It's rare to find films depicting sexuality without sensationalist tendencies. Even when the film depicts kink, it isn't done in a manner to be shocking, but rather to gently poke fun with us the viewer at all of our weird little desires. The joke isn't the community of kinky and queer folk in the film-the joke is the shame and weirdness around perceived elements of class and prudish sentiment, despite the fact that we all experience desire.
Warning for trans folk, while the film is on the whole supportive of transgender people, there is a scene depicting a trans person being mistreated /yelled at as a "sexual deviant" which could be potentially triggering.
There's complex nuance to the pain of having a father that doesn't "see" you. Of being an other. There is so much gentle nuance and joy to this film that it's hard to even encapsulate. It's more than meets the eye.
I haven't seen a main character depicted with such spark and vibrance. Going to have to watch the rest of Julie Walters' films now!
Give this a watch if you're able to laugh at yourself.
Warning for trans folk, while the film is on the whole supportive of transgender people, there is a scene depicting a trans person being mistreated /yelled at as a "sexual deviant" which could be potentially triggering.
There's complex nuance to the pain of having a father that doesn't "see" you. Of being an other. There is so much gentle nuance and joy to this film that it's hard to even encapsulate. It's more than meets the eye.
I haven't seen a main character depicted with such spark and vibrance. Going to have to watch the rest of Julie Walters' films now!
Give this a watch if you're able to laugh at yourself.