145. Mr. Angel (2013)

March 11, 2014

For a random pick on Netflix, Mr. Angel was a fairly decent choice. It was a documentary that made some interesting points and shed light on a subject most people are probably uncomfortable with. Buck Angel is a transgender porn-star. He was born a female, and with the use of testosterone supplements and a mastectomy, she became a he. He never underwent 'bottom surgery', however, and he still has female genitalia. It seemed like the shock and awe of the situation (as well as his rocky background involving a lot of drugs) made up the first half of the movie. The second half dealt more with his advocacy work. After winning the Adult Video award for Transsexual Performer of the Year, Buck went on to talk at schools in support of sex education and acceptance. It was actually pretty informative, and while I know a lot of people are probably uncomfortable with this type of subject matter, I still recommend it and I recommend that those people get over their awkward feelings and just understand and accept that not everyone has the same thoughts or feelings as they do.