I dream her dreams.

It's been a little while since we last counted down, hit ignition and blasted off through the cineverse, so dust off those flights suits and strap in as we head to the far end of 2015 for a tale of radical ideas, radical people and a not so based on true story with Tom Hooper's smash hit, The Danish Girl. 

Eddie Redmayne has only been on the silver screen for a relatively short term and already he's pushing the envelope with a number of knock out performances such as his role as legendary Stephen Hawking in the incredible biopic piece The Theory of Everything (2014) and dream boat revolutionary Marius in Les Miserables (2012). And with his twin role as Einer/Lili in this film he is just oozing with star potential, I honestly believe if Redmayne keeps this type growth he will easily become one of this generations most beloved and awarded actors. Something the studios Hollywood could really use more of. 

One of the most astounding things I found about The Danish Girl, was its wonderfully clever use of locations. Hooper uses just enough of Nyhavn, Copenhagen, to construct a beautiful mis-en-scene and really bring the world these characters live in to life right in front of the audiences eyes. Whilst cleverly interweaving sets amongst the real world locations and even reusing some with other dressings such as the characters Danish and Parisian apartments.

I say characters as though the plot of the film is supposedly based on the real life story of Lili Elbe much of the screenplay has been adjusted to add drama, whole characters have been revised such as Alicia Vikander's Gerda. Who throughout the film is depicted as a straight devoted wife and artist, when in reality Gerda was a very public bisexual with an amorous taste for women and lived largely as a lesbian whilst her and Lili lived in Paris, the couple also divorced long before Lili's surgeries were complete.

The costumes of this film are another shining example of what can be done with big budget money, immaculate, stylish and each and everyone of them a show stopper, from Einer's streamlined suit, to Gerda's nightdress, each dazzles the eye and is gorgeous to behold. The hair stylists of this film really do deserve some credit here too, especially those who designed Lili's hair piece as it really does make the transformation realistic and completes the look of Lili's persona.

As a fictional story about the world's first transgender operation and it's subject, this one is a great gateway for folk not so in the current know-how to begin exploring the real culture and stories of those of us not defined by binaries, or sexual preference.

I enjoyed The Danish Girl immensely and whilst a little predictable that ending is a real tear jerker. If you missed this one at the cinema then make sure you hut it down on DVD or online as soon as you can, you won't regret it.