I Changed My Sex

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Allan C @RT15713161 1d "Pull the strings! Pull the strings!" Ed wood's awkward plea for acceptance Glen or Glenda (1953) ** Glen or Glenda is an astonishingly inept film, but beneath Ed Wood's famously awkward filmmaking lies a surprisingly heartfelt plea for empathy and acceptance. Its bizarre imagery, stilted dialogue, and surreal Bela Lugosi scenes make it an unforgettable camp curio, yet its sincerity gives it an emotional resonance that many better-made films lack. SEE LETTERBOXED FOR FULL REVIEW See more Peter G @PeterGabrielle 02/01/2025 AMAZING! It makes sense why David lynch was inspired by this film. It’s truly a beautiful and heartwarming piece of art with some random nightmarish surrealism See more Andy B @RT49744558 05/06/2024 When this film came out, I can see why it was so panned. Wood takes not one but two taboo topics and presents us with what is effectively an information film about them. Both of these topics still cause controversy 70 years later, so I can only imagine what people thought then. The film starts with the suicide of a transvestite. The investigating officer goes to a psychiatrist who tells him two stories: Glen/Glenda and Alan/Anne. The stories of both people are told simply and in a straightforward manner - which did remind me of government information films. The really bizarre elements of the field are the segments invoking Bela Lugosi and the dream sequence. Both seem to have been put in to ... hell, I have no idea why they were put in. They're just weird. In the film, Wood explores a lot of misconceptions. He splits transvestism from homosexuality and makes it clear that not all transvestites want, or need, sex changes. The one thing that really jars for me is the ending, when Glen is cured of his transvestism. This is a flawed film, but actually still has enough useful information in it that some bigoted people from the 21st century could do with watching it. See more Teddy B @RT38636458 12/23/2023 A 'film' that is unintentionally one of the most riotous comedies of the 1950s. See more Mike P @RT77437476 11/05/2022 Once lampooned as one of the worst movies ever made; time has been strangely kind to this curio of a movie; it's possible Ed Wood was just decades ahead of his time, and not the lunatic no-talent incompetent he was once thought to be. For this story about a transgender man struggling for respect and normalcy; while technically it's still flawed and hilarious; the subject matter here; the plot; the point; is actually as prescient as ever. See more Eric P @RT06161622 08/11/2022 Ed Wood takes on a taboo topic in this film called Glen or Glenda. It was his plea that our American society should be more tolerant on the LGBT community. While the film was progressive at the time as this taboo topic was unheard of in the 1950's, the film was still very much awful. The film is so nonsensical especially all the Bela Lugosi scenes because his scenes have absolutely nothing to do with the film whatsoever. Speaking of Bela Lugosi, he and Dolores Fuller's performances in Glen or Glenda was pretty much wooden. The music at times felt horrendous because it pretty much sounded very annoying. The sets on the film looked as fraudulent as an average middle school play. Last but not least, the film's editing was lazy at times. While it should be acknowledged that Glen or Glenda was progressive for this type of film, Ed Wood still had no idea how to deliver its intended message as it turned out to be unconventional. See more Read all reviews

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