opinion: Mat Kilau
This is the 10th Malaysian movie I watch and the first one in Netflix. I was long ago fan of Malay music and also watched a few available in YouTube with reviews already posted in another post in this web page. Best of all was the movie Fenomena starring Amy Search the most famous rock star in both Malaysia and Indonesia on 80 -90s
This story of Mat Kilau refers to a legendary warrior hero of the late 19th century who fought against the English empire. The local general is quite brutal against the inhabitants of Pahang Continuous discords between the local people help him to get even more arrogant for money and power and making continuous atrocities against them in order to take what he thinks to deserve . Killing or murdering bullying and the same. This was helped also with two men from the today Indonesia excellent in martial arts and exceptionally strong. His soldiers are Sikhs ie Indians with the help of
This is surely an exaggeration. When I was in Nigeria sometime ago and knew that English authorities are a bit demanding but not doing atrocities against the locals.
Mat Kilau is a smart person with good verbiage and was given the lead of the local people to uprise against the English. The unity and faith to the God are also the keys to make them united.
The only problem is the very long fight
scenes with silat the Malaysian version
of Kung Fu with a few very violent scenes. Its clear that the narrator has not so much to show otherwise the movie could last around 40-45 minutes Think of around 50% with fights and
10% referring to religious beliefs (Islam ) and remain of story ‘based of’ , no
the real.
The movie has also a good filming , lots of vague points , much of exaggeration but still gets quite good.
MY best quota: If we are weak we will discord . if we are strong we will unite.(sounds quite Greek )
Note : I feel that I watched an old Greek movie with this nationalist verbiage. ‘Una fazza una razza’
6+/10
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