THERE ARE SOME SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW.
Hello readers,
I shall be writing the second film review of 2016 with the also talked about and yet marvelous film, The Danish Girl. The film is loosely based on a true story and starred last year's Oscar winner, Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander.
I am certain that you may have heard of transgender people, whether trans male or woman, there is a sex assignment surgery. If you are not familiar or not very sure, sex assignment surgery is a surgical procedure by which a transgender person's physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are altered to resemble that of their identified gender. For this case, the story follows Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne), a painter and husband who realised his calling: to be a woman (Lili Elbe).
Throughout the film, Einar is exploring himself. We can see that he is shy as his wife, Gerda (Alicia Vikander) had already mentioned that she was the one who asked him out. Einar showed qualities that were similar to an average woman: the way he interacted with people and how he seemed to be by himself. He later realised his calling when he was asked to pose for his wife's painting. For Gerda, she is a strong woman who is there for her husband, despite him being Lili. I admired her character for being tough and able to pull through what is happening.
The Danish Girl is a film to always tell us that no matter who you are, whether you are a woman or man, you are beautiful as who you are. If you feel that you have a calling, then go ahead and make yourself be happy. Don't let people think you are crazy or foolish if they know your intention. This is your life and you can't be happy if you just shoved the wanted life away. Like how Lili was in the film, no matter what circumstances (even when Gerda missed Einar), she knew that this isn't her body and it was time for a change. What a shame that Lili did not get to really experienced the life of a real woman (I mean, as a reformed woman after the surgeries).
With every emotions flowing throughout this film, The Danish Girl is an absolute film to watched and highly recommended. Eddie Redmayne, who has already gotten an Oscar for The Theory of Everything, has once again proved what he is able to bring out in the film. Maybe, there is a chance he might be a lucky man again, especially his recent nomination on the Golden Globes. May the luck be with this man (and other nominees).
Ratings: 9/10
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