Die, Beautiful (REVIEW)

Die, beautiful

Die Beautiful, a comedy-drama directed by Jun Lana, was an entry to the 2016 Metro

Manila Film Festival. The indie film revolved around the story of a Filipino transgender woman,

named Trisha (played by Paolo Ballesteros), who wanted his father’s acceptance. Ever since a
child, Trisha knew that she has a woman heart trapped in a man’s body. Although her father does
not approve of this, she still followed her will and pursued what she really wanted by leaving
home. She joined beauty pageants, and even had a breast transplant to boost her confidence. On
the last pageant she joined, Trisha won the crown of “Binibining Gay Pilipinas.” Unfortunately,
after she was crowned, she collapsed and died from aneurysm. However, up until the day of her
death, her father insisted of burying her as a man.
I remember a gay man once said on television that the LGBTQ community are only
tolerated, but, not accepted. I think this truly applies at present since regardless of the increasing
number of the LGBTQ, and open-minded people, our society is still attached to the belief that
there are only two genders, the male and the female. Also, most people still associate such with
the religious belief that no other gender shall exist since “God only made a man, and a woman.”
Sadly, people still see the LGBTQ as a disgrace in society.
With regards to Trisha’s beauty contests, I believe that the audience see the gay
contestants as a form of entertainment. The people watching are happy, not because they are
proud that these gay men are finally out from their closets and enjoying their freedom, but
because they are enjoying the fact that these gay men could make them laugh.
Like those people, Trisha’s father can’t accept him because he believes that having a gay
son would only destroy his reputation. Still, Trisha proved him wrong. She adopted a child not
just to prove that she’s capable to be a mother, but to also prove that being gay does not mean
you’re useless. She showed her father that she is a responsible person who could stand on her
own feet, and that she is also a human who deserve some respect.
Although most of the time, a gay man is better than a straight man, people still disregard
that reality. Thus, even if it hurts, I say: “die, beautiful.”
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Writer: Ma. Yvone L. David
Date: March 17, 2017
Die Beautiful, a comedy-drama directed by Jun Lana, was an entry to the 2016 Metro
Manila Film Festival. The indie film revolved around the story of a Filipino transgender woman,
named Trisha (played by Paolo Ballesteros), who wanted his father’s acceptance. Ever since a
child, Trisha knew that she has a woman heart trapped in a man’s body. Although her father does
not approve of this, she still followed her will and pursued what she really wanted by leaving
home. She joined beauty pageants, and even had a breast transplant to boost her confidence. On
the last pageant she joined, Trisha won the crown of “Binibining Gay Pilipinas.” Unfortunately,
after she was crowned, she collapsed and died from aneurysm. However, up until the day of her
death, her father insisted of burying her as a man.
I remember a gay man once said on television that the LGBTQ community are only
tolerated, but, not accepted. I think this truly applies at present since regardless of the increasing
number of the LGBTQ, and open-minded people, our society is still attached to the belief that
there are only two genders, the male and the female. Also, most people still associate such with
the religious belief that no other gender shall exist since “God only made a man, and a woman.”
Sadly, people still see the LGBTQ as a disgrace in society.
With regards to Trisha’s beauty contests, I believe that the audience see the gay
contestants as a form of entertainment. The people watching are happy, not because they are
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proud that these gay men are finally out from their closets and enjoying their freedom, but
because they are enjoying the fact that these gay men could make them laugh.
Like those people, Trisha’s father can’t accept him because he believes that having a gay
son would only destroy his reputation. Still, Trisha proved him wrong. She adopted a child not
just to prove that she’s capable to be a mother, but to also prove that being gay does not mean
you’re useless. She showed her father that she is a responsible person who could stand on her
own feet, and that she is also a human who deserve some respect.
Although most of the time, a gay man is better than a straight man, people still disregard
that reality. Thus, even if it hurts, I say: “die, beautiful.”

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Die, beautiful

death, her father insisted of burying her as a man.

Sadly, people still see the LGBTQ as a disgrace in society.

that reality. Thus, even if it hurts, I say: “die, beautiful.”

Suggested Heading: Die, beautiful

death, her father insisted of burying her as a man.

Sadly, people still see the LGBTQ as a disgrace in society.

that reality. Thus, even if it hurts, I say: “die, beautiful.”

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