BUZZ OVER FILMS WITH DIALECT
It seems that every time a film uses a Chinese “dialect”, it creates a buzz disproportionate to the occasion.
Two years ago, How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, a Thai film with only a handful of lines in Teochew, touched a raw nerve across Singapore, mine included. Over two decades ago, Jack Neo’s Money No Enough, with its generous portions of Hokkien, was a home run at the local box office. Other films have drawn similar, if quieter, public fascination.
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