有些人为了要赚钱 they don’t mind go and die.
I recently watched the 4K remastered version of the groundbreaking local comedic film Money No Enough (1998) starring Jack Neo, Mark Lee and Henry Thia with my cousin. We often spoke about this film, especially with Mark Lee’s character of Ong, a general contractor in the film, and his impeccable delivery of Hokkien and Singlish, acting as the quintessential Singapore ‘Ah Beng’.
Reflections of watching Money No Enough, 25 years after release
I was in Secondary school when the film was first released — I watched it perhaps two to three times in its entirety at that time so my memories of the show were pretty vague prior to my recent rewatching.
Now that I have been in the workforce for some time, I can relate to Keong’s (played by Jack Neo) job search process after he left his well-paying job. I think the job search process is always tough, regardless of age or qualifications. The film’s interpretation of an ‘Ah gua’, (referring to Keong’s boss and the company’s new hire who appear to be effeminate) is a caricature of the transvestite and feels almost parodic. It probably would not sit well with the LGBTQ community of today.
Looking at the film again, I realised that the actress who played Keong’s wife kinda…
