Alif and I went to watch the much-anticipated "The Green Hornet" on Saturday.
And boy, we weren't disappointed.
I thought it was not a bad movie, although some parts were quite predictable. The jokes and the fighting scenes were more than enough to keep us entertained for the 2 hours in the cinema.
Anyway this is what the story is about:
Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) is the 28-year-old slacker and playboy son of widower James Reid, publisher of the newspaper The Daily Sentinel. All of a sudden, James is found dead from an allergic reaction to a bee sting. A
fter the funeral, Britt fires the staff aside from his maid and Kato (Jay Chou), James' mechanic and a skilled martial artist.
Britt and Kato get drunk together and, upon agreeing that they both hated James, visit the graveyard to cut the head off James' memorial statue as revenge. Just then, they see a couple being mugged, and rescue them. But Britt and Kato are themselves mistaken by police for criminals and chased through the streets, but they manage to escape safely.
Britt convinces Kato to be crime-fighters who pose as criminals in order to infiltrate real criminals.
So that's the story. After watching the movie, I have learnt a couple of important things about mass media. In this case, it's newspapers we are talking about. The wrong use of media could lead to serious repercussions. Just ask Britt Reid. The first mistake he made? The use of the Daily Sentinel to publicise his rise as the Green Hornet. It eventually got himself into deep trouble (nearly getting killed) and also the loss of many innocent lives. And he almost made the same mistake again when his friend District Attorney Frank Scanlon tried to persuade him to downplay the crime rate in the city to help his career. Overhype of incidents and distortion of facts are two good examples mass media could be used in wrong ways. Should have used them in my GP test...
Another thing to note is that Jay Chou got pretty much screen time in his first English movie. I guess that's pretty good, as Asians were once treated as peripheral characters in the movies. The fact that Jay, as Kato gets as much screen time as Seth Rogen is comforting to see, as Asians are increasingly treated as equals in the movie industry.
Contrary to public view, Jay Chou actually speaks English pretty well! (Although there are times Alif and I couldn't really get what he was saying and we were left looking at each other, puzzled.) But good effort, Jay.
I think this is one good movie to watch, even if you are no Jay Chou fan. For those who are familiar with the original TV series, this should still be a good show to catch! :D
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