That's me translating Ombak Rindu literally.
Why the book/movie is called Ombak Rindu anyway? There are two reasons to that. Reason one: because there is a villa in the movie known as Ombak Villa. It is where the main female character lives for two years and it is also the place where the two main lovebirds have their inappropriate (or you can say "steamy") acting scenes. Reason two: because the protagonist, Harris, misses his estranged and impregnated wife so much. He went off to his wife's kampung and professed his love to her and said something like Abang rindu Izah sangat-sangat...rindu sangat while crying.
Ombak Rindu is truly a fantasy movie. It's like watching Harry Potter minus the spells and the wands and those magical creatures. I have heard the inconsistensies of the settings where the characters seemed to be jumping about the locations: one minute they were in Cameron Highlands and the next minute they were at the beach and the next next minute they were at some kampung areas and the next next next minute they seemed to be somewhere in KL or something. I did get confused a bit about the locations but I didn't really dwelve much in it because my mind is already tarnished with the willing suspension of disbelief which can make me believe in anything. I was thinking about those locations just now and I think I'd like to believe that those characters can actually apparate because I don't see any other logical explainations. See? It's just like watching Harry Potter!
I was informed that the movie was so so sad that even guys cry just watching it. I was also told that movie ni best giler....best sangat-sangat. Dad heard the same thing too. He had people telling him that some people had watched this movie up to five times that that they couldn't get enough of it. Therefore, my dad did what he does best: go and freaking buy the movie, original version.
Since there is an Ombak Rindu DVD sitting in the house which I am sure nobody is gonna watch since my sister, who is a fan of the book, already seen the movie and it is very unlikely for her to rewatch a movie, I figured "Why not?". Besides, I was tempted because of the hype and grew rather curious when my sister gushed about how awesome the movie was and grew even more curious when she started narrating the story. It sounded so interesting. I also thought that perhaps I needed a good cry since I am in the middle of that time of the month when I usually feel so unworthy, unloved and most of all so freaking ugly. Yeah, PMS really suck and I have learnt that sometimes crying can help.
So I watched it. Last night. And I didn't even cry. It was quite frustrating, really. My sister said Ko tak tengok dengan feeling so cane nak nanges? Are you kidding? I watch everything WITH feelings. However, my emotions is very choosy when it comes to crying over a movie. In other words, the movie wasn't good enough. My emotions now seems to be wallowing in sorrow because there are still leftover feelings from that PMS. Yes, PMS sucks and it drags down your everything, including your self-esteem. Maybe that's why women are emotionally stronger than men. It's because they have to endure those biological tortures every month when all of their hormones gone haywire. Ah, lari topik pulak.
Having said that, the movie is lacking in quite a lot of ways where the screenwriter doesn't seem to explore the characters. The development of characters seemed very sudden and the next thing I knew, the timeline had already skipped to two years! I thought it was only months. Example: Haris seemed to be suddenly fell in love with Izah. One moment he was beating the crap out of her because he thinks she is pregnant and said that she doesn't deserve to carry his child because of her supposedly low status. Then Izah said she isn't pregnant but she was just having her usual PMS (see? told you PMS sucks). Then she fainted. And then Haris was worried and the next morning he woke up without Izah at his side and went off looking for her and when he found her, he said he loves her. I know, right? Furthermore, this Haris dude originally was such a bastard who threw insults on Izah everytime he sees her. And all of a sudden, he transformed into this "ridiculously-deliciously-decent" guy that every woman craves for. Magic! It's like Harry Potter all over again! It's like Izah was using some love potions which she might have bought from the Weasley brothers. LOL~! Anyways. I just think that if the screenwriter go in more depth into these characters, the movie would be much much better. Or maybe they just want the audience with that nagging feelings to get a copy of the book once they leave the cinema. Perhaps.
Anyways. The one thing that I truly admire in this movie is Izah's determination to uphold her believe. It was such a comical scene when Haris tried to have a bow-wow-chicka-bow-wow moment with her and Izah just closed her eyes and loudly prays Ya Allah, selamatkanlah aku repeatly, making Haris feel rather guilty and then let her go. She quickly got off the couch, reach for her towel and covered her hair. And then later that night, she recites the Qur'an peacefully. That's amazing. It made me think that if I ever in her situation, would I be as brave, as determined and as strongheaded as she is? Or will I just crumble and let Haris does anything he wants with me?
Conclusion? I have none. My brain is now mushy from lack of sleep. Good night everyone.
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