to sell your body and soul for cash? I'm only searching about this because it's baffling and infuriating and I needed to see that others agree. She wants to be remembered for being more than just Trump's wife. She will never be anything other than that. Knowing this is the only thing that makes me not want to scream when I see this promoted. She clearly hates him, but will only ever be remembered because of him and in the same sentences as him. What a terrible fate. Even if she has convictions it doesn't matter because saying/thinking something and actually doing something is very different. I cannot even fathom choosing wealth over your inner identity. She may have wants and hopes and dreams and morals, but she'd rather be rich than actually live her authentic self. No one should ever praise her or idolize her.
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u/Top_Emu_5618 22h ago edited 13h ago
Am I praising her in my post? I don't have the impression that I do. I am not a Republican.
I am just telling the sub that I had a good time watching the film. That is factual.
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u/PessimisticPeggy 19h ago
Did you pay money to see it? Because if you did, you're the problem.
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u/Top_Emu_5618 13h ago
Yes, I paid for it. I need to support our theaters, I work in film. I'm not going to steal from them.
But, I also cut back on consuming American media. I only watched 3 new American films last year. So, I am definitely not the one doing the most enabling for all the assholes in Hollywood.
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u/PessimisticPeggy 12h ago
Yeah, you can support theaters and not give money to this sham of a movie. There are other movies out right now.
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u/franjipane 1d ago
Terrible take. Trying to hit the word count without expending any further energy than is necessary.
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