Comments on: Censorship and Thai cinema http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/10/censorship-and-thai-cinema/ New perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sawarin http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/10/censorship-and-thai-cinema/comment-page-1/#comment-83154 Sawarin Thu, 10 May 2007 22:11:16 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/10/censorship-and-thai-cinema/#comment-83154 I hope Joe-Apichartpong and his peers won't stop at this point. When artists lead, people will follow. I hope Joe-Apichartpong and his peers won’t stop at this point.

When artists lead, people will follow.

]]> By: Amateur http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/10/censorship-and-thai-cinema/comment-page-1/#comment-83061 Amateur Thu, 10 May 2007 13:11:01 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/10/censorship-and-thai-cinema/#comment-83061 Although I doubt that this campaign will succeed in convincing the stoneheady cultural watchdogs, I do consider it is as extremely important to launch it. Strangely the reactionary view on Thai culture never outdates itself but seem to maintain itself trough the follow-up generations. Those in office surely were more liberal in their young years. But many of the Thais in the thirties are keen to adapt the conservative view - and that is worrying. Although I doubt that this campaign will succeed in convincing the stoneheady cultural watchdogs, I do consider it is as extremely important to launch it. Strangely the reactionary view on Thai culture never outdates itself but seem to maintain itself trough the follow-up generations. Those in office surely were more liberal in their young years. But many of the Thais in the thirties are keen to adapt the conservative view – and that is worrying.

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