Based on the film 'The New Village' trailer, I don't think there are anything that glorifies communism, but glorifies individuals within both the communism and the British-Malayan forces. I could see an interesting critical film was made, that goes in depth into the communist group and the British-Malayan group, to look through the point of view of both sides. Despite our history book teaches us (one-sided history) about the malevolence of communism and the good of the British-Malayan forces, there are also good people in the so-called bad side and the bad people in the so-called good side. How can we stand on one end and demonize the other end just cause of your own personal cause (your relatives got killed by a communist). I have old long gone relatives who goes through torment by the British-Malayan, the communist and even through the May 13 riot, and what am I suppose to do about it, who am I suppose to anti? It is fairer to demonize every fucking human beings on this land. The Japanese came and rape and kill your ancestors, why don't you cut ties with the Japanese? There are movies that depicts a decent individual in the Japanese regime back in the days, there are movies that tells the story of communist leaders such as Che Guevara and Castro, then does United Nation comes in and ban and forbid all this movies? Do you know there are many Chinese as well who suffers during the communist period? Many of them do not like China and their communist ideal, thus many left China and never to return, that tells of the essential cause of the amount of overseas Chinese around.
Based on the trailer, other than entertainment and profit making purposes, the film was made to understand both sides easier, to know the cause of what are both sides are fighting. In times of war and conflict, both sides are the villains and heroes in everyone's eyes, both sides fighting for the cause they believe in. In war, there are sacrifices to be made, suffering and death are inevitable.In the end, everything goes down in history, many decades later, it is a thing of knowledge and intellect to be learnt and taught.
Communism and Democracy, left wing and right wing, both are ideals worth learning and knowing. In the Communist Emergency period, it is the battle between to 2 beliefs, NOT 2 races...\m/...
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