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Kheng shared that what made the project special was that writer and director James Thoo gave the cast a long leash to develop their individual characters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe script was amazing to start with, but we had a lot of slack to really own our characters and play them. Mine was a supporting role, but the amount of dialogue we had about the character, his motivations and his quirks was enormous, and you never get that really from a project,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In a weird twist of life imitating art, The Sandbox was an actual stunt training studio run by Goh, and it closed down last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a very special place for people to dream that you could create a stunt community in Singapore, and they’re good at what they do,\u201d Oon lamented, pointing out the movie\u2019s overarching theme of how small businesses and creative enterprises struggle to thrive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are a lot of things we’re willing to sacrifice in the name of pragmatism, but, how much joy and creativity are we losing? I wish we had more fertile ground for that to blossom, because the world is richer for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
That said, \u201cthe movie actually gives me so much hope,” she added. “I was like, ‘Can I please have a copy so I can watch it when I get sad?’\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s an argument in favour of the power of art to effect change. What else in the world needs saving? Oon, Kheng and Hartono describe the superheroes they think Singapore needs.<\/p>\n
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