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This movie reeks of so much self-importance...

posted 8 years ago by msvillager
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It's laughable. Clearly a movie contrived to get Oscar attention. IMHO, it's more a fictional movie about narcissism run amuck more than anything else. Much like Caitlyn/Bruce Jenner. Can't keep track of what she or he prefers to be this week.

The lines are so unbearably cheesy. And you can almost imagine everyone involved being all smug about how important each and every over-acted scene was after the director called cut.

I want to be clear that my problem with this movie is not the subject matter. I think the subject of gender identity is an important one and greatly needs more discussion, attention and empathy. I just feel like movies like this poorly represent the real people that it purports to champion. You can clearly see that this movie and Jenner seek, desire, and want as much attention as possible. It's their drug. I don't know, but I'm pretty sure the real gender identity population wants no part of that, and just wants to be understood and accepted.

[–] TxMike 8 years ago

It must be nice to be clairvoyant as you seem to be, knowing exactly what was going through the minds of those who made this movie, why they wanted to make it and what they thought while filming.

I much prefer to be me, where I don't know everything in advance and have the fun of discovering the world around me.

..*.. TxMike ..*..

[–] msvillager 8 years ago

I'm so glad you love yourself so much. It's really special.

I offered only my perspective on a movie, and encourage others to do the same, and to debate and discuss without ridiculing and insulting other people's opinions with pompous and arrogant remarks.

If you have nothing of substance to add to a discussion other than an insult, then just move on.

[–] Aim-JE 8 years ago

I just feel like movies like this poorly represent the real people that it purports to champion.

This movie was about the first person to undergo sexual reassignment surgery, so it could only represent that one person and those closest to him/her. I'm sure there were other transgender people then, but they either kept it hidden or were diagnosed as insane.
Perhaps you were expecting the people in the movie to be more enlightened and/or educated on the subject? I honestly don't know, but I enjoyed the movie. It was beautifully filmed, the actors were amazing (although I think Redmayne was a little too "girly," but maybe that's the direction he was given), and I loved the score.
I've never seen an episode of the Kardashian reality show or the one Jenner is doing; just clips. I think it's tacky. From what I've heard, transitioning is a difficult, complex, painful thing. It's not about foundation, footwear, fashion or giggling and gossiping while sipping champagne. Slapping a pair of tits on you doesn't make you a woman. This movie delves into the emotions - both love and pain - of the two main people involved. Jenner is all about the glitz and glamour. Please don't compare the two.

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[–] mj7796-386-393455 8 years ago

It's actually about the first successful reassignment surgery.
It's a beautiful movie and all the negative comments just show how people are still so small minded and so many can only see the world as their own genitals allow.
I saw no self importance in it. Especially after reading it took 10 years to get made. Eddie is married with a baby and has nothing to prove. He was amazingly brave to make this. I'm glad JK saw him as such and put him in her new film.