Movie review of a Thai Movie. :)

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• Directed by Putthiphong Promsakha na Sakon Nakhon and Wasin Pokpong
• Starring Mario Maurer, Pimchanok Luevisetpaibool, Sudarat Butrprom
• Released in Thai cinemas on August 12, 2010; rated G
• Wise Kwai's rating: 3/5

I've seen the Thai summer sleeper hit First Love and am not sure what I saw. But for reasons I can't explain, I liked it.

Maybe it had some of the exuberance and energy of the John Hughes teenage romantic comedies of the 1980s, like Pretty in Pink or Sixteen Candles. A coming-of-age story, Sing Lek Lek Thee Riak Wa … Ruk (สิ่งเล็กๆ ที่เรียกว่า...รัก, also Crazy Little Thing Called Love), is about a schoolgirl and her undying crush on the school's heartthrob jock, portrayed by Mario Maurer.

The girl, named Nam, played by Pimchanok Luevisetpaibool, is at first an ugly duckling nerd with glasses. Over one summer, she ditches the spectacles and has her skin lightened. She is cast as Snow White in the school play and lands a spot as the leggy drum majorette leading the marching band. She sets hearts aflutter, but not, it seems, the school's soccer star.

The movie, a production of the Workpoint TV studio and Sahamongkol Film International, is directed by Putthiphong Promsakha na Sakon Nakhon and Wasin Pokpong. Production values are fine, with the setting of a provincial Thai tourist town captured lushly and lovingly (not sure where it's at, but it's someplace with a reservoir). The story meanders and despite its energetic pace seems overly long. After all, it covers the girl's entire time in high school, breezing through year after year, with Nam's heart staying true to the clownish, narcissistic photography enthusiast, played by Mario.

“Love can win everything especially fear.”
— A Little Thing Called Love (Thai Movie 2010)

I suppose what helped me invest in the story was the great supporting cast, especially the three young friends of Nam. These child actors are sort of a Greek chorus to the whole proceedings. The main supporting player is the comic actress "Tukky" Sudarat Butrprom, who portrays the English teacher [which is hilarious for her enunciations]. She's also sponsor of the school's comedy players. She has a crush on the school's gym teacher and sports coach, and battles for his affections with a taller, fairer rival faculty member.

The Love of Siam star Mario, at 21 years old, is still youthful looking enough to play a teenage schoolboy. I've found him annoying in his recent commercial spots for Pepsi and other products, but he's okay here. A tortured, lonely artistic soul trapped in an handsome athlete's body, he actually manages to become a sympathetic character. The movie's ending takes the story off the rails and seems like a huge stretch – a desperation move to wrap things up and give audiences the happy ending they demand.

But whatever. The movie proved effective, making First Love the surprise hit of Thailand's summer movie season. Opening on the Queen's Birthday/Mother's Day holiday weekend of August 12-15, First Love was in third place behind the slapstick monastic comedy Luangphee Teng 3 and Toy Story 3, but rose to second place the following weekend. At last count, First Love had earned around $2.2 million (68 million baht), a tidy sum. Along with GTH's latest hit romance Guan Muen Ho, the success shows that Thai audiences currently prefer homegrown romance over just about anything else.

I'm not the film's intended audience and I was initially turned off by the movie, mainly because of the movie posters that don't seem to have anything to do with what actually happens in the film. But I was eventually guilted into seeing it, after word of mouth had spread and friends were asking me about it. And despite my reluctance, I'm glad I saw it.

A Little Thing Called Love

I love the movie. It’s unusual for a movie to show the character grow from adolescent, to teen, up to adulthood. :)

Sabrina - Saranghae

I just can't get enough. :">

The other night I watched ‘A Little Thing Called Love’ with Clacla’s recommendation and I was joyed. It’s really a pain that I had already watched the ending before I watched the first seven parts. But, surprisingly, it didn’t lessen the happiness I felt as I watched the whole film again.

It’s weird, how the story transcends language, itself. It always amuses me, anyhow. I mean, movies like this which speak of a univesal story - which anybody can relate to, despite it being set in a different country or spoken in a different tongue, they always amuse me. The same goes for books and music, perhaps. Whatever it may be, people would still find ways to make us understand what they want to say. And we’d still find things in common, making us a little more familiar with things about other people.

And somehow, we’d feel less alone.

Crazy Little Thing called LOVE. :)

this is soo sweet. :") ♥

Before going to bed tonight, I’d like to share how I still couldn’t get over Mario Maurer and the movie A Little Thing Called Love. It was my first time to see a Thai Movie and I could really say this one is a thumbs up. The plot of the movie is simple. It’s all about infatuation and struggles in a puppy love. Despite it’s simplicity, viewers will get touched by it. The movie is a great combination of laughter and tears. I find it sweet and heart wrenching. I definitely had a good laugh on the first half of the movie but as the movie progressed, especially on the 7th part of the movie, I shed a tear because the scenes were really heartbreaking. 

Shone, secretly making a scrapbook filled with photos of her was the sweetest. The last part of the movie is my favorite. When she asked him after 9 years and he said he has been waiting for some one to come back from the US. It’s just too poignant. I would’ve want a better ending, but hey, this movie is still amazing. Mario Maurer dancing in the movie is also a plus.  I recommend this movie to everyone because I know we could all relate to this. I surely felt that little thing called love.

 

This is sooo truue. :"> I proved that in the movie. ;))

First Love. :)

Just finished watching Crazy Little Thing Called Love/First Love (สิ่งเล็กเล็ก ที่เรียกว่า..รัก). It is a Thai movie about a high school freshman girl named Nam who fell in love with Shone, a very good looking guy her senior who is into photography and the star of the football team.

Nam did everything to win the heart of Shone. Because of her love for him, she managed her self esteem and improved in academics. And just like the cliche goes, this ugly duckling turned into a swan.

But what she didn’t know was that, Shone likes her all along. But he didn’t have enough courage to tell her because Top, his best friend asked her to be his girl friend. Then after a while, Nam asked Top to stop seeing her because she likes someone else. And on Valentines day, before she is set to leave for the US to study and be with her dad, she decided to admit her feelings for Shone only to find out that he got a girl friend.

After 9 years, in a live TV show they meet each other and Nom asked Shone if he was married and he answered that he is waiting for her to come back.

It’s so wonderful! Makes me wanna go back to High School and reminisce the feeling of Teenage/Puppy Love. Despite the movie being simple, I think the viewers will get touched. It had the great combination of laughter and tears. I had a good laugh on the first half of the film but as it progressed, especially on the 7th part, I shed tears because the scenes were really heartbreaking.

I think they lived up to what the movie claims that it’s everyone’s story. Because at one point in your life, there will be that special someone who will inspire you to become a better person. :)

Simple Plan - I'm Just A Kid

YOU'LL DEFINITELY FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS.

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I was shooting a scene in my new film, No Strings Attached, in which I say to Natalie Portman,

“If you miss me. you can’t text, you can’t email, you can’t post it on my Facebook wall. If you really miss me, you come and see me.”

I began to think of all of the billions of intimate exchanges sent daily via fingers and screens, bouncing between satellites and servers. With all this texting, emailing, and social networking, I started wondering, are we all becoming so in touch with one another that we are in danger of losing touch?

It used to be that boy met girl and they exchanged phone numbers. Anticipation built. They imagined the entire relationship before a call ever happened. The phone rang. Hearts pounded. “Hello?” Followed by a conversation that lasted two hours but felt like two minutes and would be examined with friends for two weeks. If all went well, a date was arranged. That was then.

Now we exchange numbers but text instead of calling because it mitigates the risks of early failure and eliminates those deafening moments of silence. Now anticipation builds. Bdoop. “It was NICE meeting u” Both sides overanalyze every word. We talk to a friend, an impromptu Cyrano: “He wrote nice in all caps. What does that mean? What do I write back?” Then we write a response and delete it 10 times before sending a message that will appear 2 care, but not 2 much. If all goes well, a date will be arranged.

Whether you like it or not, the digital age has produced a new format for modern romance, and natural selection may be favoring the quick-thumbed quip peddler over the confident, ice-breaking alpha male. Or maybe we are hiding behind the cloak of digital text and spell-check to present superior versions of ourselves while using these less intimate forms of communication to accelerate the courting process. So what’s it really good for?

There is some argument about who actually invented text messaging, but I think it’s safe to say it was a man. Multiple studies have shown that the average man uses about half as many words per day as women, thus text messaging. It eliminates hellos and goodbyes and cuts right to the chase. Now, if that’s not male behavior, I don’t know what is. It’s also great for passing notes. there is something fun about sharing secrets with your date while in the company of others. think of texting as a modern whisper in your lover’s car.

Sending sweet nothings on Twitter or Facebook is also fun. in some ways, it’s no different than sending flowers to the office: You are declaring your love for everyone to see. Who doesn’t like to be publicly adored. Just remember that what you post is out there and there’s some stuff you can’t un-see.

But the reality is that we communicate with every part of our being, and there are times when we must use it all. When someone needs us, he or she needs all of us. There’s no text that can replace a loving touch when someone we love is hurting.

We haven’t lost romance in the digital age, but we may be neglecting it. In doing so, antiquated art forms are taking on new importance. The power of a hand-written letter is greater than ever. It’s personal and deliberate means more than an email or text ever will. It has a unique scent. It requires deciphering. But, most important, it’s flawed There are errors in handwriting, punctuation, grammar, and spelling that show our vulnerability. And vulnerability is the essence of romance. It’s the art of being uncalculated, the willingness to look foolish, the courage to say, “This is me, and I’m interested in you enough to show you my flaws with the hope that you may embrace me for all that I am but, more importantly, all that I am not.”

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— Ashton Kutcher

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