I, Tonya

I can’t help but feel a lump in my throat. “I don’t have an education. All I know is skating. That’s all I know. Stopping me from skating is like a life sentence.” That line hurts. Tonya was exploited from the moment she could stand pushed, hit, and molded into something she never chose to be. She never got the chance to form her own identity; she’s just a collage of the people who used her.  This movie isn’t just about skating. It’s about what happens when a child grows up under constant public validation, trained to perform for love and punished for wanting it.