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Headcanon: Rumi is trans
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OK, so this is just a screen capture with subtitles, but the line was just too perfect.
Everyone should have accepting friends like these ☺️
Even as a trans allegory, the thesis is that Nepotism should prevail. They accepted her after nearly everyone got possessed. Kinda the wrong message you want to portray if you want to be accepted as your true authentic self.
The adoptive mother's fear was legitimate if soul sucking possession exists. Who wants a society of zombies?
Well yeah, but they didn't have a chance to up till that point. Rumi stayed in the closet until she was outed by the demons right at the end. As I see it, all the conflict within the trio was driven by her trying to stay hidden. The message I got was: you don't need to hide like you were taught as a kid; your friends will accept you; we're stronger together.
But perhaps that's just my experience coloring things. Society really has changed a lot since the 80s and 90s.
The question the movie evades is: stronger together under Gwi-Ma, or under Rumi? They omit asking if demons under Rumi still have soul possession, and if “demonphobia” persists. You have to recall, folks died under Gwi-Ma influence. “Demonphobia” should have generational trauma to heal.