I just looked at the DVD cover for Transamerica, to be released on May 23. See it below.
I just want to point out something that annoys me -- now, I haven't seen Transamerica yet, but from what I have seen, Felicity Huffman does not look like this in the film.
THIS is what she looks like:
I'm pretty pissed. This DVD cover is obviously an attempt to get the Desperate Housewives fans to buy the movie. Apparently they must have thought Felicity made up to look like her transsexual character, Bree, would be bad. This is really annoying to me. Having a regular beauty shot picture of a popular actor to sell a DVD is something I've seen normally done on lesser known, weak, forgotten films. But here comes this big, Oscar nominated film that deals with gay/transsexual issues, and they can't even put a picture that really represents something about the film itself on the DVD cover. This could fool someone living under a rock that Transamerica is nothing but blonde, sexy Felicity Huffman living out in the woods, trying to become a big country music star.
I know it's just a DVD cover, but it's really going to annoy me as I glance at it while pushing my red Target cart around on May 23.
I totally agree. That photo has absolutely nothing to do with the film or the character - it's basically a picture of Felicity being herself going to the Oscars, or a pic of her character from Desperate Housewives, neither of which belong on the cover of a film that is uniquely about a male identifying as a woman.
The point is the voyage and the struggle and appearances - and showing a glammed up perfect version of someone who is not the character in the film denies the character the film is about, the film itself, and all those whom the character represents (transsexuals).
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it still shows Felicity glam as the first image you see, going to Bree. the initial image should not even be on the box. it's still being used and done for the wrong reasons.
Yeah, I'm disgusted too. It should start off with a man... becoming Bree! That would be funnier, and the best DVD cover ever. But of course they won't do it - the world is not yet run by Sexy Celebrity.
Now people living under a rock are going to think that Transamerica is about a sexy, blonde woman who transforms into this ugly duckling (my apologies to those of you who find Bree hot).
Still, it's better than not having Bree on the cover. Now it says, "Desperate Housewives fans, come here. Pick me up. Move me back and forth. Oooooh... OOOOOOHHHHHH... you're turning me into a transsexual! Ooooh..."
Now it says, "Desperate Housewives fans, come here. Pick me up. Move me back and forth. Oooooh... OOOOOOHHHHHH... you're turning me into a transsexual! Ooooh..."
it still shows Felicity glam as the first image you see, going to Bree. the initial image should not even be on the box. it's still being used and done for the wrong reasons.
i'm not severely upset, mostly disgusted.
It's supposed to show you the progression of her going from one stage to another (Felicity Huffman 'BEFORE' and 'AFTER' makeup) for Transamerica.
It's supposed to show you the progression of her going from one stage to another (Felicity Huffman 'BEFORE' and 'AFTER' makeup) for Transamerica.
yeah, der, i get that. my point is that felicity huffman has nothing to do with the movie and shouldn't be on the box looking like that because she doesn't look like that ANYWHERE in the movie. her character is bree, you should only see Bree, pre or post op doesn't matter - but only the character, not the star.
how about this - for Brokeback Mountain, let's put a picture of Jake Gyllenhaal handsome at a premiere party in a tux freshly shaven with his eyes all sparkly (to the left). THEN put a picture of him in his 1970s garb looking mutinous and forlorn in love with his fellow sheep herder.
how about this - for Brokeback Mountain, let's put a picture of Jake Gyllenhaal handsome at a premiere party in a tux freshly shaven with his eyes all sparkly (to the left). THEN put a picture of him in his 1970s garb looking mutinous and forlorn in love with his fellow sheep herder.
Or, Jake Gyllenhaal naked except for a black patch at his crotch. When you turn the DVD upside down, the black patch disappears and yeehaw!
Sex sells...this reminds me of the cover for Cronos (1993) in which the 'mechanism' is climbing up the heaving bosom of a little lady, nothing to do with the film content...no bosoms anywhere (yes, I was disappointed).
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I thought this was a joke, I am still not entirely convinced... they wouldn't do that would they???????
They would hump your leg for a dollar o' five... and ask you to call them all Stumpy. So yes they would. It will feel like love until you had to dig deep in the pockets and pull out your dollar menu loot and pay the $1.05.
What? Oh...wrong thread?
Sorry.
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I'm actually not upset with the DVD cover anymore. I bought it the day it came out and it's kinda fun transforming Felicity Huffman back and forth. The movie itself is SPECTACULAR and very funny. I highly recommend the DVD.
In related news, check out the before and after pics of some models, here. This is how pretty much all of the big time magazines edit their shots... It really makes you think about the bizzare, plastic mirage that has been put over a lot of what we see daily.
Altered reality sells, folks...
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