The King of Nosmo

Once there was a king, who rules the great land of Nosmo. He was the greatest of all his ancestors and fathers. He has conquered every inch of the earth, colonized any area of public places, and proclaimed it's king's territory.

Today I was banned to enter that sacred land.

Help me Eros...excuse me?

Is it materializing women? The question is written as "Are we materializing women?" on the white paper. It's the poster for a movie by a Taiwanese director, whose name is Lee Kang-sheng李康生. Title of the movie is "Help me Eros幇幇我愛神." And that question is posted by the director himself, not by protesters. However, it is his response about the objection from some critics as well as audience.

Of course the answer is "no." But it's a kind of hooking way to draw attention of potential audience. In one sense, it is utilizing those familiar images and method which surely will wake opposition and condemnation on purpose. And is using both sides of cinematic methodology and REAL attraction to anonymous audience. It used to be taken by the other Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang蔡明亮 such as his recent movie "The Wayward Cloud天邊一朵雲(2005)." And Lee himself was main character of Tsai's movie. Even some critics analyses Lee is the "persona" of Tsai, who is regarded as his patron.

See the poster of "The Wayward Cloud" by Tsai Ming-liang.



http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E5%A4%A9%E9%82%8A%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%B5%E9%9B%B2&variant=zh-tw

I found the poster of "Help me Eros" at a second hand book store in front of Chengkong University成功大學, Tainan city in Taiwan.