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It is hard to imagine the feeling of relocating your family members’ ashes because of government’s policy. I am glad that they are feeling positive despite the challenges, and their act would help 90% of Singapore’s population to have their own houses. The theme in this video shows how citizen’s attitude would influences the housing problem in Singapore. Tsang Shuk Yin
I think this documentary records not only the land issue faced by Singapore, but it is a global issue that we should get across. For example, Hong Kong may actually have to give up its traditional culture due to insufficient land issues as well. This is very worthy of our reflection. Yan Chi Hong UID:3035565619
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
After watching that documentary, i am glad that even though the family are forced to move the grave of their ancestors due to the order of government, their are still having a very positive attitudes about the future instead of being angry and complaining about the change.
The film illustrates some “invisible” and “unclean” spaces such as cemeteries which usually tend to be situated in remote places in urban cities. This can be another kind of “housing” for those who died; these spaces have to be moved or even demolished to “make way” for residential areas or other redevelopment projects. Apart from revealing the density of Singapore, the film also inspires us to rethink these “invisible” and “unclean” spaces/ how we interpret them/ how they symbolize some “taboo” issues we used to not discuss in public such as death.
Chan Long Hei 3036220137 The contrasting attitudes of the family catches my attention. Sometimes they pay serious respect to the dead, eg following the Daoist traditions, getting a priest, shielding the dead from the sun, but sometimes they do actions that may be deemed disrespectful, such as making fun of the bones and smashing the tombstone and the coffin. Another interesting point is that eventually the dead gets an “apartment” too, just like the living would receive from public housing using the land freed from the tomb.
“After development comes redevelopment” as a way of life where the dead people are also affected to be moved is sad. Tradition cannot be maintained because of the government planning of lands; the dead parents “moving” from a larger “house” to a smaller “house” which is the columbarium. The exhumation exercises that are shown in the video is is uncanny and creepy, and let us know how a dense city means the cityscape and way of living is ever changing and full of uncertainty. -3036237831
Moving House documents the process of a family who remove ancestors’ cemeteries. The atmosphere is relaxing but the thing is heavy and sad. It reflects the impact of development on people’s traditional lives Zhao Yuxuan 3036127050
I think that the documentary shows a conflict between development and the traditional culture. The development of the Singaporean government forced the people who are dead to move. Although the redevelopment projects seem to benefit the citizens, it still disturbs the dead people who buried there. Urbanisation may cause the tradition to decline and could be loss.
This film records the Singaporean families moving house for their dead family. Remove the bodies of ancestors from the grave wash them and change their positions, because Singaporeans believe that people need to put their bodies in a place with good feng shui to absorb reiki after death, so the big brother refused to move their ancestor’s corpses at the begin, but there is no land in Singapore, it needs to be cremated in a box after considering many factors. Finally big Brother finalized the “move” this matter.All the original graves were demolished and the gravestone signs were smashed. Shan Yiyi 3036267886