Why Is Netflix's New Rom-Com 'Purple Hearts' so Controversial?
Netflix's original movie 'Purple Hearts' is shaping up to be a hit on the streaming service. However, the film has not been met with universal praise.
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Netflix's original movie 'Purple Hearts' is shaping up to be a hit on the streaming service. However, the film has not been met with universal praise.
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Even though two people have different ideologies, they can still get along, right? Sure, but if getting along means falling in love with someone whose beliefs and values are completely different from yours, well then, let's just say that that only happens in movies like Purple Hearts, the latest Netflix drama that provides a spin on marriage fraud between a troubled young US marine and a struggling singer-songwriter who dreams of her big break.
Purple Hearts director Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum explains how she went about capturing a romance about political opposites in the Netflix film.
Based on a novel of the same name, “Purple Hearts” revolves around Cassie Salazar, a struggling singer with Type 1 diabetes who can’t afford insulin, and Luke Morrow, a Marine who needs to pay off a drug dealer.