Trans Allegories in Film: 'The Little Mermaid' (1989)
Films can alleviate alienation by presenting realities where the viewers feelings are shared by onscreen characters. 'The Little Mermaid" film can be interpreted as a transgender story.

The History of Early Erotic Cinema presents the fascinating historical journey of how, with the invention of the film camera, all the sexual fantasies and fictions previously hidden and repressed in human consciousness were projected onto the screen, breaking existing taboos. It takes viewers on a unique and in-depth journey into the unknown earliest examples of erotic film collections that pushed the boundaries of pornography, and into the understanding and aesthetics of sexuality in the early 1900s. It tells the story of the transformation from amateur films dealing with sexuality during the silent film era to a multi-million dollar pornography industry that commodified and marketed sexuality.
Films can alleviate alienation by presenting realities where the viewers feelings are shared by onscreen characters. 'The Little Mermaid" film can be interpreted as a transgender story.
Sailor Moon Crystal wisely makes the decision to adapt Season 4's Dream Arc into an epic anime movie where the Sailor Guardians shine brightest.
As Andrew’s life begins to change, his passion for drumming soon becomes a spiraling obsession in the pursuit of perfection. Through the use of disturbing and abusive training methods, Fletcher puts Andrew through emotional and physical agony.
Based on the bestselling memoir, viewers get a glimpse of the challenges of autistic people.
“And I think to myself….what a wonderful world”. Louis Armstrong sang about this notion via his classic 1967 song, an ode to witnessing elements of our life that should be but some reminders of exactly what that concluding line of each verse indicates. Now we see our contemporary realities and, just being honest, it makes a sentiment like this seem SO overtly far away….perhaps even impossible….to accept or believe could be. It sounds harsh, but again, so much of what is occurring speaks not to beauty, but bedlam.
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.