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Fate is in the hands of those who chose, as choices are the ultimate tool for a person's destiny.
Yet, destiny can be skewed in different directions, as others’ choices can influence the parties involved
in the choice.
Moments where choices of others influence involved parties and have a negative effect on the people involved
can have devastating affects on individuals.
In some instances where the choices of others have negatively affected people it has led to self-doubt, anxiety, poor self-esteem, depression, and suicide.
In 6ixtynin9 Tum (Lalita Panyopas), who works in bank, finds out that three people are going to be fired.
Instead of the regular policy employed here in the western world, Tum is pulled into a lottery where the winning sticks get them fired.
Tum happens to draw one of these lottery sticks. Jobless and stranded in her apartment Tum contemplates the different ways she could possibly kill herself, as she is aware of her bleak future in a country that is notorious for it’s heavy level of prostitution. No income means that she cannot buy food, as she turns desperately to shoplifting. Tum has no savings as she has sent her money home to help support her mother, and the future as a bank employee appears to be very rough, as many others in other banks have also been laid off. When her thoughts are dark and she sees no possible way of getting out of her situation, she finds a small cardboard box outside her door. What would you do if you found a box with an obscene amount of money inside? The same thoughts are crossing Tum’s mind, as she calls her best friend for advice. The origin of the money also concerns her, but she does not have to wait long until two ruffians from a kick boxing school arrive asking for a box that was outside the door. First they leave, but then quickly return to retrieve the money that they suspect Tum has in her possession. During the two thugs' search for the money Tum smashes in the head on one of them, as he discovered the money that leads to a physical struggle between her and the other thug. Tum gets away shaken and disturbed by the situation, as she has killed both of them. The thought of being unemployed has long disappeared at this point for Tum, but now she struggles with the idea of going to the police and the guilt she is experiencing. Eventually Tum decides to go to the police, but at the police station she sees how they treat criminals in the jail, which causes her to change her mind. This means she must find a way to deal with the corpses and maybe other thugs looking for the lost money. As she dwells on her predicament the situation is about to get worse, much worse. 6ixtynin9 is an interesting film in many aspects. One of the first and most evident reasons why 6ixtynin9 is interesting is because it is from Thailand, and visually it brings some of the culture to the story. It also has an appealing affect on the audience, as it is a lighthearted comedy with a very dark theme. One question is how could someone make it funny to cut off a male organ, and then ground it in order to serve it in a meal? Well, 6ixtynin9 provides some very bizarre humor, which works very well as the timing is right. Yet, besides the humor the director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang has succeeded in inserting moral and spiritual elements into the story, which also work well. The only thing that seems to be a little too much is the overacting by some of the characters, but maybe that is what Pen-Ek Ratanaruang wanted. Despite the overacting in the film, 6ixtynin9 offers a truly fun and energetic experience with much to ponder. |
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| Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | |
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| 2/13/2005 | |
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The Internet Movie Database. |
