Trans Allegories in Film: 'Your Name' (2016)
Our protagonists perform as the opposite gender while still preserving the parts of their personalities that makes themselves who they are.

Momo and Todo are two strangers who meet in a small bar, and walk hand in hand while singing a children's song. They end up having sex and sleeping outside. As they wake up the next morning, Todo compares their situation to a "michiyuki", a lovers' elopement that ends in a double suicide. Both struggling with a painful past, they start to make their way towards the sea, not really sure whether they want to live or die.
Our protagonists perform as the opposite gender while still preserving the parts of their personalities that makes themselves who they are.
Jennifer Lopez leads the story as Zoe, a determined woman who opts for artificial insemination after a string of failed relationships. Lopez's portrayal adds depth and warmth to Zoe
Shadow & Bone excels in natural story representation with powerful centering of culture. Jessie Mei Li stars as Alina Starkov, the feisty cartographer with kindness, innocence, and integrity, who comes to be revealed as the legendary summoner of light.
"Driveways" is a nuanced portrait of an Asian American family, touching on themes of loss, growth, and belonging.
"THANK YOU, Zach Creggar!" Back in 2022, this now established star in the horror film genre gave us the quirkily creepy, unexpectedly funny (at times!) cinematic gem that was "Barbarian". It felt like a cool breeze just washed over us as, for ONCE, the much traversed roads these films tend to go with got an upgrade of uniqueness without sacrificing the ambiance of uneasiness you desire.
I believe in homages, but there's a proper way to borrow a creative idea instead of making it appear as if you hit the copy and paste button. Most likely, anyone is better off simply reading the books. Or just put on Scream.