


Working with frequent Lady Gaga collaborator Justin Tranter, Carson co-wrote and sings most of the movie’s original music while in character as Cassie the soundtrack has so far spent two weeks in the Billboard Top 10. To be clear, the film, which stars actress/singer Sofia Carson as Cassie the starving artist and Nicholas Galitzine as Luke the desperate Marine, has legions of fans. (In fact, the US military was involved with production.) It includes, among other things, an embrace of explicit racism and a portrayal of its feminist character as a control freak. In the three weeks since its release, Purple Hearts has been widely condemned as a piece of propaganda, for the military and even for the “ MAGA” movement. In this story, for these lovebirds to unite, one of those worldviews has to tilt toward the other.Īnd, spoiler alert, it’s not the worldview of the character whose opening scene includes a shot of a drill instructor intoning, “You are what right looks like.” purple hearts.ĭespite the titular color scheme, however, there’s no mutual shift toward the middle here. That’s the key to the film’s title: His “red” viewpoint and her “blue” viewpoint melding together make. The story revolves around a troubled Marine and a strong-willed singer who wind up faking a marriage for money despite their ideologically opposed viewpoints. Romances, however, aren’t usually high on everyone’s hate-watch list - and Purple Hearts seems to infuriate as many viewers as it enchants.

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The film, which debuted July 29, has been the most-watched movie of the month, racking up over 100 million hours in one week alone, and over 150 million hours since its release. An enemies-to-lovers marriage of convenience story set amid soft lighting, choice LA filming locations, and a soundtrack full of original songs, Purple Hearts has enough aesthetic appeal to feel like an interesting update on the Nicholas Sparks formula. On the surface, Netflix’s wildly popular Purple Hearts is a typical romantic drama.
