7 Letters the Movie -- again!
Article 1: swimming-dry-eyed-in-nostalgia
Article 2: MDA-deserves-a-bouquet-for-taking-a-risk-with-7-letters
Insightful musings about nostalgia, esp in linking it to patriotism:
Recent studies show that by revisiting cherished memories, individuals are reminded that their life is part of a larger narrative and this enhances feelings of belonging.
Research findings also point to how yearning for a time gone by lets individuals locate meaning in the past and consequently, the present. This in turn helps them ward off bouts of crippling melancholia, which sometimes accompany nostalgia, and anticipate the future. It is for this reason too that nostalgia has been found to help people cope with transitions in life.
I like the way this analogy/comparison with Hollywood and Bollywood shows how a nation's identity is shaped by films (arts):
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was dead right in highlighting the importance of preserving and strengthening the Singapore identity in the next 50 years in his speech at the Ho Rih Hwa Lecture on June 30. Just as Hollywood told stories that helped to forge the American identity and Bollywood helped to forge the Indian identity, we need our own Hollywood or Bollywood.
Note how it is through MDA or govt efforts that 7 Letters was made, setting the direction for arts to preserve culture, and making it financially possible. Without govt backing, it could be that the films made may just cater to the market demand to ensure profits.....would we then still get this kind of culturally flavoured films? or those on senseless sex and violence?
To become financially viable, our Hollywood will face an uphill struggle. This is why it was wise for the Media Development Authority to sponsor 7 Letters as part of the SG50 celebrations.
How the film is about national identity:
The movies brought joy and reminded us of our common roots. K. Rajagopal pointed out that "Singapore is represented by so many different cultures and different voices… Anything that represents a slice of Singapore means something".
With their seven different slices of Singapore, the seven directors made us understand better why we call ourselves Singaporeans.
Qns:
1) The preservation of culture has been overlooked in the arts. Discuss. (VJC Prelim 2015)
2)'For the majority of the people, the Arts are irrelevant to their daily lives.' How true is this of your society? (Cam. 2014)
3) 'There is no value in nostalgia.' Comment. (ACJC Prelim 2011)
Article 2: MDA-deserves-a-bouquet-for-taking-a-risk-with-7-letters
Insightful musings about nostalgia, esp in linking it to patriotism:
Recent studies show that by revisiting cherished memories, individuals are reminded that their life is part of a larger narrative and this enhances feelings of belonging.
Research findings also point to how yearning for a time gone by lets individuals locate meaning in the past and consequently, the present. This in turn helps them ward off bouts of crippling melancholia, which sometimes accompany nostalgia, and anticipate the future. It is for this reason too that nostalgia has been found to help people cope with transitions in life.
I like the way this analogy/comparison with Hollywood and Bollywood shows how a nation's identity is shaped by films (arts):
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was dead right in highlighting the importance of preserving and strengthening the Singapore identity in the next 50 years in his speech at the Ho Rih Hwa Lecture on June 30. Just as Hollywood told stories that helped to forge the American identity and Bollywood helped to forge the Indian identity, we need our own Hollywood or Bollywood.
Note how it is through MDA or govt efforts that 7 Letters was made, setting the direction for arts to preserve culture, and making it financially possible. Without govt backing, it could be that the films made may just cater to the market demand to ensure profits.....would we then still get this kind of culturally flavoured films? or those on senseless sex and violence?
To become financially viable, our Hollywood will face an uphill struggle. This is why it was wise for the Media Development Authority to sponsor 7 Letters as part of the SG50 celebrations.
How the film is about national identity:
The movies brought joy and reminded us of our common roots. K. Rajagopal pointed out that "Singapore is represented by so many different cultures and different voices… Anything that represents a slice of Singapore means something".
With their seven different slices of Singapore, the seven directors made us understand better why we call ourselves Singaporeans.
Qns:
1) The preservation of culture has been overlooked in the arts. Discuss. (VJC Prelim 2015)
2)'For the majority of the people, the Arts are irrelevant to their daily lives.' How true is this of your society? (Cam. 2014)
3) 'There is no value in nostalgia.' Comment. (ACJC Prelim 2011)
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