Napat (2021)

Part of the Plot was Left on the Moon

This is a very short dare I say educational film, there to show support to the trans community where they tried to squeeze in as many issues as they possibly could in to 8 minutes while still trying to have some kind of story.

The result of this ambition is that the viewers are left to piece a lot of the story together on their own, giving it a bit of the feeling of waking upp after a drunken night and trying to piece the evening together... Still the issues are important, the attempt at a plot admirable and the parental figures lovely.

But I do believe we all should live on earth, and that there is a need to go fetch the parts of the plot that where left on the moon. So here is for this getting a remake with a higher budget, but till then it will only take 8 minutes of your time so if you have come this far reading this review you might as well give it a try.

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A new and important story, but feels like i skipped scenes

How to describe our main character Napat?
Homeschooled. Gamer. Skateboarder. Part of a loving and supportive family.
Feminine-presenting. Born male. Lonely. And finally, nonbinary.
But this reality isn't so easily accepted by others. Neither in relationships nor society as a whole. This is who Napat is, and what they have to deal with.

"When he said he loved me, I don't know if he loves who I really am, who I appear to be, or who he wants me to be. I am who I am since the first day we met."

It is an amateur short film, so acting does leave quite a bit to be desired. The story and message packed quite a punch, especially because of how few of these stories there are in media at the moment, but left some holes that I would have greatly appreciated filled in. While these holes didn't quite make it feel too much like the social issues ad it more or less is, it did leave it feeling more like snippets of a story rather than a complete one. Like I accidentally skipped scenes.

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