Trans Allegories in Film: 'Nimona' (2023)
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my reading will reveal, 'Nimona' could be interpreted as a transgender story.

15-year-old Viola has achieved her wildest dream - getting into a top school. Saying goodbye to her old life at a neighbourhood school was easy. Now comes the hard part - fitting in with her new schoolmates. The girls at her new school are born into privilege and Viola is determined to fake it till she makes it but at what cost?
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my reading will reveal, 'Nimona' could be interpreted as a transgender story.
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