A movie theater scene in Yangon |
After the military coup, the Ministry of Military Council Information worked together with the Myanmar Film Association to reopen cinemas and return to the film market, and the film production community said that there were instructions to return to operation under pressure.
On the other hand, not to watch movies. The revolutionary forces also called for the film not to be made again and to bring the art market to a near standstill.
Between these two sides, there are those who re-record, and there are artists who stop re-recording and are standing with other businesses.
A film manager who is working in the current film market responded that he does not support the military council every time a film is remade.
''Being a filmmaker is only by making movies. That's what I do. But they are rich because of shooting, I am not supporting the military. It will be a job They are operating on the basis that you will have to eat and you will get so much,'' said a Sutin manager.
According to a survey conducted before the 2020 covid-19 of those working in the film industry, the majority of those who support Burmese films and series are from the grassroots.
A young director in the liberated area said that for the people who have been living with crises in the country for more than three years after the epidemic and the coup d'état, they see no sin in watching movies in theaters and supporting artists.
''My opinion is that they are re-shooting the movie, both I don't want to blame them for watching the movie. However, most of the artists are bragging on social media that the film industry has reopened in their era and that they are doing business in the past. I see that there is no sympathy for those who lost because of the revolution,'' said the young director.
On the other hand, in the midst of the country's general crisis, whether money will be spent on entertainment for the people who are surviving with strict lockdowns. Due to the considerations of whether to prioritize livelihood, the estimation of how much the movie market can work in the long run is also a consideration among the producers.
''The actor and actress are getting hundreds of thousands even in the old age. If the audience can even afford to eat, we have to figure out how much we can control the audience,'' said a film market watcher.
