Review 6 : Movie "The Forest"

Film “The Forest”

            The Forest is a title of horror movie. It is not like other horror movies. This movie has a good moral value for the viewers. There is no porn content in this film, so I think this is a good film. The film tells us about a love from twins who can feel each other condition. It teaches us to do our best effort to save our family.

            The title of this film is so simple. It will create many interpretations when people read this title. I also have some interpretations for this title. At first, I think this film will tell about a journey or an adventure of the characters just like “Journey to The Center of The Earth” film. I don’t have any idea that this film will have a horror genre. After I watched this film, I can be sure that this film is a horror film. But I think, this is not too scary for me.

            This film has a progressive plot. I can understand why Sara (the main character) as soon as possible goes to Japan. Absolutely, she wants to find her sister (her twin). Then, this film shows us the journey from Sara who is making hard effort to find her sister. The story of this film is told in well order. So, it won’t make the viewers to be confused.

Part by part will ask the viewers to guess what will happen next. As I watched, I can guess what will happen and my guess is right. However, this story of this film is easy to predict. I think, the writer should make the story to be more unique, so the viewers won’t be able to predict it. When it happens, this film will be better than now.

The writer puts the local culture into this film. It is in the form of a legend of a place. Here, there is a legend about the forest. People who come to the forest will be died. It is because several years ago, the forest was used to suicide by people who were desperate with their life. So, in the forest, there are many spirits who can’t rest in peace. The spirits will influence the people who come to do suicide as they do. For your information, the story is based on the legend that is risen up in this film. I don’t know whether the legend truly exists or not.

This film also shows us another side of twin. Besides they are quite similar, they also can feel each other. They will know if something happen to one of them. In this film, show this side from the beginning. Sara can feel that Jessy (her twin) is not dead. At the end of this film, Jessy feels the silence. The silence means that one of them (Sara) has been dead.

This director makes this film well. This film can ensure the viewer that what happen in this film is true. As like when it tells about the legend, I have nearly believed with it. I also believe that the twin can feel each other condition. It is very awesome.

Review 5 : Movie "Gulliver's Travel"

Film “Gulliver’s Travel”

            This is a kind of adventure comedy film. Adventure film often contains many impossible things. The impossible things also exist in this film. At the beginning, there is no something strange in the story. But then, the strange thing emerges from the unpredictable story. When we watch a film about adventure, we may predict that in the film there are some unique things such as monster, mystery box, and other mysterious things.

            In this film, you may have a wrong prediction for the plot of the story. When you watch the film in the part of Gulliver (the main character) is sailing, you may predict that he will get lost to a strange island. In the island, he will find many wicked things or fierce animals. But that is absolutely wrong. There is no monster or something like that. He meets many “liliput” in the island. So, in this story, the character becomes a monster for the “liliput” society. That is a great imagination. We don’t even know the “liliput” does really exist or not.

            In the next journey, Gulliver is drifted ashore in another island. He feels something strange just like before in this island. But in this part, the character becomes the “liliput”. The inhabitants are as big as monster. He tries to escape. Finally, he can escape with a help from his “liliput” friend. They come back to the previous island to free other “liliput” who are jailed.

            During the journey, the viewers will be amused by some funny actions and stories from the characters. These funny actions emerge from the unpredictable part. The plots of the story are easy to follow and understandable. This film is suitable to spend your spare time. This film can relax your mind because this is not a serious film that needs our full concentration.

            This film asks us to use our logic. My logic mind directly refuses that it is really happen in our life. I can’t believe that “liliput” does exist. If you ask me to believe that there is dwarf, yes I can believe. But, you can’t force me to believe that “liliput” does really exist. I think, there is no tiny human in this world. I also can’t believe that there are monsters in this world. Everything I have seen in this world is normal in size. The tallest man in this world just has approximately 2 meters height.

            The writer of this film inspires the viewers to use their imagination freely. Here, the writer uses the imagination well. The writer makes a story that is very unique. You may also make a story using your own imagination. You may write a story about a man who can walk over the water without drowning, or something else. You can just watch this film and it will make your imagination to work.

Review 4 : Movie "The 5th Wave"

Film “The 5^th Wave”

            This is a new film in 2016. I am very curious when I hear the title. My curiosity is rising when I see the cover. I think the film will be like a doomsday. But, all my predictions are entirely wrong. It’s not a doomsday. At first, the film shows us about an alien attack. There is something like an UFO above our earth. The UFO makes the electricity collapse. I think it’s like the alien wants to eradicate the humans. But then, it changes like a doomsday. There is a huge wave like tsunami that destroys all cities near the sea. There is also a big earthquake. Here, my mind becomes so confused. I can’t predict what the writer actually wants to show us. The writer combines the alien attack and the doomsday atmosphere which I think inappropriate.

            After all the peculiarity in this film, it shows another infelicity. The next disaster is the spreading of strange viruses that can kill the human. Many people die because of these strange diseases. This disease is connected with the wave and earthquake. But, what’s about the alien? The writer doesn’t talk about alien anymore until the disease part has finished. I think the alien may be forgotten for a moment. However, the issue about alien rises again among the people that are still alive. The fear of being attacked by alien rises in the people. I wait and wait to see the alien. But, again, there is no alien in this film. It just shows us the eradication of people by the other stronger people. It is so strange. I still don’t know what actually happen in this film.

             The last event in this film is strange again at first. It talks about alien again. But now, they show the form of alien. The alien is patched in the human brain. When the film comes to its end, I am surprised. It actually doesn’t talk about alien. It shows us about the human mind changing. This film is successfully shuffling my mind. After I have finished watch this film, I conclude that this film is about the way to human extinction. But I still don’t know why it is happen and what will happen after that. I am so confused because the ending of this film seems hanging. May be there is the second chapter of this film.

            The writer of this film creates this art through a unique way. It is different from other film that we can predict the story. All your speculations toward this film are missing. You will get many surprises. This film has many good moral values. You will see the power of family love, the great love from a sister toward her brother. It can open your eyes, how precious your family is. It also shows us how to be a human when the world forces us to act as if we aren’t a human. Human is different from other creatures. Human has a feeling. It’s a feeling of loving and caring each other. It’s not a feeling to assassinate each other. Human will not kill each other.

            This film is awesome. You will feel the atmosphere as if you are in the film. The plot in this story is easy to follow. The story is orderly told. The diction of language in this story is easy to understand. We can watch and understand this film without subtitle. The delineation of the characters and events is good. I may say to you that the theme of this film is about being a human.

            Film berjudul “The 5^th Wave” in adalah sebuah film yang diluncurkan di awal tahun 2016. Film ini memiliki alur mundur yang unik. Setiap kejadian yang ditampilkan seperti tidak cocok sama sekali. Tetapi sebenarnya, penulis hanya ingin menatang kita. Apakah kita bias menebak kejadian-kejadian yang akan ditampilkan di film ini. Ternyata film ini benar-benar berhasil membuat takjub sekaligus terheran-heran para penontonnya. Setiap adegan yang disuguhkan di dalam film ini benar-benar tidak terprediksi. Alur cerita yang sangat unik yang dapat memberikan inspirasi baru di dunia perfilman. Ini adalah sebuah karya seni yang benar-benar bagus.

The characteristics of Korean Language

1. Korean is a subject-object-verb (SOV) language (e.g., 앤드류가 한국어를 공부해요 “Andrew-Korean-studies”. 

2. In Korean, verbs and adjectives appear at the end of the sentence. All other elements such as nouns (e.g., subject and/or object), adverbs, and numbers, appear before verbs and/or adjectives. However, the word order of Korean would be 피터가 도서관에서 역사를 공부해요 “Peter library-at history studies.”

3. Korean sentences do not always follow the SOV pattern. Korean nouns (as subjects or objects) can be freely arranged in a sentence. For example :

앤드류가 집에서 한국어를 공부해요. (Andrew home-at Korean learns.)

앤ㄷ류가 한국어를 집에서 공부해요. (Andrew Korean home-at learns.)

4. The word order affects the Korean language only when certain particles are missing in given sentences.

5. Korean has particles that always come after nouns. For example 피터 followed by 가, 도서관 followed by 에서, 역사 followed by 를.

6. In Korean the most important elements tend to cluster to the end of the sentence. In other words, what appears at the very end of the sentence (e.g., verbs) is most important.

7. Korean sentences that have no subject or object but just a verb or an adjective, such as in 먹어요 “eat,” are grammatically correct and natural in conversation.

8. The Korean language is a context-oriented language in that any contextually understood elements may be omitted unless they are indispensable.

9. Korean is a “general-to-specific” or “big-to-small” language. In other words, Koreans write or say general, or bigger, units before the specific, or smaller, units.

10. Korean is an honorific language in that it has grammatical elements that are used to indicate social meanings involved in contexts such as speakers’ attitudes (e.g., respect, humility, formality) toward who they are talking to or talking about.

Those are the characteristics of Korean language. It is very different from our language. So, don't get confused, just enjoy it while you are learning. Happy learning!!! ^.^

Review 3 : Movie "My Neighbor Totoro"

 A movie “My Neighbor Totoro”

            This is a Japanese animation. The title of this film in Japanese is Tonari No Totoro. All the characters in this film are described very cute. When I watched this film, I said “Waaaa! They are so cute. I wonder if they are real. I do want to meet them.” That was my first expression. This film is very attractive, not only the characters, but also the story. This film shows us how beautiful a family if the members love each other. The characters of this film are Kusakabe (father), Mei, Satsuki, Kanta, (Satsuki’s friend), Nanny (Kanta’s grandmother) and Satsuki’s mother. Totoro wasn’t the name of a person. Totoro was a kind spirit in the form of a cute animal. It wasn’t a bear or cat. You would know after you watched this film.

            The story began when they (just father, Satsuki, and Mei) moved to a new house. They looked so happy. They helped each other to clean the house. When they cleaned the house, Satsuki and Mei saw many soot angels. Actually, Satsuki and Mei could see the invisible one. Because the house had been stayed, all the soot angels were moving and leaving the house. Actually, this family wasn’t complete, because their mother was hospitalized. In the next day, Satsuki went to school. When father was busy, Mei was playing around the house alone. When Mei played in the garden, she found a seed. She walked and took the seeds. In front of the bushes, she met a spirit like a kitty. Then, she followed it into a tunnel. She walked and walked until she found a big tree. Again, in that tree, she found a seed. She tried to take it, but she was fallen into a hole. The hole connected with the place where Totoro slept.

            Satsuki went back from school and looked for Mei. But she didn’t found her around the house. She found her sleep in a tunnel. When Mei awoke, she tried to invite her sister and father to meet Totoro, but she was failed to find the place again. The next day, Satsuki asked Nanny to look after Mei while she was studying in the school, but Mei cried. So, Mei followed Satsuki in the school. After they were back from school, they picked up their father in the bus stop. They remembered that their father didn’t bring an umbrella, and now it was raining hard. They had waited for a long time but the bus didn’t come. Mei was sleepy, so Satsuki carried her on the back. Soon, something approached them. It was Totoro! Totoro waited for a bus too. But, when the bus came, Satsuki and Mei were astonished. Totoro’a bus was a big cat. Before Totoro left, he gave Satsuki and Mei a gift. Soon after Totoro left, their father arrived and they went back to home.

            When they arrived at home, Satsuki and Mei opened the gift immediately. The gift was some seeds. In the night, Satsuki and Mei dreamt meet Totoro. In that dream, Totoro and they were doing such a ritual to raise the seed quickly. There, they were also flying with Totoro and sat down in the top of a tree. When they awoke, they run into the garden quickly. They were glad because the seeds had become buds. Then, they joined Nanny in the field to pick some vegetables. When they enjoyed the vegetables, they got information from the hospital where the mother was treated. It made Satsuki feel panic and worried. Actually, their mother would come back from hospital this Saturday, but it was cancelled. Satsuki was afraid if something happened to her mother. When the condition was in disorder, Mei tried to go to the hospital. It was a pity that she was lost. All the people in that village looked for Mei. Satsuki asked for help to Totoro. Then, Totoro screamed and soon after that, a big cat bus arrived. The bus was ready to help Satsuki meet Mei. Right, they met each other. Then, the big cat bus brought them to the hospital. In the hospital, Satsuki and Mei could see that their mother was alright. After seeing their mother, they went back to home safely.

            Tonari no Totoro atau dalam bahasa Inggris diartikan My Neighbor Totoro adalah sebuah film animasi Jepang yang penuh dengan amanat-amanat positif di dalamnya. Menurut saya, Totoro adalah tokoh roh yang paling lucu dan menggemaskan. Tidak hanya dari penampilannya saja, tetapi juga dari tingkah lakunya. Satsuki dan Mei adalah kakak beradik yang dapat melihat hal-hal gaib seperti roh. Pada awalnya, hanya Mei yang melihat dan bertemu Totoro, tapi kemudian Satsuki juga bertemu dengannya saat berada di pemberhentian bus. Keluarga Satsuki adalah keluarga yang sangat harmonis. Mereka selalu menyayangi dan membantu satu sama lain. Suatu ketika Mei hilang karena berusaha menemui ibunya di rumah sakit untuk memberinya sebuah jagung. Tapi sayangnya, Mei tersesat dan semua orang di desa berusaha mencarinya. Satsuki menemui Totoro untuk meminta bantuan karena pencariannya selama ini tidak membuahkan hasil. Totoro pun membantunya. Mei dapat ditemukan dan pulang dengan selamat. Kekompakan dan keharmonisan keluarga di dalam film ini dapat memotivasi keluarga-keluarga di seluruh dunia. Film ini juga cukup baik untuk disajikan sebagai bahan tontonan anak-anak di rumah.

Review 2 : Movie "Spirited Away"

A movie “Spirited Away”

            I have just watched this movie a few days ago. From the title, we can know that this movie is about a spirit. It is a Japan animation. This movie tells us about how much someone loves his/her parents. It also shows someone who is never desperate and keep on struggling to save his/her parents. Spirited Away is an interesting movie because we can’t guess what is going to happen. The characters from this movie are Chihiro/Sen (main character), Haku (the river’s god), Yubaaba (the owner of spirit’s bathing place), Kamaji (the steam kettle worker), Rin (Chihiro’s friend in the work place), Kaonashi (a monster), and Zenibaa (Yubaaba’s twin sibling).

            The story started when Chihiro and her parents moved to their new house, but they were lost. They found a mysterious tunnel. They entered to the tunnel. Actually, the tunnel was the way to a village. They explored the village but there was no one there. Then, Chihiro’s father found many delicious foods without any seller. Soon, Chihiro’s parents ate them with the intention to pay it when the seller back. But, Chihiro didn’t want to eat because she felt something strange in that area. Chihiro looked around the village and left her parents behind. When she came back to her parents, she saw that her parents had changed become two fat pigs.

            There she met Haku. Haku asked Chihiro to leave the village as soon as possible. It was dark when Chihiro tried to go out from the strange village. It was in vain to run away because the way to go back was disappear and became a sea. She came back to the village and saw many spirits there. She was afraid. She hid from the crowd. Haku found her and brought her entered the village once more. Haku told her to meet Kamaji and ask for a job. When she met Kamaji, Kamaji asked her to meet Yubaaba. He said that Yubaaba would give her a job. Finally, Chihiro could meet Yubaaba with a help from Rin. At first, Yubaaba refused to give her a job, but then she gave it. Chihiro made a contract with Yubaaba, but Yubaaba changed her name into Sen.

            Sen worked with Rin in the bathing place. When the morning came, the village was quiet again. At that time, Haku invited Sen to meet her parents. Sen was so sad to look at her parents who were pigs now. Sen promised to save them. It was dark again. Sen’s first job was done well, so Yubaaba liked her. The next day, Sen found that Haku was injured after stealing an important stamp from Zenibaa. Sen helped her. When she helped Haku, she remembered that Haku had ever saved her before. Sen helped Haku to remove the poison from her body by giving a herbal bread. It was successful. Sen had an intention to give the stamp back to Zenibaa. Kamaji gave her some tickets to take a train.

            Before it, Sen had to solve a problem. It was calming down Kaonashi who had made the bathing place in disorder. Sen was successful to bring Kaonashi leave that place. Kaonashi followed Sen. When Kaonashi followed her, he became a good spirit. He followed Sen to Zenibaa’s house. Zenibaa was a good witch. Sen gave the stamp to her. After a short conversation there, Sen asked for permission to come back. But, Kaonashi didn’t come with her anymore and stayed with Zenibaa. Actually, Haku picked her up. So, Sen could come back by riding Haku who changed become a blue dragon. On the way, they were talking each other. In that conversation, Sen found Haku’s real name. It was Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi. Haku was very glad to have her real name back. When they arrived at the village, Yubaaba was waiting for them in the bridge. She said that if Sen wanted her parents back, she had to guess which her parents in the crowd of pigs were. She was successful. Soon, she left the village and found her parents were standing near a tunnel where they came before. Finally, they left the tunnel and went back safely.

            Film animasi ini menceritakan kisah seorang anak yang berusaha keras untuk menyelamatkan orang tuanya yang berubah menjadi babi karena sihir. Anak itu bernama Chihiro. tetapi saat dia bekerja bersama para arwah namanya berubah menjadi Sen. Tidak mudah perjalanan Sen untuk menyelamatkan orang tuanya. Dia harus hidup berdampingan dengan para arwah. Dia harus menghadapi Yubaaba yang kejam. Tetapi di sana dia juga mendapatkan beberapa teman baru yang baik padanya yaitu Haku, Kamaji, dan Rin. Cerita film ini sangat menyentuh. Film ini menunjukkan bahwa kasih saying seorang anak kepada orang tuanya tak kalah besar dari rasa saying orang tua kepada anaknya. Semangat untuk terus berjuang dan pantang menyerah ditunjukkan dalam film ini. Film ini sangat bagus untuk memotivasi anak-anak di seluruh dunia untuk lebih dan lebih lagi menyayangi orang tuanya.

Review 1 : Novel "Romano"

Novel “Romano”

            I forget how many novels that I have read. This is one of the novels that I have read and I can say that yeah, it was a good novel. It is “Romano”. This novel was written by Nadine Zulia Putri. It was published on June, 2013. It has an interesting plot, so you won’t feel bored when you read it. Chapter by chapter, the writer will make you curious with what will happen. The story of this novel is about the power of love that can change someone into a great person.

The main character in this novel is Nayla Jasmine Kirana. She is a student of  senior high school in Palembang. She has a boyfriend, Romano. He is an environment quality control in the biggest mine company in Papua. They have built that relationship for 3 years. They love each other. They are always together even if they are separated miles away. Day by day, they just meet in the phone , Yahoo messenger or skype. One day, Romano got an accident when he worked in the mine. His lungs were 80%  infected by poisonous gasses, but he didn’t tell Nayla about it. Without telling Nayla before, Romano went to Palembang to meet her. Nayla was surprised when there was Romano in front of her school. Romano stayed at Palembang only three days.  They spent their precious time together.

Three days had passed. Romano had to go back to Papua. If they were lucky, they could meet each other in the next year. But, something wrong happened. Romano didn’t contact Nayla. Nayla was so confused. Romano disappeared. Every day, Nayla tried to contact him, but always there was no response. After a long time without any news from Romano, finally Nayla got a call from him. Nayla was so glad, but suddenly her face turned to be sad. Romano asked Nayla to end their relationship.

After they were broken, Nayla tried her best effort to be a better person than can make Romano astonished and regret his decision to end up with her. Right after that, Nayla was graduated from her college and got the best score. But, before she was graduated, in the last semester of her college, there was a boy who tried to approach her. His name was Putra. He was the best student in that college. Finally, Nalya and Putra got a scholarship in Singapura together for a year. They lived in the same house with their foster parents. In Singapura, Nayla got a wedding invitation from Romano’s best friend. There, she met Grace, Romano’s best friend who loved Romano. Grace said that Romano couldn’t come because he wasn’t in a good condition. Nayla was shocked. She had a bad feeling about it.

Soon after that, Romano’s sister told Nayla that Romano wanted to meet her. But now, Romano was in Japan to have medical treatment. As soon as possible, Nayla went to Japan. When she arrived there, she was shocked. She saw Romano lay on the bed weakly. She cried. All this time she didn’t know that Romano was seriously ill. Then, they had time to talk, just the two of them. Romano told her that he never told her about his condition because he didn’t want her to think about him all the time. He was afraid if his condition would derange her life. He was so glad to see her in her undergraduate ceremony, but not in her postgraduate ceremony. He also told her not to be gloomy because of him. He asked Nayla to keep on being cheerful. So, she could reach her dream. Nayla agreed with him. She promised that she would always be cheerful and show him that she could be a great person.

After that meeting, Romano died. Nayla was absolutely sad. But, there was Putra besides her. So, she could be cheerful soon. Now, Nayla worked in a mine company in Papua. She also got married with Putra and lived happily. As you know, Nayla still kept her love to Romano although just a little. She couldn’t forget him thoroughly. Fortunately, Putra could accept it because he did love her.

I suggest you to read this novel. The story is so heartwarming. It will give you a certain impression that you can’t forget. It tells how the power of true love can change a person into a great one. It also teaches us how to love and believe each other even there is a distance between us. A true love never lies. It can stay in our heart for a long time or forever.
Novel "Romano" adalah sebuah novel remaja yang menceritakan tentang kekuatan cinta yang dapat mengubah seseorang menjadi orang yang lebih hebat dari sebelumnya. Nayla, tokoh utama novel ini, memiliki seorang kekasih yang bernama Romano. Tetapi, hubungan yang sudah terjalin selama 3 tahun lebih itu harus kandas di tengah jalan karena kondisi Romano. Romano sakit keras setelah gas beracun menginfeksi paru-parunya sebanyak 80%. Romano tidak ingin menghancurkan masa depan Nayla dengan kondisinya saat itu. Romano memutuskan hubungan mereka tanpa memberitahu Nayla alasannya. Nayla berjanji pada dirinya sendiri untuk menjadi seseorang yang bisa membanggakan Romano. Benar, Nayla berhasil lulus S1 dengan nilai terbaik dan mendapat beasiswa S2 di Singapura. Dia menyelesaikan S2-nya dalam waktu satu tahun dan kemudian bekerja di sebuah perusahaan tambang besar di Papua. Waktu berlalu tanpa ada Romano di kehidupan Nayla sampai pada akhirnya Nayla mengetahui kondisi Romano yang sangat buruk. Dia segera menemui Romano untuk meminta maaf karena tidak mengetahui kondisinya selama ini. tidak lama setelah pertemuan mereka, Romano meninggal. Nayla memulai hidup barunya dengan menikahi Putra, teman semasa kuliahnya.