I'll be damned, I'm an Indonesian and I must admit that this is one heck of a good Indonesian movie. Trust me, these past few years Indonesia got some bad films, but this is not one of them.
This movie depicts what really happened in Indonesia. Let's talk one thing at a time. Beginning with a real summary of what Indonesia slums looks like, how the narrow alley and all the low budget housing depicted in the movie, it is all so true and I must admit the scenery that was chosen to describe Indonesian slums is rather well shot.
Second, the DVD piracy. This is a common thing in Indonesia and Joko Anwar (the director) is rather clever to use this as a portrayal for one of the main character (Alek), which is actually kind-hearted but is forced to pirate those DVDs because of economical reasons.
The third one is about how politicians always gets the upper hand against the small people. This is portrayed rather good by Tara Basro and Chicco Jerikho in the movie, where their romance life is threatened by the thugs hired by the corrupt politician from the prison. Joko Anwar really hit the spot by bringing the truth straight into the spotlight with this political problem (the setting is also supporting, which is during presidential election campaign).
Tara and Chicco did rather well in this movie, I've seen Chicco's movie a few times and I like his acting as for Tara, this is her first movie for me, and I must say that she played her part very well. Even though at the beginning it felt a little bit awkward from the way she speaks.
All in all this is a movie I would recommend to watch. Not perfect in every way, but has it's own focal point. A Copy of My Mind: 8/10.
This movie depicts what really happened in Indonesia. Let's talk one thing at a time. Beginning with a real summary of what Indonesia slums looks like, how the narrow alley and all the low budget housing depicted in the movie, it is all so true and I must admit the scenery that was chosen to describe Indonesian slums is rather well shot.
Second, the DVD piracy. This is a common thing in Indonesia and Joko Anwar (the director) is rather clever to use this as a portrayal for one of the main character (Alek), which is actually kind-hearted but is forced to pirate those DVDs because of economical reasons.
The third one is about how politicians always gets the upper hand against the small people. This is portrayed rather good by Tara Basro and Chicco Jerikho in the movie, where their romance life is threatened by the thugs hired by the corrupt politician from the prison. Joko Anwar really hit the spot by bringing the truth straight into the spotlight with this political problem (the setting is also supporting, which is during presidential election campaign).
Tara and Chicco did rather well in this movie, I've seen Chicco's movie a few times and I like his acting as for Tara, this is her first movie for me, and I must say that she played her part very well. Even though at the beginning it felt a little bit awkward from the way she speaks.
All in all this is a movie I would recommend to watch. Not perfect in every way, but has it's own focal point. A Copy of My Mind: 8/10.