Postcards From The Zoo

I’ve wanted to watch Postcards From The Zoo (Kebun Binatang) for a really long time ago. I’m automatically falling in love with Edwin since I watched his praktika’s film, Kara Anak Sebatang Kara. And two weeks ago Kineforum held a movie screening, mostly they screened the movies from Babi Buta Film Production and Postcards From The Zoo was there! I was like yay! J

So, the story is very simple, about a girl who wanted to touch a Giraffe’s stomach so badly since she was a kid. But Edwin took us to that main goal in the movie very interestingly. I mean, he took us everywhere but you wouldn’t complain about it, because you’d just enjoy it so much. The uniqueness of this movie became its power. Ladya Chery delievered such a class act, she really blended in with Lana, the character she portrayed. As a zookeeper, Lana had to be close with the animals, and Ladya Cheryl gave it to us, she was in a cage with a tiger and feeding a mother and baby hippos. How awesome it was! I always loved her performace since Fiksi. Edwin sucessfully making the viewers enjoy this unique film so much, eventhough you’d think some of the things were weird, but you’d just love it.

I gave 3.5 out of 5 for Postcards From The Zoo. It was a really good movie, and I think Indonesian directors should make this kinda movie instead those crappy horror movies. Seriously? We live in 2014, ghosts are not the only thing that exicte the viewers.

The Beach

So, I watched The Beach a really long time ago, and just now I wanted to finish my writing draft about The Beach. This movie by Danny Boyle seriously didn’t impress me at all. I mean, the first 30 minutes was really intriguing and interesting. You would really curious where Danny Boyle would take you. But seriously, the film should end in the first 30 minutes. The next minutes was just boring and suck. Ugh, I just can’t wait for it to end. I even pause for like many times to kill the boredom. The conflict wasn’t clear, what the fuck they wanted to do? Because I don’t need to watch a 2 hours movie just to finding out what the hell hippies wanted to do with their own lives. To be fair, I watched it because I like Leo DiCaprio and how he always delivers such a class act. But here? Yeah you really wish he was. Although it was him who kept me to watch this movie. So, my verdict is 1,5 out of 5. Like seriously, the scenery was beautiful but the hippies? Really? I don’t understand what they tried to do with their lives.

Even Leo seems like he doesn't know what he supposed to do.

Well, It's Not The Hunger Games

I actually watched Divergent like two weeks ago. I didn't want to watch it at first, because I wasn't interested in that movie. I thought it was just a movie which follow the nowadays hype. when people love The Hunger Games, they made Divergent. I actually like Shailene Woodley, I think that girl is cool. I admire so much her performance in The Spectacular Now. So, I guess it worth my time, at least I could see Shailene and Kate Winslet's performances if the movie were really dull.

But, no. Not really. Divergent isn't like The Hunger Games at all. Maybe people said so, because in Divergent they also divided people into 5 factions, like the districts in The Hunger Games. But, the story is quite different and not really bad. it's intriguing and interesting to follow. The protagonist was lovable too, I mean, Tris, portrayed by Ms. Woodley came from this unnoticed faction and now she becomes a strong person. You'll be rooting for her big time, eventhough she's not Katniss Everdeen, but you'll love her.

The only thing that makes me bored was the overlong duration. I don't know, Neil Burger probably wants us to see the details of the book when he made it into a movie, but I think he can shorten it. I mean, this book isn't Lord of The Rings: Return of The King when people are okay with its long duration, but Divergent? seriously, he could end it faster and I think it's going to be better if he ended it faster than that. 

So, my verdict is Divergent deserves 3 out of 5 points :) it's entertaining and fun. It even makes your heart races. If you like The Hunger Games, Divergent is worth to try.

Last Forever

I’ve been a fan of How I Met Your Mother for like 2 years. Yeah, I was late to catch up with the show, because at first, I thought the show was mediocre and not funny at all. Until one day, I ran out of TV Show and started to watch the whole season 1. I immidiately fell in love with all the characters. I mean, every character has their own unique characteristic and they have something that represents them. Like Lily, she has Aldrin Justice. Marshall is the fudge, Ted is “nothing good ever happens after 2 AM”, Barney is Legend… wait for it… dary, and Robin is Robin Sparkles. These things make the viewers and the characters became so close. How I Met Your Mother has a very powerful effect to its viewers. We adapt things that had been said and done in the show in real life.

It’s a little bit devastating when Carter Bays and Craig Thomas announced that season 9 is the last season of the show. I meant, for those who watch this from the very first season, How I Met Your Mother is not only about how Ted met his future wife, it’s more about the gang’s friendships, career path, adventure and silly things that they’ve done. Me, as a loyal fan, never bother who the mother is, because I saw this show more than just the story of how Ted met his wife.

The finale, Bays & Thomas wrapped two episodes for the whole 40 minutes something for the finale. Althought the pace of the finale was too fast, because they are trying to answer so many questions that they’ve given us for 9 seasons, but still, it was a beautiful finale. I’m impressed and it’s worth waiting for 9 seasons. I’m really satisified with the closing of everyone’s problems that had happened for these 9 seasons. The ending of the Last Forever Part 2 was the most beautiful ending ever. Without any dialogue, the fans already knew what will happen next; Bays & Thomas used this symbolic Blue French Horn to wrap it up. And yes, no description needed. In this Last Forever part 2, we finally knew what was the purpose of Ted telling his stories and the gang for 9 seasons. I don’t know, what I should say other than beautiful ending, really. I really really really love it. I’m glad that I’m a How I Met Your Mother fan. This finale will be Last Forever in its fans' hearts :)

Oh yeah, but seriously, what happened to the pineapple???