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Para Betina Pengikut Iblis (2023)
Devil Seducing Man(in this case woman) Done Right
Okay this is not sarcastic, I do really enjoy this movie from start to end. From the start of the movie i already feel that this movie is not aiming to be grounded in reality (the dialogue that feel theatrical and over the top, the exaggerated gore at the start, the existence of a tool that feel really out of place from the settings) but i didn't mind any of that because this movie has an interesting story to offer.
This movie shows how the devil manipulates humans by offering friendship and sweet promises. And when humans are tempted and fall into sin, the devil begins to control humans with fear and threats.
I think this movie has a really satisfying ending where everything feel connected to one another even though it has "to be continued" at the end. We can just assume that the devil always has the last laugh and we human are only plaything to entertain him.
Yes it has some plot hole here and there, but overall i really enjoyed watching this movie. I have seen many bad indonesian horror movie and this is not one of those.
Perempuan tanah jahanam (2019)
Great setting, Amazing Acting, Frightening Atmosphere, But Could Have Been So Much More...
The set up of this film feels very convincing. The dialogue is pretty good. The interaction between characters in this film feels natural and believable.The setting and tone of this film is no doubt one of the best in Indonesian film history. One of my favorite aspect of this film is the depiction of a culture that feels sacred and real. This really helps bring up the feeling of uneasiness from the audiences.
After a convincing build up, the film feels like it ended in a hurry. The mysteries that have been built slowly from the start are forced to be answered in some flashbacks that are annoying and feel too long.The motivation of the villain feel poorly developed. At the end of this film, I feel there is a scene that can be compared to the "save Martha" scene which I think is quite stupid.
Maybe the problem with this film is rooted in the film's duration which is not long enough. This film can be a real masterpiece, but sadly this film did not reach its full potential. I really hope that Joko Anwar fix these problems in his next films.