A Blog (or whatever) By Me
A Blog (or whatever) By Me
Making a film about punishment of the grave requires maturity. That’s not my opinion, but what Joko Anwar—the director—has stated. And indeed, it certainly does. (Spoiler alert) This necessitates maturity from us, the audience, as well. Siksa Kubur (2024; English…
I recently took the time to watch The Shining and its sequel, Doctor Sleep, on a friend’s recommendation. It was only later I realised that I had already seen the sequel during my university days. Let’s start with The Shining.…
Jika 10-20 tahun lalu kita mengharapkan film superhero adaptasi komik untuk jadi film yang penuh aksi dan menjual nilai-nilai kepahlawanan, saat ini tidak sulit untuk kita mendapati film adaptasi yang memiliki cerita yang lebih dalam. Blue Beetle memang menawarkan karakter…
Marvel Studios has once again delivered with Secret Invasion, a must-watch series, but it falls short of establishing a firm position as a stand-alone entity in the interconnected Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) projects. It’s obvious that we can’t really make…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 follows the adventures of the group post Avengers: Endgame and Thor: Love and Thunder, after ditching Thor (he never would make a Guardian anyway). This time around, the Guardians are being targeted by Adam…
An issue that some films seem to forget to address is to give some context to the audience about the current state of events and what happened before the sequel. It does not need to show flashbacks from the prequel,…
The film starts with a point-of-view shot that already showcases the beauty of the animation that we will see throughout the film. But the beauty of it is not so much the current scene shows the experience of the character.…
The premise continues from the first film as Billy (Asher Angel) had shared the power of Shazam with his brothers and sisters. Unfortunately (or fortunately) they are just a bunch of kids. Instead of saving Philadelphia, they somehow make the…
A no-nonsense approach, evident from the start until the first 60 minutes, and up until the end of the film, maintains a neatly paced story. It begins by following the life of Scott Lang — Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), after the…
To start this writing, I want to talk a little bit about myself first. I only started really watching Star Wars when the Rogue One spin-off came out. And it is just because back in uni, a lecturer invited the…