Hurts Like Hell Review: A Series That Dares To Scrape The Wounds Of Thai Boxing
Hurts Like Hell, is a Netflix 4 ending series that simulates an in-depth story in the Thai boxing industry in a semi-documentary based on the true story of various cases. that happens in the circle of Thai boxing that few people will remember but it’s a big story about the people involved and going to the unsuccessful solving of the child boxing law.
Hurts Like Hell Review: The Story
The story begins in a separate episode scenario. Divided into episodes 1-2 will be the story of an adult boxer. That’s about the boxing master. Big legs in the boxing stadium, falling boxing. Part 3-4 will be children’s boxing with a trainer. and struggle to earn a living in this boxing industry Both of these parts will use the same characters. Because the story is all related in one way or another. Maybe more or less, but every character is the person behind the gray. that has made the Thai industry driven until now Despite many conflicts of interest issues This is the coolness of writing a script in this story. Like a butterfly effect event, one event affects another as a chain. As we watch the first episode, which focuses on the boxing arena, the entire episode, with a simulation of a real duke’s main fight with real boxers, ends in an unexpected turn of events.
The second part tells the story back before it got to this point. and revealing another side of the story Making the story look fuller by collecting details from the real case that happened Even if it changes the events to be more like a movie than a true story, the content of the case remains the same and it allows us to see a problem that can’t be easily solved because it connects to everyone involved in all Muay Thai circles. It only depends on who can be greedy or be possessed when.
Episode 3 cuts to Muay Dek as a separate story. But the story still picks up the original characters from episodes 1-2 back in the supplementary chapter helps us understand the real heart of them that they are tricky with the boxing industry in every way from young children to big boxing. But it didn’t take this point to overshadow the essence of episodes 3-4, which was a children’s boxing to diminish in any way. On the other hand, the author prefers these 2 children’s boxing episodes more than episodes 1-2 because it’s a dark story that is hard to find. And more child abuse than coconut-picking monkeys that PETA condemns Thailand.
Ah, I only know that the poor boy must fight in boxing. But I don’t know. what does the boy think So what do you have to face in the cruel adult world? It’s like taking a child and training it like a bloodhound to fight with pieces of meat to the bone. But with respect and patience, the children who chose this path couldn’t open their mouths to tell anyone. This is a problem that needs to be solved by law. But it still can’t be passed because it is destroying the system of Thai boxing that has always existed.
In addition, in the children’s boxing episode, the story focuses on the emotional drama based on the true story of a child who died in the ring. Which has stories from children from both angles to tell a deep reflection of the events that caused this terrible incident. can express various emotions That many from trauma from problems at home. Foolish father raped and beat mother Being abused mentally and physically by another boxing teacher who is like his adoptive father. and then came across an incident that caused a co-worker to die again Phu’s chapter is filled with the most emotional details in the story Unlike the adult script, which focuses on violence and ranting from one another. This may seem realistic, but nothing more. Except for the role of a boxing judge with a father-daughter family drama who refuses to take dirty money from his father. which the event here is an additional matter and not true
Hurts Like Hell Review and Analysis
In the documentary section, it is told by cutting back on the simulated story. with a short interview scene of all those involved in the boxing industry All professions from boxing masters, boxing camps, field doctors, famous boxers in the past, the national team, and real children’s boxers the case to add weight to the simulation for people to understand more Which is a good way of telling this story. But it may not be very smooth to watch the simulations that are made for fun. then must intersect with interviews from time to time but if not told like this, this series may not weigh credible facts as it intends to open the wounds of Muay Thai to audiences around the world to know the facts.
The point of view for directing light and color images in this regard is considered good. Universal look with camera movement A visual perspective that conveys many scenes. including international soundtracks that have been selected to fit the mood of the story It’s almost unbelievable that a rookie director who can’t find credit for his previous work is like Kittichai Wannaprasert. Will do this very well. Better than all past Thai series on Netflix (this work ended 3 years before with the team’s funds. and then offered to Netflix and a few more tweaks)
Disadvantages of the story, besides the small things that have been inserted, there must be only episode 1 where the story is about the martial arts master, and the picture in this episode is mostly the view from outside the arena, looking at it from a distance causing the need to insert a loud kick and punch artificially until it seems unrealistic including punching gestures that look real But it didn’t kick and punch. from the viewer’s point of view (It’s the feeling of the writer who has watched boxing since childhood as well), but when the second episode is about the referee and the boxer directly causing the image to come into focus on the stage in the same event as the first This unrealism was almost completely gone. Make the boxing scene look as fierce as it should be. and saw many details as normal audiences have never known before.
In addition, the story is open-ended because it is based on real events. The ending of the events in the first episode is not told much later. And the big-legged boxing master seemed to float after the story was over. The story doesn’t have a conclusion. Doing good is good. Doing bad things must get what kind of karma. which may surprise some viewers but there is no problem because here, Thailand is as you know already together.
Hurts Like Hell Review: The Last Words
Although it may not be a full series Because it is a simulation adapted from a true story. and then presented in a semi-documentary form, inserting interviews with relevant people. But with the sequencing, editing, and clever script writing, the four separate episodes are related and arranged to converge nicely. including the actors who play realistically with raw emotions of the boxing industry Especially the role of a child boxer who must give almost a full ten to an actor who is a real boxer. and then have to play in many emotional drama scenes in addition, the story is fierce and does not hide anything under the carpet, does not talk about the problems in the Thai boxing industry. It’s not just opening the wound but scraping the wound to bleed. That’s why Thai national art must be under a dark whirlpool from these greedy adults.
Starring: Nat Kitcharit, Thaneth Warakulnukroh, Vithaya Pansringarm
Director: Kittichai Wanprasert
Streaming Platform: Netflix
Filmyhype.com Ratings: 4/5 (four stars) [yasr_overall_rating size=”large”]
