有’傘’必有敘！

I did not say a word on either side of Occupy Central or the Umbrella Movement but I do want to say this. The few months of civil unrest, or disobedience, has brought not only citizens on to our streets, but their creativity as well. Did you visit the key occupied sites during the heydays?  If you did you would have seen what I call 'revolutionary art' from street artists young and old.

The one I absolutely love is 有’傘’必有敘 towards the end which was original, witty, very on-the-mark and to-the-point. Here is how it goes : ’傘’ is umbrella which of course means the Movement, but it also carries the same sound as the word ’散 ’which means 'disperse or break up'. Meanwhile ’必有’ means 'will certainly lead to' and the word ’敘’ means 'gather or regroup'.

The 5 simple characters literally say .. 'have umbrella will lead to regroup' ... but what it really means is .. 'we disperse now but as long as there is the Umbrella Movement we will be together again'.

Bravo ... this is the mantra of  Hong Kong's Autumn circa 2014 and it will go down in history.        

OSCAR 2015

True to the very best of Hollywood the Oscar is a 'must watch' for us movie freaks, just like the Super Bowl to spectator couch potatoes. We did not even bother to get out of bed and watched every moment starting from the pre-event parade of designer gowns which sent Dora to heaven, and to me, those 'what do you say to a super star on the Oscar red carpet if you only have 1 minute' interviews which never cease to amuse, or rather, amaze me.

The crowning moment was not the Best Actress, Best Actor, or even Best Movie (a baffling award to Birdman in my view) ... but when GLORY got a well deserved Oscar for Best Original Song. The theme song from 'Selma' this truly dynamic and moving rendition was performed to a tearing crowd. Without any doubt Martin Luther King Jr is larger than many ex-Presidents in America, some may even argue he is neck-to-neck to Abraham Lincoln, who abolished slavery. John Stephens & Lonnie Lynn aka Legend & Common noted ' ... it is a duty of artists to reflect the times they live ... ' and in this instance voting rights and the incarceration of African Americans.

Moving to what was truly amazing ... Hong Kong was mentioned ... albeit very briefly in their acceptance speech. I could not quite remember the exact words because it was unexpected and over in split seconds, but it went something like ' ... to the people in Hong Kong who fought for democracy ...' It was like thunder from a clear blue sky. Occupy Central has obviously made an impact. The story of Hong Kong did not go unnoticed which is a good thing but hearing it at the Oscar is quite another altogether.

My 2 questions : 1) would this little blurb constitute 'foreign intervention' and 2) would our ever vindictive CE has the balls to confront Oscar?