The only significant thing about the Hollywood bomb Bangkok Dangerous is that it tried to introduce the world to Thai coyote clubs. The Caribbean club, which makes an appearance in the movie, is actually one of the better known coyote joints in town. Not sure if they filmed there, but it looks like they might have.
The allure of coyote clubs comes from men's suppressed desire to view women from boot level. Or something like that. Though the club's name, layout, and attractiveness of the girls (one of whom is played by local celeb and ptosis sufferer Panward Hemmanee, pictured top right) are faithfully rendered, the movie is wrong in its implication that the girls are sex slaves or victims of human trafficking. At any rate, it seems no one bothered to see the movie, so hopefully the Caribbean won't receive an influx of new visitors, be they human rights inspectors or average gawkers.
No comments:
Post a Comment