Review of Tropical Malady (2004) by Asim D — 22 Jan 2005
Apichatpong Weerasethakul?s lyrical [i]Tropical Malady[/i] shuns cinematic convention and brilliantly links primal courtship with spiritual enlightenment. Keng, a young soldier, patrolling the jungle outside a local Thai village falls in love with Tong, a local country boy.
Weerasenthakul?s camera has an affinity for capturing gestures that take place within the moments that make up each event, a perceptive quality that he combines with his magical fascination for the ordinary.
The end result creates an atmosphere both entrancingly dream-like and unsettlingly nightmarish.
This review of Tropical Malady (2004) was written by Asim D on 22 Jan 2005.
Tropical Malady has generally received positive reviews.
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