Out of Randomness: Movies

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Today's topic: Malay Movies

Ever notice that nowdays we're lacking good Malay movies? Seriously, what happened to all the good filmmakers out there? Are all of them dead?

When I was small, I remembered watching P.Ramlee movies with my family and had the time of my life. Today, even if I watch the same P.Ramlee movies for the millionth time, I'd still be laughing to the same thing. Now, that is a talented filmmaker.

The movies nowdays? I'd watch 15 minutes of it, and I feel bored. I don't get the story. It's either the story was ultimately lousy or I'm just that stupid, which I don't think so. The actors are so not convincing, and don't even mention about the special effects. Wow... Just wow....

Let me give you an example. Somewhere this year, I went to the movies to watch a Malay horror film (in my defense, I didn't pay for the movie ticket) called Kh*****t. The title seems decent but the movie, I rate it 2 out of 5. The monster in the movie was not that scary. Too heavy on the make-up. And the sounds effect, bleh... Sudden loud sounds at the randomness of scenes..

And the was also this one movie (also a horror story) which ended up with me laughing inside the cinema... Somehow the producer or editor or director overlooked the final product of the film and missed a lot of stuff, like the wire that is used to make the ghost fly, and the nails of the ghost (seriously, there is in this one scene where you can clearly see that the actress who played the ghost forgot to wear one of the fake nails. So it's 9 long black nails, and one polished short nail). Epic...

So, I don't know why when these filmmakers produce this kind of movie quality, the expect big profits. Seriously, do you even watch that movie yourself? Let's just say, I am not a big supporter of the local film industry. People keep saying "support out local film industry" but what is there to support? All there is out there is crap. Prices of a movie ticket is expensive nowdays and I certainly do not want to waste my RM15 on something that I know is not worth it. It's like asking us to pay RM15 for a cup of Kopi 'O when we can get Starbucks's for the same price.

The epic thing about all this is that when these filmmakers didn't reach their aforementioned profit, they'll put the blame on something else. On something that isn't relevant at all. The INTERNET. Okay, some of you might disagree with me here, but hear me out. The mentioned filmmakers blamed it on the MAJOR file sharing website on the internet. I feel like smacking my forehead now.... Are you stupid or are you stupid? Never in my life so far, have I encountered a Malay film uploaded on Pirate Bay or Megaupload. People go to the site to download games, which you are not a game developer so it doesn't concern you, and to download porn, which you don't produce one either. What the fuck is your problem?

Moral of the story here is that, if you want a bigger profit, make better films. Don't blame something else for your own mistakes. This goes the same to Malaysian artists.

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