This is a film to watch but also to learn from. It is an entertainment, yet full of information (messages) about a variety of issues, and it provides insights to broaden people’s mind. So it is important to take necessary actions to present the film to as wide audience as possible – people of all social strata. In other words, The film should be available everywhere. Yet as an entertainment, people should pay for it. (Mengenal Bioskop Keliling Lebih Jauh, DPP Persatuan Pertunjukan Film Keliling Indonesia (Perfiki), 1993).
As written above, the film is not just mere entertainment, because it has deep significance as a learning media. This film is based on a book written by a person who had excellent imagination and creativity. It is a unige and interesting film that fascinates so many people.
Carpenter and Greenhill proposed the idea that a film could be used as a learning media in 1956. Carpenter and Greenhill concluded that a film can be used to teach performance skill and to reveal factual data.
The film becomes more populer as it features a variety of stories that contain important life values. Film is a great and valuable learning media to build human character. A good film should be able to influence the emotion and to lead to positive changes in spectators.
Why Young Men sShould Watch This "Kartini" Film?
"Kartini" film was made in 2015 – 2017 by Hanung Bramantyo (producer). The film cost 12 billion, and full of educational messages. The key message, however, is that literacy is critical for the young generation.
"Kartini" film is good at influencing audience’s emotion, hence it is worth seeing by young people and parents. The film was made on the basis of research as the prime resource – from a book "Panggil Aku Kartini Saja" (or Call Me simply Kartini) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, and a bunch of Kartini’s letters "Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang" (There is Light after Darkness), TEMPO magazine notes "Gelap Terang Hidup Kartini" (Kartini’s Life - Dark and Light.
The biopik film or the film that dramatises real life of Kartini looks at another side of Kartini that would not be in the history book. Kartini is portrayed as someone with a tomboy character, full of energy. There is also plenty of description about Kartini’s mother, Ngasirah, played well by Christine Hakim. Hanung Bramantyo presents Kartini story from a child’s eye who saw her mother being a cast in her own house.
Kartini film visually and thematically represents shift in patriarchy culture and women emancipation in Indonesia. The film depicts women’s life during Dutch colonial time. The film also depicts how Kartini’s sisters, Roekmini (played by Acha Septriasa) and Kardinah (played by Ayushita), helped Kartini build a school for poor people. Kartini also opened job opportunities for people in Jepara.
People call the struggle and movement of the three sisters "Daun Semanggi" or Clover Leaves ("Het Klaverblad" in Dutch). Her family called Kartini "Jaran Kore Ayu" or "Beautiful Wild Horse ".
The film shows that Kartini left values that today’s women would not find easy to achieve.
Controversy surrounding "Kartini" Film
Critic says that "Kartini" film (by Hanung Bramantyo) does not truly reflect historical interpretation and Javanese culture of the time of Kartini. Critic also says that the film fails to go deeper into the emotional aspects of Kartini. Compared to "RA Kartini" film by Sjumandjaja (1982), this "Kartini" film by Hanung pastinya is different in that it reflects today’s situation, played by top actress (Dian Sastrowardoyo) and top actor (Reza Rahardian). Other top actress and actor include Yenny Rahman, Adi Kurdi. "RA.Kartini" film presents somewhat sombre mood, yet at the same time portarys Kartini’s natural aspects as human and not heroic. (Ast)
(Ast)
