I watched it recently and it didnt seem trans, gender was Cis the entire time. Even most of the Mr.Smiths, if not all, were from men
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Anonymous#12w
have you heard of the term metaphor
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Anonymous#12w
like obviously its not about trans people on the surface, but the idea of choosing between the pills, one symbolizing the easy and mainstream path, and the other meaning to break free of the rigidness of society and be your more truly embodied self… thats the metaphot
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AnonymousOP2w
Im not saying it cant be applied, it iust seems to be retroactive in it
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Anonymous#12w
or.. it was a metaphor
these are the writers btw (lana and lilly), they transitioned a few years after the movie came out