They didn't waste any time getting to the real money shot at 2:50 mark following the gratuitous killing seen (yawn) and a peek at her tits and ass (yawn). The real money maker is Chloë Sevigny getting ready for the shower as she turns to the camera with her dick hanging out.
My only question is this, what now? More murder? More gratuitous dick and tit scenes?
Just when you thought your sense of morality couldn't be more challenged..transsexuality more perverted...there's more..
The scene when Chloë Sevigny finds her "hormone" pills stolen she reacts in rage punching a hole threw a door. Just for the record cisgender people, speaking strictly for transgender woman, this is a awful presentation. Often many of us are can't afford our hormones but it would be completely out of character for us to react with violence.
Secondly, when we resume HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) there is a deep sense of becoming whole again but unlike how Hit & Miss portrays us we are NOT DRUG ADDICTS as that scene suggests.
Sevigny said wearing the fake penis made her cry every day..."Then looking in the mirror... it was weird. I was lonely and I felt really unattractive. I was confused about my desirability - was I desirable? - in having put that on, and having men see me with that on."
Sevigny hoped her part would raise awareness of what it means to be transgender, and she succeeded in part anyways. She became personally aware of what trans people feel when we see our reflection pre op. but I think the only one who would make this connection would be transgender people. To Joe and Josephine Cisgender it just justifies their unabashed staring at my crotch, regardless how uncomfortable I am about that.
Chloë you're money shot is your fake penis. Our existence depends on taking the focus off our crotch in into our hearts and souls. In that regard you have done us a major disservice
Great cinematography mixed with a real perversion of transsexuality and a appealing bulldozing of social conscripts. As much as I have booed this I have to say, its a ground breaker.
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No way! From your discription, I wouldn't see it in a million years! There are enough sensationalistic unreal presentations of us on screen. Good to know after all these years Hollywood still soesn't get it!
I feel the same about our mis/under representation and in one instance in the past refused to watch more that the trailer, even at the invitation of my pastor (ticked off Tra##ys with Knives)
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I saw no reason to, but in this case the feature has just enough redeeming qualities to entice me to view it.
Yes I was repulsed by the gross misrepresentation of trans womanhood. It portrays one of us a a remorseless killing machine. But the acting was good, the cinematography amazing in a nitty gritty way and it challenges social constructs which really appeals to me.
But it needed addressing and that's my job.
It wasn't my intent to dissuade trans people from viewing it. I want our community to step in and voice there opinions on It.
P.S.
If anyone is or knows a transgender assassin (preferably a sexy one m or f is fine) please ask her to come see me (without bullets or knives) and I will interview anonymously using a alias (to save my life of course.)
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