A must see movie! The Love of Siam is a Thai movie but unlike the others, it provides us a way wider look of life. It centers the problem of most families: unhappy marriage, lost of child, and love. The movie is very romantic, touching and desperate.
The movie starts with a young kid named Tong who is very active. He and his sister, Tang accidentally threw gum onto neighbor and also schoolmate of Tong, Mew's head. Since then Tong searched way for redemption but never success until there was one day Mew was being bullied and Tong was there to save the day. Since then, they became close friends.
The relationships between Tong and Mew grew intense as they play together, sleep together and spending time together. They are so alike brothers. Tong has this one game alike treasure hunting where he bought a wooden Santa doll and split it, and let Mew searched each part from the given clues. It was nearly complete when the final part (the nose) which was hidden on a tree went missing because the tree was cut down. Tong was very upset but Mew remained grateful.
One day Tong had to go out of the town, and at the day he moved, Mew watched the departure of his friend and cried.
When Tong came back, Tang didn't came back with the family because she wanted to prolonged her vacation. This is no problem until a few days later she went missing. Tong was very depressed, but Mew was there giving his arm and shoulder to cry on.
After Tang went missing and classified dead, Tong's family decided to move out of town. Leaving Mew alone again.
Few years later when they both are high school students, Mew is the lead singer of a band named August and has a loving fan named Ying who lived next door (at the house where Tong's house was), while Tong also already has a girlfriend named Donut. Tong was going to buy Mew's album but there was none left, but then he saw Mew and they both feel the sparks came back. Then they traded phone numbers.
Mew has a manager named June. She looked a lot like Tang, and therefore was hired to disguise as the come-back-Tang by now a work-a-holic Tong's mother to distract her husband from his alcohol addiction. Then the relationship between Tong and Mew was once again renewed. They both are close to each other again.
Ying who has feeling for Mew finally said her feeling out, but Mew answered that she is a good friend. While the relationship between Tong and Donut is also endangered because Tong is willing to buy an expensive gift for Mew (Santa doll).
On the welcome party of the coming-back-Tang, Mew sing a song he made by himself. It was a love song, and he never made any before, even though the producer said to him to make a love song. Mew couldn't, but now he can. The song, is obviously for Tong. After party, Mew asked what he wants to say about the song, and Tong kissed Mew. Tong's mother saw this. Later then she confronts Mew not to see Tong anymore, which is even though denied by Mew, but still he keep distance from Tong.
Tong who knows nothing at all became frustrated. Then his mother told him all. When decorating Christmas tree, Tong's mother gave him a choice. To take the boy doll, or the girl doll to be put on the tree. Tong chose the boy doll.
Ying who now know the relationship the two, became supportive and helped Tong to gain the remaining part of the Santa doll. They went to the shop and Ying begged the seller to only sell the nose.
Last, Mew was about to perform at Siam Square. Tong decided to break up with Donut and he run to the Siam Square, accompanied by Ying. And there the ending scene was. After performing, Mew once again asked what Tong wants to say about the song, and Tong said that he couldn't be Mew's boyfriend, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't love Mew. He then give Mew a Christmas gift, the remaining part of the Santa doll, the nose. Back home, Mew put it back and finally completed the doll. He said thank you and cried silently.
There the story and I really think this is one of the best movie I saw this year. Not by special effect, but by the elements of the story. I give 10 out of 10 stars for this one!
And the lyric of the song Mew wrote for Tong:
It might not be as well-written or beautiful like other songs.
I want you to know that a love song can't be written if you're not in love.
But for you, I can write this song so easily.
You might have heard hundreds or thousands of love songs.
They might be meaningful but their meanings are for anyone.
When you listen to this song, it is written only for you.
If you understand the meaning, our hearts will be together, forever...
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