Mrs Henderson Presents

had wanted to watch something w jan, since it was the mid-term. but between 2 crappy comedies Rumour Has It and Mrs Henderson Presents, i tot the latter will b more worth the money cos it has a NUDITY rating. haha...

aniwaes, it was abt dis recently widowed Laura Henderson who was so rich and free dat she bought a derelict Windmill Theatre and opened it w an innovative idea of having non-stop plays all day long. but soon, the other theatres followed suit and she came up w another idea: to haf nudity in her shows.

but in order to haf it dat way, her nude actresses muz b like art pieces, ie. they mustn't move while they r naked on stage such dat they will b qualified as art pieces and the theatre's license will not b revoked.

dis is where the nudity part was tastefully done. they were so innovative in creating ambience and lighting in such a way dat the nudity was really like a form of art. u noe, such dat certain silhouettes cover the 'midlands' or certain pc of satin covers part of the body. in other words, they really steered from the porn factor in striptease shows.

the movie really turned out to b none-crappy. it was funny at times, but it was more serious than imagined. laura's real intention for showing nudity in her shows lies in her only son who died in WWI. she believed dat young as her son was, it was most prob dat he had never seen a nude woman real life. and she believed dat during the trying times in WWII, she was helping those young soldiers to find a relief, such dat they wun b like her son, whose only way of ventilation lies in the postcard w a nude woman.

it sound rather absurd at first, but putting ourselves in those times, it was actually reasonable. heh... maebe dat was a form of NS for the actressess too. *wink*

it also pts out a logic: when there's nothing to lose, creative ideas will come out more than expected. i mean, i draw the conclusion not only from the film itself, but from daily lives too. laura, being old and widowed juz nid a way to spend her inheritance. she dun mind losing money cos she has more than enuf to lose. it was then her GM was able to haf a vast space for creativity.

yup, wun it b better if all boss/superiors/ICs b like dat? unfortunately, a lot of ppl r so afraid of losing/things getting not as they expected, they held such a tight rein, follows dead rules and stifles creativity and brainstorming.

疑人不用用人不疑

unfortunately, i mit countless of ppl who would insist on working their ways and not listen to wat i say. juz my luck dat i am working UNDER the person and has to say YES. still, sometimes roots run deep into the ground.

ha... enuf of grumbling.

aniwaes, after watching the show, we went to haf dinner where we chatted and chatted. nice. tho it was inevitable to tok abt work/sch stuff, it was nice to noe how she was doing. hmmm... and share secrets and updates. lol

and den, we went to kimseng to bowl, since the arcade was a little too crowded and boring looking. had 2 games, where i flopped the 1st round w 60pts and caught up later w 132pts. din strike new highs or new lows, juz enuf to satisfy the crave for fun. but i muz really credit the upturn to the ball dat i changed to, which felt better to handle w.

hmmm... muz get out more often and hang out together. well, life can't b juz work and work. i'd rather get a balanced life than mugging nite and day for a 1st cls honours dat is beyond my reach. well, u can say there ARE ppl who can play hard and yet get 1st class honours, but dat's definitely NOT ME. i'm not of dat calibre, else i'd haf gone to RI instead of RV. duh!