CAPRES: CALO PRESIDEN

MY RATING




DIRECTED BY
Toto Hoedi

YEAR RELEASED
2009



PLOT OUTLINE
Started from a capture by KPK that resulted in the capture of the political party leader that was up for a presidential candidate. The political party decided to look for a person who could be a puppet to replace the previous candidate. They finally found an administrative staff who is willing to be paid 2 million five hundred to do the task. The problem emerged when he started to question things around him, and how everything was made legal for the sake of winning the candidacy. Politics is a dirty world, nothing is always honest.

MY CRITZ
Hillarious!!!
This Indonesian movie is very entertaining. No need to think, no need to figure out who is who and what is what, just enjoy the show. Unfortunately, it’s only in Bahasa Indonesia.

I don’t care much about politics, but this movie sums it all in a satirical way. I couldn’t stop laughing... It’s hilariously engaging with a dash of education about Indonesian politics (which is super complicated and full of bureaucracy and b.s.)

Anywhoooo… I enjoy seeing the color pink used throughout the movie as the main color. It’s definitely a play of the Golkar (one of the oldest Indonesian political party) color; which is bright yellow.

I love seeing how the 3 “puppet master” characters were exaggerated to enhance the dynamic of the movie. Their characters are true to life though…
- Puppet Master #1: A mafia. He gets the dirty jobs done, the 007 of political world if you know what I mean.
- Puppet Master #2: A playboy, a “talker” with bad temper. His weakness: hot chics with big boobs and short skirts.
- Puppet Master #3: An old man who believes in mystical power to get ahead in life.

One person that really stands out for me in the movie (aside from the main characters) is a guy who lives in a shanty town and talks with big words that even his wife can’t understand. I can totally relate because I have a friend just like that. And me, being a girly-girl, would just tell it to his face to dumb down the conversation. Seriously, talking about politics over desserts is a BIG NO-NO in my book!

If you want to run for president and fix our country go right ahead. I wish you good luck. Just don't get in between me, my manicure, my pedicure and my shopping trips.

This movie is funny… just see it… just enjoy it… and stop analyzing Indonesian political world (too convoluted)… just don’t think… Life is hard enough already... let's just laugh about it...