❝Vida, I do not think of you as a man, and I do not think of you as a woman. I think of you as an angel.❞
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I was smiling almost all the way through To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar. It's always better when trans/gay actors play roles like these, but I guess straight people are more receptive when straight actors take on such stories. And I will say that Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo were excellent. Vida and Noxeema were so gorgeous, wise and funny together, and while Chi-Chi was a bit annoying at times, she grew a lot by the end of the film and I loved how she and Noxeema bounced off each other.
The story took a very different turn to what I was expecting, but I still really liked that the girls uplifted the women of Snydersville, becoming their fairy godmothers. However, the racial slurs and sexual assault/harassment were brushed over pretty quickly, and I wish the impact they can have on the psyche had been explored a bit more.
On the whole, it's easy to see why this film is a queer classic, and I'll definitely be revisiting it regularly.
→ film-related notes: 1) noxeema and clara bonding over films was so sweet and such a joy to watch, 2) vida's outfits were so elegant and beautiful, i was jealous all the way through the film
❝Vida, I do not think of you as a man, and I do not think of you as a woman. I think of you as an angel.❞
· · ──────⊹⊱ ✦ ⊰⊹────── · ·
I was smiling almost all the way through To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar. It's always better when trans/gay actors play roles like these, but I guess straight people are more receptive when straight actors take on such stories. And I will say that Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo were excellent. Vida and Noxeema were so gorgeous, wise and funny together, and while Chi-Chi was a bit annoying at times, she grew a lot by the end of the film and I loved how she and Noxeema bounced off each other.
The story took a very different turn to what I was expecting, but I still really liked that the girls uplifted the women of Snydersville, becoming their fairy godmothers. However, the racial slurs and sexual assault/harassment were brushed over pretty quickly, and I wish the impact they can have on the psyche had been explored a bit more.
On the whole, it's easy to see why this film is a queer classic, and I'll definitely be revisiting it regularly.
→ film-related notes: 1) noxeema and clara bonding over films was so sweet and such a joy to watch, 2) vida's outfits were so elegant and beautiful, i was jealous all the way through the film
