Merantau or Merah Putih: I decide!

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.

Religion + Ridiculous = RELIGULOUS

homo sapiens

Don’t call yourself for ‘having an open minded mind’ unless you’ve watched Religulous and got yourself to laugh a lot. It’s funny, yet thought-provoking. It entertains you in a way that you’ve never been entertained. Some would probably get mad and stormed out of theatre shouting ‘heretic!’ or ‘Infidel!’ in the middle of the movie (Just don’t burn it if you happen to rent it). But hey, that’s their loss, because Bill Maher is spot on and he really pushed it over the limit.

“I report faithfully that I laughed frequently. You may very well hate it, but at least you’ve been informed. Perhaps you could enjoy the material about other religions, and tune out when yours is being discussed. That’s only human nature.” -  Roger Ebert, film critic

The Perry Bible Fellowship – It’s not just another webcomic!

I feel the need to spread the word and share this with they who haven’t know yet. Trust me on this one, you’ll like it!

“The briliance lies within the tragic theme and dark comedy that contrast its colorful and happy-looking characters that’s easy in the eyes without overlooking the artistic value.” - yontory