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Elisheva

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Elisheva

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Tonhon Chonlatee thai drama review
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Tonhon Chonlatee
1 people found this review helpful
by Elisheva
May 15, 2024
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 10
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10.0

Serious social commentary wrapped in comedy wrapped in lakorn

Did all the reviewers panning this for depictions of bad behaviour fail to realise how many of them were called out, whether in the dialogue, reactions, context or consequences? Sometimes the call outs were gentle, like Chon's maa telling him something he did was wrong, sometimes they were bold, like Chon's maa in the last episode. Always appropriate to the context.

It's a clear critique of toxic masculinity in several forms, including misogyny, objectification, peer pressure, outdated attitudes and of course homophobia. It's full of good messages and positive examples too.

This deserves to be watched with more attention than most here seem to have given it, including those who see it only as light-hearted fluff. It's laugh out loud funny, with the warm, open-hearted generosity of Thailand's best comedy, but it's also delivering some important messages.
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