Does anyone think Laos will ever have their own movie production? (Lao Hollywood....maybe?) I hope soon.

I guess I'm tired of our neighboring country making insults toward Laos and Cambodia. I don't watch Thai movies at all, but once in awhile I'll read about current events happening in southest asia. I came across an article about a thai movie that was demeaning the national Lao soccer team. The title of the movie translated in english is called LUCKY LOSER. There is a thread in the Lao forum regarding this article back sometime this year, but I want to make my point current. This is just the typical arrogance that our neighbor have towards us. It needs to stop.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Loser

A person made a comment on the thread that it was just a movie.....I'm assuming it was a Thai, based on her/his name. I just need to respond.

It is easy to say “It is just a movie”, when you are not the one being poked fun of. But, I can almost guarantee you if the roles were reversed, the thais would not take it so light heartedly as to make remark such as “It is just a movie”. Yes, it is a movie, but the movie as well as music industries have responsibilities to their viewers as to the type of messages they are conveying. If you demean a person or a nation (which in this movie it does because the soccer team symbolizes a nation) then expect negative responses in return. Example, did the King or the people of Thailand accepted the song “One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble” a song about thai prostitution sung by a western artist. Was the message of the song well received by the people? I don’t think so. Infact, the song fueled so much anger and embarrassment to the Thai people that their government banned the western artist from ever entering Thailand again as well as banning the song from ever being played in the country. One might ask, bann the artist? Bann the song? What for? It was "just a song". Also, if anyone isn't aware, Youtube for a short while was banned in Thailand. Why? Because someone ridiculed their king.

The Lao government felt the same sentiment after viewing this movie, thus having to ban it from ever being released in Laos. They considered the movie as a mockery, offensive and insensitive to the nation because the Lao soccer team is their national team and they were depicted in the movie as being a joke. That is not the lasting image any nation would want people around the world to view their people as.

Just because other nations mock other nations doesn’t make it right or is an example for anyone to follow. A mockery is what it is and it never makes anyone feel good when they are the victim. And for the entertainment industry, you do have responsibilities to your viewers. Art is beautiful and it needs to be expressed in an artistic manner, but not if it is going to be at the expense of others, especially other nations.

BEER LAO...will cool me down now....CHEERS!!!!

The Thai making fun of us is nothing new. Thank the Lao government for taking action against them. This is what I call assertive Muang Lao.

YES, amen for that!

Amen?, Get the fu-k outta here with that you piece of $hit.

laotianprince

oh, no!
not him again.

I hope you just kidding by saying that.
if not, you taking this anti christian thing to much to the extreme end.

Lao already produced couple movies already, but it wasn't interesting. Thai junta government is pro-LPDR, they are trying their best not to upset Lao government.

I hope the thai movie industry learn their lessons after the khmer burnt down the Thai embassy in Cambodia. A thai actress was making comments about how Ankor belong to Thailand, not khmer. Imagine the animosity and storm she stirred up for the khmers.


I think they should continue making movies and not stop just because it wasn't interesting. Anything new takes a while for people to get acquainted with. Not too many laotians are used to watching lao movies, but if it keeps coming, we are bound to watch it with great appreciation. I think I know the four movies you are talking about. Do you have the links to them? There is this lao movie I really want to watch. It is about a lao man falling in love with a hmong lady, but they can't be together because of some obstacles.

I gonna watch the movies while drinking BEER LAO....CHEERS

Both Hien SiVith needs a lot of work, but slowly developing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUjzJ0Lw1qQ...ted&search=


Mark Tae- Thai movie about Laos, Indefinitely postpone. I don’t think is funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI9QOKlzT4U...ted&search=


Seang Tang heng khoumwang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCR2DAf0L4E...ted&search=

I saw the entire movie to baw hien sividth already.....good true story movie. Hope all lao woman learn from this movie.
Mark Tae...aka Lucky Loser (don't want to see)
Seang Tang heng Khoumwang is only a MV.....I haven't seen the movie. If its a movie, how come its not out?

There are four more movies you haven't mentioned, I just don't remember them. There is a link someone gave but I don't remember where I found it :-(((