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69-423: Phi Phi Don was initially populated by Thai Malay fishermen during the late-1940s, and later became a coconut plantation. The resident Thai population of Phi Phi Don remains more than 80 percent Muslim. The current population however—if counting transient workers—is more Buddhist than Muslim. The resident population is between 2,000 and 3,000 people (2018). The islands came to worldwide prominence when Ko Phi Phi Le

138-664: A cruel world...and that's material for satire or insight, I guess, although the movie offers none." In a positive review, Wesley Morris of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "Despite a flat finale and some laughable hypothesizing about pursuits of liberty, the movie has its own addictive elements: well-used electronica, Darius Khondji's photography and the nonstop charisma of its star." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone praised DiCaprio's performance, writing "DiCaprio delivers strongly, showing Richard as selfish, manipulative, cowardly and dangerously naive — all of which makes

207-401: A day, rising to 40 tonnes (44 short tons) during the high season and most of this waste leaves Phi Phi island into the ocean - untreated; in fact, Phi Phi Island releases 83% wastewater untreated. All tourists arriving on the island pay a 20-baht fee at Ton Sai Pier to assist in "keeping Ko Phi Phi clean". "We collect up to 20,000 baht a day from tourists at the pier. The money is then used to pay

276-412: A direct connection by road and boat. There is a road and boat connection from Trang to Phi Phi via Koh Lanta but services only operate between November and March. There are frequent ferry boats to Ko Phi Phi from Phuket, Ko Lanta, and Krabi town starting at 08:30. Last boats from Krabi and Phuket depart at 14:30. In the "green season" (Jun-Oct), travel to and from Ko Lanta is via Krabi town only. There

345-434: A fascinating crossroads of youth and respectability for [DiCaprio]. His performance pulls from all corners of his arsenal; it's sexy and brave and wild-eyed and, eventually, exceedingly vulnerable. I can't say whether it was the failure of The Beach that did it, but DiCaprio has never been this adventurous on screen since. And he's certainly never been this risky when it comes to selecting projects." Controversy arose during

414-458: A great shame about it and how it was handled." Leonardo DiCaprio , who was coming off of the massive box office success of Titanic , had his pick of lead roles in various films, including American Psycho and The Talented Mr. Ripley . Boyle sought DiCaprio for the role, and after months of deliberation, DiCaprio signed on to the film in July 1998. DiCaprio chose the project because he felt

483-796: A gross of $ 4.9 million in its first five days in France and $ 2.3 million in its opening four-day weekend in Germany. Global takings totaled over US$ 144 million, of which US$ 39 million was from the United States and Canada and $ 19 million from the United Kingdom. The budget of the film was US$ 50 million. The film has been released on VHS and DVD . It was released on Blu-ray in Spain in October 2022. The standard DVD release included nine scenes that were deleted from

552-470: A map to the island. Richard persuades Françoise and Étienne to accompany him to the island, and the three travel to Ko Samui. Richard meets two American surfers who have heard rumors of the island and he gives them a copy of the map. En route to the island, Richard becomes infatuated with Françoise. After swimming to the island from a neighbouring island, they find a cannabis plantation guarded by armed Thai farmers. Avoiding detection, they make their way across

621-456: A private company to haul the rubbish from the island to the mainland in Krabi to be disposed of", Mr Pankum Kittithonkun, Ao Nang Administration Organization ( OrBorTor ) President, said. The boat takes about 25 tonnes of trash from the island daily, weather permitting. Ao Nang OrBorTor pays 600,000 baht per month for the service. During high season, an Ao Nang OrBorTor boat is used to help transport

690-408: A romantic subplot, and a more upbeat ending. Filming took place from January to April 1999. Members of the cast and crew were involved in an accident during production when a long-tail boat they were on capsized. It was reported that the incident involved both Boyle and DiCaprio. No one was injured. The beach seen in the film is not the same as in real life. There is a gap between mountains on

759-632: A sizeable Muslim population, also have many people who are of Malay descent. Some live in Thailand's capital Bangkok . They are descended from migrants or deportees who were relocated from the South from the 13th century onwards. Separatist inclinations among ethnic Malays in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Songkhla provinces, the cause of the Southern Thai insurgency , are due in part to cultural differences from

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828-480: A small Buddhist and other minorities . Islam is the defining element of the Thai Malay identity . The Beach (film) The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle , from a screenplay by John Hodge , based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Tilda Swinton , Virginie Ledoyen , Guillaume Canet , and Robert Carlyle . It

897-523: A tsunami early-warning alarm system had been installed by the Thai government with the help of volunteers. Since the tsunami, Phi Phi has come under greater threat from mass tourism. Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat, an environmental activist and member of Thailand's National Reform Council, is campaigning to have Phi Phi tourist numbers capped before its natural beauty is completely destroyed. With southern Thailand attracting thousands more tourists every day, Dr Thon makes

966-573: A young American backpacker seeking adventure in Bangkok, stays in a drab travelers' hotel on Khao San Road where he meets a young French couple, Françoise and Étienne. He also meets Daffy, who tells him of a pristine, uninhabited island in the Gulf of Thailand with a beautiful hidden beach. Daffy explains that he settled there in secret several years earlier, but difficulties arose and he left. The next day, Richard finds out that Daffy committed suicide and left him

1035-436: Is a large modern deep water government pier on Tonsai Bay, Phi Phi Don Village, completed in late-2009. It takes in the main ferry boats from Phuket, Krabi, and Ko Lanta. Visitors to Phi Phi Island must pay 20 baht on arrival at the pier. Dive boats, longtail boats, and supply boats have their own drop off points along the piers, making the pier highly efficient in the peak season. The islands feature beaches and clear water, and

1104-498: Is a term used to refer to ethnic Malay citizens of Thailand , the sixth largest ethnic group in Thailand . Thailand is home to the third largest ethnic Malay population after Malaysia and Indonesia . Most Malays live primarily in the four southernmost provinces of Yala , Narathiwat , Satun and Pattani . They live in one of the country’s poorest regions. They also live in Songkhla , Phuket , Ranong . Trang province , home to

1173-459: Is found on the islands. There are six islands in the group known as Phi Phi. They lie 46 kilometres (29 miles) southeast of Phuket and are part of Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park . The national park covers an area of 242,437  rai (38,789.9 ha; 95,852 acres). which is home to an abundance of corals and marine life. There are limestone mountains with cliffs, caves, and long white sandy beaches. Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Le are

1242-568: Is home to the "Viking Cave", where there is a thriving industry harvesting edible bird's nests . Ko Phi Phi was devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 , when nearly all of the island's infrastructure was destroyed. The name Phi Phi (pronounced "phi-phi") originates from Malay . The original name for the islands was Pulau Api-Api ('the fiery isle'). The name refers to the Pokok Api-Api , or "fiery tree" ( grey mangrove ) which

1311-422: Is influenced by tropical monsoon winds. There are two seasons: the rainy season from May till December and the hot season from January till April. Average temperature ranges between 17–37 °C (63–99 °F). Average rainfall per year is about 2,231 millimetres (87.8 inches ), with wettest month being July and the driest February. Since the re-building of Ko Phi Phi after the 2004 tsunami, paved roads now cover

1380-646: Is largely a result of the historical affinity of the Malay King of Setul towards Siam, compared to the violent breakup of the Sultanate of Patani. Pro-Thai inclinations can also be observed in Malay communities in Phuket, Ranong and Bangkok. In Province Pattani, Narathiwat & Yala also known as 3 Malay regions/Province ( kawasan 3 wilayah ) having and practicing the same culture as the state of Kelantan , Malaysia. They also speak

1449-705: Is that the budget allocated for Ao Nang and Phi Phi is based on its registered population, not on the number of people it hosts every year, Mr Pankum said. In June 2018, Maya Beach, made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio 's 2000 film The Beach , was closed indefinitely to allow it to recover. The beach used to receive up to 5,000 tourists and 200 boats a day. It reopened January 1, 2022. Thai Malays Thai Malays ( Standard Malay : Orang Melayu Thailand/Siam , Thai : ไทยเชื้อสายมลายู : Jawi : ملايو تاي ‎ ; Pattani Malay : Oré Nayu Siae , Bangso Yawi ; Bangkok Malay : Oghae Nayu Thai ), with officially recognised terms including 'Malayu-descended Thais' and 'Malay',

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1518-424: Is unfocused and muddled, a shallow adaptation of the novel it is based on. Points go to the gorgeous cinematography, though." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Critics suggested that DiCaprio's fame post- Titanic might have contributed to the financial success of this film, which came out less than three years after

1587-518: Is unlikely to be known. Local tour guides cite the figure 4,000. Of Phi Phi Don residents, 104 surviving children had lost one or both parents. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, the permanent residents were housed in a refugee camp at Nong Kok in Krabi Province. On 6 January 2005, a former Dutch resident of Phi Phi, Emiel Kok, set up a voluntary organization, Help International Phi Phi ("HI Phi Phi"). HI Phi Phi recruited 68 Thai staff from

1656-419: Is what Richard is looking for, a world beyond anticipation." DiCaprio was paid a $ 20 million salary. A major change the film adaptation made to the book is the ending, which in the novel is much darker. Boyle later said he wanted the film to be more critical of its unlikable characters, a "sociocritique of these invaders", but the big-budget studio nature of the film necessitated more sympathetic characters,

1725-498: The James Cameron blockbuster. CNN 's Paul Clinton said "Leonardo DiCaprio's main fan base of screaming adolescent girls won't be disappointed with The Beach . The majority of the film displays the titanic-sized young heartthrob sans his shirt in this story about the pseudo-angst and alienation of a young man from the United States escaping civilization and his computer-obsessed generation." He agreed with most others that The Beach

1794-550: The Thai people as well as past experiences of forced attempts to assimilate them into Thai mainstream culture after the annexation of the Sultanate of Patani by Siamese Rattanakosin Kingdom . In 1816, Siam divided the sultanate into seven provinces as part of a policy of ' divide and rule '. Despite occasional subsequent rebellions, the policy was generally successful in ensuring peace until

1863-462: The final cut but present in the DVD extras. The soundtrack for the film, co-produced by Pete Tong , features the international hits " Pure Shores " by All Saints and " Porcelain " by Moby , as well as tracks by New Order , Blur , Underworld , Orbital , Faithless , Sugar Ray , and others. Leftfield 's contribution to the soundtrack, "Snakeblood", was found to have sampled Orchestral Manoeuvres in

1932-468: The Dark 's " Almost " without permission, leading to a lawsuit ; band member Neil Barnes said he forgot to remove the sample from the finished track. The songs "Synasthasia" by Junkie XL , " Out of Control " by The Chemical Brothers , "Fiesta Conga" by Movin' Melodies, " Redemption Song " by Bob Marley , "Neon Reprise" by Lunatic Calm and " Smoke Two Joints " by Chris Kay and Michael Kay were also included in

2001-519: The Malays up north in Bangkok have developed their distinct variant of Malay that incorporated elements of localism with visible Pattani-Kedahan Malay dialect influences known as Bangkok Malay (Bangkok Malay: Bangkok Melayu/Nayu ). The Bangkok, Kedahan and Pattani are closely related and shared many similar vocabularies but still mutually partly unintelligible. With the introduction of Islam to Southeast Asia,

2070-562: The Malays use a modified version of the Arabic script known as Jawi . Unlike other parts of the Malay world, like Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, where the usage of Jawi is declining rapidly from the increasing usage of the Latin alphabet, Jawi is still widely used and understood among Malays in Thailand. Thai Malays are mainly Sunni Muslims . They're mostly of the Shafi'i school of thought. There's also

2139-462: The Ton Sai Towers, about a 5–7 minute walk from the main pier. There are two Private Hospitals, The World Med Center is on Tonsai Bay, and a second smaller branch is near Loh Dalum Beach. On 26 December 2004, much of the inhabited part of Phi Phi Don was devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami . The island's main village, Ton Sai (Banyan Tree, Thai : ต้นไทร ), is built on a sandy isthmus between

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2208-465: The actress was already established in the industry, they finally accepted. As journalists were not allowed to come take pictures on set, the only picture the press could have of Guillaume Canet and Virginie Ledoyen before shooting started was their departure at Paris airport with de Fougerolles. The photo made the cover of Studio Magazine , from which the international press reported her as officially cast. This eventually lent her lines edited out of

2277-577: The actual beach in Thailand. The special effects crew digitally added some of the surrounding mountains during the post-production phase. The waterfall scene, where DiCaprio and others jump from a high cliff to the water below, was filmed in Khao Yai National Park in central Thailand , at the Haew Suwat Waterfall. The map in the film was illustrated by Alex Garland , the author of the novel The Beach. He received credit for this as

2346-449: The bay was lengthened due to travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic. Blacktip sharks began breeding there again. In 2022, the bay reopened to tourists, under strict protocols of no boats, no swimming and no more than a one-hour visit per person for a limited number of visitors at a time. After the film premiered in Thailand in 2000, some Thai politicians were upset at the way Thailand

2415-451: The beach, where she tells him that she is falling in love with him and they start an affair. Although they hope to keep it secret, the community finds out. Although he is angry, Étienne says he will not stand in their way if Françoise is happier with Richard. Sal selects Richard to accompany her on a supply run to Ko Pha Ngan. They encounter the American surfers who are preparing to search for

2484-677: The beginning of the twentieth century. In 1901, Siam restructured the seven provinces into a single administrative unit, 'Monthon Pathani', under the new Ministry of the Interior, which consolidated the seven provinces into four: Patani , Bangnara , Saiburi and Yala . Kedah was then ceded to the British under the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 , in which a more integrated district formerly belonging to Kedah became Satun Province . The Malay Muslims of Satun are less inclined towards separatism; this

2553-410: The box office in both countries, with a weekend gross of $ 15,277,921 in the United States and Canada behind Scream 3 , and a gross of £2,418,321 ($ 3.9 million) in the United Kingdom and Ireland behind Toy Story 2 . The following weekend it opened in eight other countries (Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Puerto Rico, South Africa and Switzerland) opening at number one in all of them with

2622-641: The cartographer. Interior scenes at the fleabag hotel Richard stays at in the film's beginning were shot at the On On Hotel in Phuket . In 1999, Hélène de Fougerolles auditioned for the film but casting directors immediately told her that she was not mysterious enough for the character as she arrived with blond hair in pigtails . She asked them if she could "be an extra or serve coffees there, three months in Thailand , it sounds idyllic!". Although firstly reluctant because

2691-404: The community for breaking their deal not to allow any more newcomers. The lead farmer gives Sal a gun loaded with a single bullet and orders her to make a choice: kill Richard and the group will be allowed to stay, or else they must all leave immediately. Sal pulls the trigger, but the chamber is empty. Shocked by her willingness to commit murder, the other members of the community abandon Sal, leave

2760-448: The damage to the ecosystem was permanent and restoration attempts had failed. Following shooting of the film, there was a clear flat area at one end of the beach that was created artificially with an odd layout of trees which was never rectified, and the entire area remained damaged from the original state until the tsunami of 2004 . The lawsuits dragged on for years. In 2006, Thailand's Supreme Court upheld an appellate court ruling that

2829-416: The deceased but has since been removed for the building of a new hotel in 2015. At the time of the tsunami, the island had an estimated 10,000 occupants, including tourists. After the tsunami, approximately 70% of the buildings on the island had been destroyed. By the end of July 2005, an estimated 850 bodies had been recovered, and an estimated 1,200 people were still missing. The total number of fatalities

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2898-449: The dispute between the two was discussed in more depth, with McGregor stating "It was a mis-handling and a mis-understanding over the film and it's a big regret of mine that it went on for so very long... and it didn't matter about The Beach , it was never about that. It was about our friendship. I felt like Danny's actor and it made me a bit rudderless." Boyle stated, "I handled it very very badly and I have apologised to Ewan for it. I felt

2967-541: The film, including an alternative opening which to an extent resembles the one in the novel. These were later included in a Special Edition DVD release, along with Danny Boyle's commentary on what might have been their purpose. There is also an alternative ending which depicts Sal dying by suicide and everyone loading up on a boat from the raft. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 21% of 122 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "Critics say The Beach

3036-405: The filming had harmed the environment and ordered that damage assessments be made. Defendants in the case included 20th Century Fox and some Thai government officials. The large increase in tourist traffic to the beach as a result of the film resulted in environmental damage to the bay and the nearby coral reefs, prompting Thai authorities to close the beach in 2018. The restoration period for

3105-424: The group, Richard begins to lose his sanity, imagining that he is conversing with the deceased Daffy. The surfers reach the island but are discovered and killed by the farmers. Shocked at witnessing their deaths, Richard smothers Christo to put him out of his misery and gathers Françoise and Étienne to leave the island. Richard is captured by the farmers along with Françoise and Étienne. The farmers are furious with

3174-431: The island and meet Keaty, who brings them to a community of travellers living on the island in secret. Sal, the community's English leader, explains that the farmers allow them to stay so long as they keep to themselves and do not allow any more travelers to come to the island. Richard lies that they have not shown the map to anyone else. The trio becomes integrated into the community. One night, Françoise invites Richard to

3243-506: The island and mention Richard's map. Sal is upset but believes Richard when he says they have no copy of the map. To ensure Sal's confidentiality, Richard has sex with her at her order. On their return to the island, Richard lies to Françoise about having sex with Sal. Three of the community fishermen are attacked by a shark while spearfishing. One is killed and another, Christo, is severely injured. He pleads for medical attention but Sal will only allow him to leave if he promises not to disclose

3312-458: The island's two long, tall limestone ridges. On both sides of Ton Sai are semicircular bays lined with beaches. The isthmus rises less than two metres (6.6 feet) above sea level . Shortly after 10:00 on 26 December, the water from both bays receded. When the tsunami hit, at 10:37, it did so from both bays, and met in the middle of the isthmus. The wave that came into Ton Sai Bay was three metres (9.8 feet) high. The wave that came into Loh Dalum Bay

3381-644: The island, and go their separate ways. Back in the United States, Richard receives an email at an Internet cafe from Françoise with a nostalgic group photograph of the beach community in happier times. Alex Garland 's novel The Beach was published in 1996 and became a success in the UK. Director Danny Boyle and producer Andrew Macdonald bought the rights to the book using their salaries from their 1997 film A Life Less Ordinary . In August 1997, Boyle, Macdonald, and screenwriter John Hodge went to Thailand , specifically Ko Samui , to scout for locations and get into

3450-446: The island, of which 7,000 tonnes had been cleared by hand. "We try and do as much as possible by hand," said Kok, "that way we can search for passports and identification." The majority of buildings that were deemed fit for repair by government surveyors had been repaired, and 300 businesses had been restored. HI Phi Phi was nominated for a Time Magazine Heroes of Asia award. As of 6 December 2005, nearly 1,500 hotel rooms were open, and

3519-527: The islands has exploded. Phi Phi Le's Maya Bay was closed to tourists from June 2018 until the ecosystem recovers, but at least a year. Some of the top attraction sites in Phi Phi Island include: There is a small government hospital on Phi Phi Island, for emergencies. Its primary purpose is to stabilize emergencies and evacuate to a Krabi hospital by sea. It is between the Phi Phi Cabana Hotel and

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3588-604: The largest and best-known islands. Phi Phi Don is 9.73 square kilometres (3.76 square miles ): 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) in length and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) wide. Phi Phi Le is 2 kilometres (1.2 miles). In total, the islands occupy 12.25 square kilometres (4.73 square miles). There are two administrative villages on Ko Phi Phi under the administration of the Ao Nang sub-district, Mueang Krabi District , Krabi Province. There are nine settlements under these two villages. The villages are: Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park

3657-586: The location of the beach. However, now terrified of the water, Christo refuses to be taken to the mainland for medical treatment but Sal refuses to allow any doctors to be brought to the island to treat him. As the man's condition worsens, the islanders simply leave him in the jungle to die, but Étienne refuses to abandon him. When the surfers turn up on the neighboring island, Sal orders Richard to send them away and destroy their map. She tells everyone that she and Richard had sex, which leaves Françoise angry and heartbroken, causing her to return to Étienne. Isolated from

3726-399: The making of the film due to 20th Century Fox's bulldozing and landscaping of the natural beach setting of Ko Phi Phi Le to make it more "paradise-like". The production altered some sand dunes and cleared some coconut trees and grass to widen the beach. Fox set aside a fund to reconstruct and return the beach to its natural state; however, lawsuits were filed by environmentalists who believed

3795-477: The mindset of the book. Ewan McGregor , a frequent collaborator of Boyle's and Macdonald's, was believed to be cast in the lead role, but was ultimately not chosen. The decision contributed to a rift between McGregor and Boyle. It was speculated that Boyle was offered additional funding under the condition that the character of Richard be rewritten to be American and played by a bigger name actor. Whilst promoting T2 Trainspotting on The Graham Norton Show ,

3864-413: The movie but omitted from the soundtrack. The teaser trailer for the film featured "Touched" by VAST . The film score was composed by Angelo Badalamenti , and a separate album containing selections of his score was released as well. Shipments figures based on certification alone. The film opened on February 11, 2000, in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The film opened at number 2 at

3933-421: The natural environment is protected by national park status. At the beginning of the year 1992, the government began imposing a 5 baht fee on each visitor to the islands, in order to pay the laborers who collect and burn refuse and who also help "to provide waterway transportation and security for tourists". Since the release of the movie The Beach in 2000, which was partly filmed on Ko Phi Phi Le , tourism to

4002-459: The novel's themes about disaffection and discovery spoke to his generation , saying, "We've never had anything to fight for, so we're constantly looking for things to believe in. Richard...is so influenced by the media and television and especially films that he's constantly searching for an emotional event in real time. In a world where everything conforms to our comfort, the only valuable things are those that go beyond anticipation. I think that this

4071-454: The overflow of rubbish. Further aggravating Phi Phi's waste issues is sewage. "We have no wastewater management plant there. Our only hope is that hotels, restaurants and other businesses act responsibly – but I have no faith in them," Mr Pankum said. "They of course have to treat their own wastewater before releasing it into the sea, but they very well could just be turning the devices on before officers arrive to check them." The fundamental issue

4140-484: The point that the ecosystem is under threat and is fast disappearing. "Economically, a few people may be enriched, but their selfishness will come at great cost to Thailand", says Dr Thon, a marine biology lecturer at Kasetsart University and an established environmental writer. More than one thousand tourists arrive on Phi Phi daily. This figure does not include those who arrive by chartered speedboat or yacht. Phi Phi produces about 25 tonnes (28 short tons) of solid waste

4209-468: The refugee camp, as well as transient backpacker volunteers (of whom more than 3,500 offered their assistance), and returned to the island to undertake clearing and rebuilding work. On 18 February 2005, a second organization, Phi Phi Dive Camp, was set up to remove the debris from the bays and coral reef, most of which was in Ton Sai Bay. By the end of July 2005, 23,000 tonnes of debris had been removed from

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4278-514: The same language but some different because Standard Malay education is non-open and not supported by the Thai government which causes them to sometimes mix Malay and Thai. The majority of Malays in Thailand speak a distinct variety of Malay known as Pattani Malay (Yawi: Baso Yawi/Pattani ). However, not all Thai Malays speak Pattani Malay, some people who live in Satun and its vicinage use another distinct variety of Malay known as Satun Malay , while

4347-517: The vast majority of Ton Sai Bay and Loh Dalum Bay. All roads are for pedestrian use only with push carts used to transport goods and bags. The only permitted motor vehicles are reserved for emergency services. Bicycling is the most popular form of transport in Ton Sai. The nearest airport is Krabi which is in the same province as the Phi Phi Islands. Phuket and Trang airports are also nearby. Phuket has

4416-477: The young man’s hard-won maturity...more affecting." The film has gained retrospective praise, with critics singling out Boyle's visual flourishes, Khondji's cinematogaphy, and DiCaprio's choice to make an unconventional, commercially risky film at the height of Leo-mania . Writing for The Atlantic , Joe Reid said, "Positioned squarely between the boyishness of his 1990s work and the calcified smugness of his Scorsese -and-beyond adult period, The Beach sits at

4485-440: Was "nothing to write home about". Roger Ebert said the film missed out on exploring the darker themes of the novel. He wrote: "Watching The Beach is like experiencing a script conference where only sequences are discussed--never the whole film...There are the elements here for a romantic triangle, for a man-against-the-jungle drama, for a microcosm-of-civilization parable or for a cautionary lesson about trying to be innocent in

4554-401: Was 6.5 metres (21 feet) high. The force of the larger wave from Loh Dalum Bay pushed the tsunami and also breached low-lying areas in the limestone karsts , passing from Laa Naa Bay to Bakhao Bay, and at Laem Thong ( Sea Gypsy Village), where 11 people died. Apart from these breaches, the east side of the island experienced only flooding and strong currents. A tsunami memorial was built to honor

4623-411: Was depicted in the film and called for it to be banned. The depiction of the drug culture was said to give Thailand a bad image and having a statue of Buddha in a bar was cited as " blasphemous ". In a 2019 interview with The Independent , Danny Boyle revealed that a television series based on his film has been written by Amy Seimetz . The proposed series is set to take place before the events from

4692-439: Was filmed on the Thai island of Ko Phi Phi Le . The film was released on 11 February 2000, by 20th Century Fox . It was a moderate box office success, grossing $ 144 million against a $ 50 million budget, but received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who praised the film's scenery, soundtrack, and DiCaprio's performance, but criticized it as a muddled adaptation that loses the book's themes and social commentary. Richard,

4761-463: Was used as a location for the 2000 British - American film The Beach . This attracted criticism, with claims that the film company had damaged the island's environment—the producers supposedly bulldozed beach areas and planted palm trees to make it better resemble descriptions in the book, an accusation the filmmakers contest. An increase in tourism was attributed to the film's release, which resulted in increased environmental degradation . Phi Phi Le

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