The film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2018, and when you watch it, its quality is, much like the existence of trans people, undeniable. The film focuses on Marina, a trans woman, exquisitely portrayed by Daniela Vega, whose life is called into question after the death of her boyfriend. Instead, it's a movie that shows a trans woman as a whole person, complete with flaws, hopes, dreams, and a will to desire for happiness, just like everyone else. In times like now, where the right for trans people to exist is being called into question by governments around the world, movies lik e A Fantastic Woman can help open the eyes of people too close-minded to view trans people as valid people.Ī Fantastic Woman is a movie about trans rights, but not in a way that feels too direct. The power of cinema is allowing the viewers into the lives of those different from them, which is why it's important to tell cinematic stories about trans people that accurately represent their experiences. Far too often, trans people's existence and experience is put into a box and/or tossed aside as invalid.
