Apart from rare exceptions such as Disney's “Strange World”, the representation of non-heteronormativity in the cinema-tricks of the big studios only takes place in passing-if at all! Since the top dogs do not move forward, the (still) unknown creative heads, such as Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs have to be directed.
Hough Hobbs was responsible, among other things, for the props of the horror phenomenon “Talk to Me”, while Varghese has largely drawn attention to himself in the Australian comedy scene. When the couple argued one day because it never worked together, the title “Lesbian Space Princess” was created first. From this it quickly became the idea of shaping a common directorial debut full of camp. And we can only congratulate Hobbs and Varghese on this dispute, because “Lesbian Space Princess” is definitely a colorful, queer good mood cult!
Princess Saira experiences an adventure.
Princess Saira (original voice: Shabana Azeez) from the planet Clitopolis is relieved: she always had to listen to that she was completely boring. But now she has fished the hot, coveted bounty hunter Kiki (Bernie van Tiel), with which she can indicate! Saira even made her loved one an album that looks back on her time together. However, this is not well received by the tough fighter: Kiki brings out blasé.
For the noble house stool, a world collapses, but then she gets the chance to assert herself: three straight white Maliens kidnap the bounty hunter and blackmail Saira to get to her royal Labrys. Saira doesn't have it yet, but the Incel milk faces don't have to know that!
Off to hell, i.e. in the Mancave with Marvel discussions
As soon as Saira leaves the well-known, safe, gay-lesbian area in an advent, sarcastic spaceship, she is confronted with a strange cosmos. Among other things, it consists of aggressive phallic symbols and a hetero-bow, which whims miserable love music as he hits his clamps. Kiki is also brought to the limits of her patience in the Mancave of her hostage-takers with conversations about Marvel, Reddit and Fantasy Collection Cards. But not everything is bad out there!
Saira meets WILLOW (Gemma Chua-Tran) during her odyssey, formerly part of a queer pop band and is now looking for inspiration for thoughtful indie music on a lonely moon. The non-binary singing talent did not find it, but Saira and Willow become an understanding team in no time. This is good for the self -esteem of the (supposed) boring woman, but could complicate her rescue mission …
On such a trip you also meet new people …
The women, which is defendant about disinterested women, a stubble stool in the fluffy sweater and her adventurous, researcher ex: Hough Hobbs and Varghese do a fast-paced, amusing game with stereo and archetypes. What could quickly become a common scolding or self -flagellation becomes the cheerful Katharsis in “Lesbian Space Princess”: Look at enjoyable, sharp -watched quirks, annoyances and peculiarities and giggles all, justified gram and all false shame away!
The ignorants Straight White Maliens are not a real threat, but relieving-in -copical villains with a penchant for enjoyable-like debates-everything else would be too depressing for this Campy Komik. Clear highlight: Your crazy search for the difference between “lesbian” and “thespish”! Meanwhile, Clitopolis is a smorgasbord of exaggerated LGBTQIAA+realities and references to the mainstream. Of course, there is a “Twilight” band around in Saira's bedroom, a transformation sequence based on “Sailor Moon” is also a must, and if you look closely, you will see that Saira has a “Babadook” trailer. Finally, the title-giving monster of the Australian horror hit was appointed queer icon after a streaming service accidentally included the film in its rainbow section …
Colorful and quick -witted to self -acceptance
All this set Hough Hobbs and Varghese with a smug playfulness (think of a significantly less nasty “Rick and Morty”) and contagious cheerfulness: The sci-fi trick adventure is encouraged to save cost, but is charming-colorful and jam-packed with witty, visual marginal notes. In addition, the moody cast rattles a speedy game as well as youthful naive dialogue comedy down and gives the whole at the same time emotional value.
Because Saira's Zotig-Süße, fast-paced rescue mission becomes a really refreshing journey to self-knowledge: “Lesbian Space Princess” is not the X-TE coming-out story of a heroine that was struggling with her sexual orientation! Saira, on the other hand, has to learn to respect her more introverted personality (and the associated way of expressing her sexuality) – without closing. As fun-hearted as this unfolds, it is not completely flawless: Saira's progress is condensed to a few compact turning points, as was the dream sequence triggered by the pointed-tongue drag Queen (Kween Kong)-more would have been possible!
Usually the cool kiki can take care of itself.
And the songs with whom “Lesbian Space Princess” would have needed more View to keep up with the turbulent. Nevertheless, this directorial debut for playful, smart praise finds that there are many ways to live out – and that they can all be clichéd on the outermost surface, but are ultimately valid. In any case, as long as you don't get into a paralyzing self -pity or even come to the attack on others. And even the significant verbalization of this morality transforms “Lesbian Space Princess” into an excellent punch line – the following hasty end was promptly forgiven shortly afterwards!
Conclusion: “Rick and Morty” for people who know what a clitoral oak is: “Lesbian Space Princess” is a hearty, confident, self-confident non-heteronormative good mood world adventure full of creative silly and with a smart quick-fire dialogues.
We saw “Lesbian Space Princess” at the Aachen film festival, where the film was competing.