tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post7526178633965759703..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Not just a movieYTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-26385322624707830512010-09-27T20:52:16.233+08:002010-09-27T20:52:16.233+08:00Hi Shaw --
I know Grady Hendrix had your reaction...Hi Shaw --<br /><br />I know Grady Hendrix had your reaction to "Ip Man 1". I think, for me, all that fighting too against some other Chinese along with the Japanese helped balance things out somewhat there for me... <br /><br />But in answer to your question: yes, I think it's certain Hong Kong movie makers' lazy way of cashing in/appealing to Chinese Mainlanders. And no, I YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-32645519362984130362010-09-27T10:16:03.804+08:002010-09-27T10:16:03.804+08:00Yvonne, I share the same "uneasyness" af...Yvonne, I share the same "uneasyness" after watching Yip Man 1 & 2. Are HK movie makers cashing in Chinese Mainlanders' nationalism? That is my guess.s h a wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-32518722681058195772010-09-26T01:38:44.312+08:002010-09-26T01:38:44.312+08:00When I saw the deer, I immediately thought of &quo...<i>When I saw the deer, I immediately thought of "Green Snake".</i><br /><br />That should lower expectations of "Detective Dee" properly. Whoever likes goofy sexiness or sexy goofiness thinks highly of "Green Snake"--and can recall its very unspecial special effects.ewafflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339565669634286677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-71556204576847567782010-09-25T17:28:01.677+08:002010-09-25T17:28:01.677+08:00Hi again ewaffle --
Didn't realize there were...Hi again ewaffle --<br /><br />Didn't realize there were so many Filipina nurses in the US. In one way, I'm glad -- because I had previously heard of people with nursing and other degrees being domestics in Hong Kong. Maybe these days more trained Filipina nurses actually can put their nursing training to good use.<br /><br />Hi once more duriandave --<br /><br />When I saw the deer, I YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-84747611797889523162010-09-25T13:45:07.683+08:002010-09-25T13:45:07.683+08:00-- YTSL, I've also been touched when seeing a ...-- YTSL, I've also been touched when seeing a domestic helper taking grandma to dim sum or the kid to school. And the Sunday gatherings still amaze me.<br /><br />OK, consider me duly warned about <i>Detective Dee</i>. But I'm still looking forward to it, talking deer notwithstanding. After all, <i>Green Snake</i> is one of my favorite films in spite of the silly snake FX.<br /><br />-- Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-3671899999705189312010-09-25T12:53:14.713+08:002010-09-25T12:53:14.713+08:00A couple of quick notes:
Remittances from Philipp...A couple of quick notes:<br /><br />Remittances from Philippine citizens working abroad was equivalent to over 10% of the Philippines' domestic output. <br /><br />Hospitals in major cities in the United States couldn't function without Filipino nurses. They have been an essential part of the health care system here for decades--and are a big part of the remittance economy.ewafflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339565669634286677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-84492763062842005562010-09-25T12:00:38.931+08:002010-09-25T12:00:38.931+08:00Hi again duriandave --
Re the whole "domesti...Hi again duriandave --<br /><br />Re the whole "domestics" situation: Agree that it's awkward -- and also think it speaks of a country's problems that so many of its people think working as a domestic abroad is preferable to staying at home. <br /><br />At the same time, it never ceases to amaze me to see the care that many of the Filipina/Indonesian/Thai, etc. domestics give toYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-81594262381786471442010-09-25T06:56:40.727+08:002010-09-25T06:56:40.727+08:00YTSL, since I wasn't at the march, my judgment...YTSL, since I wasn't at the march, my judgment was obviously not a fair one. I must admit that my impression was based mostly on a fear of Hongkongers' (understandable) anger being directed against the Filipinas who live and work there. As an outsider, I always feel a little uneasy when I witness the situation of Filipino/Indonesian domestics. I know it's not inherently exploitative, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-12038718617866543692010-09-24T20:26:36.216+08:002010-09-24T20:26:36.216+08:00Hi ewaffle --
Thanks for your general appreciatio...Hi ewaffle --<br /><br />Thanks for your general appreciation and interesting comments.<br /><br />"The only quibble I have--it is more of a question, actually--is that since Japan, while a convenient target, isn't and wouldn't be an easily abused victim. Is it possible that the anti-Japanese sentiment is a proxy for other, less "acceptable" racisms against ethnic/religiousYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-26431832684148578002010-09-24T05:17:00.637+08:002010-09-24T05:17:00.637+08:00Honestly, I always expect some level of anti-Japan...Honestly, I always expect some level of anti-Japanese sentiment in any Chinese movie set during that period, so it's hard for me to judge from your description how offended I would be. I think that you might be more sensitive, being closer to such events like the recent march in Hong Kong against the disastrous Philippines hostage rescue (which struck me as a little nationalistic, and not in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-92026660242127133382010-09-24T01:27:39.281+08:002010-09-24T01:27:39.281+08:00Great post! Thank you!
I think you know how some...Great post! Thank you!<br /><br />I think you know how some of us in America felt after walking out of Rambo in 1985 -- my friend dragged me into it -- as stuff like Ip Man 2 is as clumsy in its pro-China stuff as that Stallone flick was pro-America.<br /><br />Additionally, how did Detective Dee manage to score even lower? So D.D. didn't even entertain on a stupid level?Glenn, kenixfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735095946077123391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-63511723049826082822010-09-24T01:25:52.218+08:002010-09-24T01:25:52.218+08:00I really cannot accept the "it's just a m...<i>I really cannot accept the "it's just a movie" line of thinking</i><br /><br />BRAVA!<br /><br />Since movies are a product that needs a mass audience they can be an indicator of cultural/social prejudices and fears in the society that produces them. I mean the tropes and images of movies generally, not any one in particular but it sounds like "Legend of the Fist" is a ewafflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339565669634286677noreply@blogger.com