Why Does Herman Dress In Drag?
#203 of questions I have about this thing...
Do they explain why he's dressed as Carmen Miranda in so many scenes of their 'movie within a movie'?
Seriously WTF.
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If you got it, flaunt it
shareThis was sort of explained near the beginning of the film. The gangsters had trouble finding actors. Remember, these guys are notorious in their community and no one wanted to be associated with them and expose themselves to retribution.
Or maybe Herman (the fat, lecherous guy) is just an attention whore...
Yeah, I was wondering what the Indonesian cultural perspective of a guy in drag is. How similar is it Western viewpoints, where it's used as humor (Monty Python), or how conservatives view it as "sexual deviancy"? I know some East Asian culture it's often connected to performance, like Chinese opera or traditional Japanese theater. I'd love to know from an Indonesian or expert in Indonesian culture.
shareI don't think these killer guys are delusional enough to think it was nothing else than humour.
shareBecause its funny. He said he wanted there to be humor in the movie.
Maggots Michael, you're eating maggots.
I have no clue.
Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar and doesn't.
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In very beginning when they talk about how to make the film, they say no one would pay attention unless they are entertained. So that was the entertainment. Kind of shocking as was most of this documentary.
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