Friday, 30 May 2008

Hamletmachine by TTRP

20th century Heiner Müller deconstructed Hamlet.
21st century Uichiro Fueda made new meaning to Hamletmachine.

silence of space @ emily hill
listen to the fans blowing
smell the mosquito coils burning
touch the dense air with your nose

do not look for a plot
feel your heart beating
acknowledge your emotions breathing

failed ideals and human disillusionment
as you try to break free of the continual cycle of violence
all a trauma of existence

all in all, appreciate the process each performer has gone through
please do not destruct an actor's training with harsh words

Wednesday, 28 May 2008

마이걸

简单不过的剧情,编剧却过于刻意将其复杂化,看了肠子总是纠结在一起。
当大家都在赞美女主角演得多可爱的时候,风却只从男配角身上感受到一点戏味。이준기其实也没什么发挥的机会,画面皆是서정우躲在一旁暗暗难过,独自忍泪。千篇一律。是导演没有消化情节、要求内涵吧。
作为诙谐爱情剧,诙谐的部分是做到了,却没有丝毫感动度。结果是,风边看边盘算着连续剧几时会大结局。
总算落幕了。带走了一句话:
눈뜨면 안돼요 .. 안 들은척 우기구.. 꿋꿋하게 버텨요
거짓말이 들키지 않게... 속마음이 보이지않게

Sunday, 25 May 2008

Men of Steel (Australia)

Objects from the kitchen come alive under 3 mad chefs.
Tongs, cake mixer, blender, stove, saucepan, forks, spoons, straws, cups... you name it, they have it.
2 little steel man moulds come to life and embark on their adventure.
Steel man cut the apple stomach of the steel woman open and tata! A steel baby is born.
The little steel men met a saucepan baby and lured it to fire with an oil bottle. Ting! Within minutes, saucepan baby is asleep on the stove and exploding with popcorns.
Steel men made gingerbread men out of doughs. However, the doughs are not working well and we see puppeteers tearing hands and legs out of each other's gingerbread man to make up for their own.
This is definitely not a children's show. Do Singaporeans actually see the message behind these snippets?
It's time to overturn the equation. No, puppet shows are not equivalent to children's shows.

Monday, 19 May 2008

死神の精度

死神,你的颜色是黑暗,你的朋友是音乐,你的优点是天真。
正当你带着雨走来,我看到的却只有《0501之雨》的路人画面。不愧是 sweet rain。在生活小细节中隐约感受到简简单单的纯粹感。
深深感受到日本人的细腻。颜色的选择(黑、红、蓝服饰雨伞的搭配)以及重复出现的元素(枯萎的向日葵、音乐CD、白手套、雨声、门等)贯穿三节故事。一丝不苟的导向。精简幽默的对话。自然素拍的人物。
死神千叶带领我们走进普通女职员藤木一惠的人生。三节乍看之下全然不相干的故事,通过导演细心的提示铺排、暗藏画面中的电影元素,最终串起一段女人及儿孙的故事。
我喜欢这出戏。是那种淡淡的喜欢。近来很少在看完戏后会判“认可”。死神在我心里却埋下了小白花的种子。活着,就要有意义、有目标地呼吸。
唯一让我考虑做出“放生”的决定是,有些 moment 太久了。养足精神,带着最纯真的心去看这出戏吧。
对于五位同我前去观戏的朋友,对不起,我喜欢的戏,你们没看懂。

Saturday, 17 May 2008

Made of Honour

Hollywood is still living the American Dream. Or should I say, breathing an air of superiority right smack into our faces.
Then again, maybe I'm reading too much into the manhood between a Yankie and a Scottish. Remembering again that this is just another Hollywood romance with a sweet,happy and perfect Big Apple ending, it's probably just another excuse to film the cinematic Scotland with bagpipes sounding in the background.
Actually there IS something I can relate to...... hey you! how long have we known each other? 12 years? Haven't you been lending a listening ear and a shoulder to cry on all these while? Don't worry. Nothing romantic ever gonna happen here. But I'm thankful you're always here for me. Close Friends, Made of Honour.

Sunday, 11 May 2008

원더풀 라이프II

아버지近日精神爽朗,常常到外用餐散步。向来在家里话不多,아버지和어머니近来时时闲话家常。虽然淡薄,也总算有가족的感觉。
下午,아버지对平日老是不在家的딸说:“什么时候有空,我们去一趟은행,把你的名字加进去,将来有什么事也比较方便。”딸一时间无法反应,只是回过头静静观察。아버지很平静,很理所当然。딸却隐隐觉得这样的平静在作痛。
晚上,어머니又把딸拉进房间说话:“你아버지放心不下。那笔钱是给你们결혼用的。你们要收好,不要乱花。”딸只是“呃”一声应话,走出房间。这时候,딸的眼泪已在眼眶中打转。

Saturday, 10 May 2008

英式女篮II

托腮捧颊,小心翼翼
场上杀气逼人
厮杀正在进行中
古惑女拼水气势绝不输阿明仔
随时都会报告最新的伤亡消息
不到 10 分钟第一起流血事件发生了
Stingray 的射手惨遭践踏,右膝盖血流不止
接下来赛情更是紧张,看似随时会爆发一场“猫战”!

女人狠起来,比男人凶千倍万倍
看世界杯足球赛,球员再粗暴,观众仅会情绪波动,以粗话敬之
面对两队目光犀利的女球员,坐在观众席也会战战兢兢
身旁两位体育教师却若无其事地安心观战
这样的场面他们似乎司空见惯
然而,习惯在舞台上厮杀也要保护自己保护对戏演员
我始终无法释怀