"monster") is a 2004 Thai romantic psychological drama art film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

The film has a bifurcated structure; it is divided into two segments – the first is a romance between two men, and the second a mysterious tale about a soldier lost in the woods, bedeviled by the spirit of a shaman.

While sitting together the next day, they are approached by an older woman who tells a story on how two poor farmers lost an opportunity to become rich.

When it gets dark again, the soldier hears a sound in the distance and fires his gun in that direction, only to discover he killed a cow.

After staring at each other for a while, the soldier says "I give you my spirit, my flesh, and my memories" as a graphical image of the tiger shaman absorbing him is shown.

As of 2021, the film's distribution and sales rights in Thailand is currently owned by GDH 559 as a result of ownership of the GMM Pictures' catalog along with GTH titles as well.

[11] Deborah Young of Variety stated in May 2004, it had a "weakly structured story" and "its loosely connected scenes will sorely try the patience of most viewers".

[9] Manohla Dargis from The New York Times in Oct 2004 noted it was "unabashedly strange" and this is a "young filmmaker pushing at the limits of cinematic narrative with grace and a certain amount of puckish willfulness".

", it "makes me want to burst out laughing at its sheer audacity, its eccentricity, its unashamed aspiration to poetry" and it is "sumptuous and scary, and a brilliant adventure in structure and style".

Rotten Tomatoes considers 80% of 50 reviews to be positive with "Critics Consensus: Tropical Malady forsakes straight narrative lines and easy answers in favor of an utterly unique drama that leaves a lingering, dreamlike impact".

[14] Metacritic considers the film received "Universal Acclaim" with a weighted average score of 81/100 based on 16 critics' ratings.