If you thought the first five minutes were triggery... JFC.... The writing is impressive, but the direction is... phenomenal...
The protagonist's face tells volumes of internal conflict, but in a few key places the viewer is treated to "what if" moments, where we see exactly what our heroine is dying to say, what's going on in her troubled mind. Her internal screams. I had to pause several times... It took me four hours to get through it...
On the way into the costume party (didn't we all love halloween?) her wife comments, "You make a pretty woman." That look of anguish... *shudder*
Is it triggery for a trans viewer? Absolutely, watch with care. Is it accesible to cis viewers? I think so... It gets preachy in a couple spots, occasionally just... misses the mark (IMO), but the character is human and complex, and we're treated to story lines that don't revolve exclusively around the protagonist's gender. She's flawed, has deep seated shame, and is unraveling around the edges.
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Powerful...
Date: 2008-07-19 03:28 am (UTC)The protagonist's face tells volumes of internal conflict, but in a few key places the viewer is treated to "what if" moments, where we see exactly what our heroine is dying to say, what's going on in her troubled mind. Her internal screams. I had to pause several times... It took me four hours to get through it...
On the way into the costume party (didn't we all love halloween?) her wife comments, "You make a pretty woman." That look of anguish... *shudder*
Is it triggery for a trans viewer? Absolutely, watch with care. Is it accesible to cis viewers? I think so... It gets preachy in a couple spots, occasionally just... misses the mark (IMO), but the character is human and complex, and we're treated to story lines that don't revolve exclusively around the protagonist's gender. She's flawed, has deep seated shame, and is unraveling around the edges.