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Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and the Singapore audience

So, I watched Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. This is a movie where you take a sip of the drink then decide to down the whole glass. I’ll definitely want to watch it again.

However, I don’t think this movie will be popular in Singapore. Moviegoers will watch it for the sake of watching because it’s Tarantino.

I dare to say what happened on 9, August 1969 in Cielo Drive L.A. is not known to 99.9 percent of the populace here. Charles Manson is not a familiar name even though the movie isn’t about him. If one doesn’t know who he is or what happened on that hot August night in summer, they’ll miss the point, I feel.

But if I were to remind the older generation of the songs by The Mamas and The Papas, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Neil Diamond, Los Bravos, I am certain it will rekindle memories of that time. They were still playing all those 60s songs back in the 70s here.

OTH is Tarantino’s fairy tale. It certainly feels like one. Maybe even an Ode.

For those of you who liked the movie, there’s actually a Facebook group dedicated to it:Group_Once Upon A Time in Hollywood

And here’s an essay by Rambo’s author David Morrell who has seen the movie more than once:  David Morrell goes Rogue 

By the way, do you have a favorite scene in the movie? Tell me…

 




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