Nasi Lemak 2.0

I chanced upon this while looking through some recent Malay movies. Sadly, there isn't much great controversial Malay movies around since the late Yasmin Ahmad's Talentime. Then there was someone by the name of Namewee and his movie Nasi Lemak 2.0.

 The title itself would explain that the movie will be a comedy but it poked into the controversial expect of social beings in Malaysia like how the late Yasmin Ahmad would portray. Namewee managed to do it too, in a lighter and comedic way. He managed poked the seperation of the 3 main races, the mindset of each race and the many different languages that are spoken within the nation. Majority will think that it's only a Malay speaking nation but Namewee pushes on with Mandarin and slight Cantonese with Malay spoken here and there. There were even moments when each were speaking in their own language, refusing to speak in the common language and all were lost in translation. Bet that sure happens, even here in Singapore.

I've read that Namewee managed to persuade the Prime Minister to allow him to produce Nasi Lemak 2.0 as to commemorate 1 Malaysia. And true enough, some people there can't accept the controversy of the show even how true it is. People, be open and accept some feedback - work towards 1 Malaysia.

Ratings: 3.5