Stills (2)(16) seems to be more encapsulating than "Love in Siam". Overall, it's a rich movie that doesn't single-handedly indulge in gay love affairs, but rather broadens and extends equally moving strands with the two male leads as the main focus, differentiated by genre but more closely intertwined by cross-linkages. The plot is not fancy, but purely moving. The pacing is calm and soothing, but subtly infectious. It's a likable and accessible movie for everyone, but everyone may see it from a different perspective and feel differently. Some may think of their own childhood in terms of Miu and Grandma, some may have been depressed by the changes and stalemate in the family like Dong, some may have had a nymphomaniacal crush on the boy of their choice like Ying, some may have had a brief moment of confusion in front of their sexuality like Dong, and of course there will be a large number of corrupted women who are delighted by the love between two innocent and beautiful men. The fact that one can keep discovering and feeling the multi-faceted love in the course of watching the movie shows that this is indeed the director's heartfelt work. From the perspective of literary themes, this movie combines the exciting ups and downs of a novel with the subtle beauty of prose. The clear structure and rich clues ensure that the movie will not be dull, the scattered free play and close-ups of the scenes greatly enhance the lyricism of the movie, and finally, it achieves the unity of the theme that the form is scattered but the spirit is not. The deep meaning contained in the movie is exceptionally clear from the beginning to the end, and the exploration and interpretation of love is truly uncontrived, simple, moving and thought-provoking. Love" has always been the theme of countless movies, although "The Love of Siam" has not reached the ultimate level, but it is very sincere, and under the control of the same theme concept, it covers multiple aspects and levels of love, and paints a detailed portrayal of their interconnectedness and mutual influence. The movie's power to touch people's hearts is naturally not weak. To summarize, the movie focuses on the process of knowing love, learning to love, and being firm in love. Everyone in the movie has different experiences, but they all realize the deep meaning of love in the end, and find the right way to love, or at least this way and the final decision are honest to themselves. Even Tong's "fraternal" ex-girlfriend has her own way of acting on love, though she may not be recognized by most people. Gay romance is always a focus and a highlight in this movie. The highlight is because the main story line is, after all, the bond that has been planted between Mew and Dong since childhood. The highlights are reflected in many ways: firstly, it is closely related to the whole movie's arrangement, the love between Miu and Dong is not over-exaggerated, but closely blended with their respective upbringing and environment, and same-sex love is united into the theme of love in the whole movie. Although the interpretation of the ending is controversial, love doesn't need a standard answer, and it's good to have an understanding that you can figure out (even if it's only temporary). Secondly, the love between Miu and Dong is simple and beautiful, without a trace of contamination. Dolls and songs are used as props for Dong and Miu to express their feelings to each other, and the Siam Square in Bangkok becomes an important scene to witness the love between Dong and Miu, which is simple, yet very romantic and touching. The last point, which is also one of the most popular points for many corrupt girls, is that the two young men (let's assume that 18 or 19 years old is also a young man) who play Tong and Mew are both exceptionally good-looking, and since gay movies often have such bright sadness and pure youth, these two boys are destined to be liked. The movie was a big hit at the 2008 Thai awards, and judging from the overall quality of the movie, the Best Picture was well deserved, and the director's dedication to it was also recognized, so the Best Director was no contest. In addition to these two awards, the awards in the performance category should not be overlooked. The movie's leading and supporting roles were so good that the two boys were so close to their roles that their acting skills became a secondary factor, and their skillless performances were the best way to express themselves. In the supporting roles, Tong's father, Tong's mother and June are all quite good. If the scenes between Miu and Tong are more about conveying a sense of innocence and beauty with their colorful performances, then the performances of these three are successful in showing the state of mind of an adult who is tired of love, but is afraid of losing it, which is very real and touching. The full version of the movie will have more details restored to it and will be 186 minutes long. Such a length would make a mediocre film, not to mention a bad one, feel long and dull, but "The Love of Siam" is worth it because there is a lot to savor in it, or is it just that everyone may want to savor something different from the movie, but they are all searching for the full version because they are touched by it is a fact that is not in doubt.
The Beginning - Childhood Playmates
Mew probably didn't expect Tong to risk being beaten up by his classmates for his sake, and Tong didn't expect to fall in love with the weak boy in front of him years later. The two kids, who were neighbors and classmates, soon became a good pair of pals. When Tong's family went on a trip to Chiang Mai, Tong's sister Tang went camping in the forest with her friends and didn't come back with her family, and when Tong came back, she decided to give Mew a wooden doll as a gift, in the form of a treasure hunt (a game that Tong's father often used to give gifts to Tong and Tang). The gift is a wooden doll for Mew. But when Mew follows the clues to find the last part of the doll, the nose, she realizes that the tree where the nose was hidden has been cut down. Holding the doll with the missing nose, Mew reassures Tong that it doesn't matter and that this is enough. But misfortune has already struck Tong's family: Tong's sister has been separated from her classmates in the forest, and there is no news of her, and she will probably never come out again; Tong's parents are y remorseful, and his father spends all his time drinking to drown his sorrows. In order to erase the pain, Tong's father decides to move. After a short goodbye, Tong embarks on a bus to leave. Feeling the pain of separation for the first time, Mew sheds tears of sadness.
The Encounter - The Beginning of a Love Affair
Several years later, Mew and her classmates formed a band, AUGUST, at their school, and their music became so popular that their CDs were sold out at Siam Square. Tong loves AUGUST's songs and when he goes to buy the CDs, he meets Mew, who has been separated for many years, and writes down Tong's cell phone number, but Mew and his classmates leave in a hurry. A relationship between the two teenagers thus began.
Are you lonely--Mew in Tong's arms
T: Don't you feel lonely living alone? M: I'm so lonely I'm scared. T: What do you mean by lonely and scared? M: When I was a kid, I was lonely because I didn't have any friends. Growing up, loneliness is more lonely than having no friends. T: Why do you feel lonely? M: I don't know. I remember one summer, when I was getting ready for second grade, my dad took Grandma somewhere. It was about three or four days, and when Grandma came back ...... (Grandma died soon afterward.) Maybe it was because of that. Even though this incident is over, I still miss Grandma. I sometimes wonder if we can accept this kind of thing if we really love someone very much. If one day, he died ...... Parting from something like this is a part of life, we all know that, but can we really let it go? Do we really love someone enough to not be afraid of them leaving us? Then there's the fact that we have to accept that no matter where we are, the person we love isn't around anymore. That way, it's lonely. I've been like this for five years now. Why is our world like this? I don't know what the rest of our days are like. ...... Mew tells Tong the story of the five years they have been apart, and Tong is touched by it, but he also feels that he is getting to know Mew better, and the two of them are slowly getting to know each other better.
A love song - Mew's confession
Before their reunion, Mew's manager wanted Mew to write a heartwarming love song for their Christmas show. Mew, who has never been in a relationship, says he doesn't know how to write a love song, but Tong's presence in the scene makes Mew's buried feelings clear, so he writes a song called "Walking Together" - a love song just for Tong. When Tong's father continues to drink after the move, Mew's manager's assistant June, who looks like Tong's sister Tang, is hired by Tong and his mother to pretend to be Tang in order to comfort and help his alcoholic father, who is still addicted to alcohol. After the party, Tong and Mew sit together on a stone bench in the courtyard and kiss each other, which is just seen by Tong's mother.
Just friends - Mew's helplessness
Tong's mother has been struggling to run the family for years. Not only does she need to take care of Tong, who is studying, and her husband, who is physically weak and spends his days drinking, but she also has to carry the cross of her daughter's disappearance. When she discovers the affair between her son and Mew, she is afraid of Tong's departure, and even more afraid that Tong will embark on a path of no return. So she goes to Mew, hoping that he will discontinue his relationship with Tong. Facing such an earnest mother, Mew is at a loss. Should he continue his relationship with Tong? "We're just normal friends." Mew choked up and said. After that, Mew kept avoiding Tong and didn't want to sing. It looked like the Christmas show was coming up, but Mew didn't go to auditions or rehearsals.
As long as there is love, there is hope -- Ying's encouragement
Ying is a newcomer who moved in after Tong left. The beautiful and kind-hearted Ying has been secretly in love with Mew for a long time, and her room is plastered with Mew's photos, but she has never had the courage to confess her love to Mew. When Tong's mother talks to Mew, Ying, who is standing outside the door, is extremely sad when she hears that Mew likes Tong. Later, Mew unintentionally discovers that the girl next door has been secretly in love with him all along. At this moment, Ying frankly confronts Mew and reassures him that as long as there is love, there is hope. With Ying's encouragement and support, Mew perfects the love song he wrote to Tong and decides to go to the Christmas show. We still don't want to be together, but that doesn't mean I don't love you - Tong's Choice Originally, he thought that the love between the two would be a success, but after watching Mew's live performance Tong finally chose to let go, (probably because of family reasons) Tong finally gave Mew the nose of that wooden doll, and the wooden Tong finally gave Mew the nose of the wooden doll, the wooden doll was finally complete, but their love, Mew looked at the silly red nose, couldn't help but cry, in order to pay homage, in order to forget, but also in order to thank. Everything is in the past, Tong in Mew such years to give him a most real warm memories, gave him a most beautiful first love.
Cheesy, not cheesy?
To say it's cheesy speaks to the movie's love trope. It's nothing more than a childhood crush that develops into adoration after the two meet again after a few years of separation, and then dies under the weight of the world's resistance. Some of the movie's plot points don't hold up to scrutiny either, and are somewhat out of touch with reality. For example, the movie is unclear about Mew's parents, whether it is his parents or Mew himself who pays for the tuition and living expenses, and whether June and Tang look alike enough to fool a father who loves his daughter so much, right? Then again, blaming a movie like this for being too utopian is like blaming Snow White for being too naive; it's supposed to be a combination of fairy tale and reality. The ending of the movie also hints at the end: In fact, the ending is hinted at at the very end, what exactly is it? We can review, whether it is 150 minutes or 186 minutes, the final director has given the puppet three close-ups, the first time is put into the puppet's nose which stays for a few seconds, then after Mew starts to cry and then give a puppet picture, and finally Mew cries and then there is another puppet picture, what does this imply? The puppet in the movie itself is not complete, but it is because the nose is inserted at the end that it is complete, but the puppet and the nose can't match, which implies that they are both boys, and it is impossible for them to be together in themselves; but at the end, the puppet is still synthesized with the nose, which implies that they are together in the end, so why the director inserted the puppet three times at the end of the movie, which is the director's intention, I think. I think this is the director's own intention. The movie theme song reveals the final ending of the movie ? What does the fat director's "Peer" music video really mean? Many masters have already explained that the main evidence is the cell phone and turning back, and the reunion after several years proves that Tong and Miu are still together in the end. This conclusion is correct, the doubt is that the music video has a lot of movie footage editing, why did the fat director cut these shots? And in what logical order is it choreographed? If you are careful, you will find that the music video shows that one Christmas later, the big screen in Siam Square is playing the song that Mew wrote for Tong, but the lead singer has been changed to another singer, Tong sees this and asks Mew to meet him at the same place. At this time Ying and Duna are also walking in the square, all four of them keep walking in different directions, reminiscing from time to time about what happened before. The important thing is why are they walking back and forth? What is the meaning of the replayed past events (important shots in the movie)? Walking is searching, just like the scavenger hunt in the movie, they are searching for their true love. When Tong is searching, the scene first switches to Duna, then to Miu's house when he breaks up with Duna, and then to Miu writing a love song for him. The intention is to show that Tong found Duna first, but not her true love, Miu is. Duna's recurring images during her search are shopping with Tong, arguing, then walking alone, then with another boy, and when she turns back to look for Tong, Tong is walking with a group of brothers and doesn't seem to sense Duna's presence. The result of this string of searching is that Duna finds Tong, but Tong is not her true love and she ends up with someone else. What about Ying? She has 99 thornless roses, and then Mew says "You'll always be my best friend". The Miu that Ying finds is not her true love either. Miu's search for Ying, who he decides can only be his best friend forever, then he meets Tong, and Ying can only silently watch Miu leave. And then there is Tong's running, where will he run to? The three images that follow are Duna waiting, Mew waiting, and Ying waiting. As Tong continues to run, Miu walks onto the stage, Ying pulls Tong onto the catwalk and lets go, then there is Miu forgetting to sing when she sees Tong. ok, Ying helps Tong find Miu. The scene switches to Quasi getting on the bus home, she goes to her hometown to look for her true love (affection), her mom is anxiously searching for Tong, and then there is a tight embrace with her dad after letting go of her (they have found their true love as well). The final flashback is Mew introducing Quasi to Tong's house posing as Dan, followed by the family having a reunion dinner. I analyzed Dong's home earlier as a spiritual home for the lonely Mew. At the end is the extremely bizarre turnaround. Please note that Dong is not looking back, he is looking forward with anticipation, while Duna is looking upwards, she is standing under the big screen where she and Dong broke up, and she is looking at the big screen; and Ying is looking to the side, and Ying's expression has been comprehensively summarized by someone - Miu is answering the phone, and Ying is walking towards her. Miu first smiles and talks to Ying, then becomes serious (he tells Ying about his relationship with Tong). After the two of them separate, Miu walks away and turns back to look for Dong, and Ying is also alone. But her expression, after looking to the side, is one of relief. In the movie, she ends up crying, but in the music video, she is relieved and no longer sad. Ying already knows that the phone call Miu received was from Tong (Tong is using the phone in the beginning of the music video) and she wishes Tong and Miu the best of luck, so she is relieved. Only Miu is looking back, who is she looking at? Who is she looking at? She must be looking at Tong. So, the director implies that the ending should be that everyone has found their true love (Ying fulfills the great love), and the family love is the ultimate belonging, Tong and Miu are together in the end, but maybe Miu is standing beside Tong as a part of Tong's family, that is, the kind of relationship that is more than family that has already transcended the love itself.
Editing the rest
The movie is 186 minutes long, and the reason why the whole story doesn't feel evil is that, apart from the two main characters, who are handsome enough for people to overlook the movie's shortcomings and even hard-hitting, the movie is also based on the following points.
Multiple Narrative Threads - More Than Just Their Love
It's unfair to think of "The Love of Siam" only as a rom-com. While the film focuses on Tong and Mew's growth and emotional journey, it is definitely not just about a cross-gender love, but also about family and friendship, which also shine brightly.
Tong's mother's love
She is a good wife and a good mother, who has borne a lot of pressure over the years and supported a family on the verge of breaking up. She loved her husband and her son. The loss of her daughter left an indelible shadow in her heart. When Tong didn't tell his family that he would be spending the night at Mew's house and left his cell phone in his room, Tong's mother, anxious to see her son not come home that late, drove out in her car to look for him. She couldn't afford to lose Tong again, he was her only son. When she didn't find Tong, she cried on the steering wheel and waited in the car until morning. when Tong came home, she didn't say a word of blame. She took the initiative to talk to Mew, hoping that her son would not choose the wrong path. The final decision to leave the choice to Tong is a reflection of her love for Tong with all her being. It is also this too strong affectionate love that makes Tong feel that he must not fail his mother and would rather opt out.
Ying's pain
The girl who has been secretly in love with Mew is so silly that she is really cute. She follows the method in the "Love Magic Dictionary" brought from her dead friend's side, puts Mew's hair in a doll bear and doesn't eat pork for three days, hoping to get Mew's love. After learning about Mew and Tong's romance, she doesn't show too much resentment, but instead comforts Tong, who is confused inside, and encourages Mew to come out of the haze. Is she really not resentful, painless, hateful and remorseful? She resents, she hurts, she hates and she regrets. But she decides to fill her heart with love, so that there is no place for all that hate. She chose to fulfill this love, to bless this love, so she could get down on her knees and beg the shopkeeper to sell her only the nose of that doll. It was a great love that transcended the love of children.
June's realization
In the process of pretending to be Tong's sister, Tang, June feels y that this family, though incomplete and wounded, is full of love. She had lost the love that completes a family, and as a result, she herself learned what true love is. The letter she leaves for Tong is the theme of the movie that the director wants to express: we have all made mistakes because of love, but thankfully, it's for the sake of the people we love, isn't it? Life always gives us many chances to start over and correct the mistakes we have made. I hope you can keep this true love, thank you for letting me know what love is. We are destined to meet again. The movie ends with the content of the letter in the form of a voice-over, which is the finishing touch.
Camera treatment - aestheticism and detail
The first thing I thought after watching the movie: Thailand is so beautiful! This movie made me completely get rid of the notion that Thailand is like a food market. The streets are clean and the cities are bustling and beautiful. And the two protagonists' homes are neatly and delicately furnished, which is very soothing to look at. The characters are dressed simply and appropriately, without losing the vigor of the youth, and it reflects the temperament of the protagonists appropriately. In the love scene between Mew and Tong, the director pays special attention to making every scene fresh and lively with a touch of sentimentality, which is very beautiful. The outstanding details make the movie full of warmth and touching, which is one of the major features of the movie. The "treasure hunt" is cleverly set up throughout the movie, which seems to be a "treasure hunt" but is actually a search for love. The wooden doll is the totem of their love. The lack of a nose at the beginning implies that Mew and Tong's destiny is not yet over; the completeness at the end shows that Mew's inner feelings are complete with Tong's love. The inappropriateness of the nose implies that they can't go back to the same place, and that what seems to be unchanged is actually different. A glance back at the street corner pulls out the two of them to cut through the confusion of their love. The shot of the bee struggling to climb out of the cup that nearly swallowed its life reflects the change in Tong's father's mindset, illustrating his new life.
Moving music
It's worth mentioning the melodious songs and soundtrack. I'm afraid the CDs of the band in the movie are not the only ones that sold out; the soundtrack disk of "The Love of Siam" is quite a bestseller in reality. Music is important in the movie as a thread that drives the plot. As a child, Grandma tells Mew that the sound of the piano can convey love, Tong loves Mew's band's music and the two are reunited, and the love song "Walking Together" is born out of their love for each other. The songs in the movie are not only characterized by Thai local music, but also incorporate some international music elements such as Jazz, which makes this visually pure and beautiful movie an auditory delight. The soundtrack disc features all the songs from the movie and offers several different versions.
Talking about this love again
It is said that people always have trouble forgetting their first love. In "The Notebook" ("Handwritten Love," "The Notebook"), the hero and heroine fall in love in the summer of their 17th year. Although they were separated for many years due to the woman's family's obstruction, and each of them went through a lot, they finally came together. So I think no matter what life has become in the future, in the hearts of Tong and Mew, they will still be careful to store the pure feelings they experienced together, although that love seems to bring more only hurt and regret in the end. In fact, both boys are very brave, one is able to finally choose to let go, the other is able to accept it openly.Mew will go back to the old lonely days, maybe he will be lonely for a long time, who knows? Maybe he will be lonely for a long time, who knows? I hope the love Tong gave him will warm him up when he wakes up in the middle of the night. I've been wondering why Tong must let go, is it because his already fragile family can't bear more pain, is it because he knows that their love won't be blessed by others, or is it because he hasn't figured out how to face the days ahead. It's tempting to blame Tong for not being more selfish and giving this love a happy ending. Maybe it's because the director knows how to make a romantic movie. After all, a famous director once said, "Only a romantic movie with a tragic ending is truly shocking." The love between the two is shown in the movie as shallow, light, sweet and youthful. After watching the movie as a whole, it comes across as bittersweet and always haunting. This love that ends just as it begins touches something deep within a person's heart.
Love is love, it's not about gender
Liking a movie is a religion. For a long time, I didn't dare to watch other movies for fear that this favorite would be taken away by other things. After all, we still believe in true love. At least, in the world of light and shadow.
Taiwanese movie fans collect money to buy copyright
Thai movie industry caused a sensation in the youthful pure love film "Love in Siam" (also known as "Love in Siam") by the Taiwanese film distributors to buy the rights to the assessment of the conservative and delayed the launch of the results of a group of Taiwanese fans who have seen it through the network or outside the country, a joint effort to raise one million dollars to buy the rights to the arrangement of the masterpiece on September 19th, the release of the film. The movie was released on September 19th. In return for the enthusiastic support of Taiwanese fans, director Chukiat Sakweerakul and star Pchy have come to the island on September 20 for a three-day, two-night promotional tour, where they will be in close contact with all the fans. "There are some things you don't do now, you won't do later!" This is exactly what a group of crazy movie fans have in mind. How crazy is this group of young people from advertising agencies? Crazy enough to love a Thai movie so much that they paid for it themselves and arranged for it to be shown in theaters. And that movie was The Love of Siam. The Love of Siam is directed by a young Thai director, Chukiat Sakweerakul, who boldly used young new actors and actresses to create a love story centered around life and people after four years of preparation. The plot describes a love story that takes place in Siam Square, Thailand. Originally, the two male protagonists were like brothers and sisters, but their carefree childhood came to an end with the death of their relatives, and they reunite in Siam Square after many years. However, all kinds of "love" issues from their families and friends around them continue to test their delicate feelings, and they have no choice but to The only way for them to find their true selves is to face the love in their hearts. ...... The two handsome and cute male protagonists in the film get the most attention, among which Mario, who plays Tong, has long been the chief male model in Thailand with his excellent appearance of mixed Chinese and German blood. This is his first big screen debut, and it's the start of a whole new movie career for him. Pchy, who plays Mew at the age of 19, was the lead singer of the school band in high school, which allowed him to land the important role of conveying his feelings through music in the movie. After the movie received a warm response, the original virtual band "August" in the movie even officially debuted and released its first album at the request of fans, making Pchy a new Thai youth idol with both movies and songs, and even has an exclusive fan club in Taiwan. Due to the popularity of "The Love of Siam" in Thailand, the movie has accumulated a large number of "Siamese fans" even before its official release in Taiwan. After learning that "The Love of Siam" is scheduled to be officially released on September 19th, the official website of the movie has been flooded with "Siamese fans", who have left messages of support and support. After learning that "The Love of Siam" was scheduled to be officially released on September 19th, its official website in Taiwan was flooded with "Siam fans", who left messages of support and anticipation, which led to the movie's pre-sale of nearly 1,000 tickets in just one week, breaking the pre-sale record for a Thai movie in Taiwan, which made the release team's confidence grow, and they decided to send 200 sets of the movie soundtrack, which is still hard to find locally, and the red-nosed puppet, which plays a key role in the movie, by air, so that this group of faithful "Siam fans" could have the opportunity to see the movie. "Siamese fans will have a chance to collect these fantastic movie collectibles.