Ballet itself is a dance that looks very light, but this film makes people look heavy.
In any heavy story, there is always a villain opposite the protagonist. But the biggest villain in this film is actually himself. In the process of changing from a boy to a girl, everything around is very nice - an enlightened father, mature medical facilities, a school environment without discrimination...
With the help of the doctor, lara has been taking estrogen, waiting for the best condition to do orchiectomy, and then implant in the uterus. Like removing excess organs from the body, neither the doctor nor the patient seems to be under too much pressure. During the period, there is also psychological counseling, and the doctor's conversation atmosphere is relaxed, just like your best friend is gossiping about which little brother you like recently. Even in such a relaxed atmosphere, lara is still like a closed shell, insisting that she needs to complete the changes in her body before she can get close to the person she likes.
It is herself that lara needs to overcome. She is forbearing, restrained and unyielding in the film. She didn't talk too much, and the most scenes were ballet exercises. Her sadness was light. One second in the crowd, she was still smiling. After she got out of the environment, the next second she was alone and hurt.
In the film, she only collapsed twice, the first time was at her father's bedside and the second time she was at the dinner table with her father.
Father said, "You don't know how brave you are. Do you know? You are already an example to others."
Lara: "I don't want to be a role model, I just want to be a girl."
Lara and her father have gone beyond the ordinary father-daughter relationship, with a little more loyalty from iron brothers, support without bottom line like a lover, and tolerance and understanding among friends.
Therefore, the original intention of this film is not to complain about the challenges and pressures that transgender people have suffered, but to tell a story of transformation that turns a cocoon into a butterfly. Like Lara's blood-stained toes every time she rips off the bandage, it hurts, but it's also good, because it's closer to a perfect pair of ballet feet.
To become a "girl" in the true sense, if you want to change, you have to be true to yourself.
In addition, I have to applaud the post-00 actor Victor Polster's acting skills and clothing. Regardless of the eyes, gestures, walking posture... more girly than ordinary girls.
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