Trans Allegories in Film: 'Shrek' (2001)
Films can alleviate alienation by presenting realities where the viewers feelings are shared by onscreen characters. The film 'Shrek' can be interpreted as a transgender story.

Jason Williams Wade Olsen, a Harley-cop. Olsen is looking for Reaper, a murderer and a biker who has escaped from prison. With his team looking outlawbikers Reaper for the hidden gold in an Indian area. Instead, he finds Wade Olsen ... In an area without rules, an area too hard for the average man, an area known as the "Danger Zone"
Films can alleviate alienation by presenting realities where the viewers feelings are shared by onscreen characters. The film 'Shrek' can be interpreted as a transgender story.
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