Comments on: movie: love conquers all

By: RG

RG — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:29:42 +0000

I just saw this movie, but I’m not sure how to take it. Is it about the boredom of the city, the lack of father figures, the economic class, all of the above? I guess what bothered me were the piling up of red flags. Early on I was thinking that the guy was far too aggressive for their (lack of) relationship, wondering who his family was, wondering what he did for a living. Their first date was, to me, seriously creepy.

As a woman, I can understand being drawn to someone who’s a little rough around the edges, independent. And I can empathize with the wishful thinking that lets women ignore the red flags until the story actually plays itself out. And maybe it would have helped if he’d been more over-the-top, generous, winning over her family. I guess I didn’t buy the escalations in the relationship - her buying him the coat, her staying the night. But I must have bought it a little, because I had a hard time being sure that he’d planned it all along. Maybe the cousin kidnapped John, or maybe he got roped into it somehow. Or that’s why he wanted to run and hide, to get away from a past history of doing that.

Con artists are disturbing.

By: As Suanie Sees It » who do you think will make it big?

As Suanie Sees It » who do you think will make it big? — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:29:26 +0000

[...] Then I began to talk to the guy on MSN, and he kept bugging me to watch his short films. I was like, err.. no. Then I was invited to watch ‘Love Conquers All‘, and so I asked him to come along, knowing that he is an indie/ independent (well not so much now) director/ producer and would probably enjoy this kind of artsy local stuff. That was my first time meeting Edmund in real life, and I found him a rather enthusiastic chap whose informed thoughts and opinions on the local movie industry came tumbling out faster than he could speak [...]

By: mooi

mooi — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:26:54 +0000

hi. actually, i love every frame of my movies : ) thanks again!

By: Suanie

Suanie — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:21:33 +0000

suertes: are you saying all white guys look the same?

swifty: yeah. but somehow i could relate to her u know. so maybe i was a brat but the loneliness was … relatable

mad: but you are a famous haiku blogger OMG

mui: thanks for dropping by i liked the opening scene too, but at the end of it, it was a bit too long, like overstretched? by the way did mei see the pen pal? Lol i guess you are the best person to ask

shamsul: hahaha yeap we need more stuff like this actually i think malaysian movies are headed for the better

By: shamsul

shamsul — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:59:45 +0000

wow, finally another quality movie for malaysians. we need more movies like these, dump all the y.haslam or r.mohaideen typical lying craps. i like it how movies depict the truth and honest scene of malaysia. hmmm… can’t wait to get back to malaysia to catch this one! thanx for the review suanie!

By: mui

mui — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:18:26 +0000

hi. Thanks for your review.

the homework scene is also one of my favourite, the other one being the opening scene in the bus. well, i also like the scene when the mother ring the bell, while the girl hides behind the car.

By: mad

mad — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:42:45 +0000

I guess you get all this freebie stuff because you’re a famous blogger. I’m jealous!

By: Swifty

Swifty — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:02:00 +0000

Gotta agree, the homework scene was really affecting, there were times when I felt that the kid was being quite a brat.

By: suertes

suertes — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:46:40 +0000

Not related, but when I saw the cover for “Supersize Me” at the top of your sidebar, I thought:

“Shaolintiger?!”