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Finally watched I Saw the TV Glow (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by captainlezbian@lemmy.world to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Yeah finally got around to watching it tonight and I was basically sobbing the whole time. It wasn't quite what I expected, but it was so amazingly good. In addition to capturing the feeling of being an egg and seeing someone like you. The connection hit really hard as well. It also just did an amazing job of conveying dysphoric disassociation. I also loved the use of monochrome lighting and fluorescent coloring to blur the feeling of real and unreal.

So yeah, absolutely amazing cathartic cry movie, though IDK if it's a great one to show to cis loved ones to show how it feels.

And it's made me feel the need to get around to watching Veneno, which I've been putting off for several years. I suppose I don't get to complain about not having enough great trans media if it exists and I don't watch it, so I guess I gotta go watch it. When I do I'll try to remember to post a review of it too. I've already seen the first episode and loved it.

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[-] sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 day ago

ive watched with with cis and trans women and every cis woman was like yawn and completely couldnt vibe. they caught the message tho. the trans women? bawling, me included. def not a cis teaching tool. its for us.

[-] briar1312@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago

My spouse and I were both bawling and actually couldn't sleep for days after. My spouse is bi and genderqueer but at the time I thought I was completely straight cis. So yeah, this movie might have broken my egg, still figuring that out loll but 10/10 incredible movie.

[-] sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago

Aww, bb. It'll be OK. ๐Ÿ’œ

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Welcome sis! And yeah it's a great movie to crack your egg to. It hits so deep at the little things of being in the eggshell, and the back and forth feelings of being drawn to what you are and need then running away in fear. But it also hit pretty hard because I related to Maddie, knowing I had to get out of my suburban town even as a teenager.

And yeah, congrats on the self realization and good luck with figuring your gender out! We're all here for you if you need it

[-] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

Same experience!

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