After looking at Tangerine last month, I think that my
cinematic perspective on transgenderism has been forever altered as a result.
It is also going to serve as an interesting contrast to how the more mainstream
film scene treats similar subject matter. Now, since I don’t go too far out of
my way when it comes to what films get watched/reviewed around here, I don’t
want to take any hoity-toity position when it comes to more independent cinema.
That said, I can’t help but feel like subject matter such as transgenderism is
better suited for the indie scene; the amount of sensitivity required to make a
portrayal of such things work shouldn’t be hindered by any kind of company
oversight. Then again, if Any Day Now proved anything, it’s
that the indies are just capable of screwing up as the Hollywood system, so
this could really go either way.
