MOVIEREVIEW
White-collar rules
Entertaining Thai film romanticises working for 'the man', but at what cost?
- Published: 7 Dec 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Life
This much is clear: having a character complain about the sin of making money doesn't constitute a criticism of capitalism. It's doubly laughable when that character is, apparently, rich _ no, her parents are rich, maybe super rich. Evidence abounds in the sometimes funny, mostly shallow Thai film Yod Manut Ngoen Duen (Super Salary Man), released this week with a clear-eyed target of salaried earners who're awaiting the news of year-end bonus with a throbbing heart. In fact the film, disguised as a rebuke of the robotised mindset of white-collar existence, is a love ode to corporate mentality. Capitalism is bad, oh yeah, long live capitalism.
Yod Manut Ngoen Duen (Super Salary Man)
Starring Jessadaporn Pholdee, Natchalai Sukkamongkol, Sakuntala Tienpairoj. Directed by Virat Jengkongdee. In Thai with English subtitles.
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