Unless you are a huge fan of martial arts or an avid movie watcher, I'm quite sure none of you have heard of Chocolate.



How many of you have heard of the movie Chocolate. The Thai movie directed by the director of Ong Bak. From the title, Chocolate, does it occur to you that this is actually an action packed film filled with Muay Thai.

The film is set in the gangster world of Thailand ,with a bunch of gangsters shooting at each other and a lady, Zin with a full sleeve tattoo. After some intimate scenes with Zin and a Japanese, and being forced to part as he was sent back to Japan, Zin became a single mother to their autistic daughter, Zen. Zen was a special child who is blessed with extreme agility. She picked up Muay Thai from observing training sessions at the Muay Thai academy from her home winow and by watching television programs. Zin was diagnosed with cancer and needed money for treatments. Zen fought her way to get the money owed to her mother by complete tyranny bastards.

"Award winning movies are a rare commodity, most of which draw upon a mixture of themes, situations, and settings. ...

A drama portrays the life of the characters and tells a story involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue.

An action film is that in which a lot of visual and audio stimulation is combined with a suspenseful plot and where there might be, perhaps, a conflict between good and evil."

Chocolate tells the story of the characters, Zin and Zen. It protrays the love and emotional side of a suposedly cold-hearted gangster. Zin single handedly brought up her daughter and loved her with all she could.

The tone takes away visual stimulation as it is set in the country side. Without the bright and cheery New York City settings, the saturnine atmosphere makes it less attention grabbing. The gloomy ambiance also surrounds the saddness that Zin is unable to cure her illness.


There is a lack of suspense in this movie. The only vivifying portions are when Zen fights the tyrants who refuses to return the money owed to her mother. The movie is based on the conflict between the good - Zin and Zen and the evil - the gangsters.


The final fight between the good and evil brings the Japanese back from his country. Zen was driven to kill the tyrant as he stabbed Zin. The movie ends with Zen following her father back to Japan.

Chocolate meets the criteria of being a dramatic action film. The simple storyline enables you to go into the theatre without brains. It allows you to enjoy the fascinating real-life fighting which injured a few casts, including Zen.