Mastura is a Malaysian who studied in Perth, who just returns from her studies and joined the voluntary work ‘Rescaid’. ‘Rescaid’ is trying to bring a group of Palestinian children to Malaysia. Mastura is a woman who is progressive, independent, strong minded, and articulate, speak a mixture of English and Malay, and well educated, also portrayed as the second portrayal of femininity. Therefore Mastura is attracted by Kamal, Head of Research Department, who is also a married man. Mastura was disappointed with Kamal when she found out he is a married man, until Kamal divorced with his wife, and they get back together. During her studies in Australia, she has a group of good friends, which include EJ, who has married her religion leader Brother Musa. Unfortunately, the relationship among EJ and her married family doesn’t goes well, due to jealousy Brother Musa’s first wife has gone insane and killed EJ’s baby. After that incident, EJ has moved back to Malaysia, and with Mastura’s help, she manage to join the ‘Rascaid’ as well. Another of her good friend Halim has died in the war, during his missionaries. Halim was the one who encourage Mastura joined ‘Rascaid’. One day, an uncertainty happen in the head quarter office, a bomb was placed in the elevator of the office block while Mastura is standing outside the elevator, after the bomb exploded, Mastura has went into coma, until one day miracle happen and she is awake.
What do you like about the film?
In this film, I admire the talent of Deanna Yusof, her acting brought up the personality of the character. She managed to bring out the message of the movie, and portrays the characters of second portrayal of femininity. Other than her acting, at the same time her languages are fluent too.
What do you dislike about the film?
I dislike the editing of the film; some of the transitions are too sudden, especially between the flashback scene and present scenes, it makes the audience confuse about the storyline. Other than that, the lighting for the film is too dark and it does not show hope. Some of the shots in the film have poor headroom. The Script writers are trying to put too many messages in the film, which somehow neglect some of the important scenes and storyline and causes the audiences confuse.
Which part of the film you dislike?
I dislike the part when during the explosion scene, Kamal showed suspicious act instead of urgent and rushing act while going up the stairs knowing the girl he loved is injured. Other than that, during the scene when butterflies are in the patient room is too fake. During the scene where someone is fixing a speaker in the critical patient room and speaking so loud doesn’t show logic at all.
Highlight particular scenes from the film as references
During the climax of the film, when the bomb exploded and Mastuka was injured, M.Nasir needs to improve his acting skills, by showing more urgent and concern than just suspensions.
Misc En Scene
The locations of the movie is good, especially the war scene, it manages to let the audience believe that they are in the war location. But the props is rather bad, the newspaper written ‘pejabat Rascaid dikhianati’ but story didn’t show who betrayed Rescaid and no reason to bomb a charity organization.
Misc En Shot
The lighting for the movie is too dark. Some shots have poor headroom. There are many unnecessary or sudden shots. The flashback transition during Mastuka found the dead baby does not smooth and it confused the audience. During 59.22s transition is weird with the background music continues from BGM to radio sound.
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