ChannelNewsAsia.com – Felix Chong
When even a Hollywood teen flick gets into it, you know it’s finally gone mainstream. Big time.
In fact, it’s turning up so regularly these days that you might be tempted to call it a renaissance.
We’re talking about cross-dressing.
Whether it’s boys in drag or girls passing off as boys, dressing up as the opposite sex has suddenly found new faithfuls in pop culture and the arts.
A case in point: She’s the Man.
Adapted from Shakespeare’s classic Twelfth Night, the film centres on a high school tomboy (Amanda Bynes) who’s so determined to play soccer that she masquerades as her non-identical twin brother.
There’s also the Hong Kong-Singapore co-production, We Are Family, which has Cantopop veteran Alan Tam playing multiple roles, including a grandmother.