i finally got around to watch gubra last raya, as it was shown on ch4. i quite like yasmin's first effort, so i thot i gave this one a try.
i made a mistake of thinking the movie was trying too damned hard, and indeed, it had. so i ended up disappointed at the outcome of my prediction.
i seriously have a problem with yasmin ahmad's way of telling the story. im no stranger to 3 part movies, which is a perfectly good idea to implement if you wanna joined up 3 seemingly disparate stories to a common theme, or situation. i dun even have a problem if the imam talked or patted the dog or the hookers, i mean, bring it on, i can even handle aliens if that is what she wants. what i have a problem is when she is testing my patience with that damned, outdated camera work of hers that she seemed to be so fond of, because that's the slowest snail paced movie ive ever watched. my brother said she wants you to float with the hopelessness of the situation, but i dun buy that crap. as if she wanna test you, if you can stand to listen to the clock ticking while she slowly unveils whatever, then she's gonna congratulate you for staying on, hence, appreciating the scenes. crap. i watched terrence mallick stuff and i have no problem with taking time to tell your story but deliberately wasting time is just stupid. the stories just do not convey because she doesnt tell them as well as it should be.
another thing that i dun see ppl commenting abt the movie is how glaringly wrong for sharifah amani to win whatever award it is for her role. when i saw the teaser on tv i thot the guy who played her husband is a child molester for cohabiting with her cuz like it or not, she's wayyy to young to pass off as a career woman. that miscast alone is a mistake.
as i was saying earlier, i was gubra-ed. literally.
