People will despise you if you dislike this film. I get it. I get the point of the movie in the first place. But, at the end of the day, it's a film, and critics will always exist. Even though it is a historical film and may be meaningful to some, there will always be people who focus on the details of the film rather than just enjoying it. As for me, as a "Melayu" myself, I want this film to be as immersive as possible, especially given the historical setting. This demonstrates that Malaysian film quality lags far behind of other countries. Even if the story isn't based on genuine events, it doesn't have to be implausible just because it's historically false!
This film lacked a great deal of attention to detail. All credits only go to the cast. The cast was incredible and delivered a powerful performance in this film, but the rest was a colossal waste of potential. If the director had not found the right cast in the first place, this film would have been a flop.
The script is basic. They need to put in more effort on this front. The Malay accent is less accurate than it was in the 1980s. Consider P. Ramlee's films as an example. The fight scenes are good, but the camera work is terrible plus the sound design is overused.
This film doesn't even give me the classic 80s vibes that foreign films do. The British actors too, their acting is terrible! I cant stand it at all
The story is good; I wouldn't call it bad.
It takes the whole immersion away from this movie with the Sikhs' actors as British soldiers. It would be so great if they cast a real British actor for the soldiers, just to add more immersion to the story.
Although it is enjoyable to watch, it is not even close to being considered mastery, despite what everyone says. It does not have very much depth to it.
If this is the level of quality that local people like and get excited about, Malaysia's film industry will continue to regress.
And all the fuss and chaos from a few months ago is just too much. They give too much credit for this one. Be true to yourself. It is not Syamsul Yusof's greatest film.
This film lacked a great deal of attention to detail. All credits only go to the cast. The cast was incredible and delivered a powerful performance in this film, but the rest was a colossal waste of potential. If the director had not found the right cast in the first place, this film would have been a flop.
The script is basic. They need to put in more effort on this front. The Malay accent is less accurate than it was in the 1980s. Consider P. Ramlee's films as an example. The fight scenes are good, but the camera work is terrible plus the sound design is overused.
This film doesn't even give me the classic 80s vibes that foreign films do. The British actors too, their acting is terrible! I cant stand it at all
The story is good; I wouldn't call it bad.
It takes the whole immersion away from this movie with the Sikhs' actors as British soldiers. It would be so great if they cast a real British actor for the soldiers, just to add more immersion to the story.
Although it is enjoyable to watch, it is not even close to being considered mastery, despite what everyone says. It does not have very much depth to it.
If this is the level of quality that local people like and get excited about, Malaysia's film industry will continue to regress.
And all the fuss and chaos from a few months ago is just too much. They give too much credit for this one. Be true to yourself. It is not Syamsul Yusof's greatest film.