PM Lee Hsien Loong complained that "Money No Enough 2" is not objective enough and too one-sided. Let us look at it this way. Jack Neo's money is not enough, so he decided to make this movie. The poorer parts of Singapore's money is not enough, so individually, they cannot broadcast their plight. Collectively, they pay to Jack Neo via movie tickets to be their voice .
Now, everyone in Singapore knows that nothing is free. You have to pay and pay. This is the truth, though at lot of people in other parts of the world refuse to believe in the truth. Singaporeans know this truth because their government had taught them well. So they pay Jack Neo to be their voice. So Jack Neo has to be one-sided. He is their voice. If not, then the movie will not sell. If the government wants to have their voice heard, they should approach Jack Neo and said, "Look, we pay you this amount and you put this government character in to speak our side of the story." Then Jack Neo can make business and artistic decisions to see how he could in corporate both views into his story. You cannot expect Jack Neo to voice out for the government for free. After all, it is this government that teaches us that nothing is free. So they should practice what they preach. Pay and say. If Jack Neo manages to find a win-win solution for all, he may make a new move - "Money Enough" and everybody will be happy.
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