If "Miss Suwan" directed by American director Henry McRae was the first film to be performed entirely by Thai actors, then the film that was actually produced and starred by Thais was "Double Happiness" which was released on July 1927, 7. Up.France has the Lumière brothers, the ancestors of film partners, and Thailand also has its own film brothers. "Double Happiness" was produced by the Bangkok Film Company established by the Wasuwat Brothers. It was originally produced by Henry McRae. It was this pair of brothers who assisted the filming of "Miss Su Wan".
Bangkok Film Company later changed its name to Sri Krung Sound Film Company (Sri Krung Sound Film Company). On April 1932, 4, Thailand’s first sound film "Going Astray (Long Tang)" was launched.Afterwards, just as George Merrier faced the difficulties in World War I, the war always brought the film development to a halt. Before and after World War II, Thailand was primed by Field Marshal Por Pibulsongkram as prime minister. Under the prevalence of protectionism, Thailand has resisted the intrusion of foreign cultural forces, and the development of Thai film has stopped.
▲ [Double Luck / โชคสองชั้น, 1927)]
Thailand's first home-made silent black and white film, directed by Luang Anurakratthakarn, formerly an employee of the Thai Railways.At the beginning, the Railway Bureau, under the instructions of the royal family, fully assisted the filming work of "Miss Suwan", in order to promote Thailand's progressive image, and the development of transportation and postal services became one of the key points.
Since Emperor Rama V of Thailand, Thailand has a tradition of absorbing foreign cultures and can further integrate into its own culture. During this period, it is inevitable that cottage culture will appear, but in the end it will always develop its own characteristics.After the Second World War, Thai films were still under the prevalence of protectionism. Under the influence of self-isolation from foreign cultures, how can films develop under their own culture?The line of the star master in "Shaolin Kungfu": "I finally realized that if you want to promote Shaolin Kungfu to the world, you have to talk about packaging! Shaolin Kungfu plus singing and dancing, do you think you have a head start?"
Yes, just add singing and dancing.After the war, Thai films began to introduce color films, which started a new wave of development. On the traditional stage, actors transformed into movie stars, and the movie star system gradually developed in Thailand.In the following 70s, Thai films were added to Thai folk songs in large numbers. On the one hand, the Thai government reduced the tax rate on imported film and local productions, and on the other hand increased the tax rate on imported films. Thai local movies were under government protection measures. Films with singing and dancing developed in this way. Among them, "The Love Song of Our Farm (1970)" is the most representative, including the box office.
▲ [Mitr Chaibancha (มิตร ชัยบัญชา) & Petchara Chaowarat (เพชรา เชาวราษฎร์)]
Thailand’s first pair of male and female celebrities, Mit Chaibencha and Pachari Chauwarat, announced the beginning of the Thai celebrity system."Love Diary of Pimchawee / Banthuk Rak Pimchawee / Banthuk Rak Pimchawee, 1961), which the two collaborated for the first time, was directed by director Victor Connorwood. It is a male and female kung fu hero movie. He co-starred in 165 movies, most famously "Magical Love of the Countryside (มนต์รักลูกทุ่ง (1970)".
However, the movie just added singing and dancing, which would not make it into the World Series.Under the protection of the government, Thai films produced more than 80 films per year in the 1997s. They were second only to the Philippines in Southeast Asia, but they could not withstand the invasion of Hollywood films. The annual output dropped from 10 films to only 1990 in 1986. .However, the darkness that followed was the rise of dawn. Hollywood started filming in Thailand in 1987, launching "Going Khmer (1994)", "Good Morning Vietnam (2000)", "Heaven and Earth (007)", and "Beach". (2000)", "2 Empire of Tomorrow (2003)", "Tomb Raiders 2046 (2004)", "2004 (2004)", "BJ Single Diary (XNUMX)", "Alexander (XNUMX)" and other movies.
Therefore, when Thai films were very miserable by Hollywood, when foreign films began to enter Thailand for filming and production, they were also providing Thai film practitioners with a great opportunity to learn, and brewing the so-called "new wave" of Thai film recovery. Among them, the "Karaoke Bar Karaoke" in 1997 began to arouse attention.It wasn't until the 1998 Asian financial turmoil that the ghost film "Ghost Nana (Ghost Wife)" was launched, officially launching the road to recovery of Thai movies. The film at that time even surpassed the global box office champion who had been the global box office for many years. "The Titanic" shows the influence of the film.
This new wave of Thai movies mainly comes from new generations who have returned from studying abroad, as well as practitioners who shoot commercials or music videos. These new forces have high-level hardware and production technology, coupled with the courage to innovate themes and strengthen Thai characteristics, and finally start. Belongs to a new page in Thai movies.Beginning with "Ghost Nana (1998)", followed by "Bangkok Killer/Silent Fire (1999)" by the Pang Brothers, and then "Lady Playing Volleyball (2000)" "Queen of Siam (2001)", Thai movies The development develops rapidly at the rate of one classic every year.
Then, in 2003, two classic hit movies appeared at the same time, focusing on non-ghost movies.One is a youth romantic sketch "Little Lover (2003)", and the other is a kung fu action masterpiece "Fighting Fighter (2003)". The former is produced by the predecessor of GTH, and the latter is produced by Sahamongkol Film. It is not only an announcement of Thailand The footsteps of the film's entry into the international market have also made the world know that Thai movies are not just ghosts and monsters, re-establishing the Thai impression and cultural influence, and the two film industries, GTH and Sahamongkol, have also become the two pillars of the well-known Thai movies. Film industry.
With the success of the 2003 box office champion "Little Lover", GTH was formally established the following year, and "Ghost" was launched in the same year.I believe everyone is familiar with the following story, and those who are not familiar with it, hurry up and crawl!
▲ 【Nang Nak / นางนาก, 1998)】
This film is regarded as the revival of Thai film, which belongs to the ghost film with romantic color. From then on, the Thai film tries to enter the international market, making the ghost film the first impression that Thai film brings to the international market.
▲ [Bangkok Dangerous/ บางกอกแดนเจอรัส เพชฌฆาตเงียย อันต, 1999)
The film is directed by the Oxide Pang Chun & Danny Pang brothers. After their success with the film, the Pang brothers moved to Hong Kong to shoot the film starring Li Xinjie in "Damn", which was also highly acclaimed.Later, the Pang brothers, who went to Hollywood to develop, invited Nicholas Cage and Yang Caini to remake this famous film as "Silent Fire (2008)".
▲ [Ladies playing volleyball (The Iron Ladies / สตรีเหล็ก, 2000)]
The film is directed by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon and launched by GTH Pictures’ "T (Tai Entertainment)" and "H (Hub Ho Hin Bangkok)". The founder of the latter is Jira Maligool, known as the pioneer of the new wave of Thai movies. The film also laid the foundation of cooperation for the later establishment of GTH Pictures.
▲ [The Legend of Suriyothai / สมเด็จพระศรีสุริโยทัย, 2001)] theme song
This film describes the story of Queen Suriyaotai of Thailand’s Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 195th century. In the battle between Ayutthaya and Burmese Prince Prome, she led the elephant soldiers to rescue her husband, King Chakraphat, and finally killed Prome with a knife on the battlefield. The ashes were placed in the Si Suriyothai Chedi at Wat Suan Luang in Ayutthaya.The film is XNUMX minutes long, and was later edited by Francis Coppola, the director of "The Godfather Trilogy", in a shorter international version.
▲ [Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrio / องค์บาก, 2003)]
The first ancestor of the Thai Boxing Fighter series, starring Tony Jaa and directed by Prachya Pinkaew, this movie should not be said more, or should be introduced in a series of articles.This film is just like the status of the Hong Kong movie "God of Gamblers", spawning a bunch of movies with boxing fighters as the main promotion.
▲ [Little Lover (My Girl / แฟนฉัน, 2003)]
The representative works of "G", "T" and "H" before the combination. From the beginning of the movie trailer, you can see the logos of the three companies.After the film’s box office success, GTH Films was formally established. In 2004, the first film "Ghost" was launched. GTH can be said to represent the new wave of Thai movies finally on the road to the mainstream, and thus further into the international market.
