Brownies, a bite of a sweet cake, a bit love story
Another Indonesian romantic
drama feature film by a young and talented director, Hanung Bramantyo, will
soon be released this year. Fans of Marcella Zalianty, Bucek Depp and Arie U.
Kuncoro will be able to see their idols acting in the movie titled Brownies. The film is produced by
SinemArt, which also produced Mengejar
Matahari.
The theme is simple; its about
love. Love with its bittersweet story becomes the hightlight that enriches the
movie plot. The reason is quite obvious: A love theme always attracts more
people to come to the cinema.
Mel (Marcella Zalianty), a copywriter in an advertising agency, has a
life that is focused on her job. Although Mel is engaged to Joe (Philips Yusuf), Didi (Luna Maya), her close friend, question if
Joe is really Mel’s kind of guy.
Later in the story, Mel finds
out that Joe has been going out with another girl all this time. Then, Mel
meets Are (Bucek Depp), a young
artist who writes, own a book story, and makes brownies! Are even has a small
brownies shop that Mel loves to visit. Are’s artistic attitude and Joe’s
betrayal have clearly affected Mel’s life.
Brownies is the first Indonesian movie that is shot using Panasonic
High Definition cameras, which results in a film that looks as if it’s recorded
on standard celluloid film, while reducing production cost.
1. The
text above is in the form of a/an . . . .
a.
Report
b. Review
c.
Discussion
d.
Explanation
e.
Description
2. The
communicative purpose of text above is . . . .
a.
To tell the readers how to do something
b.
To persuade the readers to see the artwork
c.
To explain why and how something occurs
d. To critique the artwork to public audience
e.
To present information and opinions about the
current issue
3. Which statement is not true?
a.
Brownies
is another Indonesian romantic drama feature film by a young and talented
director, Hanung Bramantyo
b. Brownies
and Mengejar Matahari are produced by
Panasonic High Definition cameras
c.
Brownies’s
theme is about love that always attracts more audience to come to the cinema
d.
The theme of Brownies
is about love with its bittersweet story which become the highlight that
enriches the movie plot
e.
Brownies
is about Mel (Marcella Zalianty) a
copywriter in an advertising agency has a life that’s focused on her job
4. Which
of the following uses metaphorical expression?
a.
Brownies
is the first Indonesian movie that is shot using Panasonic High Definition
cameras
b.
Mel (Marcella
Zalianty), a copywriter in an advertising agency, has a life that’s focused
on her job.
c.
Love with its bittersweet story becomes the
hightlight that enriches the movie plot.
d.
Are’s artistic attitude and Joe’s betrayal have
clearly affected Mel’s life.
e. Brownies is a bite of a sweet cake, a bit
love story
The Ant Bully
Featuring the
voices of Julia Roberts, Nicholas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, and Zach
Tyler Eisen. Directed by John A. Davis.
A story is
based on John Nikle’s book about Lukas Nikle (Zach Tyler Eisen). This 10-year-old boy is being terrorized by a
neighbourhood bully and taked out his anger on an unthill in his front lawn –
until he is shrunk by an ant wizard and learn much about life in the colony of
ant. Very sophisticated, imaginative, and moralistic.
5. The
text above is in the form of a/an . . . .
a.
Report
b. Review
c.
Discussion
d.
Explanation
e.
Description
6.
The Ant Bully is not only . . . . but also . . .
.
a.
Moralizing – romantic
b.
Animated – scientific
c.
A romance – a comedy film
d. Imaginative – sophisticated
e.
Based on John Nikle’s book – John Nikle’s life
7. The
communicative purpose of text above is . . . .
a.
to tell the readers how to do something
b.
to persuade the readers to see the artwork
c. to critique the artwork to public audience
d.
to explain why and how something occurs
e.
to present information and opinions about the
current issue
‘Laskar Pelangi’ : The Audacity of Hope
This is a
movie adapted from a best-selling Indonesian novel. It tooks 40 days of filming
on Belitung Island, Bangka Belitung province. Involving 12 local actors, it
reportedly cost Rp. 8 billion. With all the efforts of transforming Laskar Pelangi (Rainbow Warrior) into a
moving picture, will it satisfy readers’ imagination?
Laskar Pelangi, the novel, was written
by Andrea Hirata in 2005, based on his own experiences. It is about an
inspiring teacher and her ten students in the poverty-stricken Kampung Gantong
in Belitung. The poor condition of their school building does not dampen their
high spirits and hopes for a better future.
Two years
later, the novel became a phenomenon in Indonesian literature. With its
humanistic touch, Laskar Pelangi has
sold more than 500.000 copies and has won the position of Must-Read Novel in
every corner of the nations’s bookshops and media review pages. It has finally
overcome the domination of teen-lit, chick-lit and even religious novels, the
popular theme of today.
Andrea
entrusted the filming of the story to the respected figures in the film
industry, Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza, as producer and fim director. In July
2007, Mira and Riri started the pre-production, which took a year to finish.
Together with scriptwriter Salman Aristo they decided to created a different
scenario for the film.
8. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
a.
‘Laskar Pelangi’ is the story of poor people at
the Bangka Belitung province.
b.
‘Laskar Pelangi’ is the story of poor school children
of the Belitung island.
c.
‘Laskar Pelangi’ is about proverty in Kampung
Gantong in Bangka Belitung.
d. ‘Laskar Pelangi’ is about inspiring story
toward a better life.
e.
‘Laskar Pelangi’ is about Andrea Hirata.
9. From
the text we know that . . . .
a.
The movie was played by poor children
b.
People like the movie better than the novel
c.
People like the novel better than the movie
d.
Andrea Hirata is the producer of Laskar Pelangi
e. The novel of Laskar Pelangi was phenomenal
work of literature
