"To Tim Kennedy, a professor of landscape architecture who has traveled across the state [of North Dakota] to survey little theaters for a book, the communal will of rural towns that keep theaters going represents “buildings as social capital,” forged “outside the franchise cinemas and their ubiquitous presence at the malls....”
As anybody who's followed this blog knows, there are hundreds of old movie theaters across Thailand just sitting vacant, or being used in ways that pale in comparison to their original cinematic designs. Wouldn't it be nice to see some of them put back in commission?
The reason - that's financially not feasible.
ReplyDeleteI'm not in anyway to be disrespect to this idea,but it seems like the entire social trend is going into the entirely opposite direction.
Gotta get over it,those nostalgic memory will be in our dreams,always.
Hi Nantawat,
ReplyDeleteGenerally I agree with you. Most people in Thailand are content to drive into the mall and pay the Poolworaluk's or the Thongrompho's an inflated price for 30 minutes of advertising before the film starts. In the NY Times article, however, the author points out that local people were getting sick and tired of that arrangement in America, which is why they reverted back to supporting the town theaters instead. I predict something similar for Thailand. The seedlings are already there. It will take some time before it starts to takes place.
Ah,I see the point...
ReplyDeleteAnd yes,this would the idealistic scenario (that I also once dreamed of) when customers start rejecting those monsterplex,and supporting standalone house that shows real respect to customers.
But as of I once had a chance to talk with Dao Kanong cinema (AKA BMC Multiplex) owner,he simply summed up that those thing seems very unlikely to to occur.Most people would spend their money on those monsterplex,or do the bittorent and completely quit their movie-going activities at all.Terrible,but that's the truth.