Bromance, the movie

After came back to the room from the second skin treatment, I was exhausted and wanted to crash on bed. However, my mind was awake and wanted to watch something to keep myself entertained. Hence, I opened my laptop and started to browse on YouTube to see if there is something that can catch my attention. Indeed, a Thai gay movie, released in 2013 with the name Bromance caught my sight and I decided to spend the next 1 hour and a half watching the entire movie.

To cut the long story short, the plot is about a widowed father married a widowed mother, both have a son. Golf, the son of the father and Bank, the son of the mother. Golf is 4 months older than Bank so he is the older brother and disliked Bank at first. He bullied his younger bro in school and also, at home. However, the two got closer and shared the same room. Their relationship slowly turned from brotherhood into love. Of course, the plot will not be perfect without a love rival, Tom who was after Bank. However, happy moments do not last long when Golf's aunt found out their forbidden love and told their parents. The father asked for their break up and took Golf to the America for study, leaving Bank alone in Thailand.

Pongsathorn Siripinta as Bank

He waited Golf for 6 months before they were reunited one day-with Golf bringing his girlfriend home. Devastated, Bank accepted Tom's courtship but Golf was not happy. They quarreled a lot and it was later revealed that Golf and his girlfriend were plotting for a false engagement so that Golf could be with Bank. Not noticing this, Bank dated Tom and when Tom forced him to have sex with him, Bank broke up with Tom and went back home with his messy appearance. Jealousy overwhelmed Golf and he confronted Bank at the side of the road when there was a heated argument that led both of them being knocked down by a car. Golf survived with minor injuries and Bank was with internal organ damage-needed kidney transplant. Golf quickly agreed to donate his kidney to Bank and saved his life. Then, Golf went missing and Bank was told that he headed to America for study. A year later, on Bank's birthday, an unknown present was found and he opened it to find the couple rings Golf bought. A letter accompanied by the gift, stated that by the time Bank read this, Gold had died from a brain tumor and how much Golf loves Bank. Golf also kept his promise that he did not leave Bank because part of him (kidney), moves on with Bank. Bank broke down and the movie ended with Bank, moved on with his life and visited Golf's grave with his friends.

Theerapat Lohanunth as Golf

This movie is truly a nice one and made me realized that love is still out there, giving me hope for the least. I reminisced how the plot resembled my situation 8 years ago, where I was also being forced to break up with my bf due to family pressure. By watching this, I feel so touched and sad, of course that two persons who love each other cannot be together, limited by gender. I strongly agreed with Golf of what he told his fiancee.

Golf: "How is it so unnaturally to love a guy? Arent you supposed to love someone based on how they are on the inside? Does it have to be based on gender?"

I was so touched by this sentence and love is blind, it is not restricted by age, race, religion and gender. After watching this movie, I thought to myself, why have I not met someone like Golf? Someone who was willing to go all out in protecting his loved ones? At the same time, I felt so empty and alone. I was wondering, why does the ending have to be so cruel? The director just simply kill off Golf by saying that he had been diagnosed with brain tumor. The starting of the story is really inspiring to all gays, giving them hope that true love may exist and to quest for one, needs courage. However, the ending, just took the hope and we are back to square one. Not many gay movies have happy ending and many ended with either of the characters dying. It indirectly tells us that gay love is always sad and has no future. This is not true and I am patiently waiting for my right one =)