Probably, the 2025 award season will be remembered for the fact that it was one of the most strange in recent years. On the one hand, with the outstanding participation of the vanguard -musicals, such as Emilia Perez And WICKEDThe field on the other hand, with how the industry restored interest in classical cinema BrutalistThe 2025 field was also a year in which discrete sentences, such as the Brazilian I’m still hereThey surprised criticism. In this category, Thai premiere, How to become a millionaire to the death of a grandmother, noted a milestone, Both in the cinema and in “Independent Accounts”.
And he did this thanks to several factors that make the production of one of the most curious in the last years in non -anish ribbons. Its director, PET Bunntipat, with the 34 years, is already one of the most recognized in Asia, making production one of the most cash register in the region, in addition to critical success. In addition, he made production included in Short list Oscar awards in the category. A whole feat that This makes the film a solid candidate, who is part of the final selection.
But in addition to its financial achievements or among a specialized press, the film managed to charm a combination of humor and drama. The story of a lazy grandson, a dying grandmother and reunification of the family is very emotional. At the same time, this is a touching reflection of family love, cultural heritage and spiritual inheritance. The problems that the argument – what the director also writes – affects grace, respect and generosity.
Grandmother, grandson and a whole fortune put on the map
Like a debut tape, How to become a millionaire before grandmother dies Surprised by his calm rhythm and his plot full of nuances. Cast the actor and singer Pop Putthipong ‘Billkin’ Asssaratanakul and the veteran -actress of the ears “Taeew” Samekhum, the plot focuses on his attention to the culture of Thailand and on how death, memory, faith and family love. Also in the feeling that life is sometimes very short, And we must assess the value of relatives and their significance as part of personal history.
To say a similar argument, the director is trying to avoid sensitivity and cliches. On the contrary, he follows M (Asssaratanakul), an opportunist who, having learned about the news that the title of grandmother suffers from terminal cancer, decides to take care of her. But not altruism, but not a disguised intention to keep a family home as an inheritance. The script shows his characters at a very good angle. Grandma is a wonderful woman with a strong character, but also much more complicated than This can be assumed.
For its part, M is the catalog of a good heart, which the argument allows to gradually ripen. One of the strengths of history is to provide enough time for their characters to meet each other. And thus, humanize a miserable hero and provides depth, making a grandmother a free spirit, who, with the proximity of her death, is allowed to return to his best memories and moments. All with a funny sense of humor and fun situations.
A film that surprises with its complexity
But one of the most interesting elements How to become a millionaire before grandmother diesThis is so, since its obvious simplicity of the comedy of the situation becomes a drama, full of nuances. This is due to thought in dilemmas and pain of old age, as well as in the fear of death and the search for this goal.
In the end, the ribbon is a tribute to how the son’s love, the desire to love and be loved, everything from an unusual point of view is conceived. This is the biggest surprise that this small cinematic experiment takes place, which can reach its peak in the race for the Academy Award.
Source: Hiper Textual
