Indonesian Movies Vs Malaysian Movies

Best Indonesian Movies Vs Best Malaysian Movies

 

Indonesian Movies

Indonesia has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1987. The award is given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. It was created for the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since.

As of 2014, seventeen Indonesian films have been successfully submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but none of them have been nominated for the award. The country attempted to send a film in 1988, but the submission was disqualified for lacking English subtitles.

The only Indonesian director to have multiple films submitted is Nia Dinata. Dinata's Ca-bau-kan was Indonesia's submission for the 75th Academy Awards and her Love for Share was the official Indonesian submission to the 79th Academy Awards.

Best Indonesian Movies

1.      Laskar Pelangi (2008)

In 2008, the best selling novel written by Andrea Hirata, Laskar Pelangi, was released as this local and international award winning movie. This moving story is about ten school boys and their two inspirational teachers from Gantong village and their struggle with poverty, all whilst they try to build a better future. Located in the farming and tin mining island of Belitung, Sumatra, the film's international and local success fueled a tourism boom on Belitung. Locations used in the film were declared important to local culture and tourism, with funds being raised for the Muhammadiyah elementary school on which the film and novel's story are based.

2.      The Raid (2011)

After it’s world premiere at the Toronto International Movie Festival, The Raid went on to become one the most successful Indonesian films ever to hit the international market. This action film’s spectacular martial arts choreography was one of the main reasons it went on to gross $4,105,123 at the U.S Box Office alone. It depicts a Special Forces team that is sent to clear out a mafia boss’s hideout. Things quickly go wrong, and in the bloody battles that follow we come to rely on our hero, Rama, to save the day.

3. Ada Apa dengan Cinta?

Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? (English: What's Up with Love? ) is a 2002 Indonesian Film directed by Rudy Soedjarwo. The Indonesian title is a play on words, as Cinta (Indonesian for "love") is also the name of the main character. As such, the title can be translated as "What's Up with Love?" as well as "What's Up with Cinta?", meaning the person. The film is coloured with Indonesian mainstream as well as sidestream values, elements of classical culture and politics, and real issues encountered in teen life. The film raised censorship controversies among conservative Muslims in Indonesia, being the first Indonesian teen movie that featured a scene of a passionate Kiss. The movie is known as Beautiful Days in Japan. Shortly after its success, What's Up with Love? was adapted into a sinetron (soap opera) version.

In 2014, Japanese chatting application LINE released a promotional short film featuring the cast of What's Up with Love? titled Ada Apa dengan Cinta? 2014 that portrays Rangga contacting Cinta via LINE after 12 years. The short's success led to a full length feature film sequel, Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2 in 2016 that serves as an official follow up to this movie, ignoring the events from the short film. The sequel was met with much success.

4.      Ada Apa dengan Cinta 2 (2016)

Ada Apa Dengan Cinta 2? (English: What's Up with Love? 2) is a 2016 Indonesian feature film directed by Riri Riza.It is the sequel to the 2002 cult classic romance Ada Apa dengan Cinta?. The film stars Dian Sastrowardoyo and Nicholas Saputra as Cinta and Rangga. The film takes place 14 years after the events of the first film and tells how Cinta and Rangga are dealing with their lives after their off screen break-up before finally meeting each other again as old unresolved sparks and feelings begin to emerge from both former lovers.

The film was made after LINE's promotional short film that features the cast of AADC got many people to ask Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza to create a feature length sequel for the beloved teen romance. As a result, the film was officially developed. The film ignores all the events in AADC? 2014, such as Cinta and Rangga both having different jobs than in the short, and despite actress Ladya Cheryl reprising her role in the short, she couldn't appear in the feature sequel and her character was written out as having died in this film.

Highly anticipated, the film was released on April 28, 2016 in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam. The film was released to critical and commercial success. It surpassed the first film's total audiences and currently stands as the most watched Indonesian film of 2016, with over 3.5 million ticket sales. The film was also a success in Malaysia and Brunei.

5.      The Raid 2 (2014)

The Raid 2 (Indonesian: The Raid 2: Berandal — English: "Thug") is a 2014 Indonesian martial arts crime film written and directed by Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans; it is the sequel to the 2011 film The Raid.

The film was released on 28 March 2014. It follows SWAT member Rama, the protagonist of the first film, as he is sent undercover to take down both corrupt police officials and the gangs of the criminal underworld. Like Evans' previous films, Merantau and The Raid, the film's fight scenes once again showcase the Indonesian fighting style of Pencak Silat.

Iko Uwais reprises his role as Rama. The film also stars Arifin Putra, Julie Estelle, Alex Abbad, Tio Pakusadewo, Oka Antara, and Cecep A. Rahman. The film also features Japanese actors such as Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo, and Kazuki Kitamura. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures Classics worldwide, Stage 6 Films in the United States, and Entertainment One in the United Kingdom.

Malaysian Movies

Malaysia is one of more than a hundred countries that have sent films to compete for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 2004. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.

As of 2015, a total of three films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but none has yet received an Oscar nomination. The Princess of Mount Ledang was the first film to be submitted in 2003, since then no other films that was submitted until 2012, a film directed by Dain Said Bunohan was sent to compete, but it failed to set out as the nominee.

For the 88th Academy Awards, Men Who Save the World was decided by National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) to be submitted, affiliated with Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Multimedia.

Best Malaysian Movies

1.      The Journey (2014)

Now the highest grossing film ever in Malaysian film history (grossing an incredible RM17.16 million), The Journey obtained both popular and critical acclaim. With the simple premise of a conservative and traditional father who disapproves of his daughter’s choice of a Caucasian foreigner, the two set off on a ‘road trip’ to deliver personally the wedding invitations, albeit reluctantly on the part of the fiancé. On the way, they forge an unimaginable and surprising bond, thus overcoming cultural, social, racial, and linguistic boundaries. Using the plot to promote messages of bonhomie, mutual understanding and multiculturalism, this film is an intimate and uplifting celebration of the similarities and differences that should serve to nurture, not hinder, good interpersonal relations.

2.      KL Gangster (2011)

KL Gangster is a 2011 Malaysian action film written and directed by Syamsul Yusof, (who also starred in the film). The film stars Aaron Aziz, Ady Putra, Soffi Jikan and Zizan Razak. KL Gangster follows Malek (Aziz) who is a former gangster fresh out of prison, wanting to change his life.

KL Gangster is reported as the one of the first Malaysian-made films to reach the collection point of $3,309,610 (10 million) in local cinemas. KL Gangster (reaching past the 10 million mark) beat the overall record held by Ngangkung (another Malaysian-made film) which released in 2010. This film is a direct prequel to KL Gangster 2

3.      Bunohan (2012)

Bunohan (also under the international title of Bunohan: Return to Murder) is a Malaysian drama thriller film, written and directed by Dain Iskandar Said and released in Malaysia on 8 March 2012. The film features actors Faizal Hussein, Zahiril Adzim and Pekin Ibrahim in leading roles. Bunohan is the second film to be directed by Dain Said. Bunohan had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2011 where it was praised for its solid, visceral storytelling and arresting photography.

The film was selected as Malaysia's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film nomination for the 85th Academy Awards in February 2013, but it did not make the final shortlist.^[2] This is the second film to be submitted to the Academy Award since Puteri Gunung Ledang in 2004.

Bunohan received thirteen nominations for the 25th Malaysian Film Festival and won eight awards, including the five major categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Story, Best Screenplay and Best Actor/Actress, the first time since 2003's KL Menjerit^[3][4] while being the second most awarded film on the Malaysian Film Festival all-the-time after Layar Lara. The film also earned four Anugerah Skrinnominations, winning the categories for Best Picture and Best Screenplay, while being nominated for Best Director (Dain Said) and the Best Actor (Faizal Hussien).

They sent an entry to be nominated in the Oscar Foreign-Language Awards.

4.      Flower In The Pocket (2007)

In equal parts disheartening and touching, this film is a simple yet potent affirmation of the importance of love and companionship regardless of circumstances. The plot revolves around the antics of two motherless boys, who, neglected and lonely, grow up with the freedom symptomatic in uncared-for children. The turning point in the film occurs when their father, workaholic absorbed in the mending of mannequins, forces his sons to give up a stray puppy which they had grown to love and cherish in replacement of their father, an action that forces him to confront the realities of his neglect and the importance of family love. This simplicity is what gives the film its power, making it a satisfying viewing experience.

5.      Petaling Street Warriors

Petaling Street Warriors (Chinese: 大英雄•小男人) is a film co-directed by James Lee Thim Heng and Sampson Yuen Choi-Hin^[6] through Malaysian production company, Juita Entertainment, a subsidiary of Juita Viden. Jointly presented by Juita Viden and Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC), it is the first period kungfu comedy to be produced locally in Malaysia and Singapore, with famed action choreographer from Hong Kong, Yuk-Sing Ma, who have worked on Hong Kong and China's blockbusters, such as Storm Riders 2 and A Chinese Fairy Tale.

The story took two years of research work and preparation. The production of the film took place earlier than Namewee's Nasi Lemak 2.0, but as Nasi Lemak 2.0 was released earlier, Petaling Street Warriors thus has become the second full-length movie Namewee would star in 2011.

After viewing the film as it underwent post-production work in Hong Kong, numerous Hong Kong filmmakers call the film as the "watershed" and "milestone" in the history of Malaysian Chinese film industry.

Petaling Street Warriors would be released in cinemas nationwide in Malaysia (1 December 2011) and Singapore (29 December 2011). Cinema chains that will be playing the film in Malaysia include GSC, TGV, Cathay, Big, LFS, MBO, Star, First World, Mega Prai and also Brunei Mall. In Singapore, the film will be shown via Shaw, Cathay, Eng Wah, Filmgarde Cineplex and Golden Village's circuits.

Its gala premieres have been held at 9:30pm on 25 November 2011 at GSC Pavilion KL, Malaysia, and at 8:45pm on 19 December 2011 at Shaw Theatres LIDO, Singapore. Although its official showing date in Singapore is January 5, its sneak preview screenings has started since December 23.

Since opening on 1 December, its first 4-day box office collection (MYR1.4 million) has surpassed that of Nasi Lemak 2.0 (MYR 1 million). It was also the highest-grossing Chinese film in the week it was first shown.

The movie is also available in original and dubbed-in-Malay versions on Astro First between 12 January and 15 February 2012

So what do you think guys, who's the best. I think both is the best.

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