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.

When her elderly neighbor passes away, shy schoolteacher Crystal inherits the cottage next door-only to discover it's being rented by a mysterious foreign tenant. He's Prince Nikolai, hiding from his country's political unrest. As they slowly fall for each other, Crystal must decide whether to help him stay hidden... or let him go back to save his country.
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.
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