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Kandahar (2023)
Kandahar Review, Flat
From the title alone, some of you can surely guess that the story in this film is set in Afghanistan.
Yes, most of these films are set in several Middle Eastern countries.
The film opens with Tom Harris, who has a mission to plant a bomb in Iran's nuclear facility by disguising himself as an internet repairman.
His mission was a success and Tom thought he could come home for his son's graduation.
Before getting on the plane to go home, Tom suddenly gets a new mission in Afghanistan which guarantees that he can complete his mission before the D-day of his son's graduation, so Tom agrees.
Tom then carried out the mission accompanied by an Afghan translator, named Mohammad or called Mo.
Their mission was discovered, so Tom and Mo had to go to Kandahar to get help from the CIA.
Kandahar presents a lot of explosive action which is quite bloody, so it's no wonder that the rating is "R" or a film for audiences aged 17 and over.
However, in terms of story, there is nothing special or different that Kandahar has to offer.
In fact, the action that was shown failed to keep me attached to this film because of its generic story for war films set in the Middle East.
Indeed, there is added sentimental value in this film, especially in how Tom is determined to be able to come to his son's graduation and Mo is trying to forgive those who took his family.
However, the sentimental moments are presented so flat, that they don't feel memorable.
This film also introduces too many characters, so the story is not solid.
Jin Khodam (2023)
Jin Khodam, Disegani Dilindungi
In the following, I will describe what Jin Khodam is, according to the references I have read from various sources.
As is known, Jin is a creation of God and is believed to live in a world side by side with humans.
In the film Jin Khodam, the figure of this Jin becomes something to be respected.
This film stars Boy Hamzah who plays a young man devoted to religion, and a family named Bagas.
His pious image carries a good influence and is disliked by the mafia in the village where he lives.
From there, a conflict arose between Bagas and the district mafia.
This film takes a good point of view about the lack of communication and the frequent misunderstandings that occur in the village environment.
Overall, Jin Khodam is a good film in conveying a good message to carry out Islamic religious law.
Although, there are drawbacks such as the cinematography looks like playing hide and seek.
This may be faintly seen by the advantages of this film which features several strong characters such as Ray Sahetapy (Wirya).
This is a description of Jin Khodam, this film is quite satisfying to watch because it has an ending that can make you curious.