First of all I'm from Indonesia and I've seen a lot of Indonesian movies. Many great movies came from my country, so I have my own expectation when seeing this film after most people praised it so much, but sadly I'm disappointed.
Well, 'Penyalin Cahaya' actually has promising set up and made me interested to know who did that to Suryani character. But the more conflict goes and revealed some truths, the more this film got trapped with it's own plot. What annoys me the most is, the scene when Rama and his people drugged Suryani and her friends during dengue fogging. I felt that scene was really a messed and no sense. Also, this film tried to bring a great message in the end. Somehow the ending was forced to happen and I felt nothing with the message.
Again, this is my personal review from this film. I tried to like it but I couldn't. I still appreciated 'Penyalin Cahaya' for good ensemble cast, nice set up story and solid script. Other than that, it could have been much better.
Well, 'Penyalin Cahaya' actually has promising set up and made me interested to know who did that to Suryani character. But the more conflict goes and revealed some truths, the more this film got trapped with it's own plot. What annoys me the most is, the scene when Rama and his people drugged Suryani and her friends during dengue fogging. I felt that scene was really a messed and no sense. Also, this film tried to bring a great message in the end. Somehow the ending was forced to happen and I felt nothing with the message.
Again, this is my personal review from this film. I tried to like it but I couldn't. I still appreciated 'Penyalin Cahaya' for good ensemble cast, nice set up story and solid script. Other than that, it could have been much better.