Reflection On The Movie Transamerica

Prior to viewing the movie Transamerica, I was quite confident in the fact that the film would be based on America accepting transsexuals, as more and more individuals become open about their gender. To my surprise, this was not the case. In actuality, this movie was about a protagonist by the name of Bree who was essentially unable to identify with her biological sex. Transamerica revolves around Bree’s personal conception of not being male, but female which makes her transsexual. Bree dresses as a woman would, wearing skirts, makeup and even speaks like your typical female would. Additionally, she works at a Mexican restaurant, where she receives a phone call that drags her back into her uninvited past. From this phone call, she learns that she has a seventeen-year-old son named Toby who is in jail. At the behest of Bree’s therapist, she flies to New York in order to bail Toby out of jail. From here, we see the budding relationship between the two, although …show more content…
For one, I still do not believe that parents nor society have an influence on the gender identity of any individual, as it is apparent that gender identity is a personal concept. It is literally the way an individual identifies with their assigned and biological sex. It is solely up to that individual and whether or not they are able to identify with their sex. Hence, regardless of what their parents say or what society expects of them, that individual will ultimately follow their heart just as Bree did. It was apparent that Bree’s mother did not approve of her gender identity and her decision to have sex reassignment surgery. In spite of this, Bree still sought approval but was unbending in terms of her decision to be who and what she wanted to