"CINTA"

When zebras fall in love...


“Erm, full of emotions….that’s the best time to write.” – Yasmin Ahmad, in S’kali, 2006

After neglecting my dear blog for almost three weeks, I have collected enough emotions which leads to me scribbling down my thoughts tonight in Mic Words (coz apparently my Dad hid the Modem, thanx to my little bro)…The plan is to copy & paste later. So if u’re reading this, that means I’ve managed to pujuk my dad to return the modem. =D

I have reached home after watching the latest Malaysian movie “Cinta” wif my bestest buddy, Tuty ( Luv ya, Gurl!). Since I first saw the trailer/soundtrack/vid-clip of the movie by VE a fortnight ago, I couldn’t wait to watch it. I felt like this particular movie is somewhat different. Interesting. “Macam bess…” Plus, a love movie would revive my belief in all things romantic, I thought. Well fortunately for me, the movie did not let me down. I enjoyed it thoroughly! =D (and cried my eye-balls out halfway through).

Basically, the movie is about five sets of love stories involving intertwining characters (dgn bangunan twin towers sbg wall-paper nyer..hehe). One is between an old, retired school teacher who suffers from Alzheimer (excuse my spelling) and a kind restaurant owner. The second is involving a successful business man with a bookstore cashier girl. Another is the relationship between a young gurl who’s searching for her bf and the guy who helps her loyally. The other love is the love of a sister to her only brother. The last is about an architect who thought that he had it all, only to find out that things are not meant to last.

Of all the characters, I cried most for Haris, the architect whose wife left him for another man (her ‘soulmate’, she claimed). How can it be easy, to leave your marriage, to leave your loving husband, even if you’ve met your ‘soulmate’? Will you not feel a dark, deep sense of guilt? How do you expect your child to understand & to adapt to a new father? Risking everything just for a man. Is it going to be worth it? The answer is beyond me. On the opposite side, what do you do when someone you love tells you that he/she doesn’t feel the same way anymore? A momentary state of dizziness and unbelief is sure, but how do you cope with the aftermath of the confession? If she is the one, do you love her still even if she has someone else? Would you fight to win her heart back? Would you remain hopeful and convince yourself that he/she will return to you? In the movie, the so-called conclusion for Haris’s conflict is this, “love is about letting go.” So Haris let go of his wife, knowing that she is happy with her new man.

Come to think of it, what else is Haris to do? What is the point of him fighting for her when he knows that she is going to choose the other man anyway? If she stays, would she be happy? No. Then would he be happy? Of course not. There’s always hope, I hear someone says. Don’t hope that he/she will come running back to you. Hope that someone better comes along instead. Hope is just that; hope. You mustn’t let it ruin you. I suppose that’s why Haris made the best choice to set Airin free. Heh, all this while, I thought the cliché “menyayangi seseorang bermaksud melepaskan dia” adalah alasan untuk break-up semata-mata. Hahahahaha!

Moving on, I recommend this movie to everyone. I will not touch on the other four stories as I don’t intend to ruin the surprise for those who are planning to watch the movie. I dare not comment on the technical aspects of the movie as I am no pro in that, but suffice to say MOST actors gave excellent performance (enough to make me spent half the time crying…). Okaylah, credit to the director also whom I thought managed to ‘bawa’ jalan cerita movie itu dgn baik. Hahaha, hope u get that!

Jadi persoalannya; berjayakah film ‘cinta’ membuatkan saya percaya kepada cinta kembali? TIDAK….. It’s just a nice way to spend RM8 on. =D

Take care!