Wednesday, August 15, 2007
The 7th Monthi've been reading shan's blog and realised too, that the eerie month has started this week. and i'm reminded of all the smoky burning incense and noisy stage performances under my hdb block which i dread almost every year -.- my usual complaints every year - my leaking nose and sleepless nights. and my ultra sensitive nose has started leaking since day 1... grrr.
maybe i never appreciated the importance of this festival since im not a firm believer of the returning dead, ghosts or spirits making thier annual pilgrimage back into the land of the living during this lunar 7th month. this is also the favourite time where the movie theatres would show creepy, ghostly shows to reach box office sales. i dont normally go for such scary movies as i never like to pay for fear inducing movies, but with the exception of one which i watched recently.
this local production, i'm sure many of you have already known or seen, is a clever production put together by royston tan. perhaps because royston was from tds, but i'd say i've become an ardent supporter for local films. this is a musical featuring the strong sister-ship of the Papaya sisters who sang and performed at 7th month makeshift concerts. and because most "getais" are hokkien-songs based, i found myself reading the subtitles most of the time just to understand the meaning of the lyrics. but really, it's a very well done film production, bringing out the essence of real sister-ship. aunties who sat beside me were sobbing quite badly at its most touching portions of the movie.
i didn't really enjoy the movie FULLY because a bunch of noisy girls sat behind me. what was worst was whenever there were funny scenes, the ah-lian would kick the back of my chair in excitement. and all through the movie, the bunch of them would giggle, make fun of the lines in the movie. sickening¬
if you have not caught 881 - catch it! it's not creepy and definitely a musical with lyrical story telling worth watching.
~gracie left a note at 1:39 pm
