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Mother Gamer thai drama review
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Mother Gamer
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by riri_
Jan 29, 2021
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
This review may contain spoilers
Before I start, I just needed to say this is pretty much a personal opinion. There is also a bit of bias on my end, so it is your choice if you want to watch the movie. I will mainly talk about the story and acting.

Story:
The story is basically about a single mother (who is a teacher) and initially is disappointed that her model son is participating in a E-Sports tournament. She creates her own E-Sports team in attempt to stop her son from choosing the gaming career path.

The plot initially confused me because I didn't understand where the story was going. Only halfway through I actually realized what was going on. Initially I thought Third's character was related to the teacher somehow (I'm not too sure what lead me to thinking that), but I realized they weren't related and he was just a student at the school she worked at. Personally, the plot picked up in the later half of the film, but I think what the plot was missing later on was Third's grades and stuff. I did still like the plot despite it being confusing, but maybe that is just me.

I also wish there was more depth with each character. There was so much potential in the mother-son dynamic. I wish they could've made that part more interesting. Or Third's character, I wish they went more in depth with him and school. The ending seemed like they were missing a few thing. They didn't really solve the mother-son situation and the ending felt sudden. They didn't even have a proper talk at the end which would've been nice to see.

I can see it not being for everyone. I didn't really understand the gaming part (since I don't game) and I saw it more like a lighthearted family movie. So if you like family movies, this one is a nice watch.

Acting:
This is where my bias true bias comes in. I personally love Third, I have seen him act in some of my favorite dramas that's why my opinion on his is biased from the start. I thought he was very adorable and pulled off his character pretty well. It was nice to see him act as the main character for a change. Normally he plays a subsidiary main character (if that makes sense). His character was very likable and I loved it.

This is the first time I've seen Aom act and I thought she was very pretty. Personally I liked her character. A mother who went from being strict to letting her son pursue his career. The writers did her character a bit dirty because again, I wish there were more mother and son moments throughout the movie. It would've also been nice if she also acted as a teacher. For a second, I forgot she was the "strict" mother that didn't like that her son wanted to pursue video games.

As for the actors that played the side characters, they were pretty good. I've seen Wee act in a drama before so it was nice to see her in a movie and see the improvement. The other side actors aren't listed here, but they did very well. The dynamic was funny, cute, and I would even say a bit wholesome.

Overall:
I enjoyed this movie. Again, I might be biased, but it was nice to watch for a change. Most Thai movies are romance based and stuff and don't really center around family, but this one did. This type of movie is up my ally plot wise, so I probably liked this way more than others and would definitely rewatch the movie if I had the time. I give it a 8/10.
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