Film Analysis: Thai Bar Girls

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Thai Bar Girls
“I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.” 
Steve Martin, American Actor, Comedian, Musician
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Before beginning my diatribe, let me state for the record I certainly understand the utilitarian properties of the Thai bar girl. Why, if it weren’t for my wife-who I shall not preface with any adjective such as lovely, sweet, adorable, or kind-hearted (as so many seem to like to do when speaking of their Thai wife)-my own proclivity for girls-for-hire would probably get the better of me. Yes, if it were not for the wife, and my general shortage of discretionary funds, I would live like a sheikh and a harem I would certainly have.
A different girl for each day of the month would be my bare minimum; …show more content…

The women look like they too were hit with a hammer. Smack dab in the face. Then again, the men were certainly no prize either.
In all fairness to true documentary filmmakers like Ken Burns, Hugo Van Lawick, and Theodore Grouya, Love Me Long Time, Sex Tourism in Thailand closer resembles a home movie than documentary. Nevertheless, the depiction of just how screwed up men can be once they set foot in the Land of Smiles is dead on. The documentary gives a glimpse into the warped mind of men hell bent on giving up everything to live a life of debauchery, banging as many women as humanly possible.
Beauty is supposedly in the eye of the beholder, but if you are foolish enough to get involved with, or God forbid, marry a bar girl, at least make sure she’s the sort of woman that makes other men stare in awe of your manliness (or the ability to pay for it). If your girl oozes sexuality and her pulchritude is beyond reproach, at least people will chalk up your stupidity to man’s inclination to think with the little head instead of the big

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