A Dry one...

I've been wrecking my brains thinking of what I want to blog about. Something that speaks my mind and is at the same time entertaining.

So I decided to post an entry about the movie I've watched last weekend, "V for Vendetta". I don't think this entry is gonna be exactly entertaining although it'll reflect my thoughts. So stop reading now if you're not interested to know what I think.

For people who hasn't watched this movie but has intention to, you also have to stop reading now cos i'll be discussing the story.

During the initial part of this political movie, I was a little baffled about V's intentions and actions. I saw him no more than just a mere terrorist. You know, The Terrorist. The one that destroys fixtures and disrupts people's lives. Just to get attention and to show the world that he doesn't like what the government is doing. Just to be a hero. And for a second, I thought the terrorists these days must have been very much motivated by such movies.

But as the plot unveils, you start to see what he was trying to tell the people. That he destroys buildings for a valid reason - Why keep the building that signifies morality and freedom when these are the two qualities missing in the governing of the country while ignoring the words of the nation? Why have a parliament that is the one responsible for outbreak of plague and diseases, killing hundreds of thousands of their people, then come up with an antidote to cure these diseases?

But you see, V could bring himself to do all these things and move the hearts of their people because he was a victim and he knew who the people responsible for the ordeal he went through are. He had first-hand encounters, which triggered the amount of despise he had for the government then. This movie also features that the media, "reports" only "news". Reports, not relate. News, not necessary the truth.

I'm not condoning the actions of the said Hero in the movie. But sometimes drastic measures juz had to be taken as a wake-up call for the others.

This brought to mind a lot of things... How I was warned a long time ago not to believe everything I read on papers... How analysts "project" economic growth just to instill confidence in their nation and attract foreign investments... How the relevant stat boards undervalue the rate of unemployment just to show that the measures they took are effective.

All these, to justify the kind of salary the people at the top are getting. To justify why they should continue to sit up there.

Of course. This is just, my opinion.

We have in place, an excellent education system where it's compulsory for all to at least go through primary education. Many young ones are no longer stopping at their 'O' levels. Many are equipped with at least a diploma. Unfortunately, we're not trained to think. To challenge the policies that we have in place. Or to ask questions. We are taught to obey. I grew up this way too. Though I'm hoping to change it now while it's not too late yet.

I was watching the "news" yesterday and quite a number of representatives from the PAP were interviewed on the upcoming election. Even Mr Goh Chok Tong came forward to pull in more votes for the PAP. Almost of them being interviewed said, "... We welcome compeition."

Strangely enough, there was no broadcast of the opposition parties being interviewed. No broadcast of the opposition parties's thoughts and feelings about what they can do for the people.

"We welcome compeition." Yeah right.