tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528074983146803930.post4527866338202980387..comments2024-03-06T08:29:13.333-08:00Comments on stuff white people do: white movie friday : the beachmacon dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07795547197817128339noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528074983146803930.post-64132398254767413192008-05-30T01:41:00.000-07:002008-05-30T01:41:00.000-07:00I know this is an old post, but I just discovered ...I know this is an old post, but I just discovered your blog and I'm reading back-posts. <BR/><BR/>I'm delirious for lack of sleep, but I had to address one point because it bugged me. <BR/><BR/>1. The particular beach the production cleaned up was an environmentally hazardous, toxic mess of tourist litter that the Thai government failed to clean or control on its own. <BR/><BR/>2. They did import sand and I believe trees to restore the beach to its original state, not add to it/alter it to suit the themes of the film. <BR/><BR/>I have more to say, but I can't stay awake (especially after devouring some very enlightening posts well beyond bedtime!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528074983146803930.post-46432756656427001372008-05-26T04:53:00.000-07:002008-05-26T04:53:00.000-07:00Just randomly read this and thought I should sugge...Just randomly read this and thought I should suggest that you read the novel by Alex Garland. The beach has more of a Lord of the Flies feel to it. The paradise is there on certain terms and conditions and can be lost at any time. That is what makes it so fragile. Also, contrary to the movie, he has a much creepier relationship with Daffy, they have loads of conversations which greatly influence the direction of the story. The ending to the book is brilliant, worlds apart from the movie's ending. The movie is bit commercial, but the directing is awesome. The video game thing you mentioned, well, that made no sense to me and still doesn't really. I think they just wanted to show how demented he was, detached from reality like you said. The director chose a shitty way of doing that as that imagery really had no relevance. Anyway, give it a read :DmagicMariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08574325399490532799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528074983146803930.post-76836921425616266042008-05-19T16:23:00.000-07:002008-05-19T16:23:00.000-07:00this is a great post even though the movie isn't e...this is a great post even though the movie isn't exactly a new release. i haven't seen the movie but just from viewing the trailer, quite a few of the things discussed jumped out at me especially how the only characters who really talk or are portrayed as having a central part in the film are white (despite being in a completely foreign land).<BR/>another thing that i would love to see an entry about, if at all possible, is how mainstream film, for the most part, embraces same-race relationships. again, i haven't seen the movie so i don't know, but just from seeing the trailer i already have gotten the message that, out of all the women on the beach and in the foreign country, it's a white woman that attracts the main character and wins his affections. while there are exceptions to this, mainstream movies seem to nearly always have different races stick with each other in terms of love. a few examples (and i'm not criticizing these movies for anything other than this practice): clueless, most tv shows such as psych and undeclared, basically queen latifah's entire acting career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528074983146803930.post-35246133369172264992008-05-17T11:23:00.000-07:002008-05-17T11:23:00.000-07:00Sounds like we haven't come far from "Bali Hai" in...Sounds like we haven't come far from "Bali Hai" in Rodgers and Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, except with more sex and violence. That film, at least, had the song "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" -- addressing the idea that white people are taught to be racist, rather than being bornthat way. This was edgy at the time (late 1950s). Look forward to more reviews....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528074983146803930.post-82196314652886453122008-05-17T06:44:00.000-07:002008-05-17T06:44:00.000-07:00No j, I haven't seen it, thank you for the suggest...No j, I haven't seen it, thank you for the suggestion. It certainly would make an interesting comparison to "the beach," since its central characters are white American women instead of men. I'm hoping, though, to discuss a lot of other types of "white films," beyond the white-folks-abroad format, so it might be awhile before I get to "brokedown palace."<BR/><BR/>jimh, Huckabee's jokes about someone pointing a gun at Obama are indeed disgusting, as was the audience's laughter (to their partial credit, some "murmured" instead of laughing, according to today's NY Times). I'll think about addressing his racially charged jokes in a future post, as well as the overwhelming whiteness of his audience, The National Rifle Association. For now, I'd rather this movie review's comment section not be hijacked by such a discussion.macon dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07795547197817128339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528074983146803930.post-37049341486653410172008-05-17T05:59:00.000-07:002008-05-17T05:59:00.000-07:00what'd you think about "brokedown palace"? it just...what'd you think about "brokedown palace"? it just struck me as one of those movies that basically revolve around the white characters in a foreign land motif.j. renhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395485873501868250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-528074983146803930.post-946182018800886682008-05-16T20:21:00.000-07:002008-05-16T20:21:00.000-07:00I hope you'll write about Mike Huckabee's "joke" w...I hope you'll write about Mike Huckabee's "joke" while addressing the NRA in KY...<BR/>Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com