Went to see “The Overture” again last night. I was a little worried that the movie might not have lived up to my expectation with the second time seeing, and that I would like the movie less. However, it didn’t disappoint me.
I missed the first couple minutes of the movie when I first saw it, so this time I got to see the whole thing. I could now focus on the details, and I thought this movie was superb.
I could appreciate it more after I have read the behind-the-scene production and the director’s interview. They had done a lot of researches, and put a lot of effort into making this movie as realistic and at the same time as enjoyable to watch as it could be.
One thing funny about the movie (some minor flaw) was that on the first time I saw the movie, I thought the way the young Sorn (the main character) sat when he was playing Ranad was strange.
He sat crossed legged on the floor behind Ranad and kind of had his right leg around the base of Ranad. So when he was playing, the audiences– if they had naughty eyes like me – could see his sole very clearly. (Isn’t it a bit rude to show this to the audiences? :) )
Then I thought, may be this is a special way of sitting, a comfortable posture for the musicians. But last night, I noticed that Khun In, Sorn’s archrival, played by a real-life expert in Ranad, didn’t sit that way. So I thought, OK, it might be the special way Sorn sat, they might have done some researches, and that’s the way he actually sat.
But it turned out that I thought too much. The old Sorn didn’t sit with this leg doing strange thing like that. So it was just some kind of discontinuation, some minor detail that they have missed.
I didn’t bring this up to say that it is bad. I like this movie nonetheless, and probably like it more after seeing it the second time. I just thought it’s funny that I sometimes am too analytical with things. Or was it most of the time?
Unfinished
Went to the bookstore after the movie. I thought I would buy the book that was inspired the director to make this movie. I went to a couple of bookstores in the mall, but they were all out of stock.
In the last bookstore I went, it was almost closing time, and it seemed the staff couldn’t concentrate on answering my request.
Then I overheard one lady asking about the book by Prapas Chonsaranon. They didn’t seem to answer her well either. So I turned to that lady, and said I knew that book and tried to help her find it.
They run out of stock on that book too, but I got to talk to the lady and found out that she wanted that book for her daughter. She said her daughter, now studying in Australia, email her the list of the books as a friend of her was going back in a few days.
I wished I could help her. I understand the longing of things from Thailand when living abroad. I told her that I actually had that book, but now it was with my sister.
I had the urge to ask for her number or even her daughter’s address, so that I may be able to send her the book, if I found one. But I didn’t have enough courage to do so. What would she think? Will she give the contact information to someone she just met?
We had a little discussion about the books on her daughter’s list a bit, and we parted as the store was closing down. I felt helplessly unfinished. I should have asked, and she would have not mind. Or would she?
9:48 a.m. - Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004
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