What I liked
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My overall impression
There are two things in particular that I loved and admired about Tonya’s performance:
1 she’s a badass and she knows it – I love that she knows it she’s immediately revealed to be powerful both physically and emotionally – and even women who are both physically and emotionally strong become victims of abuse in this world -and though the stories she tells are from her youth, seeing this athletic strong woman standing up there and sharing about how she wasn’t in control physically is very moving.
2- stories of abuse vary so greatly and the world often depicts them as some simply lifetime movie formula. Survivors have all sorts of different feelings in regards to the things they have endured – I wish that more people would speak up, but I also wish the stories that were told were more varied- while there’s no wrong way to tell the story especially if it’s your truth, something that translated so powerfully (and unlike most depictions I’ve seen) is how we see Tonyas beautiful confident and sassy personality throughout and then we see the contrast of her telling and reliving her story very quietly with a great deal of stillness. People need to understand that this story looks different on everyone and Tonya tells her painful true account with bravery and grace.
