Author: Hau Tsuen Adrian

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[Reading Response] : ‘Oh No, There Goes Tokyo’ by William M. Tsutsui

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“Oh No, There Goes Tokyo ” dives into the many different movie scenarios that see the destruction of Tokyo from various different causes, such as natural disasters, monsters, viruses just to name a few. The Author uniquely views the dismantling of Tokyo through various means as beneficial towards Tokyo and her citizens. The author uses Godzilla and the animated movie Akira as examples to illustrate his perspective of Tokyo and her inhabitants being more united during and after disaster (Godzilla) and the redevelopment into something newer and better (Akira). I couldn’t help but draw a comparison to Hong Kong, which

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“moving house” reflection

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the reaction to the timing of the thunderstorm coinciding with the relocation of the ancestral burial being uncertainty in whether it was a good or bad omen, in my opinion was metaphorical for the housing market of Singapore. Relocation meant that the housing market was increasing in demand, which meant that some would profit and some would despair. Hau Tsuen Adrian Yung-3036002066

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Workshop 2 exercise – Hau Tuen Adrian Yung

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These photos are stills from a video I made when adventuring out during Typhoon 10, I am standing in central at around 4am. I chose these stills because it depicts the rainy weather and stormy conditions but at the same time, I am completely alone in an empty central and city of 8 million people, which is usually bustling with activity.

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[Reading Response] : ‘URBAN CINEMA AND THE CULTURAL IDENTITY OF HONG KONG’ by Leung Ping-kwan

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  ‘URBAN CINEMA AND THE CULTURAL IDENTITY OF HONG KONG’ written by Leung Ping-Kwan unravels a group of films and their respective interpretations of culture in Hong Kong, during which the writer raises the issue of housing prices and space. Especially rent prices. This piqued my interest as someone returning to Hong Kong after one and a half decades away. During which, the housing market saw a 160% increase. ‘Space is Gold’, filmed in the 1950s illustrates the aforementioned problems. The film details the struggles of a dockyard worker’s relationship with a greedy landlady as well as “people conversing under

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