batuhancanliturk There is always one question that comes to our mind when we see a pregnant woman, is it a girl or a boy? It seems like we don't have any other options to be. Because of the heteronomy, we are defined to be only a male or a female depending to our gender identities and our gender roles. Gender role is specified within the society by dressing style, parlance and behaviors. However, gender identity is formed with the help of inheritance and external factors. In instance, how you feel about yourself and your instincts show your gender identity, while your dresses represent your gender role within the society which you live in. According to the gender roles which society give us, we are expected to act normal related to our gender identity. At this point, a question arises: "what is normal?". When we view from heteronomic perspective, there are two norms for the individuals. Either you should be a male and have behaviors for men or you should be a female and act like women. Hence, there are black and white without any different color. Everything in this world is formed to fit in this manner. Despite the fact that we have seen different and unusual occurrences like in the movie. The reason of calling them different and unusual is very obvious after we encounter with heteronomy. Because of the society, we internalize the normality of genders as we born.The idea of having two sexes is very complicated and nonsensical for the today's world and its gender roles. A little while ago, homosexuality were seen as a disorder and doctors were trying to cure that. In other words, they were searching for a way to normalize the person who were homosexual. By the way, we still have societies who believe and agree on that. I observe the same attitude for the people who have both sexes. It appears that we have become more develop some way or another, in this movie, Alex who is hermaphrodite, refuses to be operated to deform herself either a man or a woman. She is a naturally born individual with both genders. Understanding herself and deciding what she wants are vital and it should be only her concern. Her parents want Alex to be a girl, however first she starts to discover herself and her preferences. Although all reactions and attitude from her community, she decides to remain what she is. We should ask ourselves if we have right to choose both. We are stucked in the boundaries between the accepted definitions of male and female that demonstrates homophobia inherent in forcing the "unusual" to be "normal." It's more of an inborn perception that anatomical sex which is defined systemically base sociological gender norms and gender identities, is entirely reversed that a biological difference produces social consequences at our security in the human identity. This unsettling and distressful occurrence has a power to overthrow our presumptions about sex and gender identity. Not only our presumptions, also our beliefs are challenged in such a way. By this opinion, we should critique about our social indoctrinations and associations between external rules and gender.

lrmurray-46865 I was assigned to watch XXY for one of my Spanish classes so I didn't exactly know what to expect since I didn't watch a trailer before starting the movie. This review isn't going to spoil the movie like others do because I would like you to go through the same process and/or thoughts I did.There were many moments throughout the movie I felt like I was an intruder on this personal experience and journey. The movie countered these moments with small moments of joy even throughout the entire process Alex faces. One of these small moments was when Alex and Alvaro danced to only music they could hear in the street and you could tell it was pure joy. The little moments like these make this movie more enjoyable and worthwhile throughout all the intense private moments. It makes you want to continue to see these small moments.I recommend this movie to others, probably 13 and up since it does have a sex scene and shows a female chest. If the movie didn't show those two things though, I would recommend it to younger people too since it addresses a topic that is hardly ever talked about. Others can probably guess from the title XXY that it refers to the condition with people's chromosomes; however, I had never heard of it before this movie. My biggest recommendation while watching this movie is to pay attention to your personal thoughts and/or judgments regarding the movie as a whole and the individual characters. There are many times I caught myself trying to define certain aspects of the movie when I realized not everything needs defining and that's what I would like to leave you with. Take the movie as it comes, hold your thoughts, and reflect on the movie after you have watched all of it.

Fandust It's like they intentionally made the weirdest movie they could think of. It's weirder than Psycho (not better, just weirder). She has tits and a dick. So what does she do with it? She sodomizes a boy! Considering the fact that lesbians use dildos on each other, you would think that would be her natural mode of operation. Instead, they promote sexual confusion, the worst of both worlds, that is sodomy. And when she gets a chance to use it for what it's meant for, she walks away from the opportunity. Reminds me of Psycho's shower scene, minus the blood, the music, or anything else entertaining. Making it something you just really didn't want to see.

Chris Smith (RockPortReview) This is the powerfully moving story of Alex, played by Ines Efron, a teen looking for acceptance and belonging in an often cruel and unjust world. XXY is chromosome combination for a person having been born with both male and female reproductive organs. Previously know as hermaphrodites, but now use the more P.C. term intersexed. Any time a movie goes into this territory it has a chance of become exploitive and unrealistic. Director Lucia Puenzo's is conscious of this and really hits home on many universal themes such as identity, parental love and belonging.Alex is fifteen years old and has been living as a girl all of her life. She takes hormones and supplements to keep developing this way. Her parents are obviously very protective of her secret and have had to move around a lot to avoid the unrelentingly curious public. After yet another move to a small coastal town in Uruguay, Alex seems to have had enough and stops taking her meds. A more aggressive Alex starts to emerge and after a fight with her best friend (Vando, a boy) she falls into an abyss of sexual confusion and loss of identity.Alex's parents could have elected have a surgery at her birth to "correct" the situation, but her father Kraken refused, simply calling her "perfect". Kraken is marine biologist by trade and a model of pure love and tolerance for Alex. Alex's mother is hurt and disappointed that she has decided to stop trying to become a woman and fears what might become of her. They invite a surgeon and his family to their home for a few days to get a sort of second opinion. They have a teen son named Alvaro who is also trying to find his own way.Alex asks Alvaro point blank if he will have sex with her, but he declines as he is dealing with some issues of his own. He suspects she is different but not to what extent. When Alex forces the issue and they finally get together, Alvaro is in for quite a surprise. Kraken accidentally witness part of this and his deepest fears start to surface. The fallout from this event is emotionally painfully and embarrassing for all of them. When a group of teen boys hear a rumor about Alex and decide to find out for themselves we get one of the more heartbreaking scenes in the film. They hunt her down on the beach and hold her down while one of the boys pulls down her shorts. She is eventually saved by Vando and taken back home. Kraken is conflicted as to weather or not to got to the police as it could bring even more unwanted attention, so he leaves it up to Alex.Alex and Alvaro's relationship allows them to use each other in order to find out who they really are. Alvaro confirms that fact that he is gay and must deal with his intolerant father, which is another gut wrenching scene. As Alvaro and his family get ready to leave, he confronts Alex about his feeling for whoever she decides to become. Alex is skeptical about his motives and asks if he wants "too see" and he leaves it up to her. She shows him and the film thankfully holds back the urge to give the audience a sort of genital money shot and leaves it to our imaginations. This film is beautiful, tragic, hopeful and so many other things. It is a must see and is available through Netflix Watch Instantly