Perth M18

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The Dream of a Taxi Driver that is not Palpable

“ Perth the most beauuuutiful city in the world “ as proclaimed by Harry Lee in the movie Perth , written and directed by Djinn. The film featured Lim Kay Tong a veteran actor best known for his roles in Growing up, En Bloc and many other television shows in Singapore.

Perth takes the viewer into a whole new level of looking into things. Its deep outlook into things will get the viewers thinking about the fast paced society and the increasing materialistic people in Singapore.

It touched on the very human aspect that is happening and current, looking from the life of the shady underground activities; viewers get to look at something very real although the whole plot of the story itself is a fiction.

Lim Kay Tong plays the protagonist, Harry Lee a man well past his age who felt left out by the fast paced society in Singapore. He is a bitter man who was betrayed by the people around him especially his family, his wife who gambled all his lifetime savings that he had saved for his retirement in Perth and his son whom he loved very much but did not invite him to his wedding.

Feeling rejected, he became bitter and often seeks consolation in the thought that he is going to retire in Perth and often told his long time friend, Selva to join him too. He took a job as a driver in one of the brothel and took sympathy at one of the prostitute who works there.

The film itself is very homecoming, filled with dark comedy here and there that portrayed the people in Singapore as materialistic and stereotypical. The city that values those educated and looked down upon those of a lower class and status.

The morbid and angry theme reveals the dark insides of a human’s heart. It contains much vulgarity spanning from English to dialects and some obscene acts, violence and gore that was rated M18. It contains twist that will leave the viewers begging for more.

So for those people who love deep and insightful film that gets you thinking once the lights in the theatre is blasted on, Perth is definitely a must watch.

Do not forget to take a rain check if you do miss the show.

Overall it is like watching a flick with a Singaporean twist into it. Very tantalising.

*I give it 3 out of 5 Popcorns *

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