传说每年农历七月，地府鬼门关大开，让孤魂野鬼到阳间觅食，为避免滋扰世人，宗教团体会在这期间作法超渡亡魂，这为盂兰节(或称中元节)的起源。它在福建、潮汕等地最为盛行。在香港，潮汕团体在这期间，除了设坛超渡、上演神功戏外，更加向老弱清贫派发食米或少量金钱。 　　本片记述在香港慈云山区，在2002年所举行的盂兰节派米活动。本片记述在香港慈云山区，在2002年所举行的盂兰节派米活动。 　　故事开始在早上五时半，当时已有数千老人家在慈云山球场等候派米，大部份人都在清晨三时前到达。由于轮候人数众多，众人不断发生争执和摩擦。负责维持秩序的警员抵达后，开始整顿排队的人龙，道士约在九时开始举行法事，为将派发的「平安米」进行洒净和祈福仪式。

传说每年农历七月，地府鬼门关大开，让孤魂野鬼到阳间觅食，为避免滋扰世人，宗教团体会在这期间作法超渡亡魂，这为盂兰节(或称中元节)的起源。它在福建、潮汕等地最为盛行。在香港，潮汕团体在这期间，除了设坛超渡、上演神功戏外，更加向老弱清贫派发食米或少量金钱。 　　本片记述在香港慈云山区，在2002年所举行的盂兰节派米活动。本片记述在香港慈云山区，在2002年所举行的盂兰节派米活动。 　　故事开始在早上五时半，当时已有数千老人家在慈云山球场等候派米，大部份人都在清晨三时前到达。由于轮候人数众多，众人不断发生争执和摩擦。负责维持秩序的警员抵达后，开始整顿排队的人龙，道士约在九时开始举行法事，为将派发的「平安米」进行洒净和祈福仪式。

This is one of many films in a sub-par collection of animated shorts entitled "Avoid Eye Contact: Volume One". Most of these shorts did absolutely nothing for me and that's a real shame, as I usually love these sorts of compilations--having seen all three of The Animation Show DVDs, several Spike and Mike ones, collections of Canadian Film Board cartoons and many, many others. I really wanted to like this. Fortunately, GOOD NIGHT NORMA...GOODNIGHT MILTON worked and worked well. While the very simple animation wasn't great, the story and sensibilities were! 　　The film begins with a couple waving goodbye to their house guests. Then, as the couple slowly undresses and readies for bed, the film gets WEIRD!!! The talk and talk about how they didn't like the couple who left (despite acting very chummy when the film started) and complained that the couple are so fake!! This hypocrisy is great, because as they whine about this couple and how they are jerks, Norma and Milton slowly begin revealing their own hypocrisy--in a very grisly way. However, it would truly spoil the film to say more, so I'll wrap it up by saying that the payoff was worth it. A nice and insightful picture.

This is one of many films in a sub-par collection of animated shorts entitled "Avoid Eye Contact: Volume One". Most of these shorts did absolutely nothing for me and that's a real shame, as I usually love these sorts of compilations--having seen all three of The Animation Show DVDs, several Spike and Mike ones, collections of Canadian Film Board cartoons and many, many others. I really wanted to like this. Fortunately, GOOD NIGHT NORMA...GOODNIGHT MILTON worked and worked well. While the very simple animation wasn't great, the story and sensibilities were! 　　The film begins with a couple waving goodbye to their house guests. Then, as the couple slowly undresses and readies for bed, the film gets WEIRD!!! The talk and talk about how they didn't like the couple who left (despite acting very chummy when the film started) and complained that the couple are so fake!! This hypocrisy is great, because as they whine about this couple and how they are jerks, Norma and Milton slowly begin revealing their own hypocrisy--in a very grisly way. However, it would truly spoil the film to say more, so I'll wrap it up by saying that the payoff was worth it. A nice and insightful picture.

商业钜子乔纳斯原本与妻子过著富有、安逸的生活，孰料被卷进一场恐怖份子的杀戮行动中。痛失爱妻、身心受创的乔纳斯生活从此脱轨，并深陷于悲伤中，且日渐把内心的悲痛转化成无法遏止的愤怒。为了报妻子惨死的仇恨，他开出二百万的高价，雇用了以代号“老鹰“为首的魔鬼佣兵团来追踪凶手的下落，这笔交易唯一的条件是他要与魔鬼佣兵们一起执行任务。

商业钜子乔纳斯原本与妻子过著富有、安逸的生活，孰料被卷进一场恐怖份子的杀戮行动中。痛失爱妻、身心受创的乔纳斯生活从此脱轨，并深陷于悲伤中，且日渐把内心的悲痛转化成无法遏止的愤怒。为了报妻子惨死的仇恨，他开出二百万的高价，雇用了以代号“老鹰“为首的魔鬼佣兵团来追踪凶手的下落，这笔交易唯一的条件是他要与魔鬼佣兵们一起执行任务。

元禄15年(1702年)，第五代将军网吉实行安民政策，百姓生活平稳。年轻的武士青木宗左卫门为了寻找杀父仇人金泽十兵卫从信州来到了江户。眼看着钱袋渐空，可却依然没有仇家的下落。宗左无奈之下，只得暂时在一间破旧的小屋中落脚，开了家小私塾糊口度日。他对住在对门的美貌寡妇纱枝一见钟情。纱枝拜托宗左教其独子近之助剑术，不料宗左的武艺其实十分蹩脚，导致他在众人面前大大出丑。 　　赤穗藩的武士来到这一带潜伏，伺机为含冤切腹的领主浅野报仇。其中，假扮成医师的小野寺怀疑宗左是敌人的密探，借故接近试探他的底细。经过数月的不懈搜寻，宗左终于找到了金泽，然而仇人已经舍弃了杀人的利剑，与妻儿过着普通的日子。宗左开始思考复仇究竟意味着什么……