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Beautiful Film, February 9, 2008
"Beautiful Boxer"
Beautiful Film
Amos Lassen
"Beautiful Boxer" is not only a beautiful film but is evocative.
Even though I do not care much for the sport of boxing and am not crazy
about the transsexual experience, this is one of the most gratifying
films I have ever seen. It manages to transcend time, ethnicity, gender
identity and culture while entertaining at the same time. The
illumination of the humanity of its characters is astounding and the
lead actor, Asanee Suwan as Nong Toon gives a performance that made me
want to jump up and say "Bravo". He manages to communicate the full
range of his character's being and is able to integrate the feminine
and masculine sides of personality with what seems to be little effort.
"Beautiful Boxer" is a coming of age story about a man who wants
to be a woman. So that he can earn the money necessary to both live and
pursue his dream, he begins kick boxing. As time passes, he is
gradually accepted by his friends who are also boxers. The way that the
third gender is presented in another culture is refreshing. The film is
sensitive, poetic and vivid and shows a different side of Thailand. The
cinematography is stunning and the direction and acting are beautiful
in their simplicity. This is not an easy story to try and sell but the
director, Ekachai Uekrongtham manages to give it to us with finesse and
care.
We journey through the life of Nong Toon
and see his childhood in a family which loves and accepts him and
respects his feelings for feminine things. We watch his brief period of
living in a monastery and his attempts at being a monk and then his
beginning of playing women's roles in the theaters of Thailand. He is
ridiculed because he is more of a girl than a boy and ultimately leads
to his parents being incarcerated. We get to see his beautiful
friendship with a girl who supports his desires to become a female.
The film is based on a true story and attention to detail is
great. The movie touches the viewer with its great power and this story
of determination focuses on the idea that one must stay true to himself
and inspires anyone who has a dream that may seem unreachable. Realism
and symbolism merge to give us a poetic visual that is likely not to be
easily forgotten.
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Thai life, January 17, 2008
I lived in Thailand for seven years,my friend was Thai boxer,went to
Lumpini for matches.The story and acting are excellent and true to
life. Just wish format of disc was up to HD full screen quality.True
life,Good,
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LOVED IT, May 14, 2007
This is a very unique movie, maybe not for everyone, but extremely well
acted & filmed. It is one of my favorite movies ever. And wow are
the actors beautiful...
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Beautiful Movie, December 26, 2006
I could go on and on about this movie--however, I can say that this is
one of my favourite. It's a coming of age story that one does not hear
all the time. In a foreign land, concerning one of the most brutal and
masculine of sports--a boy learns to discover himself, with the desire
to be his true and authentic self. I loved it! If you don't own it yet,
you should.
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I think you'll enjoy, August 31, 2006
It's basically a story of a person trying to find his/her happiness in
the world, as well as be able to take care of the family. Kickboxing
was means to achieve her dreams.
The fight scenes were well done, and it's always interesting to me
to see other cultures. The actor playing Toom Parinya is quite
believable, and overall the film has a nice charm to it.
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