When life gets boring, movies come to the rescue!

Hi! Yesterday I saw the movie Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck with my friend Cita and my dad (don't ask me why my dad tagged along. Fine, I'll tell you. The other day he saw it with my mother, just the both of them, and he said that he wanted to see my reactions of the movie! So he pleaded to come along with me. At first I wouldn't let him, but then again, what the heck, and it's not like everyday I'll get to watch movies with him and Cita.). PS: the next paragraphs may contain some small spoilers, but I guarantee you that my small spoilers won't ruin anything.

Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck (translation: The Sinking of The Van Der Wijck Ship), is a classic Indonesian story made a long time ago, when even Indonesia has not existed yet and the Dutch still reigned in our country. It's a story of two youngsters, Zainuddin (the boy) and Hayati (the girl). Zainuddin was not the luckiest lad, since even his dad has problems and eventually he lost both of his parents when he was still a kid. While Hayati, also an orphan, was the most beautiful flower of her village. She was the treasure of her family, and her beauty caught the eye of every man who laid eyes upon her, and of course, one of those men include Zainuddin.

Hayati; Played by Pevita Pearce

Zainuddin; played by Herjunot Ali

Zainuddin fell in love immensely with Hayati, and he saw her as a light of hope upon his life that were filled with darkness. Hayati in return, felt happy and he also fell in love due to the meaningful letters that Zainuddin kept sending her.

But even the most beautiful of loves has complications. Hayati didn't end up with Zainuddin. Family and cultural problems brought hardships to their relationship, which led to a sad yet hopeful good-bye that. Zainuddin kept a hold of Hayati's promise to always wait for him, but we all know how the story goes...

Hayati's family wouldn't let some random dude (Zainuddin) take away their lovely treasure. There was a man, also proposing to Hayati. A man richer and with status. His name was Aziz. With his charms, bad-boy vibes, and Dutch culture sticking into his bones, he was the dream... well, not exactly (everybody has 'a dark side').

Aziz & Hayati; Aziz played by Reza Rahardian

Btw, if you're curious about how all this is syncing to a sinking ship: in the end when Zainuddin told Hayati to go back to her hometown, on a ship called Van Der Wijck, the ship went to a disaster and sunk.

I didn't really want to see this movie in the first place. I'm very, very sorry for underestimating... I'm always prone to do that! Even though I already told myself a whole lot of times to never do it again. Okay, so there I was, with my "who needs the movie when you got the book" attitude, telling people that I'd rather read the book then watch the movie (but why not both?). But I ended up being curious with the movie since everybody's talking about it and I have to admit that it is, good. 

Imagine, a beautiful yet hurtful love story taking place in picturesque views of my lovely country, Indonesia. Isn't that a dream??? Even though Zainuddin and Hayati's story has complications, but I envy them so much for having such wonderful views and timings when it comes to moments in their love. The setting, the time! It was an era I wish I could have lived in, even though at that time Indonesia was still reigned and stuff. The clothing, the artwork, and the views and the way of speech of that time was magical to me. I even cried when things got melancholic, and it's not everyday that I cry in movies.

All in all, Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck, as cheesy as it may seem (especially coming from me) gave me entertainment and an look upon feelings in which I still don't understand. But now I do... a bit. The story was not also all about love (but mostly it is); it's about friendship, how we all affect each other, and getting up after falling down. I'm also very impressed with the cinematography and props, it was all well done.

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I also have been seeing Sherlock for some time. You know, the BBC drama "based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"! Yes, that one. I really, really love it and I consider it my personal escape from my everyday which gets boring to some extent.

The unstoppable duo!

I have always loved detective stories, but I never really search for possibilities there, you know? Until I heard this drama, Sherlock, which I know nothing about and led me to a Google search for it. I ended up knowing that this drama got a 9.3 on imdb (which means that it's not just good... it's AWESOME). I watched it with my mother and sister and we all fell in love with the story line and I, also fell in love with Sherlock himself.

So, there. Stories on the screen which makes you wish that your life was like that, but even if you can't have lives like them, you can always feel what they feel and see what they see through the movies that tell their story.