Sepet : The Malaysian Movie

I blogged about the MILF part too.

At Watched Sepet Already?

Looking forward to Yasmin’s next production. Hope it’ll be as good as this, if not better.

Cheers!

Don’t be surprised to find out that not many people know what MILF stands for. I was laughing when that scene came on and I realised that I was among the few to do so in the whole hall. My wife asked me what’s so funny (she’s a bit innocent) and I told her and she went ooooh!

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Man, this movie kualiti-ah !! And it’s local ! With all this crap our local film industry are churning out, I’m glad there’s finally a gem that makes me feel all nice inside. You go Yasmin !

narrowband,
yeah, possibly him who posted the info. Very useful indeed!

jaycee,
Yeah man. Top class job. Looking forward for more from Kak Yas. She rocks man!

urban girl,
My best friend Addie says he’s cute too. And he’s a really nice and shy guy in real life too. She knows him from Leo Burnett, the agency he’s attached too. At 34, yes, he looks extremely young!

bluesweetpie,

I don’t think she has prior acting experience, just like Loong. If I am not mistaken, that is.

ah_pink,
yes, the opening sequence is really cool.

Kak Yas rocks man. Those who think she isn’t can go suck eggs.

> Anonymous said…

Reading all the positive comments about Sepet gave me a headache and I am very shocked at how low malaysian standards are. Please admit that Sepet is just another Malaysian failure. It is very much overrated, the direction was horrendous, the acting was bad, the cinematography is embarrassing, and the story is unrealistic. I am very disappointed in Yasmin Ahmad for this. Didn’t she make those kick-ass petronas advertisements? what happened Yasmin?

Belive it or not the name of the actor in the film is same like my hubby,Kristian name Jason Chinese name by Ah Long he now converted I really do fall in this movies till my eyes tears when the ending part.Syabas the film director.Not kind of movies that I expected.

Hmm.. I like your response to my slashings earlier. I admire your attitude. People like you restore my faith in Malaysians. I don’t know how but you managed to make a connection with me. You should be a writer. Your words are very powerful.

who the **** that wanted to **** orked behind the tree?…and which school they were in?fast food ctr was in greentown…

ok hello… i searched up google for this movie and yeah you’re blog appeared.

i really appreciated this movie because its been a long while since i last saw a malay movie that’s worth watching…

it has a arts film touch to it which is something not many malay movies have. this i feel, is a good departure from stereotypical malay movies.

that aside… i think its a film that many of us can relate to. and at the same time feel good, cry with, laugh with… you know…

BUT WHEN WILL THERE EVER BE A DVD UNCUT VERSION!!!!

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Yasmin is a MILF!
I love to fuck her anytime but i hated the movie.
i want hongkong action films only lor!

Just watched the ORIGINAL, uncut version of Sepet. Man, was it good!!!!!! I actually went to the show cos my fren dragged me to it(considering the many other malaysian “movies” out there, my doubt was hardly surprising); I came out with total awe and rejuvenated hope in the Malaysian film industry.

So, what’s so good about it?? I bet u have heard about it many times elsewhere, but really, this is THE MOST MALAYSIAN movie that i have ever watched. It very plainly tells the audience what is wrong (and what is still right) about our society in Malaysia.The plots and dialougues were so realistic, I found it hard to see it on screen. Just doesnt seem right!!!

And of course, the blossom of love between Jason and Orked….. what could i say? simply marvellous. Definitely not another romance flick. Personally I like the part where Jason and Orked first met the most. It just says it all – there’s no need for reasons or rationality for love to spark off btw 2 person, regardless of their race or social status. THEY JUST FELL FOR EACH OTHER. This is love at first sight that is actually convincing!!!

Yasmin Ahmad was brave to point out, albeit indirectly, many issues that troubles chinese and malay alike. Two exmaples are the discussion btw the leads about the Malay’s laziness and the fact that some Malays do get offered scholarships even though their results are less than impressive. We Malaysians know these things well enough. But of course, nobody talks about it.

Sepet is definitely a show you cant afford to miss (particularly if you are Malaysian.) And in case you are wondering how the hell i managed to watch the uncut original in front of a TV, well, I am in Melbourne ( someone bought the ori CD back home and brought it over). Sad isnt it? And was the cut footage necessary? Well, let’s just say it’s the difference between a plate of white rice and a plate of fried rice with seafood.

I guess people see what they want to see. I’m waiting for the day when I can truly and proudly say that I am Malaysian. I am Chinese. I am Malay. I am Indian. I am Iban.

It’s probably easy for me as there is a lot of inter-racial marriages amongst the family. I have cousins and aunts/uncles who are malays, half-malays, half-gwailo. My godparents are Indian.

You want majmuk? You want muhibbah? You got it, baby!

it’s sad because my family has many mixed marriages too and yet my mom still pretends i am not with him. i never had ‘chinese guy only’ kind of criterion, never thought of race when thinking of love and only knew i would fall for someone GOOD. and yet she made it sound like it’s a bad thing to fall for someone ‘not chinese’….

i’m chinese, he’s malay, we love each other very much, but our relationship is something like the tagline for gubra…”why do we hurt the people we love most”. yea…i love him, but i may someday leave him, because i know i cannot give him what he really needs in life…makes me so sad, but it’s reality…

I watched Sepet last night – bought the VCD when I was in Kelantan a few weeks ago – not sure if it’s the uncensored version – if so, what scenes are they?
I am thankful to all those involved in the production of Sepet – it’s a good movie. A little contrived and preachy at some points – for example, the scene where Jason explained “Baba & Nyonya”. However at the same time, in that particular scene, as in many others throughout the movie, great thinking points were issued (and I’m not talking about MILF here ). About racial preferences (ok when one likes someone because of that, but not when HATE because of that), how in the early malaccan empire days interracial relationships were more widely accepted, about the fact that Malays got a huge advantage in scholarship decisions (rightly or wrongly), about one turning into one’s own parents.
In fact this whole movie is rich with discussion points!
Which does make it sound less like a movie, but more like a social commentary.
However, this is, to me certainly is acceptable as a movie genre. Think the Hollywood movie “Crash” and you can put these two in the same genre.
Sepet managed to do this around a seemingly basic love story. Which had been acted extremely well and naturally. Due to the nature of what’s around for the last twenty years or so in the Malay movies, the realistic and natural way of Sepet acting seems rather like watching a documentary. However this actually says volumes about the poor quality of the other movies.
And the humour in Sepet is the most sophisticated and intelligent I have ever seen in a Malaysian movie. I laughed at some parts but felt uncomfortable at the same time. I felt like I was laughing at myself.
The more I think about this, the more I realise how good this movie is.
Well done Yasmin Ahmad!