Masterpiece!!
This movie was by far one of the best things I've ever watched.I mainly came here for James, but I was hesitating a bit at first. Now what can I say...I'm speechless! His acting was outstanding, someone give him his Oscar! Any fan of him HAS to see this, you won't be disappointed.
The other actors too, of course, were amazing.
Everyone involved in this movie is mad talented!
From the very first minute on, I was completely consumed by the story and I never found myself getting bored. You get excitement and shivers, a whole ton of sadness, but also happiness and laughter, and most important there's life, it's real, it's all of it and so much more.
The editing was breathtaking, the soundtrack was magical.
I cried so much, but I already can't wait to re-watch it.
It's so worth every second!!
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The way they upgraded the mystery with adding a few more plot points than the original was clever and well fitted. The movie is a slow-burn psychological mystery kinda movie. It has a lot of plot twists specially towards the end of the movie when there's a big reveal, due to the plot twists it's really hard for me to talk about it without spoiling it but I'm still trying my best haha.
Often I see that if a movie or a drama is a mystery and psychological, becuase of too many plot twists, they loose the essence of it being psychological and they focus less on the character's emotions and all but that was not the case here. The way both of the genres were blend in so perfectly is one of the things I loved about this movie.
The plot twists aren't super mind-blowing and aren't like "omg I never saw that coming!" Lol but they totally are good enough plot twist and the pace of the movie makes you curious as to what happened that Min had to kill himself. The pace of the mystery was done so well but they never forgot to address any of the character's emotions throughout the movie.Be it the mom or even the brother who are supposed to be 'evil' . They aren't labelled as evil or anything and has both good and bad qualities in them and has a precious and complicated relationship with min .
The movie also teaches us that in life there are plenty of good things and bad things and it's our choice if we want to look at the bright side of the things or the not so bright side. It tells us that happiness is a choice and we should value the precious things and people we have right now cuz life is like prize that'll go away just like a home stay, we should value it when we have it and it's such a beautiful message!
Another thing I loved about it is the amazing cinematography, specially whenever the guardian angel cake in front of the protagonist, something fantasy liked happened and the way they captured all those scenes were beautiful in my opinion. I think I've complimented the acting enough but let me tell y'all again, everyone in this movie is a terrific actor especially James!
Overall, it's a slow-burn but good paced mystery yet psychological movie that talks a lot about the topic of suicidal thoughts and all so do give it a watch if you are a fan of any of these things!
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GEM of a movie - Mesmerizing Cinematography - Brilliant Casts
"you’ll find the bright side even from the darkest hole"Homestay is a Thai adaptation of Japanese fantasy novel Colourful by Eto Mori. From de trailer, it looks like the typical cross of romance, but its actually more dan wat is shown. De film starts as something SUPERNATURAL & it quickly hooks in its audiences by offering a little mystery-solving thrill. Then the tone suddenly becomes light on the succeeding acts, turning its small moments into fun-filled and cheesy segments. The film is basically a mixed genre of supernatural experience and family drama which leads to profound existential realizations in life.
This a film with a big heart that puts a big emphasis on the importance of life. It’s a treat for teens who are in need of a fresh perspective in their seemingly overbearing lives. It’s a Thai film for everyone who wants to be touched by quality films.
P.S Teeradon Supapunpinyo left me SPEECHLESS. I am 1 of his fan now !!!
https://dramacool.pe/homestay-episode-1.html
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