Content
¢Details of the work
¢The points mentioned in required reading
¢Additional information
¢My opinion and its significance
¢Reference
¢Question related to the topic
The details of McDull
¢Director : Toe Yuen
¢Scriptwriter : Brian Tse and Alice Mak
¢Year : 2001
¢Award : “ FIPRESCI Award ” at the 26th Hong Kong International Film Festival in 2002 and “ Grand Prix ( Feature Film) ” at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France in 2003 etc
¢Media : film
¢Film type : animation and comedy
¢Way of depiction : lots of up-to-date computer graphics animations and live object photography
The details of McDull
The points mentioned in reading
¢A mirror of our daily activities
¢Urban landscape is important to us
¢Never give up – good attitude
¢A sense of self – aware humour , local patriotism and belonging
¢Deeply nostalgic in our mind
¢Supposed to be patriotic in a post Sars environment
MY OWN OPINION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
¢Challenges in McDull ’ s life inspire us
¢ Spirit of happy - go- lucky , full of hopes and aspiration for the future
¢ McDull s’ mum is a typical woman of Hong Kong
¢ McDull story reflects a real Hong Kong – we are in sympathy with it
MY OWN OPINION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
¢The tradition in Hong Kong especially in Cheung Chau - Bun Scrambling
¢Transferring a message to the spectator
¢Changes in tradition – know some local culture
¢Recognize our actual childhood memories
MY OWN OPINION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
¢Branding of Hong Kong - slums of Sham Shui Po , Cheung Chau etc – our history
¢Hong Kong is still Hong Kong – our home city
Additional information
Cityscape of Hong Kong
Quotes about the work
¢“ The audience have to get experience in local culture and to recognize its daily banalties , sentimentality and aspiration quickly. ”
¢ “ This exciting fairytale has become one of the ten reasons for living in Hong Kong . ”
Reference – websites
¢http://www.chinesetapes.com/movie_chinese/my_life_as_mcdull.html (9.3.2009)
¢http://www.mcdull.hk/animation%20_a05.swf (9.3.2009)
¢http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/mcdull_prince_de_la_bun.htm (9.3.2009)
Reference - books
¢Stephanie Donald and John G . Gammack , “Structures of Attention and the City of Life of Hong Kong ” . In Donald and Gammack , Tourism and the Branded City : film and identity on the Pacific Rim . London : Ashgate , 2007 .
¢Dominic Strinati , Chapter 6 “ Postmodernism and Popular Culture ” , An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture .
Discussion time !
¢Question : Is cartoon a good and feasible way to present the above content ?
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