What was the point of the Taylor scene? - Transamerica (2006) Discussion

[–] kellybubble 18 years ago

I think it's to point out the fact that Toby is overly sexual...That he can go at it with just about anyone - girl or boy. Sex, or making out, is his way of expressing himself.
I think it's nice to have characters or situations in movies that aren't explaine to us or won't appear again. It just adds to the mystery and makes the story realistic. I mean, do we not meet people every day that we don't ever see again?

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[–] lazzyfuzzylou 18 years ago

Yeah, I guess so. It did add to the mystery of it, I left wondering what happened to her, how old she was, and stuff. Thanks!

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[–] kellybubble 18 years ago

lazzyfuzzylou: You're welcome! I was also wondering about the girl, especially her age because she seemed a *tiny* bit younger than him.

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[–] arynne 18 years ago

hehe, i actually think she looked about 11...

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[–] orthohawk 16 years ago

A major theme in the movie is the unfairness of double standards: Bree's mom's double standard (Bree's "sin" vs. Toby's "sins" Toby is opened with open arms while Bree is committed), and Taylor's father's double standard (his little angel being corrupted) as revealed by Bree's comment back to him. I remember that there were more, but I can't recall them right now. These two were the ones that stood out.

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[–] svelte41 18 years ago

Agree with Tiffhoney but I'd go one step further. That was the only sexual encounter he had in the movie that seemed to make him happy. I think the scene was telling us that Toby naturally preferred girls but his sexuality had been distorted by that scumbag stepfather.

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[–] Obbykins 16 years ago

You seem pretty right, to be quite honest.

I think his active sexuality with men, especially prostituting himself, was something that he only did because he had been abused by his stepfather and he was used to it.

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[–] Pursy 18 years ago

It was especially indicative of the kids ages the sharing of a lollipop. :)

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[–] northface778 18 years ago

I think it kind of gave insight into something Bree was feeling, when she shouts out "You'd better make sure she doesn't ruin some poor innocent boy's life!" It's not really the perspective you'd expect someone in the mother role to take (especially so passionately), but I think it relates to her anxiety and fear over being in the position that she got herself into as Stanley. She turns back to the therapist and says something about not being cut out to be a mother (no pun intended). I think the scene is meant to say more or focus more on Bree and her emotions than on Toby.

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[–] ccherry-1 18 years ago

Northface, you have it right. Toby finds it a new and encouraging experience to have a "parent" leap to his defense. Obviously his stepfather never did, and though we don't know much about his mother, the fact that she killed herself makes it seem she took the victim role rather than the defender role.

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[–] croftmania 18 years ago

The point of this scene, imo, was to show that Toby sent out "I am a whore" vibes and both men and women were able to sense them.

I did not get the impression that this encounter made him any happier than the others. I got the impression that the girl saw Toby and thought to herself: "What a pretty boy. I like him. I think he'll let me kiss him."

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[–] taina_39 18 years ago

1. It shows how open Toby is
2. It gave Bree a chance to defend Toby from the girl's father who accused him of being a rotten kid. This establishes the first time any one has stood up for Toby -in his life probably-.

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[–] Isaac5855 17 years ago

I thought the point of that scene was to show us that Toby was not gay, that he only has sex with men to make money.

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[–] anatja 17 years ago

There is no need to show Toby's sexuality, it is not even pertinent to the story. Someone said it perfectly earlier on in the thread, Toby sent out 'whore vibes' everywhere, he did not know how to connect with people (whatever the biological sex) except sexually, he felt that was all he had to give, that it was all he was worth.

The scene has sweet FA to do with being gay or not, it is actually quite tragic.

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[–] zombiesushi 15 years ago

Very well put, Toby didn't know how to connect with anybody, except sexually, in the scene where he asks Bree to merry him it shows this even more, he liked Bree, and felt a connection to her, and the only way he knew how to show that or express it was through offering her sex, he didn't want to loose her so he tried the only way he knew how to get her to stay and be with him because she was the first person who had ever really respected him and stood up for him instead of abusing him. He just hasn't been taught to be able to connect on an emotional level, he said it himself when shes asks what he is doing and he replies, "What Im good at."

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[–] Can_a_bitch_get_a_donut 16 years ago

I agree with Isaac. The point was to show that Toby was not gay. As I said in another thread, when he had sex with men, it was just business.

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[–] zcid47 17 years ago

i think a reason of that scene is how Bree reacts ..it shows how Bree is starting to treating him like her son ..she's accepting him.

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