The Things We Lost in Movie
by shz
I have to admit, I love Nur Kasih the series. I thought it was beautifully written, beautifully shot and beautifully acted. I gotta say, before Nur Kasih, I was prejudiced with the Malaysian dramas. You know those dragging story lines and sometimes it took ages for an actor to deliver a sentence. And normally there were these lengthy shots of an actor staring at nothingness being unnecessarily emotional with mellow music at the background. Urgh, I swear sometimes it could take up to 3 mins of just that! I was like, move on already!!
And so yesterday glorious afternoon, I decided to watch the newly anticipated movie version along with my friends who suffice to say, expected the same sort of quality and standard that made the series such a big deal. A friend tweeted a day before, the first 10 minutes was enough to make you cry. And so we all kept our silence, stopped our silly jokes before the movie started and really, I mean, really tried to build up our emotions as Aidil grieved over the death of his beloved wife. But somehow that grief didn’t reach me. I felt just a bit, because that kid who played Elias was so good portraying his emotions of a son who just lost his mother.
From that point on, all I can say it was totally, utterly joke. I mean come on! First there was this miscarriage, OK lah, pity them. Then there was the Jordan scene that really made me wanna go to Petra. Then came this train wreck scene that was so carelessly done. First of all, I thought it was probably more logical to have the train derailed rather than hitting a tank lorry who apparently stuck in the middle of the rail and for God knows what reason couldn’t have the engine started. The portrayal of aftermath was even funnier, there were this burning and screaming Arab with a very badly CGI-ed fire that looked like a scene from Ghost Rider! With everything they profited from the series and the big budget they had, couldn’t they just hire a stunt man for that? Or if not, don’t do it at all! Then there was Adam who suddenly let go of Nur who he thought was dead already, went to a corner to doa and turned around to find Nur much alive, posing like Cleopatra. Haih…
And as if that was not enough for these poor two, Adam was lost in the desert because he went back to find Nur’s lost ring. OK, for all of you who are big crybabies, you probably think that was the most romantic thing ever. But to me it was pretty idiotic. Buy her a new ring, more expensive or bling is even more romantic. Then there was Nur freaking out, trying to find her husband carrying around a photo to show at every strangers along the road, and suddenly the last stranger she met before discovering Adam, she had to turn to her newly found artistic skills and sketch Adam’s face on a paper. Where the hell was this photo she was previously seen carrying around?
Suddenly Adam has a heart problem. I had a problem with him acting like he’s sleepy and stoned everytime he portrays the agony of chest pain. Hadoiyayy.. A doctor friend tweeted, “Macam tu la kot (Orang sakit jantung). Tak penah la plak dpt case shrapnel dekat jantung kehkeh” .. One after another anguishing test and it made me think, God can’t be this cruel. Enough already. And don’t even get me started with the ending. The scene with the older version of Nur and Aidil and the attempt to insert some elements from The Notebook was really confusing and disappointing! Intervened with shots of picture frames on walls that were badly Photoshop-ed and suddenly, uikk? Norman Hakim? Ewa said she was looking for Memey in the picture. LOL. And the funniest of all that made me laugh till tears burst from my eyes was the scene of the old Adam died while painting and sitting, inclined to one side. I laughed so hard that I heard someone next to my friend said, “Siapa yang gelak tu?”. Sorry lah brader, I couldn’t contain myself.
After watching it, I just couldn’t help but feeling that Nur Kasih should’ve been left where it previously ended. It would’ve been a good memory to us all who are fans of it. If you do a movie just for the sake of it without attention to details, this is what happened. I feel that this movie didn’t take its time enough to be produced properly, for the actors to research more thoroughly the things that matter but most of all, the writer didn’t take enough time to plot the story line carefully in order to resurrect our beloved characters. And quite frankly, Nur Kasih isn’t the same without the living Ayu Raudah, Shiela Mambo, Rahim Omar, Jalaluddin Hassan, and most importantly – Umie Nazeera. And sorry Tiz, Yassin’s version is more haunted than yours.
So there you go, the story of how I lost 11 ringgit and 2 hours of my life that I’ll never get back. Well, it is just.. too bad.
Semangat nya u pegi tengok. I rasa drama tuh mcm dah cukup perfect i don’t even think another movie of it boleh replace perasaan hantu Nur Kasih ni. Lagipun Tiz Zaqyah ni dah mcm2 gossip lepas the drama jadi tak semysterious and best masa dia belum overexposed. Lagipun zmn zmn Nur kaseh ni mcm dah berlalu kan, (way back 2009?), kalau time feeling2 dulu terus kuar movie, maybe ramai yg melonjak, but now mcm dah sour skit.
Now that you reveal a lot about the movie, I might just wait it to keluar TV raya thn depan ke.
Tak semangat sangat. Mostly just want to catch up with my friends, and I was a bit curious also given all the good reviews from the paper. (Seriously mcm mana la dpt good reviews pun tak tau)..
its true shz. i thot i was the one who felt this way after watching it.i am known as an easily cried lady, but no tears this time. if they screen this before the series, i dont think they can get 19mill viewers on tv.but still, when ppl asked me, i will say just go and watch themselves.i dont want to be the spoiler.
and i agree, and even posted it on my fb wall after watching the film “dlm byk2 watak, rupanya Sarah penguat cerita Nur Kasih”
good review Shz hehehe, aku sedih giler part train accident yg baik takyah buat langsung (CGI sucks big time weh)
whoa…trus rasa mcm xnk gi tgk…baru dok plan dgn member2 skali konon bwk our hsbands to watch..hmm…tggu raya kluar kot tv la mcm ni..
It might be best if you go and watch it yourself and judge from there. I may be dead inside that day, hence this entry. HAHAHAHAHA
thank you. u sum up everything that i felt after watching the movie. haha.
i never watch the series, so i dont put high expectation on the movie. pergi tgk pn sbb kwn2. but still….the movie failed to touch my heart. tang mana yg ramai org kata sedih pun xtau. hish.
You are me.100% me! the thing is,i really hate myself coz i never learn to stop having so damn high expectation on malay movie. and this muvie turned out very bad.BAD! all the mentioned above are exactly the exact points me and my friends were discussing about after we watched the movie.bad storyline,the train postcard (goodness,why tho??), and the kepala berapi CGI (FAIL!!) and yada yada yada…
Good review and a bit funny, kak. Tongue-in-cheek and frank, without the bombs of condemnation. Lovely!
Don’t have much to say of a Malay cinema and/or tv dramas. Susah nak suka, bukan tak suka langsung i.e. will watch them during Raya season, screened free-on-air television. The last Malay movie I liked was Abang ’92, apart from the wonderful P.Ramlee movies.
All in all, good on you for supporting the local industry!
hye there! i hv bn your silent reader for quite some time. but this entry makes me wanna say that im totally agree with you. to tell the truth im the true fan of nur kasih drama series. and by making a lousy movie it was a big disappointment! everything you stated is exactly the same what i felt when i watch it on the second day of its showing time. this time khabir bahtiar did suck a lot.
yup…i agree with you..teruk betul film tu..kutipan banyak ..tak paham best part maner? drama lagi ok ..
seriously…plot dia sangat kelam kabut kot..
ade yang tak logik jalan citer dia…
part yang adam version tua tu mati memang funny…
hehehe
i tak ikut series nurkasih sbb tajuk die cam ala2 geli..but after half season,tertgk one episode..terus cam tetibe tersuke, so usaha la tgk backdated episode…i suke the drama, except ending yg cam ala2 hindustan tuh
as for the movie,i bkn la jenis tgk wayang, tp sbb “nurkasih” n invited by a friend .so gi tgk, kuar panggung ada yg bengkak mata nangis.i conpius sbb i tak tau celah mana i patut nangis..i think your review sum up my opinion on nurkasih…to add 1 more thing..i rasa tak puas ati the masjidil haram is superimposed/cgi that way..it doesnt do justice to the beautiful masjidil haram/makkah..better takde langsung dr cam konsep touch n go gitu
too many themes…situ la perang, situ la cinta, situ la masalah sosial remaja, situ la zaman muda, situ la zaman tua…1.5 hours tak cukup..maka i ternampak la cam konsep touch n go je.uhuuhuh..less is more kot?
errr..peminat nurkasih jgn marah i ye;p..i paham the story, pls do not feel sorry for me (by assuming that i dont understand the story;p)
alamak!!!!
Alamakkkk ! Abg Amin nangis keee? Huahahahaha
mennn….u spoiled NKTM for me!!…belom tgk lagikk….hehehe
after your review might just wait until keluar website aje la nampaknye…..
im agreed wif u.. i think da nur kasih series is more better than da movie. ingatkan best sgt lah sbb feedback mcm gempak.. skali hampeh.. dgn cgi yg terang2 hancuih.. ketara sgt laa… *nasib org belanja tgk cite tu..xde la rugi.. kekekkee
I love the series too but haven’t watched the movie yet. That bad ke Shaz?? If it is, then I’m not gonna be wasting my ringgit.
i punya la tamau baca this entry in my google reader before i went to see the movie. And yesterday I saw the movie and read this blog post. Shaliza, mmg sebjik yg seperti apa I fikir. Gila teruk the movie – macam rushed everything to get this movie out tapi hasillnya oh my.