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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

The Martian: Review Kecil

Terpuaskan sudah keingintahuan dan rasa penasaranku dengan film yang dibintangi Matt Damon sebagai Mark Watney--seorang astronot yang harus berjuang hidup sendiri  di Planet Merah setelah dianggap tewas dalam misi di planet Mars. Kisahnya sangat sederhana dan bisa dianggap linear bahkan sudah bisa menebak akhir kisahnya, namun film sains fiksi (yang bobot sainsnya lebih berat tinimbang fiksinya!!!) ini tetap memikat dan memukau. Saya tak bisa bilang apakah karena memang novel asli karya Andy Weir memang dari sononya sudah hebat, ataukah penulis skrip film ini *hiks entah siapa* jauh lebih hebat lagi, ataukah karena sang sutradara~Ridley Scott~yg terkenal mementingkan detil di balik film ini, ataukah karena efek spesialnya. Hmmm, semuanya punya andil. Namun, saya melihat bahwa "The Martian" tidak akan enak dinikmati jika Matt Damon tak bisa menarik.simpati dan empati penonton. Bagaimana tidak. Bayangkan, dia harus memerankan tokoh yang terdampar sendirian di planet jutaan kilometer jaraknya dari bumi! Untung saja, cara dia berekspresi, bernarasi, bercanda dalam membawakan kisah Mark Watney ini sungguh sederhana dan lugas. Dia Matt/Mark sangat lovable sebagai ahli botani yang seharusnya 'gila' secara psikologis karena harus menghadapi cobaan yang tak terbayangkan. Untunglah, gaya dia berlakon pun sangat meyakinkan. Vlog vlog yang dia buat sebagai cara berkomunikasi pun penuh dengan.nuansa haru, sedih, ceria, dan nakal. Ya, Mark Watney adalah sosok astronot yang pantas terpilih utk misi Mars. Daaaaaannnnn....Matt Damon pas sekali membawakannya sebagai sosok yang "believable".
Tak rugi kurogoh 16.000 won untuk menikmati petualangan menegangkan, penuh pembelajaran, namun simpel ini. Dengan IMAX plus 3D, semuanya semakin terasa megah, namun lagi-lagi penuh kesederhanaan~terutama dari segi penceritaan.
Sempat terpikir, jika saja Mark Watney benar-benar meninggal, maka semuanya akan mudah. Titik. Rekan kru yang menganggap dia meninggal, akan bisa dengan tenang kembali ke bumi. Para pegawai dan jajaran orang penting di NASA tak akan kelimpungan. Semua akan biasa. Namun, dengan tetap bertahannya Mark di Planet Merah selama berbulan-bulan sertamerta menelurkan sosok-sosok kreatif dan cerdas dan bertanggung jawab dalam menghadapi masalah.
Yang unik dalam film.ini adalah bahwa watak orang atau karakter yang dimunculkan bukan putih dan hitam, tak ada protagonis dan antagonis yang sudah terlalu biasa dalam sebuah film. Namun, semuanya wajar....ya ...seperti hidup kita bila kita melihat dari permukaan. Hmmm...mungkin karena....yg penting dalam film ini adalah bagaimana umat manusia punya insting bersatu menyelamatkan manusia lain dalam musibah. Musibah apa? Lagi-lagi inilah yg bikin saya salut menikmati film ini dengan kusyuk: tak lain karena "benang merah" film ini adalah "gimana bawa si Mark balik bumi"! Titik! 
Saya terharu dan dengan deg-degan...regang tangan....dan tahan nafas....ikut....serasa ikut dalam petualangan Matt Watney ini.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Behind the Candelabra 쇼를 사랑한 남자

Yes, I finally managed to watch the movie right here in Korea. 
Thanks to CGV's 무비꼴라쥬.
CGV has built as many as 20 small theaters with around 50 seats to screen small but well-made movies.
One of them is 'Behind the Candelabra' that I've been asking myself as to how I could watch it since it was not meant for theater screening. 
So, once again..thanks to CGV, today I managed to see it after it was premiered in US back in May this year.
The chances are slim for any movie goers outside US to see this kind of movie.
So, I was so ecstatic to learn that CGV premiered the movie with its Korean title '쇼를 사랑한 남자 or The Man Who Loved the Show.
(though I got to question to whom does the 'man' refer to? is it Michael Douglas' Liberace or Matt Damon's Scott Thorson. 
At first, I was a bit uneasy to see the movie, but then...as a movie lover, how could I resist the temptation of watching a movie about the man who lived in the 1970's when I was just still a toddler:)
It kind of led me to 'imagine' and 'visualize' what entertainment was like back then.
Anyhow...It was such a great relief that I finally managed to see the much-talked about and highly hyped movie like this. 
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon really showed off their relentless talent in portraying the Liberace and his lover.
Couldn't believe it myself that they could brilliantly portray the characters.
Hmm..HBO did a daring job to finally made the movie which is indeed a feast to the eyes. 
* Of course, the movie is for restricted consumption in Korea, for it really shows the last ten years of Liberace with his glittering glory as a pianist. 

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Elysium (엘리시움)

The first time I heard about this movie, I looked up my dictionary and learned what Elysium means. Okay..then..off me went to the IMAX theater at CGV Wangshimni. 
I was choked-up with the idea that we could get all cured from all diseases (even cheating death,yes... as long as our brain's still intact..we could cheat death. hmm ) if we live up there in Elysium (Paradise-like space station).
but there's a nauseating fact shown on film: Most white people are on Elysium, while the black, brown, colored people are left on polluted earth. except , Matt Damon, maybe:) ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ No, I mean...was it deliberately made so? or...it's just a simple stereotyping that most whites could 'afford' buying their tickets to the Elysium while other could not?
hmm or did I miss something? 
Well, yes..the premise of the movie is enough to intrigue any fans of science-fiction to see this. Me included. And..there's Matt Damon..everyone. and..yes..Jodie Foster, too..is IN the movie. 
So, frankly speaking..they both enticed me.
and..was I blown away by the movie? hmmm....sort of. Not really.
It's a spectacle if you see it in IMAX, but..alas...it's all dull and grey...
Wish..the movie could've been more louder in style, especially the first 30 minutes that would take us in a oh-no-please-do-not-get-me-yawn moment....
Still, so much so, I was pumped up in the last 20 minutes or so of the movie..when everything fell apart. I wish the movie hadn't ended that way, though.
I wish..the movie would've dared itself to tick us to think restlessly..about the future...
*oh, IMAX saved me this time. Not, the movie.
I'm afraid I already forgot what I just saw.....
(3) (out of 5 stars).

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