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babyboy, your tits will always be famous

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APO NATTAWIN as PORSCHE KINNPORSCHE: THE SERIES (2022) dir. Khom Kongkiat

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A beautiful tortured Khem

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The Desire to Protect a Loved One

Right at the beginning of the film we see several moments that demonstrate Khem's affection for Wan. He immediately steals something he knows Wan enjoys with an ease that suggests this is far from his first time.

But most importantly, we see this moment between them where he chooses to grab hold of the bloody knife that Wan pulled out of the assassinated noble.

We know that Wan is panicking and clueless about what to do but Khem realises that Wan should have left the knife in and he is the one that attempts to staunch the blood flow until he realises it is useless.

To me, this reads as him being willing to take the blame in that moment. He is protecting Wan at a potential cost to himself.

Of course the guards bursting in are going to see him with the knife and assume he is the killer and not Wan or the long escaped assassin. He is smart enough to realise that but he does it anyway.

So when we jump forwards to the end, I find it really interesting that we then see Chatra perform a very similar action for Khem.

Khem is going through it, my poor beautiful boy. His best friend has revealed himself as a key player in the troubles going on at ManSuang and he is threatening to blow up the whole place and kill everyone, including Khem.

Khem is conflicted, filled with grief, he wants to protect his friend but can see no way to do it, short of ordering him to leave and never come back. Which he tries and Wan ultimately refuses.

So Khem, in a moment of grief and agony, shoots Wan.

We see the shock on Chatra's face above as he stares across at Khem..it was not an action anyone was expecting from him.

Almost immediately, Chatra grabs the gun off of Khem. He doesn't need a gun, he still has his own and anyway, Wan is dead.

The only person he is protecting now is Khem. He takes the gun out of Khem's hand with no resistance..Khem is in a daze and unable to help himself so Chatra does it for him.

Look at their hands touching

One reason and the one that is most reminiscent of Khem's action of grabbing the knife at the beginning of the film, is that, should anyone else walk in right now, it is going to look like Chatra committed the murder and not Khem.

The other is that it is very possible that Chatra is worried that Khem might go on to hurt himself in this grief filled state. He knows Wan's importance to Khem, they talked about it on their date kite retrieving mission and Khem is clearly teetering on the edge.

Chatra's eyes never leave Khem for the rest of this scene, even though we do see Hong looking away in the background as Khem grieves.

Khem will later go on to burn the incriminating papers in an act that not only protects Chatra but also shows a complete disregard for his own life. (Failing the mission was a death sentence. Of course, Chatra doesn't let that happen but Khem had no way of knowing that when he set light to the papers so this shows that Chatra would be right to worry about Khem.) 🥺

So what I am basically saying is

❤️❤️CHATRA LOVES KHEM ❤️❤️

Bonus rambling on Khem shooting Wan

I think (and this is purely my personal ManSuang obsessed speculation here,) that Khem chooses to shoot Wan in a twisted action of kindness for his friend.

He is doing what he knows must be done with his own hands. If Khem hadn't acted, we know Chatra was right there with his own gun and likely would have done it. Something that would probably have been seen as yet another act of violence against him by the Chinese in Wan's eyes, justifying his actions.

I think that's why we specifically see that Wan turns around despite the fact he was originally walking away and sees it was Khem before he dies.

Khem takes on this terrible task for Wan's sake and it ruins him to do so 💔

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Apo Nattawin Wattanagitiphat for Harper’s Bazaar Singapore, November 2024

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gen z has to reckon with its radicalization problem. you are not a morally pure and superior generation of youth come to save the world, your men and boys are radicalized at an unprecedented level and you ignore it because it’s too hard to address but you have to. these boys are in your classes, they date your friends, you know them and you cannot continue to pretend this is an “old white guy” problem

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Apo in Ecstasis

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Apo with lotus flowers

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Apo in contemplation

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Apo Nattawin wearing Dior for Harper's BAZAAR Singapore

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An Apo for every lifetime

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Apo Nattawin Wattanagitiphat for Sketchers Central World Grand Opening

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Apo's Hands

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