一人一半，感情不散。。。

881, the latest feature form Royston Tan, had created quite a lot of buzz when it came out. I always like the way he directs his film, he always have this documentary touch to it, with this voice over, it tells the story as the movie unfolds, and how he process the film, the use of flamboyant colours or sometimes perceived as a little bit too saturated, it adds a lomographic feel to it. The special effects used makes the movie more funny and interesting to look at, while some people may perceive it as a spoiler to the movie. There is this fantasyness in the movie and together with the special effects, it made it look very dramatic.

The music and songs plays a very important role in this movie, as it is subtitled as Singapore's first musical-themed movie. The success of a musical really depends on the songs in it. In this film, it has quite a number of catchy tunes, the songs is exactly like those sung on the "getai" but with contemporary touches in it.

The acting from the leads were great, they were able the bring out the characters they are portraying and it adds a little touching bits to the rather funny movie...

This movie tell us that sometimes ties with family and friends are not so easily broken, even though they show disconcern but it does not always mean they hate each other, it could be the strong-headedness that they failed to admit their love. It also gives the younger generation a look at the "getai"...

Synopsis of the film

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

"Good day! Madame and Monsieur! Welcome to the Opera Populaire! Let me present to you, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!"

After 10 long years the PHANTOM is back in town again! With bigger sets and cast. There's only one word to descript the experience,

Breathtaking!

It's wow-ing to see the chandelier crashing on the stage, and there were sparks and fire gusting out from the stage as well. If you are watching the stage version for the very first time, you'll be astoned by the lightings, moving sets and the special effects they used, the depth of the stage and the moving sets makes it dynamic and really interesting to watch. The costumes were great, colourful and the sets were gigantic. I'm mesmerised by it! I was charmed by the music, and everything just went really well with it. It's an experience that I'll never forget!