Pfff... so exhausted today, just like any other day of the past two weeks or so. Anyway, I was just browsing through my rss feeds on iGoogle and a piece of good news just caught my eyes, among the usual blogs about current affairs and such. Apparently the film Speakers Cornered by Martyn See has been approved by MDA, it is great to hear! MDA has rated the film NC-16.
Personally I like the film. It portrays another perspective of local politics as well as the Police. Very aptly titled as well. Anyway it is a piece of good news although the approval does seem a little strange but that is maybe because I still have some unadjusted prejudice against MDA. Then again, the approval of the film doesn't change my mind about MDA. It is exciting however, to see if this will be the first of many films of the same nature to be approved (in future).
You can read about the approval from the maker of the film himself here and watch the film on youtube here.
Seriously, this is a film that every Singaporean should watch. Either you watch it and become more pro-PAP (hahaa for some bizarre reasons, I don't know) or gain a wider perspective on local politics (pff... seems to be the only way my exhausted mind can put it). It documents what went on during the peaceful protest at the Speaker's Corner during the World Bank - IMF meeting here and how the police went about doing their 'job'. Well I wasn't back here at that time but I can be very sure that those video footages were certainly not shown on Channel News Asia, especially the ones showing how the police tried to stop them from proceeding to Suntec City and how they followed Chee Siok Chin to the toilet and stuff.
Ahh you see, there is no harm watching CNA, receiving good news all day long but we all need to get another perspective of things to balance out the 'good news'. Otherwise we will always believe in good news and in turn become complacent.
Correct or not, Uncle Lee Senior?
Read also:
"Submit your boldest work to the censors." - Martyn See
NC-16 rating for film on Speakers' Corner protest
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