Spinning Gasing - 1125 Words

Title: Spinning Gasing Review Malaysia. Malaysia. Malaysia. Lots of things remind me of Malaysia in Spinning Gasing, besides it being a national film set in Malaysia with Malaysian actors. The extremely obvious Malaysia-Truly-Asia parts were the first scenes of the film, where the audience were shown shots of various people in several parts of Malaysia practicing the local tradition of their races, whether its of Indian culture, Malay, or Chinese. Then theres the DJ Harry band with members of all Malaysian races. Then theres the Manglish dialogues used by the characters in film. Then we see Yati slipping her shoes off before going inside the house, and when the band members had financial problems, they eat Maggie Mee, which is the†¦show more content†¦Another scene that is quite metaphorical is when another vertical high-angle shot were taken from above the buildings, and we see Yati, Arif, and JJ part in different ways as they went home after discussing their bands profit. That particular scene was deep ly touching, as the scenes shown right after that was of them working at night in the dirtiest and lowly of places to make a living: Yati selling fake watches in front of KLCC, the Malaysian symbol of wealth; Arif smoking and then being called by a client, as a male prostitute; JJ in an outdoor Indian cuisine stand, cooking the tandoori chickens he cant even afford for himself. Everything were shot without words, but with the appropriate acting, lighting, angles (Yatis scene especially, using a low-angle shot to describe the irony within), it all became very understandable yet terribly ironic. The mise-en-scene and the use of cameras in this film were very precise with the moments. The shots may depict irony, like Yatis scene stated above, or it may depict sorrow, like when Arif was shown smoking and leaning against the pillar and waiting for ‘calls. The scene used red lighting that perhaps symbolizes Arifs red-light district occupation, and the way he was shot, focused in the l eft side of the frame with the set of stairs in the background. This way the audience are able to see the people going up andShow MoreRelated10 Unique Features of Malaysia5009 Words   |  21 PagesPETRONAS Twin Towers | 4 - 6 | 6 | Baju Kurung | 6 - 7 | 7 | Laksa | 7 - 8 | 8 | Ibans | 9 - 10 | 9 | Languages | 10 - 12 | 10 | Education | 12 - 13 | 11 | Music | 13 - 15 | 12 | Holiday | 15 - 17 | 13 | Malaysia’s Two Birthdays | 17 - 19 | 14 | Gasing | 19 - 20 | 15 | Conclusion | 20 | 16 | References | 21 - 22 | Introduction Malaysia is a beautiful country blessed with various different races, even so we as Malaysians are able to live in peace and harmony despite of skin colour, religious