It's getting hot in here....

  

Some Like It Hot (1959)

    Marilyn Monroe was one of the biggest Hollywood sexual icons in the 1950s and 1960s till this day portraying the stupid yet beautiful blond in films. One of her top hits was Some Like It Hot (1950) directed by Billy Wilder. This comedy film shows two men who witness a murder and flee to Miami dressed as women in a part of the band but get close to the singer and fall in love. The film represents LGBT- related themes such as cross-dressing, gay marriage, and gay laws.  In today's times, the idea of being gay is very open and brought into light more positive than negative. Some Like It Hot was the first film to express the LGBT community. 

    The film was shot in black and white as Lemmon and Curtis in full drag costumes and make-up looked "unacceptably grotesque" in early color tests. Despite Monroe's contract requiring the film to be in color, she agreed to it being filmed in black and white after seeing that Curtis and Lemmon's makeup gave them a "ghoulish" appearance on color film. Some Like It Hot was produced without the approval of the Motion Picture Production Code (Hays Code) because it expresses LGBQ themes. Enforced until the mid-1960s, the code had been gradually weakening in its scope since the early 1950s, because of greater social tolerance for taboo topics in film. The overwhelming success of Some Like It Hot is considered one of the reasons why the code was retired. It also featured prime examples of situational humor, witty one-liners, and farcical comedy. 

Jerry: "But you don't understand, Osgood! I'm a man!"

Osgood Fielding III: "Well, nobody's perfect!"

    Not only did it show the LGBQ side of things, but it also shows the life of a woman and their struggles. When the band gets to Miami, Sugar (Monroe) confides in Josephine (Curtis) about how she wishes to marry a millionaire so that she feels more appreciated and not used for money. It wasn't until the crossdressers that they saw that being a woman means that you get harassed daily, wear uncomfortable shoes, get treated poorly, and have to be ladylike or proper. 

Jerry: [in high heels] How do they walk in these things, huh? How do they keep their balance?

Joe: It must be the way the weight is distributed. Now, come on.

Jerry: It's so drafty. They must be catching cold all the time, huh?

Joe: Will you quit stalling? We're gonna miss the train.

Jerry: I feel naked. I feel like everybody's staring at me!

Joe: With those legs, are you crazy? Now, come on.

[They see Sugar Kane]

Jerry: Look at that! Look how she moves. That's just like Jell-O on springs. She must have some sort of built-in motor. I tell you, it's a whole different sex!