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The Lady of Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi
As yet no official release date for the United States, but set to appear on screens in Europe on October 2011. As one would expect, Myanmar is not pleased. Michelle Yeoh blacklisted in Myanmar after Suu Kyi film Quote:
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2011-09-15, 12:22 | Link #4 |
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There's really no good path here for the junta -- they're both a horror and joke the way North Korea is.. just with less publicity outside of the region.
Nice trailer for the movie...
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2011-09-16, 11:29 | Link #6 |
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Because you pick someone who sort of looks like the historical figure, is available for the project, and can act? I doubt anyone in Burma would have been up for the job since they'd be targets of the government afterward.
Morgan Freeman played Nelson Mandella in a film not long ago... he's certainly not from the African continent.
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2011-09-17, 08:49 | Link #12 | |
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You know the late Osama? When he announced dead, Malaysian people gather in their mosques and have special prayers just for him, much like Osama is their messiah for them. Ironically they don't give shit about 4 Malaysian that died in 9/11 and one in Mumbai 2008 attack because Malaysians sympathize the terrorists more and wants to join them but fortunately there is a political barrier. About the movie itself, its clear that Michelle Yeoh is not one of those Malaysians that I mentioned but I suspect that 90% chances of this movie never make its way to Malaysia in order to maintain good relationship with Myanmar junta government. About Michelle Yeoh herself, she already get "Datuk" title(much like "Sir" for the Brits) just like their media darling Datuk Siti Nurhaliza(a singer). |
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2011-09-17, 13:15 | Link #13 |
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Well.. not all Malaysians are Muslim (only 60%) and many of those don't even subscribe to the Middle-eastern Islamic sects. Also, the impression I've gotten from study of Malaysia is that the government doesn't *support* the Burmese junta so much as they just keep quiet about it (crazy people close enough to bite, make nice). The Malaysian government has plenty of its own issues with violent separatists.
As for "guy on the street" views, people are on the street are usually stupid and misinformed in any country ... so it goes.
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2011-09-19, 13:21 | Link #14 | |
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This is news from the Lady herself, so I feel it is relevant to this thread. If there are objections, well, you know what to do.
Aung San Suu Kyi sees positive change in Myanmar Quote:
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2011-09-19, 13:30 | Link #15 |
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Ms Suu Kyi will have to move an inch at a time. One thing the movie could do is put a spotlight on the Burmese junta as individuals. Exactly who is profiting off of this dictatorship, etc. At the end of the day, these generals and their buddies aren't protecting anything but the ill-gotten gains in their wallets.
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The Lady released in France
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Clinton begins landmark talks with Myanmar regime Quote:
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It's 2011... Why can't we have simultaneous world-wide movie releases already? . Anyway, I'll probably watch this in early January. I think on Dec 30th people will be on holiday which equals a crowded cinema. |
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2011-12-01, 16:11 | Link #18 |
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Frankly, I'm amazed the Burmese government never just killed her (though it would have only martyred her etc.).
As for the movie, seems to have pretty good cinematography, and Yeoh is a pretty good likeness, but I'm always a bit wary of these big Biopics, they rarely tend to work very well as movies. |
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because they aren't stupid enough. The Junta probably waited the option and figure it would be less costly to keep her under house arrest then execute her. Since no one, not even their own grand mother would believed it if they said she died in a accident, even if it is a real accident.
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