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Sunday, April 17, 2005
Film Festival
CAtched a movie today My Jealous Barber (from film festival) never really heard about it in the past... Anyway it was quite nice.
The starting of the film showed this barber with this guy cutting his hair. The whole movie super budget because there are only 4 characters. We've got Frank (the barber), Bent (one of Frank's customers, in fact the last customer that stayed with Frank) and Bent's father who died shortly after a dinner scene and then Susie (aroma therapist. From Frank's shop, on the left is Susie's shop and on the right 2nd level, you will see Bent's house. Basically if you draw a triangle, each of them will be situated at each of the point.
This barber Frank inherited customers and shop from his ancestors. He loves boxing yet gave it up to become a barber. All his customers left him one by one till only Bent is left. Bent has been cutting his hair in Frank's shop for 10 years already. Frank is very dedicated to his customers, he kept all his customers's hairs and know all of them well, too well that is abit hard to accept. Bent is a nurse that never changes his hairstyle for 10 years. Just as the 11th year is going to start, Susia, the aroma therapist who never fails to forget everything moved into the neighbourhood. She notes down everything she does and draw portraits of everyone who deserved to be remembered. If you've watched 50 First Dates, she is someone like Lucy. So Bent's father passed away and he met this girl and out of a sudden, he decides to give himself a new haircut. The haircut works miracles because he get the confidence and the girl but offend and hurt the loyal barber in the process. The barber though is around 70 already still went ahead to prove his worth in the national competition participated by hungry young men and of course his model is his only customer Bent. HIs fingers shook and there, no more. The ending was good with Bent and Frank on Susie's car throwing away all the hairs Frank has kept. there~ your 90 minutes story.
Joanne feels that this 3 character represents the 3 different kinds of attitude you adopt for life. Bent obviously takes life as a chore and he don't seem to care about anything everything. The father said this of him when they talked about his driving licence. He has been going to the same barber because he cannot be bothered to think of what he really wants. He just couldn't be bothered and obviously loses the passion for life already. He leads a mandate life because is either lamb or chicken that he will be bringing to his father's house. He is too predictable and he doesn't even bothher to do anything about it.
Frank is one who never lets go. Judging from how he keep his customers's hairs in his home and remmebering each and everyone's first time there. His life is a duty, a duty to keep the barber shop going because his father and grandfather and great grand father did it. If you have read Little Prince, he reminds me of that lamp lighter, who does nothing but light up the lamp of a tiny planet when the night arrives. Little Prince thinks only his life is of meaning out of the many planets he visit because he serves a purpose. yah~ a duty... Like some parents live for their children, and how someone just live for the sake of another one, sometimes it is all a duty.
Then we have Susie who start everyday new because she has no memories of yesterday and although she has, she can't really feel the sadness or happiness she wrote in her book. She live everyday as a brand new day. No "once bitten twice shy" thingie, no experience, no nothing, everyday is new. Bent need to give himself a new haircut to start afresh, Susie dun have to...Everyday she wakes up, is new. Frank and Bent envy her as she lives everyday passionately because everyday is new and interesting to her. Of course, human are never satisfied. She wish she can remember more.
Who are you? More of Frank, Bent or Susie? I guess it all boils down to letting go. Susie never has problem with letting go because she has nothing to let go. Frank never lets go, he tries to keep everything... When the day he throws away all the hairs, he never felt happier than ever. Bent finally go to Frank asking him to cut his hair according to his instructions. Frank replied, "I could have done that if you have asked many many years ago." Sometimes, you cannot be too relaxed about things (like Bent), not caring about anything, but you cannot be like Frank too, too mindful and uptight about everything. I am not trying to talk like a great philosopher, I know I sucks at my essay, but I guess is all about moderation and learning how to let go when there really is a need.
hahaha..Time for Joanne's story. If you have a monkey coming in to your garden to steal things, what can you do? Cut a hole in the tree just the right size for the monkey's palm to be put in but not the clenched fist, put some sweets chocolates, whatever inside...Trust me, you've already got your monkey. The monkey will not learn to let go of the stuff in his clenched fist, he is stucked there especially since he is panicking. Don't be that monkey, don't be Frank... =) This blog is boring right? Perhaps we should start talking about multi-racism in Singapore, you know about the CMIO model in Singapore? When did the race thingie started? It started proper in 1980 that everyone needs to fall in a race. Or how about Sun tze theory of using the beauty trick? hahaha...these days Joanne knows so much right?
=) Sorry, but I don't know how basement constrution is being caried out and if I were to measure reinforcement bars, do i need to look up the CP?? hahahha...yay man, the exams are coming, so eXciting~~~~!!!!!! By the way, if you have read this far, thanks for bearing with me, there are definitely more to come... =) Have a great week ahead~ Drop me a comment or tag if you have really come this far because I am amazed myself. =)
JOanne thought hard on 1:13:00 AM.
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