#remembering going to vote and the day same sex marriage was legalised here in ireland

[icouldhyperfixatehim]

that proposal scene was so special and so very, very khun aof thesis statement. the flashback journey through their story at this culminating moment, both earth and mix giving performances with such depth, it was a scene to suck the noise out of the rest of the world. it’s just all love, all encompassing, and not to sound like a cheesy old white lady but - a moment of soul to soul. full recognition and love of the other. and you can FEEL it. the undercurrent that this is a proposal. this belongs to them. that aof wants eyes on this tv to see the beauty of it and have a moment of clarity which says: they should be able to get married in their own country. everything that is special to them and their story - pha pun dao, their community, their memories of lost family and loved ones who will be present by their absence on that day - it’s at home. in thailand. they should be able to get married in thailand. aof played the long game where this scene is the last directive. “i will make something so beautiful that no one will be able to look at it and not See.” he does not direct in a vaccuum and he knows it. he loves the intertext, the metatext, text as tool. 

and then to cap it all off they fuck and it’s silly because it’s NOT ALL THAT SERIOUS!! it doesn’t have to be some monumental thing, queer love can be prosaic love, mundane love, sustaining love. but SIKE that’s what makes it monumental!! these are characters on screen and love happens everyday and legalise legalise legalise. affirm your citizens. look at this beautifully crafted gem, and see the people standing behind the camera with hearts just as fierce but infinitely real. released so close to thai pride too. khun aof i see you, you’re in MY walls