Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Is she really a boy?
I have been working on my Oscar project: watching all the Oscar Movies, and lately there have been a few Hilary Swank movies. She is a great actress really, but mostly when she is portraying a male. She won for Boys Don't Cry where she cross dressed, was raped repeatedly for doing so, and then was killed in the end for being who she thought she was inside-a boy. Then of course in Million Dollar Baby she was a manly woman training to be a fighter. She died at the end of this movie as well, so maybe the movies she wins Oscars for are the ones that eliminate her in the end. Anyhow, those were both phenomenal movies despite the overwhelming sadness. Sorry I may have spoiled the endings for you all, but they are still worth seeing at least once.
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I saw Boys Don't Cry, and I agree: I think Hilary was amazing! I think she does better in the more "masculine" roles b/c she has a very strong face. Btw, ever see TransAmerica? That is an interesting film when it comes to transgender issues, as well as family dynamics.
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