Get to watch the latest local production - 881 recently. I must say it is a very very local hokkien "舞台剧" movie reflecting our 7th month culture - GeTai (歌台). Most uncles and aunties will enjoy it because it has become part of their life from 60s to 90s. Young ones will curious about it because they hardly have the chance to see 歌台 nowadays. To me, it's kinda memory in my childhood. :-)
Back to this 881. It's a story about the 木瓜姐妹 (881 sounds close to papaya and that's how the title is) where 小木瓜 pass away with cancer at the end. This movie somehow pays a tribute to deceased famous 歌台 singer - 陈金浪 (who also passed away with cancer). It seems to be a very sad movie. However, most of the time, this movie brings laughters to the audience (those who are local, at least my era and understand hokkien ones).
After watching the movie, I admit that it is abit 胡闹 in some scenes where the singers can possess magic powers and challenge each other with the powers. Childish lah... Haha. But it really tells the facts about the 歌台 singers' life behind the plots.
This movie come in the right time when 歌台 is facing the fate of 'extinction' nowadays. 歌台 is really our local culture in 7th month. It should be kept alive though many find it very 粗俗, especially the young ones. I myself have not watch 歌台 for very long time liao. After watching 881, I think I might catch a glimpse of 歌台 if there is 1 in my neighbourhood. Afterall, it's just once in every year, isn't it?
Hopefully 歌台 will be back lively in next year 7th month due to this 881...
881 啊, yo 啊 yo !!! Haha...
Click on the following links to enjoy!
881 trailer with a song
Nice song MVs...
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