Bangkok Traffic Love Story

These days, watching lakorns is one my guilt trips.  I'm reluctant to admit this but for this year alone, I'm on my fourth or fifth lakorn at Youtube.  Lurking in the sites dedicated to lakorns, I discovered this movie last year but can't find the English subbed version until last night.  

Was not really blown over by the plot, script or cinematography.  I think it's the "everyday-ness" of the situations that the heroine faces that makes me relate.  Well, more than that - her being single amidst the foreboding couple-dom universe that is sucking her in.  I mean, I can somehow relate. 

Although, I sometimes feel that the situations are beyond belief - bumping too many times with an acquaintance during train rides; actually forming a relationship with your ideal guy from too many chance meetings or being relentless in you pursuit of the Mr. Perfect (I'll give her points though as it's Ken Theeradej - sigh, sigh sigh).  

Have to give it to the main actress - Cris Horwang.  She made the character Li someone that not only single, working and middle class Thai women  can relate too.  I start thinking about friends and even myself as her while watching this.  I even asked myself if we already have a Pinoy version of this.  If not yet, I think we should have a love story with the MRT or LRT playing a huge role in getting the protagonists together.  Calling Star Cinema or GMA Films execs - such things really make

 for a great rom-com movie.  

But on the personal level - most of the time this movie is all about Ken, Ken and Ken!