RIGHT BY ME

I am greatly fascinated by Asian films that usually depict things that are not usually brought up in the mainstream. From indie films, video clips, magazine articles to any medium that simply says so.

I've seen a lot of films but those are just nothing but the usual story. You know some sort of Boy meets girl, or a Cinderella type of of story wherein the Protagonist has this detrimental success from the poorest of the poor... It's tiring right?

Anyhow, it has been months or shall i say almost a year since the last time i have updated my blog. Here i go again. I just seen this asian film RIGHT BY ME, it's actually a Thai film, and I was kinda reminded of my previous situation. The movie is not that goos as to compare to other however i need to commend the maker for not departing from the reality.

RIGHT BY ME is an adaptation of a Alex Sanchez's RAINBOW BOYS book series. It actually tackles the story of three gay men all stuck in different colloquial terms for coming out in the open. Nat is the most extrovert of the three, he is unashamed of shouting out loud how he gay was. Tet is Nat's bestfriend who happened to know that he is gay for the long time before meeting Nat and yet not that as loud as Nat. He was so afraid of letting his parents know what he really was until it was raised to his Mom's attention, and eventually his Dad's. Lastly is Ek, an athletic hunk who caught Tet's affection. Ek's manly attributes doesnt actually made him so straight.

The story started when Ek attended a gay meeting one Sunday afternoon unintentionally. There was the curiousness started. Bestfriends Nat and Tet are so fascinated to know more of him. On the other side, Tet has this hidden desire for Ek causing him to hurt Nat in one way another since Nat has fallen inlove with his besfren. Tet exerted all the efforts possible just to befriend Ek. Out of his excitement, he shares things and stories with Nat.

As the story goes by, Ek's gender confusion was cleared. He gave in to what we so called gayness. He totally understand himself and eventually ended up being his true self too. He broke up with his girlfriend, was able to confront his homophobic father and soon being so intimate with Tet. And as for Nat, he and her mother guested in a national televion program talks about her having gay son.

The film is a bit slow paced however I really enjoyed its plot. This is a must see film for parents, sisters in the closet and everyone else.