I Do I Do

where's the 'hwee-ling'?

it's strange
that i didnt go in with much expectation
but came out disappointed.
ok i expected it to be normal
or half as good as I Not Stupid.
but it wasnt all that bad lah.

the touch-and-go thing --
raising the issues and not discussing them --
it's a bit too much.
always a debate whether it's good or bad,
but well at least the issues were recognised.

some of his techniques --
the raw playbacks, the penetrating music n all --
are so typical of him.
so much so
that the next time i watch another of his,
i might start to not realise their presence.

things that hit me:

dehumanisation effect of Mcdonaldisation.
i'd been lookin for examples in life
to substantiate this point in my essay last sem
and i realise it's oh-so-blatant n in-my-face.
i like the way he dramatises the issues,
and i refer to loretta's comment on Fires in the Mirror
"the playing out of the stereotypes-
does it reinforce stereotypes,
or force u to question them?"
the way he dramatises the issues
forces me to laugh at the comic effect
and start questioning why.
and simple things that we missed in everyday life
start wars in my little head.

and of course,
the new term put into my head by dr. wee,
and constantly reinforced by fir,
product placement.
so overdone in the movie
that it actually has this effect on me --
i start to wonder if it was intentional.
overdoing it becomes symbollic.
the penetration of advertisement within the movie,
the penetration of advertising in our lives.
so integrated into our lives
that we almost dont realise it anymore.
we see it blatant in the movie,
but do we see it in real life?
realisation hit me when dr wee said
that magazine and WB are from the same co.

stuff i learn in lectures n read or watch on tv
happen to be so very linked.
dr glam academic in the theatre scene
mentioned the arts censorhip
in the previous tutorial
n i watch it in the movie.

awareness, awareness, awareness.

oh hwee-ling, hwee-ling.