1. Boys Dont Cry
The film delves into gender issues, questions of identity, and the ethics of interpersonal relationships. ... All of this unfolds in a context that analyzes how we identify gender and how we differentiate between the masculine and the feminine. ... What has always seemed generally simple about gender is made extremely complex when one gender passes for another, and the responses of others toward Brandon raise all manner of questions about whether these others are attracted to the idea of Brandon or the true existence of Teena. ... Gender is not the only issue being tested in this film, f...
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