Imagine standing beside this old theater! You're loomed over. Compared to the narrow, row house-lined street over which it looms, it's a momument. City detritus to the umteenth power, titanic in proportion. Standing in its shadow like a pebble at mountain's foot, I think to myself that size really does matter. At least Mr. Nimit must have believed so. He also must have believed in the power of cinema, because he built the entire neighborhood in conjunction with his movie theater. Maybe the other way around.
Spidey on the wall.
It would have been nice to spend some more time documenting the
Nimit Theater. It was beautiful. But dogs chased me away. You know how many times I've been attacked by dogs while doing this stuff?
Rising up over the neighborhood row houses: The Nimit Theater of Phuket town
All tallied, there are four remaining stand-alone theaters in the town of Phuket. The other three, even in all their historical pomp, lacked evidence of what they once were. Only the Nimid made the cut. There it is: big and bad and falling apart. If only big, bad theaters like this could have hung around to usher in the coming
new era in movie exhibition.
Imagine standing beside this old theater! You're loomed over. Compared to the narrow, row house-lined street over which it looms, it's a momument. City detritus to the umteenth power, titanic in proportion. Standing in its shadow like a pebble at mountain's foot, I think to myself that size really does matter. At least Mr. Nimit must have believed so. He also must have believed in the power of cinema, because he built the entire neighborhood in conjunction with his movie theater. Maybe the other way around.
Spidey on the wall.
It would have been nice to spend some more time documenting the Nimit Theater. It was beautiful. But dogs chased me away. You know how many times I've been attacked by dogs while doing this stuff?
Rising up over the neighborhood row houses: The Nimit Theater of Phuket town
How could you do that Mr Philip, spin around Thailand and take nice photos and share with all of us?
ReplyDeleteWho can do like you did so many great photos from many parts in Thailand. Do not you tired?
I am sure you are tired because we are all waiting for your posted and can not wait even one day to read and see photos from your journey
Love your story all about the movie theater
Oops! from my last comment posted i mean "I am sure you are NOT tired because we are all waiting for your ..."
ReplyDeleteObsessive compulsive disorder drives me.
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