Comments on: Sepet : The Malaysian Movie

By: piggy697

piggy697 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:01:00 +0000

eh this is a very nice movie leh

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:51:00 +0000

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!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:06:00 +0000

With all the positive response with “Sepet”, and “Gubra” supposedly several notches better, we can expect to be thrilled by Yasmin all over again. Keep your eyes peeled, folks!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:52:00 +0000

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…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:07:00 +0000

When my husband and I decided to watch Sepet, we didn’t know what to expect. We thought it would be another “typical” Malay movie. Nonetheless, we were intrigued with the synopsis on the dvd cover. So we decided to purchase the item and hoped for the best.

We thought the story was cleverly told. The leading actor and actress may not be well known faces, but take my word, I think they should pat their back for job well done.

Admittedly the way of life portrait in the movie, may not necessarily represent “typical Malay families” or “typical Chinese families” in Malaysia, but the movies has achieved something. This achievement could mean different things to different people.

Personally for me, Sepet has put back some faith in me on the calibre of our film directors. After Sepet, the experience from watching Anak mami kembali dvd was too painful to swallow.

Well done for the success of Sepet and looking forward to watching the new production from Yasmin.

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Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:58:00 +0000

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’….

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Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:44:00 +0000

i’m chinese, he’s malay. we’ve been together for almost a year now and still my mom cannot accept that i may one day convert. she does everything she can to break us up including threatening to disown me…and silly me – i thought she would be proud that her daughter is not a racist. funny, when we first met and even when we first fell in love, we didn’t ‘see’ our racial difference…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:50:00 +0000

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!

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Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:09:00 +0000

I managed to catch the movie on DVD (i know abit late), and I was impressed by the art direction and natural acting from the 2 leads! I am Singaporean btw, and there’s a part when Jason’s mum scolded, “Bloody Singaporeans!”… Ahaha, Im not offended but amused. The dialogue is very well-written I must say. It is all very real.

It’s a marvellous effort by a Malaysian. I think it is much better than alot of Singaporean films. Very subtle, sweet and most importantly, sincere. :)

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Thu, 19 May 2005 21:00:00 +0000

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.