Wednesday, January 14, 2015
A Mobile Movie Theater Is Projecting a Galloping Horse in Thailand
The Creators Project: A horse is running through city streets in Thailand, but it's nothing like the horses you might find at the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. The galloping steed is made of light. Its goal? To spread hope and freedom wherever it goes through the beauty of cinema. Projected from the window of a moving van, the horse is one weapon that Cinemobile—a project funded by the Thai Film Archive—is using to spread film and culture throughout the country.
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I think that Cinemobile is a great idea especially for underprivileged areas. Art and movies are very important in our world because they provide an escape and an emotional outlet. Art is often pushed aside when other things are given more attention because they are more necessary to survive. The people in these poor areas of Thailand do not have a lot of access to art and new technology because they cannot afford it. This truck is able to project on anything it drives past, which catches the attention of the people in that area. They are not only amazed by the projections, but they are also given the opportunity to watch a movie inside as well. I think it is very kind of the people in Eyedropper Fill that created this experience for people that are underprivileged. There are so many restrictions with freedom of expression that people may feel trapped and unable to do and say what they want in public. The Cinemobile gives people hope about what can be done and what is happening in the world.
I love this idea. But when I was reading the article, it took me a moment to understand it. It wasn't until I read the part about the inside of the truck being the cinema itself, did I understand its true effect on the people of Thailand. Although the horse and truck projections were beautiful and symbolic, it didn't seem very helpful to the underprivileged people of Thailand. All the citizens would see is a bright light shining out of a truck. But the idea that the inside serves as its own portable theater, is so great and brilliant, and even though the projections did not have any direct effect on the citizens. It was beautiful to watch in the video and seems to be a successful way to spread the word about this idea.
I love when entertainment is integrated into the lives that it usually never touches. whether the reason is they are too busy to enjoy it or don't have enough money to go and enjoy art, Cinemobile is a way for people to taste what can be enjoyed in entertainment and like the article said give hope to those who need it. It's very easy to think with so much art and entertainment in our lives that no matter how poor a person is or how much pain they have suffered through that they usually never get to enjoy one of life's most cherished past times. Although it seems like some eclipse that happens every once and a while I think the horse is a great start to something that could potentially become an everyday event that can help people get to the end of the day. something not only in Thailand but for the whole world to enjoy.
The idea of this project is pretty fantastic. I think the Cinemoble sounds like an interesting plan to promote expression and joy across Thailand through the use of film. By bringing ignition points of such expression directly to people, specifically kids, the project will hopefully be successful in not only creating a conversation about freedom of expression, but also inspiring the future generations that might overturn the restrictive control. While the work of this project is really exciting and impressive, like the use of a mobile cinema to actively spread film and culture throughout Thailand, I found myself most impressed with Eyedropper Fill’s use of moving projections to alert communities of their presence. Not only is the image of the running horse a ode to The Horse in Motion the earliest known film, but the imagery is incredibly inspiring and universally engaging. I have never seen projections attempted in such a motion driven way, and it was really interesting to see how the use of motion gave the content more meaning as it transcends an image projected on a wall and becomes a form that seems to effectively interact with the environment. I’m a huge fan of bringing art directly to the streets to provide all with exposure and the thrill of their own creative endeavors, in line with that, I think Eyedropper Fill’s Cinemoblie project sounds like a great opportunity for public expression and enlightenment. I’d love to see more projects like it come into form even here in America where greater public expression and exposure to culture would benefit us all.
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