The Overture: Thai Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWojOCWoN44
Thanks to my Netflix account and the foreign films section I have been able to watch numerous Thai movies with English subtitles. Most recently, I watched "The Overture." In 1940 government officials ordered the rapid modernization of Thailand so they outlawed the playing of traditional music. The life of this famous musician represents the conflict between the push for modernization and the desire to hold onto rich traditions tied to Buddhism and the monarchy that still exists in Thailand today. The image of a Buddhist monk carrying a cell phone represents this conflict of ideals in a modern context:
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