In 2002, Singapore released a blockbuster comedy "I Not Stupid" (2002), which has always been a strong area for Hollywood and Hong Kong Cinema, and Singapore Cinema suddenly became "overnight fame". It's directed by the famous TV comedian Jack Neo, with his Singaporean nature, rare humor and keen sense of multi-ethnic social ecology, he turned a film similar to educational TV program about the life of elementary school students into a social humor drama of laughter and scolding. Even the subject matter that Hong Kong filmmakers regard as poison can be brought back to life, and it has also captured Hong Kong's parents and educators, becoming a model.
As for "Just Follow Law" (2007), according to the director, it was because the head of state mentioned the work attitude of civil servants in a speech, which gave him an inspiration. Taking the government department as the theme, described the work attitude of civil servants, rigid, not doing a good job, and following the procedures of official documents in black and white, etc., recruited Singaporean actress Fann Wong and comedian Gurmit Singh to star, the two played the highly educated department head and the low-educated mechanic respectively. After a car accident, the souls of the two exchanged, making jokes about gender differences and class inversions.
The selling point of the film's publicity is that Fann Wong pretends to be a man and becomes the focus, and she and Gurmit Singh have performed well in dealing with identity swaps. This is thanks to the guidance of actor-turned-director Jack Neo. In the production special, we can see the director demonstrating how to play the two roles on the spot. Gurmit Singh also said that because the director is an actor, he has very precise instructions in terms of directing skills. In addition to the two main characters, other supporting roles are also very exciting, including many TV comedy experts Suhaimi Yusof, Moses Lim and Brandon Wong.
In terms of production quality, it's difficult to compare with Japan, South Korea, Mainland China and Hong Kong Cinema. As a rising star of Asian Cinema, Singaporean film director Jack Neo is undoubtedly a model, especially expressing Singapore's unique multi-racial social and cultural environment. A way of dealing with western humor, creating a film characteristic that belongs to Singapore. However, for a young country like Singapore, this kind of comedy will soon dry up in subject matter, making it unsustainable.
By Kam Po LAM (original in Chinese)
As for "Just Follow Law" (2007), according to the director, it was because the head of state mentioned the work attitude of civil servants in a speech, which gave him an inspiration. Taking the government department as the theme, described the work attitude of civil servants, rigid, not doing a good job, and following the procedures of official documents in black and white, etc., recruited Singaporean actress Fann Wong and comedian Gurmit Singh to star, the two played the highly educated department head and the low-educated mechanic respectively. After a car accident, the souls of the two exchanged, making jokes about gender differences and class inversions.
The selling point of the film's publicity is that Fann Wong pretends to be a man and becomes the focus, and she and Gurmit Singh have performed well in dealing with identity swaps. This is thanks to the guidance of actor-turned-director Jack Neo. In the production special, we can see the director demonstrating how to play the two roles on the spot. Gurmit Singh also said that because the director is an actor, he has very precise instructions in terms of directing skills. In addition to the two main characters, other supporting roles are also very exciting, including many TV comedy experts Suhaimi Yusof, Moses Lim and Brandon Wong.
In terms of production quality, it's difficult to compare with Japan, South Korea, Mainland China and Hong Kong Cinema. As a rising star of Asian Cinema, Singaporean film director Jack Neo is undoubtedly a model, especially expressing Singapore's unique multi-racial social and cultural environment. A way of dealing with western humor, creating a film characteristic that belongs to Singapore. However, for a young country like Singapore, this kind of comedy will soon dry up in subject matter, making it unsustainable.
By Kam Po LAM (original in Chinese)