My Dream Is Fencing (2025)

Fairly standard Thai PBS youth lakorn with very common tropes. Its use of melodrama is uneven, at times heavy-handed, but then key elements are all but forgotten until they return. There's also some filler, camera shots of faces which don't need to go on quite as long as they do, and a lot of the sport. Three veins of symbolism run through it - time, the sun and recycling - along with a theme of controlling mind and emotion. Plus some very standard youth lakorn themes.

Peak's character faces allegations of being a thug, which is strange casting for such an earnest actor. I wonder if that was intentional so as not to damage a young actor's reputation. All of the actors and actresses did well but my favourite was Miusic who sparkled in her role with her vibrant smile and energy.

I did consider dropping it in the first half but it came through in the end so I'm glad I continued. For youth lakorns, I recommend The Rhythm of Life (Peak in a support role there) over this. I preferred the livelier Clean & Jerk (from the same director/screenwriter) but wouldn't be surprised if others disagreed. Clean & Jerk is notable for centring the story around physically strong women. It also had imo more interesting male characters. In this one though, aside from Sun, I found the male characters a bit cliched and much preferred the women. Just maybe something to pay attention to if you're mostly here for one young man in particular.

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