tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post114122643829124832..comments2024-03-18T19:46:10.130+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Transamerica reviewJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1141290278021894062006-03-02T14:34:00.000+05:302006-03-02T14:34:00.000+05:30Oops!Oops!The Marauder's Maphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691114757718617846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1141281434292625622006-03-02T12:07:00.000+05:302006-03-02T12:07:00.000+05:30Transamerica isn't a best picture nominee. But yes...<I>Transamerica</I> isn't a best picture nominee. But yes, generally speaking there has been a sexual-minority buzz this year.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1141279850370944802006-03-02T11:40:00.000+05:302006-03-02T11:40:00.000+05:30This seems to be the year of the sexual minority a...This seems to be the year of the sexual minority as far as the Oscars are concerned -- what with <I>Transamerica</I> and <I>Brokeback Mountain</I> both in running for Best Film.The Marauder's Maphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691114757718617846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1141273077980260142006-03-02T09:47:00.000+05:302006-03-02T09:47:00.000+05:30Sony pony: thanks for pointing that out - have rew...Sony pony: thanks for pointing that out - have reworded the sentence.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure that it matters so much whether the part is played by a transgendered actress or a straight woman - given that Huffman has done so well by the role. Also, casting her (in light of her popularity from <I>Desperate Housewives</I>) was the filmmakers' stab at injecting some commercial appeal. Nothing wrong with that if the resultant performance is so good.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1141262164314624432006-03-02T06:46:00.000+05:302006-03-02T06:46:00.000+05:30yeah; i generally agree that Huffman's performance...yeah; i generally agree that Huffman's performance (and makeup) was quite good. I especially appreciated the opening scene of the movie, where we have Huffman watching a video on how to sound feminine. Her vocals were admirably gender-vague. (the movie's soundtrack was also very nice, extremely well-thought out, and well-timed.)<BR/><BR/>However, would it have killed the filmmakers to put a transgendered actress in the role of the transgendered woman? It's the gender version of blackface, as far as I am concerned. One of the very few movies out there about transgender issues, and it's played by a straight woman. <BR/><BR/>Also a comment on "helps us see Bree not as a deviant but as a completely believable human being": <BR/><BR/>When did deviants become inhuman?Themadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616421924510169326noreply@blogger.com