Film Review of Perempuan, Isteri dan ...(jalang)

On 2nd of March 2016, I have watched one of the best Malaysian movie in the past which is <Perempuan, isteri dan ...> directed by U-Wei Haji Saari. Actually the tittle of this movie is Perempuan, isteri dan jalang, but because of the word "jalang" which is means "hoe" so the FINAS decided to censor it into "...". This movie has won the best movie and 5 awards in 11st Malaysia Film Festival.

For my opinion, I think this movie is the best Malaysian movie during the 90's. The casting was great and the story flow was truly interesting. The main character of this movie is Zaleha which is acted by Sofia Jane and Amir which is acted by Nasir Bilal Khan. Their acting skills were very attractive and emotional. Even though is not good enough compare to current generation but it was really good during the era. The way they act in the movie had totally provide a hook to the audiences, so that the audiences were attracted and wanted to know what will happen next. So I think the actors or actress in this had movie successfully construct the emotion flow of the story with the audiences.

Next, I found it interesting with the storyline of the movie because I think they have reflect the reality or realistic of the issues that would happened in the society. Even the story is quite sensitive toward the Islamic or any religious belief people, yet they still showed the realistic of the society is. Besides, it is hard to find any sensitive content in the Malaysia Film industry nowadays because the content is getting censored and control by the FINAS for the public good. Other than this, the movie also reflects the patriarchy society in the story which males hold the primary power and the authority over women and children while females have to listen what the males said. In the movie shows that the women are not allow to simply go anywhere they want yet they still need to prepare the dinner before their husbands had back home, or they will get scolded by their husbands. The women only allow to do what a mother or wife should do.