Lost in Scene CNA graphic. The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have settled. No film has been catapulted into the American cultural conscience from a singular film culture quite like this Brazilian drama has.
I have not seen either of these, which is disappointing. But, following a historic 13 nominations, I must speak up once again.
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First, my positives. The story of a drug cartel leader who hires an attorney to secretly organize gender-affirming surgery is doomed when this trans woman tries to secretly reintegrate herself back into her family which she left behind. When Emilia wakes up after surgery, her face is covered in bandages. Strangely scary, and I assume unintentional. Depicting a quiet moment like this, immediately after surgery, could have been a moment to indulge in the catharsis of transition.
But, as she stares out the window at a sunrise, the bandaged face plays as horrifying. The movie seems fascinated around the surgical aspect of transitioning, not realizing how infrequent it is among trans people.
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These tropes doom the movie. When I was young, I found myself fascinated by the idea of a celebrity director. Films are not one man. News Reporter for Creston News Advertiser. Raised and matured in the state of Iowa, Nick Pauly developed a love for all forms of media, from books and movies to emerging forms of media such as video games and livestreaming. January 31, Hi Subscriber.
