I have seen many Indonesian movies such as "mengejar matahari," virgin, brownies .... etc. (I forgot the titles already.) The reason I watched most of them is because of my curiosity after reading news from Kompas regarding how good they are. However, after watched all of them, I am so disappointed with the stories and the acting - it seems they just try too hard, causing it to become unreal and totally not funny, not romantic enough etc etc.
I dont say they are bad actresses or actors, or bad storylines or bad directors etc, but I was not attached to the movies while watching. I was able to finish some of my assignments and even fell asleep during some. Always a lot of distractions. Maybe after you get used to watching Hollywood movies, the Indonesian movies becoming amateurish, something not interesting and sometimes obviously copying the stories from comics, and other love stories.
But yesterday I watched "Janji Joni", the storyline being so simple, but I really liked it! : ) And not because "Nicholas Saputra" is really cute. Basically I learned something I have never known regarding the job of a "movie reel delivery boy", and never knew there even existed a job like that. Even though some of the jokes are old jokes or copied from American movies, there were lots of moments that would make you remember about typical Jakarta.
The story was about a guy named Joni who promised that he will not disappoint movie watchers when they watch the movies because - it turns out that for a movie to be played in a cinema, there are 6 reels (for Indonesian movies) - however to reduce the production costs, each set of 6 reels is always being used by 2 cinemas, so they have to have a delivery boy to take rolls to exchange between the cinemas *while* the movie is playing! The way they illustrated it was really good :)
Of course one day he meets a really cute girl (I have no idea what her name is... do I have to know her? NAHHHH... as long I know the guy's name that's enough for me ;) actually, just go watch the movie, otherwise I will spoil the story. It looks a bit like the "Serendipity" story, but little bit more funny, and less romantic (I admit it). If you are going to watch it, do not expect too much - I realized if you expect the movie to be really good, you will end up disappointed :(
But seriuosly the movie is a good one (8/10 rating). Btw I liked the Final Fantasy 7 movie too : ) , I mean I was not interested with FF at all before, but now really curious thanks to the brothers Goh. Still too lazy to play the games though, so I used my online cheat sheet to know the story.
Let me know if you want to borrow "Janji Joni". It's $59.99 per day ONLY!*
*Some late fees may apply. See store for details. Batteries not included.
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