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[haveyouseenthisqueerfilm]

Have you seen The Blue Hour (2015)?

Yes

No

I've never heard of this film

Voting ended onMay 17, 2024

[celluloidrainbow]

อนธการ | THE BLUE HOUR (2015) dir. Anucha Boonyawatana Bullied loner Tam finds solace in the arms of Phum, a boy he meets at a haunted swimming pool. Phum reveals that his family's land has been stolen and the new found lovers imagine a perfect life together on the disputed land. Haunted by a ghostly presence, Tam struggles to stay connected to reality. (link in title)

[kingsofjiiron]

onthakan (2015) dir. anucha boonyawatana

5/10

[bisexualjumpol]

piningbisexuals 5k celebration: 4/5 movies as voted by my followers > The Blue Hour

[shaoyou]

the blue hour | อนธการ (2015, dir. anucha boonyawatana)

“a bullied loner finds solace in a mysterious boy's arms when they meet at a haunted swimming pool”

with gun atthaphan poonsawas & oab oabnithi wiwattanawarang

[ctl-yuejie]

Love Song, Rainer Maria Rilke

[kxrn7knxck]

The Blue Hour

Thai

Movie

Tropes-

Student, thriller, horror

Trigger warnings-

Murder, attempted murder, blood, mold/ moss, guns (shooting), theft, dead bodies (as well as dead birds, and a dead dog), family violence (mild to moderate), physical assault resulting in minor blood and major bruising, (almost/ attempted?) drowning, mentions of fire

Bloggers rating-

8.8/10

Summary- Tam is a bullied student who meets up with Phum at a haunted, abandoned swimming pool for a hookup, only for things to take a turn for the creepy.

Bloggers Opinion-

Ok this was a ride. I really like how this is shot, its seriously beautiful and I love the overall vibe of this. I don’t watch a whole lot of thriller or horror movies, but if I’m going to, I want it to be something atmospheric and something that I can think about for a while afterward, and this was just that. I honestly don’t think anyone fully understands what happened in this and it's very open-ended. The fact that I spent the entire time wondering if this was psychological horror or paranormal horror was really interesting, I already knew that it was going to be quite a roller coaster but it was seriously beautiful, and the acting in it felt really good. Phum creeped me out and Tam was also really morally grey, and because there really wasn’t a whole lot of other characters in this, those two helped add to the vibe.

Now, there are a lot of loose threads in this and I have some things that I keep getting stuck on while trying to sort out a theory for what happened in this. Really, one of the weirdest parts for me was right after one of the main “paranormal” parts of the movie happened, and then cutting to Tam crying in bed, lying next to Phum, who was also crying. What the fuck. When, where, how and what just happened? Also the question of what the fuck happened to Tam’s brother's body, as well as who the hell (almost) killed the dog? Was the dog a zombie? Was that first person in the garbage dump a zombie? Did the mold have anything to do with anything, or was it all just a coincidence? Is this paranormal or not??? Either way, this is so well done, I loved it. I will almost definitely watch this again.

Final thoughts- If you’re someone that enjoys horror and the triggers I put aren’t really a problem for you, my god, watch this! I have no idea what happened and I love it. Seriously a good mystery/ thriller/ drama and the overall vibe of this was just fantastic. I would love to know what you guys think!

Ending status below the cut-

As far as the couple goes, they’re on good terms with each other when this finishes, but its not really a happy ending, per say. Depending on how you look at it, it may have ended with a joint suicide?? which was fun. But the gays are still together so what does that matter, really?

[ctl-yuejie]

Onthakan - The Climb