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I gotta say, the scene in Emilia Perez where pre-transition Emilia reveals to Zoe Saldaña’s character that she has boobs is zero percent done like a horror movie, there’s no disgust or big reaction, just a half second of surprise before they return to business

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I'm looking forward to ten years from now when multiple trans actors have been nominated for and won Oscars and we can collectively admit Emilia Perez is a great movie

Melania in the background looking like this guy

Can we stop with this frankly transphobic critique saying Emilia Pérez “returns to her male voice” in her fight scene with her wife? I’ve rewatched many times and as a trans woman with a deep voice, it is clear to me that the voice Karla Sofía Gascón uses as Manitas is different

I know a lot of queer critics have struggled with Emilia Pérez, but the thing is: it’s a brilliant movie