ere parts that I thought could have been improved. It seemed that throughout the movie there was a high point and a low point on the roller coaster of emotions stemmed from Ludovic’s gender bending. At some points I just got tired of dealing with the emotions that flew out to the viewer. The parents especially being under subject, one parent would accept Ludovic and the other would be off in a tyrant of shame...but not short after the roles would switch and he would be thrown against the other parent. I also do not like the persecution that Ludovic had to face as a result of his tastes and self. Unfortunately we live in an environment that allows “Tom-boys”, but not the counterpart. There is no social stigma attached to a young girl who dresses like a boy, plays rough, wears Band-Aids on her skinned knees like badges of honor, and prefers trading baseball cards to jumping rope. It's regarded as "just part of growing up." Reverse the situation, however. The result -- a boy who adopts the traits of a girl -- is unacceptable. Such a child, who plays with dolls, puts on makeup, and wears dresses, is likely to become a pariah. And that is the situation explored by Alain Berliner in this film This brings out emotions in the viewer from people shunning and hurting this family because of a boy, one single little boy. At Part social realism, part human comedy, part family drama, and part storybook fantasy, Ma Vie en Rose is an original, thought-provoking, and entertaining piece of work that I am glad I got to experience as part of this class....
