Comments on: Who Is This Guy???

By: Mark Schoneveld

Mark Schoneveld — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:23:23 +0000

Thank you so much, Adam! That was exactly the kind of answer I was looking for. Excellent stuff. Good luck on your PhD, it sounds like very interesting research.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:35:44 +0000

This might sound pretentious but I use the presence of Serpico in upcountry Thailand in my PhD research.

He represents good honest values, and he is a cop rooting out bad cops. Most Thais deeply respect their institutions, but confront corruption often, and particularly from the police. This is especially so for truck drivers, on whose vehicles you see the logo most often. So a guy who upolds authority by fighting the corrupt bad guys really appeals to local values.

The film also fits into a genre of Thai films popular in the 1970s (and still now) about gunmen, so it is easy to understand across the cultural divide from the USA to Thailand.

Any comments? Thoughts? If so, please email me: adamitobur@yahoo.com

By: lord_whimsy

lord_whimsy — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:31:01 +0000

A design suggestion: You might want to jack up the contrast between the black background and your body text–it’s a bit difficult to read at the moment. Apologies for the off-topic comment.

By: magdalenus

magdalenus — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:08:50 +0000

Ah ha! Thank you! Hmmm… interesting. I wonder why guys in Thailand love him so much.

By: Gnorman

Gnorman — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:50:54 +0000

yep, defnitely Al in Serpico. Pretty sure he has a posse too.

By: B. Baughan

B. Baughan — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:19:02 +0000

I guess you’ve never seen Serpico, starring Al Pacino. That’s Al. Couldn’t tell you anything about the decal itself. Good luck.