This year I have fully indulged in Eric Khoo’s filmography, and I can easily say that there two concepts that dominate the majority of it: food and the dilemma of keeping traditions or embracing progress. “Wanton Mee” encapsulates both these themes in the most eloquent way, in a docufiction shot for TV that upon its screening in Berlin, inspired four chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants to create their versions of Singaporean fare for an event that took place in 2016.
The film’s protagonist is Boon Pin Koh, a middle-aged food critic who is tired of having to deal with all the progress, both in his office and regarding the culinary. This progress is personified in Claire, a young girl who has just been hired by the newspaper and is enthusiastic over anything new, not to mention anything digital. Eventually, Koh receives a cam recorder from the company and begins...
The film’s protagonist is Boon Pin Koh, a middle-aged food critic who is tired of having to deal with all the progress, both in his office and regarding the culinary. This progress is personified in Claire, a young girl who has just been hired by the newspaper and is enthusiastic over anything new, not to mention anything digital. Eventually, Koh receives a cam recorder from the company and begins...
- 7/7/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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