Welcome Back Movie Event

With the new year and new semester upon us, we decided a welcome (back) event was much needed to chase the end-of-holiday blues away!

So on January 8th we rounded up a projector, a selection of local movies and several good friends willing to brave the snow and cold and snuggled in for a night of cinematic entertainment.

 

The movie we voted on watching ended up being "Sepet", a Malay term referring to the 'slit eyes' of the Chinese. Directed by Yasmin Ahmed, the movie has garnered many awards for best film and is, in my humble opinion, an amazing romantic comedy highlighting the difficulties faced in attempting a cross-cultural relationship.

One of the coolest things about the movie was that English wasn't the only language spoken: Malay, Cantonese, Hokkien and Mandarin were all included. For an outsider with no experience of Malaysia or even Singapore, the fluid switching between languages while speaking may come off as incredibly confusing or hard to follow, but for me it was like being back at home again. I'll also admit to feeling a bit smug that I got some of the "inside" jokes even with my incredibly limited knowledge of Hokkien and Malay!


I don't want to spoil the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it, but you can find more information about it at Wikipedia or watch a trailer.


Afterward it was off to Scores for over-eating, for what is a MASSA event without a serious makan session with friends?