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Disclaimer: I am by no means anything remotely like an expert. I'm just an old woman living in Scotland who loves particular veins of Thai comedy and wants to understand it all better. This isn't even to a rough draft stage, just an on-going attempt to collect and organise thoughts. They will change, this will be updated. Aside from this first time, it won't bother your reading lists. But likewise if anyone here is interested, you'll have to make a point of returning to the post.
I'm rewatching some of my favourites and it will be useful to be able to incorporate them while they are still fresh in my mind. Series and movies which will likely make it in here eventually include: May Who?, The Shipper, Tonhon Chonlatee, I'm Tee Me Too, A Boss and a Babe, UMG, Cause You're My Boy, He's Coming to Me, 1000 Years Old, Ghost Host Ghost House, Low Season, Full House. Possibly Matalada, 55:15, Bad Buddy, The Warp Effect and Duean in FUTS. I hope this list will grow and am always looking for suggestions.
Attempting to find words to talk about Thai comedy and how to usefully distinguish it from western comedies.
Someone on Letterboxd (review for May Who?) described Thai humour as "so goofy it's pure" and that's the best I've come across. Goofy, playful, joyous, exuberant, fun, accepting, unabashed, at least slightly mad, chaotic, madcap, self aware but not self-conscious, with lightness and freedom. Often intelligent writing and clever creativity hidden under seeming nonsense. Nonsense plot lines which actually work because everything is edge of your seat exaggeration anyway, except for the emotions which can be quietly very real. Sometimes exceptionally well-written and well-crafted. Other times it whole-heartedly dives into and embraces wonky production values and plot lines. Both a refusal to take itself seriously and often very serious bits woven in, like the number which include trauma or grief narratives.
And always, always, full of warmth, kindness, generosity, acceptance and love.
Can you tell I adore this way of doing things?
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I'm rewatching some of my favourites and it will be useful to be able to incorporate them while they are still fresh in my mind. Series and movies which will likely make it in here eventually include: May Who?, The Shipper, Tonhon Chonlatee, I'm Tee Me Too, A Boss and a Babe, UMG, Cause You're My Boy, He's Coming to Me, 1000 Years Old, Ghost Host Ghost House, Low Season, Full House. Possibly Matalada, 55:15, Bad Buddy, The Warp Effect and Duean in FUTS. I hope this list will grow and am always looking for suggestions.
Attempting to find words to talk about Thai comedy and how to usefully distinguish it from western comedies.
Someone on Letterboxd (review for May Who?) described Thai humour as "so goofy it's pure" and that's the best I've come across. Goofy, playful, joyous, exuberant, fun, accepting, unabashed, at least slightly mad, chaotic, madcap, self aware but not self-conscious, with lightness and freedom. Often intelligent writing and clever creativity hidden under seeming nonsense. Nonsense plot lines which actually work because everything is edge of your seat exaggeration anyway, except for the emotions which can be quietly very real. Sometimes exceptionally well-written and well-crafted. Other times it whole-heartedly dives into and embraces wonky production values and plot lines. Both a refusal to take itself seriously and often very serious bits woven in, like the number which include trauma or grief narratives.
And always, always, full of warmth, kindness, generosity, acceptance and love.
Can you tell I adore this way of doing things?
( Read more... )
