Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? (`What's Up With Love?') is a 2002's big hit in Indonesia. Many viewers watched it again and over again (especially the teenager audiences). It's no surprise considering that the movie's theme is offers something that closely related to their life. But, it's not all about it. There are a lot of sociological concepts framed in the plot. And it gives the audiences something to take home about. `Being juvenile is not always being part of the peer group. Follow your own heart is much better step to take.'
The director made this movie with trying as much as possible to avoid the cliché that a teen flick tends to do and he almost succeed on it. It makes this movie as a positive movie for the teenagers. Much better than a teen movie used to be (hedonism, lack of originality, vulgarism, etc.) The cast is great. Each actor plays their part decently and made the plot's development in much style. Dian Sastrowardoyo does know how to act in front of the camera and she indeed the next best thing in Indonesia.
Technically, this movie is a mediocre. The pace is a bit slow, but in general, Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? is a respectable movie.
8/10
The director made this movie with trying as much as possible to avoid the cliché that a teen flick tends to do and he almost succeed on it. It makes this movie as a positive movie for the teenagers. Much better than a teen movie used to be (hedonism, lack of originality, vulgarism, etc.) The cast is great. Each actor plays their part decently and made the plot's development in much style. Dian Sastrowardoyo does know how to act in front of the camera and she indeed the next best thing in Indonesia.
Technically, this movie is a mediocre. The pace is a bit slow, but in general, Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? is a respectable movie.
8/10