Blue Again Review: The Thai movie (Thai title: ตัวอย่างภาพยนตร์), written and directed by debutant Thapanee Loosuwan is, to speak aptly, like a few drops of dye on a large piece of cloth. This makes the dye almost unnoticeable. The cast includes Tawan Jariyapornrung, Asamapon Samakphan, Sarunmes Rattanapong, Chatrawee Sentanissak, Napat Treepalavisetkul, Warocha Soontornsiri, Sunutcha Kaminee and Panida Sathapon. The movie has a run time of 3 hours 5 minutes approx.
Nothing is perfect in life. Especially when you are young and want to explore, things more often don’t work out the way you want them to. Decisions taken often result in unlikeable outcomes that take an unexpected toll. As eerie as it sounds, it is a normal fact and a painful one at that, which we try to accept with a smile, if not with a straight face. We begin with blue and, after going through it all, realize that we have become Blue Again.
Blue Again Synopsis
Ay (Tawan Jariyapornrung) is torn between her family’s Indigo business and her 4-year fashion course. Issues in the family, comprising of her mother and grandmother, and friendship, with Pair (Asamapon Samakphan), tend to pull at her as she struggles to manage the two worlds, one that she has to take care of and another that she has to build. How much she is successful in managing the two is what the film explores.
Blue Again Review: Discussion
The first thing that viewers are bound to notice is the runtime which itself will make many reconsider watching it. The dull nature of the trailer is what will take its effect here, and considering the plot, which is more inwards than outwards, many might find it exhausting and a test of their patience.
We have to hand it to the actors, especially Jariyapornrung and Samakphan, for pulling off their roles like a pro. Even in scenes without many words, the two portray their likeness to each other very well. Sarunmes Rattanapong, as Sumeth, also does a commendable job. Jariyapornrung’s portrayal of Ay as someone who is an introvert with ambition is effective.
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The portrayal of Indigo, which is constantly addressed as a feminine entity, is another interesting aspect of the film. Moreover, the whole process of making the dye (called vat), which requires a lot of “patience”, is in contrast to Ay’s volatile relationships, the dynamics of which change a lot in the 4 years of her fashion-institute life. This is something that is paid attention to and deserves praise.
More could have been achieved by the cinematography and the editing, especially since the film involves the colour Indigo and its different shades. If only the dye and Ay’s life were more visually presented rather than symbolically, things would be clearer and more colourful. The failure to do this makes the film dull, which I’m pretty sure wasn’t the intention, although Ay’s life is dull.
Blue Again Review: Final Thoughts
Overall, the movie could have been more effective if it was shorter. In trying to show the changes across 4 years, the film somewhat loses track of what it evidently wants to explore and becomes a take-however-you-want venture. You can watch it, and you may like it, but there are more chances of you skipping parts than liking them.
Blue Again is now streaming on Netflix.
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