Popular Post petedk Posted April 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2014 I just stumbled upon this video. It's interesting to see how much Bangkok and Thai people have changed the last 50 - 100 years. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post huahinjoe Posted April 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2014 yes, great clip, and to compare look at it recently... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laislica Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Thanks Guys, copied to my archive, very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om85 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Love Bangkok so much! Really miss it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globeman Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 yes, great clip, and to compare look at it recently... A rather majestic portrayal that makes it look clean and well kept and an absolute delight to live in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 When was the film shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 yes, great clip, and to compare look at it recently... Excellent. This is superb quality videography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 When was the film shot? 1937 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212501/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusd Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 When was the film shot? if clean ... 150 years ago Marcusd. Via tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Wish all the picturesque waterways were still there....and the people content to live with nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post p_brownstone Posted April 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Wish all the picturesque waterways were still there....and the people content to live with nature. Sorry, but this attitude really ticks me off. You are - apparently - a Westerner, who came to Thailand on an amazing Flying Machine to enjoy "primitive Thailand". A place you seem to believe should be frozen in time for your own entertainment, so that you can enjoy the "Zoo" here ....... spend 15 minutes or so watching Somchai walking behind his Buffalo as he ploughs his ricefield (and take the requisite photographs to show your friends "back home" of course); for the Farang tourist it's as bucolic as h#ll - unless you happen to be the poor bu99er walking behind the Buffalo for 12 hours in the heat of the day of course. God forbid he should ever be allowed to buy a Tractor because that does not fit in with your required image of a third world Country living in the past, and you could take photos of a tractor in your home Country anyway. Then, once you have had your fill of watching peasants "content to live with nature", you will happily fly back to your cosy aircon Apartment in N..Y., London or wherever and forget about the poor ba$tards who gave you an hour or so amusement - until your next annual leave. Patrick Edited April 11, 2014 by p_brownstone 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elzach Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Very interesting video. Yeah, it changed all right. Now it's shopping malls, cars, mini skirts or shorts the size of panties, "other people don't exist" mentality....and Buddhism has been replaced by the "baht religion". Sorry, I don't have much admiration of how most Asian cultures have developed over the past 50 years or so. Edited April 11, 2014 by elzach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Showbags Posted April 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2014 Wish all the picturesque waterways were still there....and the people content to live with nature. Sorry, but this attitude really ticks me off. You are - apparently - a Westerner, who came to Thailand on an amazing Flying Machine to enjoy "primitive Thailand". A place you seem to believe should be frozen in time for your own entertainment, so that you can enjoy the "Zoo" here ....... spend 15 minutes or so watching Somchai walking behind his Buffalo as he ploughs his ricefield (and take the requisite photographs to show your friends "back home" of course); for the Farang tourist it's as bucolic as h#ll - unless you happen to be the poor bu99er walking behind the Buffalo for 12 hours in the heat of the day of course. God forbid he should ever be allowed to buy a Tractor because that does not fit in with your required image of a third world Country living in the past, and you could take photos of a tractor in your home Country anyway. Then, once you have had your fill of watching peasants "content to live with nature", you will happily fly back to your cosy aircon Apartment in N..Y., London or wherever and forget about the poor ba$tards who gave you an hour or so amusement - until your next annual leave. Patrick Geez....who pissed in your cornflakes this mornin. I just happen to live here...circa 13 years now and we have rice paddies over there, jungle out the back and the river not so far away....in fact I was planting trees around the rice paddy just yesterday... Something wrong with liking nature and the way things were ? Get a grip man. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dap Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Your offering was a treat to watch. Thank you petedk. Edited April 11, 2014 by Dap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashto Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Fascinating video. Thanks for sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Nixon Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Since the emphasis of the old video seems to be on religion, I feel compelled to comment. If Buddha was to come to Thailand today he would not be pleased with the practice that he founded. As is the case with many religions the philosophy is good but the priests, monks and religious leaders have fallen into a practise of control where the religion is foremost and the philosophy has fallen into decay. Did Buddha want his followers to be living off the work of the congregation ? Did Buddha advocate the building of excessive temples on the backs of practitioners in a country with scarce resources ? Buddha did not live like this nor did he smoke, drink beer and shop . Instead of contributing to Thai society the monks live like leaches on the backs of their congregations which they control with superstitious practises that Buddha never advocated. They do not even pray in a language that Thais can understand. Be not concerned that I am hard on Buddhism because I could say the same for all religions. Faith is good and there are many people who have a personal connection to a greater power but there are many religious leaders who take advantage of the masses for their own benefit and sometimes that is just seeking control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dighambara Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Wish all the picturesque waterways were still there....and the people content to live with nature. Sorry, but this attitude really ticks me off. You are - apparently - a Westerner, who came to Thailand on an amazing Flying Machine to enjoy "primitive Thailand". A place you seem to believe should be frozen in time for your own entertainment, so that you can enjoy the "Zoo" here ....... spend 15 minutes or so watching Somchai walking behind his Buffalo as he ploughs his ricefield (and take the requisite photographs to show your friends "back home" of course); for the Farang tourist it's as bucolic as h#ll - unless you happen to be the poor bu99er walking behind the Buffalo for 12 hours in the heat of the day of course. God forbid he should ever be allowed to buy a Tractor because that does not fit in with your required image of a third world Country living in the past, and you could take photos of a tractor in your home Country anyway. Then, once you have had your fill of watching peasants "content to live with nature", you will happily fly back to your cosy aircon Apartment in N..Y., London or wherever and forget about the poor ba$tards who gave you an hour or so amusement - until your next annual leave. Patrick Patrick, Longing for a lost easygoing lifestyle doesn't mean anyone wants to give up technology. I miss the casual style of times gone by, but I was raised in a rural community, where doors were not locked and children had no fear of strangers. Any city is much more stressful. 40+ years ago, many older men and women dressed in the old style, with short hair, while younger women often went without tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirby Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Could anyone post the name of the music from the second clip its beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarpolo Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 yes, great clip, and to compare look at it recently... A rather majestic portrayal that makes it look clean and well kept and an absolute delight to live in. almost a normal city, from the camera view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Worldwide Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Wonderful videos. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) photosEven more startling can be seeing film/photos of BKK from in the 60s them compare to 20 years later....that's when the rapid boom in BKK really is illustrated. I recall a wonderful cityscape shot in a 1960s Nat Geo from Wat Arun looking east then the same again from the same angle in 1982. A remarkable comparison. Edited April 18, 2014 by HeavyDrinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Could anyone post the name of the music from the second clip its beautiful The music is " Arrival to earth" By Steve Jablonsky. Some 25 seconds into the clip you can read it. The maker of this second clip "Goodnight Bangkok" is a member on TV, see this topic : http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/706383-good-night-bangkok-a-time-lapse-film-of-bkk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Always strikes me that the main things tourists come to see actually don't change at all. Look at the Wat Phra Kaew shots, or Wat Arun; looks completely the same today. Edited April 19, 2014 by WinnieTheKhwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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