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On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together.
Their episodic journey, punctuated by momentary danger and bittersweet encounters, moves at Pop Aye's pace, but in writer/director Kirsten Tan's debut feature there's a steady accretion of defining information.
Kirsten Tan circumnavigates our expectations of the subgenre, largely due to the fact that her creature is much more of a catalyst than it ever is the film's sole focus.
They say the journey is often more meaningful than the destination, but both prove moving in "Pop Aye" - you don't always have to know where you're going for a trip to be worth taking.
It's said that elephants have distinct personalities, and Bong's is warm and charismatic, drawing attention so easily that you'd swear a spotlight was shining on him in certain scenes.
Like the lumbering elephant, Pop Aye can be awkward at times, but the movie genially conveys the power of a restorative link between a depressed man and his new best friend.