The Wayward Cloud
That was the movie which has made quite a big hoo haa on the newspaper for the sexually explicit themes. Thanks to the Malaysian born Taiwanese director Tsai Ming Liang and his muse Lee Kang Sheng, we Singaporeans could enjoy a sex musical featuring watermelons, water and sex.
First of all, why is it known as The Wayward Cloud?
Human beings were referred as clouds in the musical, where one drifted to another. When several human beings drifted together, then, what is the shape of that cloud?
Next, why watermelons?
Please refer to the plot: In the years where Taiwan is facing water shortage, the government encourages the people to drink watermelon juice. All of a sudden, watermelon becomes the substitute for water. However, people have different ways to steal that precious H20 for their own use.
Hsiao Kang is a porn actor who steals water from the rooftop in the block he is living in. Hsiang Chi steals empty bottles to collect water from public toilets. One day, Hsiang Chi found a watermelon in the block she lives in, and she met Hsiao Kang: previously, he sold a watch to her. Now, they are staring at each other over the watermelon. Both finds solace among each other...
And what is the big hoo haa of that porn thingy about? I can only tell you that in the trailer, a Jap porn actress was fed with watermelon slices non stop, while she was lying on the bed. I can only tell you what is the hoo haa about when i watched the clouds.
Monsoon Wedding
Watched this again last fri nite, and it was all about an Indian family preparing a shaddi (wedding) for their daughter. Conflict among each other arises, where some wants to go to the east, others, west.
In real life, are we able to resolve conflicts peacefully, just like the wedding ceremony at the end of the show?