money no enough II (and some other associated rants)

caught this sequel earlier today.

despite ST Life's unfavorable reviews (those buggers there gave it a miserable 1.5 stars man), i feel that its a show which really strikes a deep chord with heartlanders.

in an authentic jack neo-style, issues like old age and family ties once again formed a bulk of the plot.

of cus, as the movie is titled, the main plot of the story revolves around the characters' experiences in attempting to get rich - quick, and the consequences which followed in trying to get rich the easy way.

i particularly liked one part where one of the characters got involved multi-level marketing, or MLM for short.

well, for the uninitiated, MLM is one form of direct-marketing, which refers to the seller bypassing all intermediaries to get the product directly to u, the buyer.

but of cus, MLM is more than that.

it is an over-rated scheme, if i may use the word, which many ppl have thought would make them become millionaires overnight.

u spend a lump sum, buy the products in bulk, become ur own boss, and start selling.
in the midst of selling, u psycho ur customers, who are usually ur relatives/friends into buying the similar products and start selling too.

and whenever they order more products from u, u take a slice of commission. and in the ideal situation, u have many, many customers who buy the products from u and guess wat, u can have many many slices of commission/s!

reality check.

u can nv have tat ideal situation. well, the system can work out initially, but it can never stay effective forever.

yep, shit happened in the movie and the characters who were involved in the scheme got into trouble..

another mockery of MLM which happened in the movie that really cracked me up was the fact that MLM companies usually have some motivational speakers who are "real life examples" of those who made it big thru the system.

they are there to brain-fuck those attending the so-called "seminars" and influence them into parting with their money.

many a times, there will also be a few other "real life examples" who will go on stage to share their "testimonies" on how poor they were and how much their lives have changed after "believing and trusting the system".

i was seriously laughing as this really reminded me of a striking similarity which i had observed for quite sometime between MLM and some cult..opps i mean, some ecclesiastical organisations.

they have a full arena packed with brain-fucked ppl who can suddenly cheer and go crazy as if in a rock concert jus because their "motivational speaker" speaks a few lines of nonsensical crap.

and of cus, every once in a while, to allay the trust and confidence of the rest of those who "attend the seminar", there'll be a one or two who goes up and speaks abt their positive experiences (i wonder if they are paid for doing so) since they joined the churc..i mean, the "faith-based organisation".

i really cant help but to laugh at the similarity when i saw it on the big screen.

oh well, enough of my ramblings. guess i digressed too much.. lol..

all in all, its quite an okay movie to catch. seriously..

do show our local productions some support!

cheerios!