Chocolate (Magnolia)
THE MAKING OF THIS MOVIE WAS INSPIRED BY A GROUP OF VERY SPECIAL CHILDREN AND A PERSONAL DREAM. TO UNLEASH THE AMAZING POTENTIAL OF HUMAN MOVEMENT THAT IS NOT OFTEN SEEN IN EVERYDAY REALITY. TO BE AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO PARENTS AND THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE GIVEN TO ALL THE SPECIAL CHILDREN IN THE WORLD.
PRACHYA PINKAEW Narrator in Japanese: MASASHI LOVES THINGS CONTAINING IMPERFECTIONS. IMPERFECTIONS INDUCE HIS CURIOSITY TO SEEK ANSWERS. THE QUEST TO FIND CAUSES OF THESE IMPERFECTIONS IS A JOURNEY FULL OF EXCITEMENT.
AN EXCITING SENSE OF DANGER. VERY EXHILARATING FOR HIM. WHAT DO YOU WANT? EVERYONE DIES UNLESS WE CAN SETTLE. FIFTY-FIFTY. HMM. THAT’S NOT IT. THIS IS MY TERRITORY. IF WE SETTLE, IT MEANS NO MORE YAKUZA TRESPASSING INTO THIS TERRITORY.
THEY SAY THIS IS THEIR TURF. THEN IT’S OUR FAULT. YOU IDIOTS! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO? DIDN’T YOU KNOW THIS AREA IS BEING LOOKED AFTER ALREADY? IDIOTS! DON’T DO IT! DON’T MOVE! DON’T MOVE! DON’T DO IT! ( speaks Japanese ) THAT’S ENOUGH.
LET THEM GO. THE MONEY ON THE TABLE IS PAYMENT FOR MY MEN’S INSULTS. WE WON’T INVADE YOUR TURF AGAIN. I GET AROUND. BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU DO BUSINESS. I DON’T WANT TO RUN INTO YOU AGAIN. Narrator in Japanese: MASASHI LOVES THINGS CONTAINING IMPERFECTIONS.
HOW MUCH LEFT? TWENTY THOUSAND. THIS IS ONLY THE INTEREST. WHEN WILL YOU PAY EVERYTHING BACK? PLEASE SIR, DON’T TAKE IT. I NEED THIS MONEY TO START UP MY NEW BUSINESS. I’LL FIND A WAY TO PAY ALL OF IT BACK.
IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THIS AGAIN. THERE WON’T BE A NEXT TIME IF I SEE YOU BOTH TOGETHER AGAIN. REMEMBER WHAT I SAID. ( engine starts ) ( tires screech ) YOU SHOULD GO BACK TO JAPAN.
AND WE WON’T SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN. I SEE. CHOCOLATE Doctor: I’VE CHECKED EVERYTHING AND I THINK SHE HAS PROBLEMS WITH HER BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. THIS DOLL IS A REMINDER OF YOUR FATHER. LOOK.
( thunderclap ) YOUR DAUGHTER’S CONDITION IS NOT THAT BAD. SHE’S A SPECIAL CHILD. SHE NEEDS SPECIAL CARE. SOME THINGS WILL NOT COME EASY TO HER. YOU’LL NEED TO WORK WITH HER A LOT, SO SHE CAN LIVE A NORMAL LIFE.
FUKUOKA, JAPAN ( woman reading ) “ALTHOUGH TIME HAS PASSED, YOU SHOULD KNOW THERE IS A REASON AS TO WHY I LET YOU GO THAT DAY. IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO LOOK AFTER OUR DAUGHTER, BUT I’M TRULY DELIGHTED.
AND IT IS BECAUSE WHEN I SEE HER, I SEE YOU. ZEN IS NOT LIKE OTHER KIDS. SHE NEEDS SPECIAL CARE AND ATTENTION. MY LIFE IS DEVOTED TO HER. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU. ZIN.
“ ZIN AND THAT JAPANESE GUY ARE CONTACTING EACH OTHER AGAIN. WHAT SHOULD WE DO? HAVING FUN PLAYING BY YOURSELF? ZEN! LET’S CHAT. HAVE A SEAT. YOU’RE ZEN? JAPANESE NAME JUST LIKE HER FATHER. CAN YOU SPEAK THAI? WHAT DO YOU WANT? – LEAVE HER ALONE.
– SIT DOWN. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS CALLED? DO YOU? I SAID, LEAVE HER ALONE. LET ME TELL YOU, LOSING A TOE CAN CHANGE YOUR WHOLE LIFE. WHEN YOU WALK, WHEN YOU RUN, YOU’RE CONSTANTLY REMINDED. I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS TO YOU THEN.
SO YOU WOULDN’T HAVE TO BE REMINDED OF MY WORDS. Landlady: ACTUALLY, THIS PLACE IS QUITE CONVENIENT. IT CAN BE A BIT LOUD, BUT YOU’LL GET USED TO IT. ( men panting, grunting ) ( clangs loudly ) ( clangs ) ( tapping ) ( men grunting ) ( fists, feet tapping ) PEEK-A-BOO–! OUCH! ( sound resonating ) THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS ZEN PERFORMING. THANK YOU FOR THE APPLAUSE. THANK YOU FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT. A TIP FOR ZEN IS EVEN BETTER ENCOURAGEMENT. DON’T BE SHY. COME ON, LET’S CHECK THOSE POCKETS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA’AM. ANYMORE ANYONE? DON’T RUSH TO GIVE NOW. THIS IS OUR SECOND PERFORMANCE. ANYONE WANT TO TEST HER? THINK OF IT AS HELPING OUT THE KID. IT’S NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER.
COME ON, KID. COME ON, BROTHER. THIS WAY A LITTLE BIT. ZEN! HEY, THAT WAS A STUPID THING TO DO. WHO DID IT? WHAT IF HER HAND GOT CHOPPED OFF? COME ON OUT, COWARD. OH, I THOUGHT YOU WERE REAL TOUGH. YOU HAVE A PROBLEM? NOTHING.
IT’S OKAY. IT’S OKAY. LET’S GO. HEY HEY HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? HELLO? HURRY, LET’S GO. DON’T TELL ZIN ABOUT YOUR LEG, OKAY? – YOU OKAY? – I’M OKAY. NEXT TIME, REMEMBER THAT NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE CAUGHT WITH YOUR HANDS.
LET’S DO THIS– IF THEY CAN’T BE CAUGHT, I’LL YELL. WHAT DO YOU SAY? GO, GO. THEY’RE ALL GONE. ALL GONE. LET’S DO THIS. NEXT TIME, IF IT’S DANGEROUS, I’LL YELL “FLIES.” – OKAY? – OKAY. FLIES! ( reverberates ) WHOA, ZEN.
I SAID “FLIES.” SO YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO DODGE. FLIES! OKAY, ZEN. FOR REAL NOW, OKAY? MOOM! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? MOOM, YOU KNOW SHE’S NOT NORMAL LIKE OTHERS. WHY ARE YOU STILL HAVING HER DO RISKY STUFF LIKE THIS? COME ON, IT’S GOOD PRACTICE FOR HER.
THIS WAY SHE CAN PROTECT HERSELF WHEN SHE NEEDS TO. I KNOW YOU MEAN WELL, BUT IT’S NOT FOR MUCH MONEY, IS IT? WELL, IT’S ENOUGH TO PAY YOUR DOCTOR’S BILL. THE MEDICINE YOU WANT CAN HAVE STRONG SIDE EFFECTS.
AND THEY CAN BE PRETTY BAD. – YES. – WELL, LET’S JUST TRY THEN. YOU MAY BE LUCKY WITH ONLY A MILD SIDE EFFECT. HOW IS IT? HOW IS IT? WHY DON’T YOU HEAD HOME FIRST TODAY? – LET’S GO OUT. – HMM? YES. – AND MOMMY WILL CALL TOMORROW.
– LET’S GO OUT! BRUSH YOUR TEETH AFTER YOU SNACK TOO. – OKAY? – OKAY. LET’S GO OUT. LET’S GO. – LET’S GO. – ( shrieks ) CATCH THE BALL. IT’S FOR ZEN. OKAY, DO YOU WANT IT? DO IT FOR ZEN. PLEASE TAKE THE BALL.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THE BALL? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOOM, WHY ISN’T MOMMY COMING WITH US? BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE ANY MONEY. WE NEED LOTS OF MONEY TO PAY FOR MEDICINE FOR AUNTIE ZIN.
SO WHEN SHE’S WELL, SHE CAN BE WITH US. WHY LOTS OF MONEY? HEY. ZEN, LOOK AT THIS. LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE OWE AUNTIE ZIN MONEY. OH, ZEN… I’M SO SORRY. I FORGOT TO TELL YOU THAT I CANNOT MAKE IT TODAY.
BUT TODAY IS THE DAY TO GO OUT. – I KNOW. – TODAY IS THE DAY TO GO OUT. GO OUT TODAY! ZEN… – TODAY, TODAY…! – SORRY, SORRY. ( screaming ) ZEN, ZEN, ZEN. PLEASE STOP. LOOK AT ME, IT’S MOMMY. IT’S MOMMY.
HI, CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE THE OWNER IS? COME ON. LET’S GO DOWNSTAIRS. LET’S GO. WHAT DAMN BOOK IS THIS? WHO SAYS I OWE HER? WHY DON’T YOU GO HOME, KID? GO HOME AND CHANGE YOUR DIAPER. IDIOT. BUT YOU SAID YOU KNOW HER.
DOESN’T MEAN I OWE EVERYONE I KNOW. GET OUTTA HERE. GO. GO. GO. ( Zen yelling ) Moom: HANG ON. LISTEN TO ME. SHE’S SICK. OUCH. – ( punch thuds ) – ( Moom grunts ) OH-HH. WHAT A COLD-HEARTED IDIOT.
HOW DID AUNTIE ZIN KNOW THESE PEOPLE? BUNCH OF THIEVES. YOU KNOW, ZEN, THESE PEOPLE OWE YOUR MOM MONEY. IF WE CAN’T GET THEM TO PAY, YOUR MOM WILL BE HOSPITALIZED. MOM IN HOSPITAL? – A LOT OF MONEY, ZEN.
– LOTS OF MONEY. ZEN…? HEY. MOM’S MONEY. MOM IN HOSPITAL. LOTS OF MONEY. NEED MONEY. HEY, ZEN. LET’S GO. NEED MONEY, MOOM. MONEY. NEED MONEY. WON’T GO. LET ME GO. NEED MONEY. THAT KID IS HERE TO ASK FOR MONEY AGAIN.
– HURRY UP AND FINISH. – YES, BOSS. YOU TOO. WHY MAKE SIMPLE THINGS DIFFICULT? MONEY. NEED MONEY. MHONG… SHOW HER WHERE THE MONEY IS. GIVE ME MONEY. GIVE ME MONEY. YEAH, I’LL TAKE YOU TO GET MONEY. MONEY.
MONEY. MOM’S MONEY. GIVE MONEY. MOM’S MONEY. ( mimicking Bruce Lee cries ) HEY, WHAT THE HECK? OH DAMN! MOM’S MONEY. MOM IN HOSPITAL. LOTS OF MONEY. NEED MONEY! LET’S JUST SEE HOW IT GOES TODAY, ZEN. IF HE SEEMS NICE, THEN WE’LL ASK FOR MONEY.
IF HE PAYS US BACK… WE CAN PAY FOR ALL THE MEDICINE THIS TIME. – EXCUSE ME. – WHO ARE YOU HERE TO SEE? I’M HERE TO COLLECT MONEY FOR ZIN. ZIN? OH, I FORGOT. HOW MUCH DO I OWE? EIGHTY-FIVE. 8500. HANG ON.
HOW ABOUT JUST THE INTEREST? YOU IDIOT, THINK I’M STUPID? HEY, CHUN? TEACH THEM. LET THEM KNOW I DON’T PAY BACK THAT EASILY. UH-UH, DON’T EVEN TRY, FATTY. SHITHEAD. THERE, GET IT OVER THERE. GO, GO OVER THERE.
HA, HA, HA. HA, HA, HA. DON’T LET HIM GET IT. IF HE DOES, IT’S COMING OUT OF YOUR PAY. ALL OF IT. THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL, “SLAPPING HEAD WITH DOUGH.” FATTY, GO GET IT OVER THERE. GIVE IT HERE, GIVE IT HERE.
HUH. – RUN, IT’S GOOD EXERCISE FOR YOU. – THROW IT HERE. YEAH– HEY, OVER HERE. OY. OW! HEY. LET’S JAM, ZEN. HEY, FOLLOW THEM. GET THE MONEY BACK. HEY, AFTER THEM. CATCH THEM, GUYS! – DID YOU GET THE MONEY? – YES, GOT IT.
MOOM! IN-PATIENT BUILDING Doctor: I’VE ORDERED THE PRESCRIPTION. YOU CAN GET IT DOWNSTAIRS. Moom: OKAY. WHY DON’T YOU TAKE THE PATIENT BACK HOME FOR TODAY? OKAY. – I’LL ARRANGE FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.
– OKAY. AND DON’T FORGET TO TAKE THE MEDICINE. PLEASE EXCUSE ME. OKAY. THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU, AUNTIE ZIN? SHE’S THAT GOOD? YES, SHE’S EXTRAORDINARY… AND CRAZY. THOMAS, GO PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WHAT IS ZIN UP TO AGAIN? WHAT’S SHE PLANNING? JUST KEEP AN EYE ON HER. ( flies buzzing ) SIR, IS THERE SOMEONE NAMED GUANG HERE? Worker: HE SHOULD BE HERE. GO LOOK INSIDE. ( screaming ) Moom: LET’S GO HOME, ZEN.
LET’S GO HOME. – ON THE BIKE. – WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG? – GONNA GET MONEY. – COME HERE. – MOM’S MONEY. – SIT DOWN. DON’T GO. YOU’LL ONLY SEE THE FLIES AGAIN. – NO. GONNA GET MOM’S MONEY. – THAT’S ENOUGH.
– WHAT’S ALL THE NOISE? – NOTHING, AUNTIE. ( flies buzzing ) ( whimpering ) Guang: WHAT DID YOU SAY? IT’S BEEN TWO WEEKS ALREADY AND STILL NOT FINISHED? TELL THEM IF IT’S NOT READY TOMORROW…
HE’LL FACE THE SAME FATE AS HIS BROTHER. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING? GIVE IT. BRING IT HERE. ZIN’S DAUGHTER? MY MOM’S MONEY. GET IT IF YOU CAN. ( loud zap ) ( zapping ) GET THEM. PIG HEADS BOILED FOR YOU COME ON DOWN HERE AND HELP.
HURRY. GIVE MOM’S MONEY. IT’S ONLY 5,000. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS? TAKE IT. YOU CAN CONFIRM THE CHEMOTHERAPY. BY THE WAY, SOMEONE LEFT THIS CANDY FOR YOUR SISTER. THE PERSON WAS JUST HERE. – WHO WAS IT? – DIDN’T LEAVE A NAME.
HERE, SOMEONE LEFT YOU A TREAT. MOOM, CAN YOU COME HERE? WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO? WHY ARE YOU ALL BRUISED? – UH… – ( Zen shrieking ) HOW DID THIS GET HERE? WHAT DID YOU DO? NOTHING, I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
WHO DID YOU GO SEE? NOBODY, I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND… AND WHAT?! – LISTEN TO ME, AUNTIE. – WHAT’S THE EXCUSE? I ASKED YOU TO TAKE CARE OF ZEN, AND WHAT DID YOU DO? WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? I FOUND YOUR BOOK WITH ALL THE NAMES OF PEOPLE OWING YOU MONEY.
IT’S ALL YOUR MONEY, ISN’T IT? I DIDN’T KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TO PAY. MEDICINE IS EXPENSIVE. ONE IS DYING… AND ANOTHER IS MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. ( Zen shrieks ) WHO DID YOU GO SEE? THOSE MEN IN THE BOOK.
WHAT’S GOING ON? WHO ARE THEY? DID YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH THEM? MOOM, CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR? CAN YOU TAKE A LETTER TO NISHI-SAN RESTAURANT? TELL HIM IT’S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THANKS. SORRY TO TROUBLE YOU.
I’LL TRY. IF I CAN REACH HIM, I’LL CALL YOU. HANG ON. YES? ZIN WAS TRYING TO SEND THIS LETTER TO HER HUSBAND. WHAT SHOULD WE DO THIS TIME? JUST SEND IT. SO WE CAN SETTLE IT ONCE AND FOR ALL. TAKE HER TO THE SAFEST PLACE POSSIBLE.
HELLO. I UNDERSTAND. I’LL BE THERE. HELLO. I THOUGHT YOU SAID THEY WERE AT HOME. I HAVEN’T SEEN A SINGLE SOUL. MORE SILENT THAN A CEMETERY. Boss: Wait for me there. I’ll be there. OKAY. I’LL BE HERE.
JUST HURRY. HUH… RUINING MY MOOD. CAN YOU CHANGE THE CHANNEL? I DON’T LIKE IT. OKAY. THEY HAD ALREADY LEFT WHEN I GOT HERE. THEY’RE NOT HERE BUT SHOULD STILL BE ALIVE. BUT THE GANG WAS HERE WAITING FOR THEM.
I’LL TRY THE STORE. IT’S ME, REMEMBER? YOU KNOW THERE’S NO ESCAPE. WHERE IS MANGMOOM? LET’S CATCH UP. IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME. WE MISS YOU AROUND HERE. HAVEN’T SEEN YOU IN A WHILE. YOU LOOK SO HORRIBLE.
GIVE THE KID BACK. I WANT TO GO HOME. WOULDN’T THAT BE NICE? IF HE HAD CARED FOR YOUR KID A BIT BETTER… SHE WOULDN’T BE GOING AROUND ROBBING PEOPLE. – IT’S MY MONEY. – IT’S OUR MONEY. IT’S OUR BUSINESS.
IT’S ALL OUR AGREEMENT. NOTHING IS EVER YOURS. – THAT ALL ENDED ALREADY. – BUT IT’S NOT FINISHED WITH ME. YOUR KID WENT AROUND BEATING UP MY GUYS. MY PEOPLE GOT HIT BY YOUR HUSBAND. – Zen: MOOM.
.. I WANT MOOM. – THEN LET’S END IT ALL TODAY. GO HOME TO SEE MOOM. MOMMY, FIND MOOM. MOOM… SO YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE HIM? I CAN ARRANGE THAT. MOOM, MOOM– IF YOU HADN’T GONE WITH THAT JAPANESE, YOU WOULDN’T HAVE ENDED UP THIS WAY.
– ZEN… – COME HERE. ZEN! LET HER GO. FROM NOW ON, IT’S ONLY BETWEEN YOU AND ME. WELL, WELL. COME ON! ZIN… ZIN! MOMMY. MOMMY, WAKE UP. MOMMY, WAKE UP. MOMMY–! STOP. LET ZIN GO. FLIES! SHE’S UP THERE.
MOMMY, MOMMY, MOMMY. MOMMY, WAKE UP. MOMMY, WAKE UP. MOMMY, WAKE UP. MOOM…? MOMMY, WAKE UP! MOMMY, WAKE UP…! MOMMY, WAKE UP. MOMMY. Narrator: IN REALITY, NO LIFE CAN EVER BE PERFECT. BUT MASASHI HAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE THING CAN HELP LESSEN THE IMPERFECTIONS IN THIS WORLD.
THAT ONE THING THAT BRINGS LIFE CLOSE TO PERFECTION IS LOVE. IT’S OKAY. IT DOESN’T HURT. – DO WE NEED STITCHES? – I’M NOT SURE. ACTION! OKAY, OKAY. LET’S GO CLEAN IT UPSTAIRS. CLOSE YOUR EYES.
I’M FINE. OPEN JUST A BIT. LOOK AT ME. CUT! WE NEED ANOTHER PIECE OF WOOD. IT DIDN’T SCRATCH. LET’S GO ON. I’M FINE. POW! GOT ME RIGHT THERE! IS IT BLEEDING? HAVE YOU HAD A TETANUS SHOT? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? – IS THAT IN THERE? – DO WE HAVE A FLASHLIGHT? FLASHLIGHT? IS YOUR CHEST TIGHT? ARE YOU ONLY HURT ON YOUR FACE? WHERE? ON YOUR KNEE? IT’S NOT BROKEN, IS IT? THREE, TWO, ONE– GO! SHOULD WE GO TO THE HOSPITAL? WE’RE GONNA GO NOW.
( all chuckling ) ( inspirational music playing )
