Priscilla - The Better Biopic (Review)

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the fact that Priscilla only had 10 minutes in Elvis, while Elvis is in practically all of Priscilla is very telling. While to him she wasn’t that much of a big, long term part of his life he was everything to her. genuinely makes me so sick

Anyone else find it crazy how she actually looked the ages she was supposed to be throughout the movie? Wild how she looked 14

I really hate seeing comments like "Uhhhh why are we getting another Elvis movie, no one can top Austin Butler". Dude, the movie is called PRISCILLA, not Elvis.

The more that I think about how Priscilla's loneliness was depicted in this film (and that's partly thanks to how Spaeny's performance completely lingers in the mind long after the credits have rolled), the more that I realize that this film is what Blonde so desperately wanted to be in ways more than one.

Jacob Elordi can make any charcter unlikebale but intresting

I think it takes a girl to know how scary ur first bf is. So watching this, I was anxious most of the time even when the scenes felt small. It’s the small things that lead to the big problems

there’s a reason Priscilla wasn’t in Elvis much and why she was so poorly casted. Not only is she something they have to mention with a grain of salt because of the inappropriate age, grooming and abuse, but she’s also an afterthought to these people. She’s something pretty to use and have on Elvis’ arm and emotional support to a fully grown man. The actress chosen didn’t look like her, have her mannerisms or voice, they just casted someone and basically said you’re Priscilla Presley. Cailee and Sofia finally gave Priscilla the opportunity to have her story be told and for that I am eternally grateful.

I’m so glad this movie was made, so many young girls (13-16), have. experienced being pursued and held in the wings by adult “rock stars” or musicians or celebrities, and we always see the headlines and articles about those men but we never hear the stories of these young girls and how their lives were permanently altered. As someone who lived a similar experience when I was 14, this movie helped me come to terms with my own trauma, It really is so meaningful and it’s a shame so many adult men who adore Elvis don’t seem to understand. I think the movie left a little to be desired, but I love how it simply told the story as is, from Priscilla’s perspective, it wasn’t nearly as villain i zing as I thought it would be, and that’s important because it shows how it all felt to her.

Cailee Spaeny is the definition of A Star Is Born right here. At 25 year old, she just won the Volpi Cup Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival and finger cross that she's going to be Oscar nominated. Absolutely fascinating to hear it, congrats to Cailee. Can't wait to see Priscilla and more stuff she's going to do in the future, Sofia Coppola couldn't have pick the right person to play Priscilla 🙌

the movie probably didnt go so far in certain places because Lisa Marie (Priscilla and Elvis's daughter) before she died got sent a first script of the movie and begged Sofia not to make it, so most likely because of that they changed certain things

Priscilla was so good. So so good. I think most people forget the age balance in country and rock at that time was severely unbalanced. The men, predatory and the girls no more than teens, children. From Priscilla Presley to Loretta Lynn, it’s so predatory and so sad. It’s a lesson and a reality everyone need to learn and a reality check so many need to have.

I think it felt like it was missing something was bc priscilla was a part of making the production and she is still very much in denial about some things that happened to her. This movie is basically like things she still doesnt realize were wrong and so she doesnt feel bad for talking about it.

I'm a big fan of Elvis' music and the Baz Luhrmann movie, but even as someone who knew very little about the guy I was shocked at how that movie glossed over so many of his problematic elements. I'll definitely give this a watch when it comes to the UK next year

priscilla was like a perfume commercial mixed with a lana del ray music video.

loved priscilla, and glad i saw it after elvis. i think they play on each other in an interesting way - seeing what the colonel was doing to elvis repeated here with what he does to priscilla.

If this doesn’t win best costume design I will just die

If you enjoyed this more quiet biopic with amazing (yet not really over the top) performances, I highly suggest the 2007 joy division biopic titled “control” . It really is something special

Honestly, perfect directors for both. Elvis’s persona, big and bold and a little superficial. Great Luhrmann stuff. A lonely but wealthy young woman in a world that swallows her? Great for Coppola. I tend to always feel like something is missing in the latter’s work save for Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation, so I’m not surprised to hear your take. I will definitely still check it out.

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