The Big Durian

1) What scene in "The Big Durian" made an impression on you, and why?
There was a scene where a teacher was talking about the mistreatment of a person (female) during her detention period for ISA. The teacher was saying that the person did not do anything wrong and she was detained under ISA. However, ISA is detention without trial, and the person cannot challenge the ground of the detention. Minister's decision for detention is final. Thus, in my point of views, there is no human rights in Malaysia. It is because once the person was detained , he or she cannot approach to the court. But how if the person is innocent, he or she tends to accept the detention, without knowing that how long would they being detained , as well as without knowing how frequent they will be mistreated.

2) What was rumoured to be Private Adam's grouse (pain)/reason which lead to him running amuck (amok)?
The rumour was about one of the malaysia's sultan killed his brother. However, Private Adam cannot sue the sultan in the court. Thus, in order to release his anger, he started the riots in Raja Chow Kit.

3) A character from Sabah ends her narrative by noting the look on Private Adam's face. What was it that she saw and how does it contrast with her feelings?
She felt that Private Adam was free from the "cage", and he was just releasing his emotion after being freed from the "cage". Thus, she admired his freedom and wanted to be like Private Adam.

4) From what historical vantage point is the director viewing the events of 1987? what is "present" of the documentary and what is its mood?
The director looked back to the "Operasi Lalang" events. He looked back to those events from a a present and the experience of the political upleavals of the late 1990s.