Money No Enough 2 (2008) September 22, 2008
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“Money No Enough 2″ returns to bring attention to the common man’s life in Singapore where the pursuit of money is a never ending passion.
The story revolves around three brothers from middle-income background in contemporary
Singapore. These are characters who are representative of the business owners, white and blue collar workers of Singapore.
The oldest brother Yang Bao Hui (Henry Thia) represents the lower income group. As a child, Hui left school at an early age to earn money to help support his poverty stricken family. He has been working as a delivery man in the same company for the last 30 years.
The second brother Yang Bao Qiang (Jack Neo) portrays a well-heeled successful businessman. As the owner of his own business, he and his wife flaunts their wealth in typical Singaporean fashion with designer clothes, a flashy car and a big house.
The youngest brother Yang Bao Huang (Mark Lee) represents the ordinary middle working class. He earns a good salary working as a regional supervisor for a health supplement trading company and spends lavishly to maintain his ‘wannabe’ lifestyle.
As the wind of fortune changes, the brother’s begin to neglect their elderly mother. It was easy to be generous and filial during the good times but when household budget tighten, what is the cost of true filial piety? Even the most basic arrangements, including whom mom should stay with, become a contentious issue.
The movie ends with a very sad note. The sons fighting among each other for the pack of blood to save either the mother or the daughter, the mother sacrificed her life for the granddaughter whom met an accident despite being treated so sadly, . This movie will fill you in with fun, laughter and even reduced you tears besides reflecting a moment of your life. Have you been filial recently? … And also will the red bra with Mickey Mouse be a new trend in Singapore?
Bleach Movie 2 – The Diamond Dust Rebellion September 22, 2008
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The movie is about Hitsugaya Toushirou and his Zanpakutou, most people’s favorite character. His squad was in-charge to protect the legendary King Seal but he failed. Wanting to retrieve it back, he goes against the Shinigami’s law and pursues it.
The entire 10th squad was placed under house arrest and their Zanpakutou were all confiscated. Captain Commander also issued warrant to arrest Hitsugaya Toushirou.
Injured during battle, Ichigo found Hitsugaya and brought him home to recover, however due to his stubbornness, he ignore the kindness and went on to pursue the treasure alone.
With help of friends – Ichigo and gang, they went on to research a guy name Kusaka Soujirou. Despite all the effort, they failed to find anything as a guy with the same name is already dead according to the records.
Upon discovering who Kusaka Soujirou, former classmate of Hitsugaya Toushirou, his revenge against Seireitei also begin. It was also known that there are 2 Hyourinmarus! The entire Seireitei was placed under emergency defense alert. Everyone hurried back to Soul Society for the attack where they found both Kusaka and Hitsugaya together.
Kusaka was killed by Toushirou during the selection of Shinigami examinations there can only be on wielder of Hyourinmaru. However, the King Seal’s gave him a new life and Hueco Mundo raised him up.
The ending is a bit disapointing and easily brought to and end. I am sure you can predict who won.
“Let your friend’s share some of your burden and carry on! We are supposed to share how we feel inside, when we are happy or sad. Otherwise, we feel lonely or left out. “
