now where on earth do this movie come from . why be there no warning . shouldn not we have see it come somehow . like pistol opera and tear of the black tiger boldly paint itself across the screen in bold bright colour a if to say to the rest of the movie making world be you so fresh out of idea already . unlike po though and totbt be not just utterly remove from filmic convention it just in utterly the wrong time and place . the movie be basically a 1950 hollywood western or melodrama . make in 21st century thailand ( and with tongue firmly in cheek ) . the clothes and the hairstyle and the set and the camerawork and the soundtrack and the acting and the script . all spot on for 50 america . the movie have even be bizarrely colourise in a way reminiscent of very early colour film stock and but obviously do digitally and deliberately and with an eye to the exact shifting of colour that best suit each shot . hue be shift to colour the world be not mean to be and and saturation be selectively ramp up to 1000 to create lurid pink and shock yellow and an absolutely unique look to the film . it look weird and but fantastic . tear of the black tiger have two major advantage over pistol opera . firstly and they remember to include a story . and it a really good one . a melodrama in the fine tradition and feature love and loss and friendship and rivalry and hatred and sorrow and jealousy and heroism and good and evil and all the fine thing in life . the script be very well think out and full of lot of detail that be weave together in a way that keep you on your toe . the mood be definitely spoof and and absolutely pitch perfect . i haven not laugh out loud so much since shaolin soccer and yet secretly really care about what be go to happen to the character . act be a over the top a the soundtrack and in permanent crescendo and deliver with a straight face and sincerity that would make the most melancholy of viewer at least giggle a bit . i enjoy this movie so much so utterly out of nowhere and inexplicable and funny and sweet and move and . where do these idea come from . it all fit together and make so much sense you think perhaps the idea be obvious all along and but i be pretty sure that it be in exactly one person head ever before he put it on film . and then there be few curveballs that be definitely idea of an insane but brilliant mind . very highly recommend .