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.
Forgiving Charity (2023)
Charity stares at herself in the rear-view mirror of her seaside parked car. Through a series of memories surrounding her girlfriend, "Day", viewers are drawn-into the whirlwind of their relationship, from start to finish. Time passes with great speed; the women meet, fall in love, and pursue a committed, loving relationship. This relationship is then uprooted by an apparent unnamed medical diagnosis. These aforementioned memories are coupled with a conversation between the women; a conversation which addresses Charity's relapsed substance abuse addictions, infidelity, and thoughts of suicide. Charity is in desperate need of being forgiven; it is only after Day forgives her - that the true, underlying nature of this conversation between the women is revealed.
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Charity stares at herself in the rear-view mirror of her seaside parked car. Through a series of memories surrounding her girlfriend, "Day", viewers are drawn-into the whirlwind of their relationship, from start to finish. Time passes with great speed; the women meet, fall in love, and pursue a committed, loving relationship. This relationship is then uprooted by an apparent unnamed medical diagnosis. These aforementioned memories are coupled with a conversation between the women; a conversation which addresses Charity's relapsed substance abuse addictions, infidelity, and thoughts of suicide. Charity is in desperate need of being forgiven; it is only after Day forgives her - that the true, underlying nature of this conversation between the women is revealed.
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