The love story of two female students in 23.5 degrees of tilt: Like the Earth looking at the Sun

Cảnh phim 23,5 độ nghiêng — 23.5 degree tilt scene

The lyrics of the song Earth Embracing the Sun, which was a cover phenomenon on the internet a few months ago, seem to fit the mood of high school girl Ongsa in the Thai drama 23.5 Degrees of Tilt .

Familiar yet strange

School love has never ceased to be a source of inspiration for filmmakers. Clumsy love affairs taking place under the witness of chalk and blackboards are actually not rare.

In 23.5 degrees of inclination , instead of the familiar "boy and girl" story, there is a "girl and girl" story, when the female student Ongsa falls in love with her classmate whose name means Sun.

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LGBT+ themes are no longer new in the arts. But not every film exploits them successfully.

The recent controversies surrounding the novel A Glimpse of Radiance in the Human World show that it is still a divisive topic and a challenge for artists to have a more thorough view and choose an approach that is suitable for the majority, especially in a genre that serves the masses like television dramas.

The first plus of 23.5 degrees of inclination is for the courage to walk in a world that claims to be open but is actually full of prejudice.

The next good thing is that in the excess of dramatic acting, the actors still show the innocence of school age.

They convince us of problems that perhaps anyone who has gone through school has experienced.

At some point, in the natural, normal life, we will no longer think of this as a story of "he and her" or "she and her" but will just smile (and be excited too) following the journey of finding love of young people who have fallen in love even though they don't know they are in love.

Ongsa had a crush on Sun, but at first she felt self-conscious so she chose a fake identity on the social network Earth to approach Sun.

And the story of the Sun and the Earth takes place in the sunshine of youth, where every moment is summer with premonitions of separation that have yet to come.

Because love is natural

May 17th is recognized as the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. That day has just passed, but the silent messages of equality regardless of gender did not wait for this day to spread.

With his limited ability, 23.5 degrees of inclination wants to prove that in the eyes of a lover there is no distinction of age, race or gender. In love there are only two people in love, the vast universe is only to nurture the love of the two of them.

The tilt of the Earth is 23.5 degrees. It is as common sense as the Earth revolving around the Sun is an eternal truth.

Through the film's title, the filmmakers want to convey the message that love between people is natural, it is not determined or controlled by anything.

To recognize love as natural is to return all things to their original place, to put aside arguments which, when thought over, are merely differences of form.

The tilt of the Earth is 23.5 degrees, but the Earth in the movie is only tilted towards the Sun. The schoolgirl falls in love, hoping that her love will be reciprocated, even though things are not as easy as they seem.

She always looks towards the man of her dreams. Caring and attentive, and finally when necessary, dares to confess her feelings.

The film is not a masterpiece for those who expect perfection in script and acting. But it is reminiscent of Japanese and Taiwanese school films of the early 2000s.

Movies were born to please the tastes of students without knowing that one day they would become part of the memories of many people.

In that way, 23.5 degrees of inclination keeps the innocence of youth. The sweetness of love has not gone too far in dramatizing a homosexual love like many movies do.

The sadness is there, but it quickly passes and only the sweet aftertaste of first love remains.

Looking at 23.5 degrees of inclination , you will surely think about love, and will naturally want to tell the person you secretly like: "I love you!" Because that feeling is like the Sun, like the Earth, forever never changing.

Although very few films exploit LGBT themes, in the Asian region, Thailand has a very graceful and gentle way of implementing an issue that is not yet open in East Asian culture.

Previously, the movie Still 2gether with the theme of "boy love" also had a good effect on public opinion.

The two female leads Pattranite Limpatiyakorn and Milk Pansa Vosbein also "played together" in the 2021 series Bad Buddy .

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/moi-tinh-cua-2-nu-sinh-trong-23-5-do-nghieng-nhu-trai-dat-nhin-ve-mat-troi-20240530100543262.htm