snoop1130 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Censors pulled Thai film due to crying monk scene By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter This image from a scene in “Thi Baan The Series 2.2” shows monk Phra Siang crying during his former girlfriend’s funeral. BANGKOK — A monk despairing at his ex-girlfriend’s funeral is the alleged scene that caused a Thai film to be censored just days before its Thursday release. Speaking Wednesday at the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre, a group of Thai directors revealed that the what censors called a “sensitive” scene in “Thi Baan The Series 2.2” depicted a monk character bursting into tears in front of his ex-girlfriend’s coffin. Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/arts/2018/11/21/censors-pulled-thai-film-due-to-crying-monk-scene/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-11-21 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaiwrath Posted November 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2018 <deleted> me, some of the horrific things you see in the Thai press, and violence etc. in Thai soaps, but a monk crying gets censored ! ???? 12 2 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lemonjelly Posted November 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2018 Time to censor the censors 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted November 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2018 32 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: A monk despairing at his ex-girlfriend’s funeral is the alleged scene that caused a Thai film to be censored just days before its Thursday release. Pathetic. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzaa09 Posted November 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2018 Real manly monks don't cry. Harden the **** up. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fex Bluse Posted November 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2018 They are so entertaining here. ???? Thai monks are generally like Thai people. They are very flexible in following rules. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chickenslegs Posted November 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2018 I wish they would censor some of the screaming and crying on Thai TV soaps. 7 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dcnx Posted November 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2018 14 hours ago, zzaa09 said: Real manly monks don't cry. Harden the **** up. That’s right. They drink, smoke, and watch naughty movies on their iPhones. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzaa09 Posted November 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, dcnx said: That’s right. They drink, smoke, and watch naughty movies on their iPhones. .....and collect cash income unethically. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 A lot of monks look like chubby, big babies, with fat pinchable cheeks, I'm sure lots of them have a good cry after lights out, before they drift away to sleepy bye byes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaiguzzi Posted November 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: <deleted> me, some of the horrific things you see in the Thai press, and violence etc. in Thai soaps, but a monk crying gets censored ! ???? Don't forget holding a glass of Spirits or wine, smoking a cigarette, or as the knife/gun gets too close to a body - all blurred out. And the slap/bang/crash/wollop violence on tv early evening with all the kids watching thinking "this is all normal then"......... 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leither69 Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 Is Mary Whitehouse on the panel!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Briggsy Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 Consider this. Portraying the police, the military or civil servants in a bad light, i.e. corrupt or worse, outright evil, is illegal in Thailand and such a movie or tv programme would not get made, let alone released or broadcast. Yet dealing with the corruption of these government employees is a daily occurrence for Thais. It is all about maintaining a highly inaccurate, romanticised picture of things, the goal being the protection of the power structure. 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohy Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Mere men (and Thai ones at that ) dressed in orange frocks. Nothing special about them! As for crying maybe he missed his mummy! its lonely in those temple places 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyk Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 After 10 years here I am so sick of Thailand, frigging soap opera after soap opera here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cereal Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 19 minutes ago, poohy said: Mere men (and Thai ones at that ) dressed in orange frocks. Nothing special about them! As for crying maybe he missed his mummy! its lonely in those temple places Not so much after lights out, from what one ex-monk told me! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stanleycoin Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, garyk said: After 10 years here I am so sick of Thailand, frigging soap opera after soap opera here. But the soaps are how they react in real life to situations, so its the norm. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 12 hours ago, thaiguzzi said: Don't forget holding a glass of Spirits or wine, smoking a cigarette, or as the knife/gun gets too close to a body - all blurred out. And the slap/bang/crash/wollop violence on tv early evening with all the kids watching thinking "this is all normal then"......... With such a dysfunctional education system, sadly, this is where most Thai kids get their life's lessons from. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 14 hours ago, Bluespunk said: Pathetic. My choice would be duplicitous …. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 13 hours ago, chickenslegs said: I wish they would censor some of the screaming and crying on Thai TV soaps. Yes, please! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artisi Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, stanleycoin said: But the soaps are how they react in real life to situations, so its the norm. Sure, this is how far too many Thai's react to life, a result of the soapies - chicken and egg = soapies and Thainess. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, hansnl said: Yes, please! You don't actually watch them, do you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 34 minutes ago, garyk said: After 10 years here I am so sick of Thailand, frigging soap opera after soap opera here. took me one day to come to that conclusion ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bournville Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Disgraceful and silly censorship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 When my gf is watching a soap (and luckily she doesn't do it a lot) and I am in the next room, it sometimes sounds like she is watching some "Hostel"- like torture- porn! But ...oh yes...please blur a bottle of booze or a cigarette! Thailand's morals and ethics are completely down the drain! A monk, crying about a woman he once loved...how dare he! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 2 hours ago, garyk said: After 10 years here I am so sick of Thailand, frigging soap opera after soap opera here. Have a nice flight out then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfLight Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 They see themselves as the guardians of Thai culture, but in reality they're just muppets, self appointed to do what doesn't really matter anyway. What's a monk doing with a former girlfriend anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyk Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 1 hour ago, jak2002003 said: Have a nice flight out then. I'll try not to let the door hit me in the a$$ on the way out.. haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 16 hours ago, chickenslegs said: I wish they would censor some of the screaming and crying on Thai TV soaps. I wish they would just entirely censor Thai TV soaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) I always wondered how bored, disturbed, and high on their own moral standards people must be to volunteer for a job in a censorship committee. Edited November 22, 2018 by Lupatria 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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