Films to look out for this January:
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (3 January)
The Darjeeling Limited (3 January)
27 Dresses (24 January)
The Kite Runner (31 January)
I would really want to watch Nanking now, but it'll be another 90 days. Hopefully by then all the NC16 shows won't be lame horror.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (3 January)
The Darjeeling Limited (3 January)
27 Dresses (24 January)
The Kite Runner (31 January)
I would really want to watch Nanking now, but it'll be another 90 days. Hopefully by then all the NC16 shows won't be lame horror.
The state of young people everywhere.
1 Comments Published by wengkeong on Sunday, December 23, 2007 at 7:56 PM.
I always have had a secret love affair with film. The power of a film is indescribable, especially among the youth of our generation. I have to say I rarely have felt its prowess, maybe because I hardly ever watch movies. There is a reason behind it though, the choice of movies in Singaporean theaters bring forth such superficial and negative connotations. If it isn't about sex, then its about romance. Or action.
Maybe you think we live too stressed up, and these sexed up shows, or romanced dramas, and action films play pivotal rows toward more relax individuals. But the entire crux of the situation is that we are so absorbed in these meaningless dronings that we have become as superficial as they films themselves.
Which is why our generation is a superficial generation. We pay attention to how people think about us, how we look, how we behave, what we say. We become a moulding of society's standards. What other people want, we give it to them. We betray ourselves.
And all this is caught up in a vicious cycle- people imitating people who are imitating people. The ultimate decider of who to imitate is popular culture- MTV, Hollywood, a rising cult of Asian stars and who knows what else. And their lives, ladies and gentlemen, suck. They have no moral standards, and if you were to follow them, your life will have no standard as well.
These are crucial issues, and as internet and TV grow more international, a whole generation of young people will grow into delusional puppets who do nothing more then imitate.
We no longer live among humans, but among mannequins.
Maybe you think we live too stressed up, and these sexed up shows, or romanced dramas, and action films play pivotal rows toward more relax individuals. But the entire crux of the situation is that we are so absorbed in these meaningless dronings that we have become as superficial as they films themselves.
Which is why our generation is a superficial generation. We pay attention to how people think about us, how we look, how we behave, what we say. We become a moulding of society's standards. What other people want, we give it to them. We betray ourselves.
And all this is caught up in a vicious cycle- people imitating people who are imitating people. The ultimate decider of who to imitate is popular culture- MTV, Hollywood, a rising cult of Asian stars and who knows what else. And their lives, ladies and gentlemen, suck. They have no moral standards, and if you were to follow them, your life will have no standard as well.
These are crucial issues, and as internet and TV grow more international, a whole generation of young people will grow into delusional puppets who do nothing more then imitate.
We no longer live among humans, but among mannequins.
Step back.
Back from school- CCA, Stu.orgs, Work.
Back from church- ministry.
Back from family.
Back from friends.
And ponder the meaning of our existence.
Then look at this.
They say Chinese have small eyes. I believe it too. They are so small we overlook too many things.
Back from school- CCA, Stu.orgs, Work.
Back from church- ministry.
Back from family.
Back from friends.
And ponder the meaning of our existence.
Then look at this.
They say Chinese have small eyes. I believe it too. They are so small we overlook too many things.
I'll be off to a seaside resort in Rompin, Malaysia for the next five days, it ain't Goa, Phuket or Tioman, but it certainly is ECP standard so I'm not too scrimpy about it. I swear I will wear my flip flops everyday and get a tan. Aha. My second holiday in a holiday.
I suppose this counts as a superficial entry?
I suppose this counts as a superficial entry?
The 21st Century Fall of Mankind
0 Comments Published by wengkeong on Saturday, December 01, 2007 at 9:37 AM.
New York Times reports "Calls in Sudan for Execution of British Teacher".
The case on Gillian Gibbons just shows how dense and daft some people can be when confronting situations. People don't think for themselves anymore. Their views and attitudes towards issues are based on those around them. And the views of those around them are based on the people above them. And that's why when we have just one bad leader, we have a generation of chaos. Hitler. Mao. And now this. Use your brains damn it! Are you stupid? You evidently are!
The case on Gillian Gibbons just shows how dense and daft some people can be when confronting situations. People don't think for themselves anymore. Their views and attitudes towards issues are based on those around them. And the views of those around them are based on the people above them. And that's why when we have just one bad leader, we have a generation of chaos. Hitler. Mao. And now this. Use your brains damn it! Are you stupid? You evidently are!
