tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post565702486775874230..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-60112229668007329222011-02-16T08:31:46.644-05:002011-02-16T08:31:46.644-05:00Thanks, Gekko. It's definitely a great film, u...Thanks, Gekko. It's definitely a great film, utterly original and delightful.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-40247741394057781202011-02-16T06:03:54.447-05:002011-02-16T06:03:54.447-05:00Great, great analysis. Exactly what I've been ...Great, great analysis. Exactly what I've been looking for. I finally saw Uncle Boonmee last night, and was truly amazed by it. I needed some explanations, though, and now that you've cleared my mind, I love it even more.<br /><br />Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-20129697805364396902011-01-18T14:13:01.683-05:002011-01-18T14:13:01.683-05:00Thanks, Michael, I loved it too! Definitely a high...Thanks, Michael, I loved it too! Definitely a highlight of last year.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-66487997828282717072011-01-18T06:29:43.049-05:002011-01-18T06:29:43.049-05:00Love your detailed analysis of it, its my film of ...Love your detailed analysis of it, its my film of last year, as per my blog report on it.Michael O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820802843771524920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-6718642159862424262011-01-17T16:51:08.043-05:002011-01-17T16:51:08.043-05:00You're welcome.
To us in the West it's ob...You're welcome.<br /><br />To us in the West it's obvious that he's "interested" in the lives of the poor. But in Thailand this has a special resonance that's almost militant in its sincerity. Joe's an incredibly sophisticated man with a pronounced taste for the "naive."DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-75945062290524531432011-01-17T14:56:07.771-05:002011-01-17T14:56:07.771-05:00David, thanks for expanding upon the political dim...David, thanks for expanding upon the political dimensions of the film. There are definitely a lot of subtexts running through this one, including the exploitation of the poor and especially of poor immigrants who have little defense against their exploiters. A lot of it is obvious to me only in a generic way, not being more familiar with the intricacies of Thai politics, but it's certainly Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-61020850877857938482011-01-17T11:53:13.249-05:002011-01-17T11:53:13.249-05:00Awesome piece, Ed. I really loved this one, one of...Awesome piece, Ed. I really loved this one, one of my favorites from last year. <br /><br />I particularly enjoy how it feels in some ways like a kind of recapitulation of themes and motifs from his previous work: the car ride with Jen and Tong towards the beginning could have been stripped right out of Blissfully Yours; the detailed tending to Boonmee's ailment recalls Syndromes and A Drew McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054307044280470117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-36238199709610130722011-01-17T09:29:18.961-05:002011-01-17T09:29:18.961-05:00There are actually far more political dimensions t...There are actually far more political dimensions to the film than you mention. Joe's a highly controversial figure in Thailand as he makes films about the poor exploited farmers in the North and that country's wealth and power base is in the South. He has his enemies over a barrel, however, as his international fame makes it impossible for them to obliterate (and I mean that in every DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.com