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idk, i might actually be the one elvis stan that's not riled up over the upcoming priscilla film. as far as it tainting elvis' image goes, over the years i've always come across people who condemned his dynamic w/ priscilla, so this just isn't something new. also, i don't recall him being depicted as a monster in her book?? at times he was loving, gentle, supportive, and remorseful. i think those aspects will be shown.

yeah now that some time has passed since the trailer was released I think I was probably being a little bit dramatic myself in my initial reaction lmaoo. like you mentioned, Elvis and Priscilla’s relationship has been under scrutiny for decades, so no matter how frustrating it is, that discourse will never end, I just have to learn how to put up with it 🤧

and while I’m not riled up about the movie anymore, I’m not exactly excited for it either. I’m still just questioning why it needed to be made as I don’t see this film offering any new information that we don’t already know. I saw the trailer in the theater previews when I went to see asteroid city and I have to say it made me weirdly anxious seeing it on the big screen 😩

but an anon did send me an ask that said this was the “official synopsis” and it made me feel more optimistic for the film

“When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a gentle best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame”

however despite the overall positive things Priscilla has said about Elvis over the years and in her biography, I think after reading her book the average person would walk away with a negative feeling towards Elvis and I can see that being the same with this upcoming movie, even if it shows the gentle and loving side of him

She didn’t exactly shy away from telling his unflattering anecdotes in the book: his infidelities, his temper and quickness to anger, like when he allegedly threw the chair with records on it at her, or when he allegedly hit her in the eye during a pillow fight which resulted in a black eye. and of course saying that he quote “forcefully” had intercourse with her after she told him she was leaving the marriage

to be fair to Priscilla, she made no allegations of r*pe despite some fans saying she did. however “forcefully” does imply that it was not consensual on Priscilla’s part, even if she didn’t say it explicitly

From my personal interpretation of the event, I could see Elvis being bolder or more “rough” than he had ever been with her as he felt as need to prove himself, and perhaps Priscilla did not expect it as Elvis was normally a very gentle and sensual partner

and like I mentioned while she never claimed it was a r*pe, that hasn’t stopped people from using that quote to say Elvis commited spousal r*pe, which is what most fans take issue with when it comes to her book, therefore I wish she could provide more clarity to dispel any rumors like that

but in this interview she does the say that the incident was “overstated”, so if that is true, I hope this film doesn’t have a repeat of the scene in the 1988 “Elvis and Me” which was extremely disturbing

I’m very curious to see how these scenes will be shown or if they will be shown at all and I really hope Coppola hasn’t made a film that Elvis haters will celebrate like they have been doing with the trailer

#thank you for the ask!!#I still can’t believe this movie is happening😭#I truly hope this film is like the synopsis suggests because I cannot wait to see the public realize Coppola isn’t out to ‘expose’ Elvis #I just want everyone on Twitter who thinks Elvis is a monster and that this film will prove it to have their hopes crushed lmaooo #like imagine this movie being a romcom #elvis presley #elvisaaronpresley #elvis #elvis asks #elvis movie #elvis fans #priscilla movie #priscilla presley #Priscilla 2023

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