Jonah Hex was a critical and commercial flop when it was released in 2010, but that didn't stop Megan Fox from watching her performance in the film.
The actress recently revealed that she was told by Hollywood not to watch the movie, but TikTokers gave her the courage to do otherwise. Looking back, Fox realized her involvement in the film wasn't as bad as she thought, more than a decade ago.
Megan Fox's Painful History With Hollywood Affected Her Self Esteem
Megan Fox has been in the public eye for over a decade now, and in that time she's become one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Since she was young, Megan Fox had a tough childhood. Later, when she started her acting career, she gradually became the target of multiple rumors and gossip.
In an Interview with Instyle, Fox spoke about her career openly saying: "I was brought out and stoned and murdered at one point," she said so in reference to the last 10 years of her career. "And then suddenly everybody's like, 'Wait a second. We shouldn't have done that. Let's bring her back".
Megan Fox has been in a number of relationships. She is currently married to Brian Austin Green. They have three children together. Fox has also been linked to Shia LaBeouf and Machine Gun Kelly. All of her relationships were public and everyone had an opinion about them, this increased the stress and anxiety that Megan went through.
Megan Fox started being a role model for other people to speak about their mental health problems. She has been open about her struggles with mental health. In a recent interview, she talked about how she's been dealing with anxiety and depression. She said that she's been seeing a therapist and taking medication for her mental health. She also said that she's been trying to live a more "authentic" life.
Hollywood Told Megan Fox Not to Watch Jonah Hex
The Jonah Hex movie was released in 2010. It is a western film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Megan Fox plays the character of Lilah Black, the ally and crush of Jonah Hex. The movie was not well-received by critics, but it did have some good moments. The acting was praised, and the visuals were impressive. However, the story was convoluted, and the characters were not very likable, according to critics.
In her interview with InStyle, she said about Jonah Hex: "I had never even watched it because the other actors told me not to. I mean, I got crucified for that movie, just brutalized in the reviews. But something came over me, and I said, f*** it, I'm going to be brave and watch it." Fox then realized that the criticism was just blown out of proportion. One of the reasons that encouraged Fox to watch it was seeing the popularity that the movie's hashtag is getting on TikTok.
Jonah Hex Has Its Own Fandom On TikTok
All this hate for Jonah Hex changed recently when TikTok users started sharing clips of Megan Fox's performances in Jonah Hex's movie, and multiple people lip sync to her dialogues in the movie or even dress as Lilah Black.
TikTokers are praising Megan and her performance in the movie. The hashtag Jonah Hex has over 35M views on TikTok. Most of them are video clips of Megan from the movie.
It is amazing seeing what the power of social media can do! And It's inspiring to see someone like Megan Fox overcome the negativity of Hollywood and embrace her own talent. She's proof that you can achieve anything you set your mind to.