Yudha vs badass anti hero. scene from merantau
Last august we’ve seen two major releases in Indonesia cinema. Merantau is a martial art action flick about silat, while Merah Putih is a war story about post-independence war against the netherland invasion.
This two movies, despite being in a totally different genre, shares some similarities that should makes the competition to be the best of the summer release (or even the best movie of the year) even hotter.
So, what are the similarities we’re talking about?
- Both are written by non-Indonesian
- Both film crews are mixed between Indonesian and non-Indonesian
- Both movies are in a rare genre. Merantau is the first silat, martial art, action movie over the last decade(s). Merah Putih is the first war movie over the last decade(s) too.
- Both movies are released for international market
- Both, I believe, enjoy their own respective success. The number isn’t important as I believe Laskar Pelangi probably better than both of the movies.
The only difference between this two movies are, unfortunately, in the quality.
