Movie Review "Surat Kecil Untuk Tuhan"

SURAT KECIL UNTUK TUHAN

CHAPTER I
Title : Surat Kecil Untuk Tuhan
Director : Harris Nizam
Publisher : Skylar Pictures
Published : 07/07/2011
Length : 100 minutes
Casts :
a. Dinda Hauw as Gita Sesa Wanda Cantika (Keke)
b. Alex Komang as Keke’s father
c. Esa Sigit as Andy (Keke’s boyfriend)
d. Ranty Purnamasari as Keke’s mother
e. Egi John Foreysthe as Keke’s older brother
f.Dwi Andika as Keke’s older brother

ORIENTATION

Inspired by a true story and adapted from a novel that has the same title,
“Surat Kecil Untuk Tuhan” tell series of a true story about how strong a 13-years
old girl named Gita Sesa Wanda Cantika face soft tissue cancer that she suffered
. Surat Kecil Untuk Tuhan certainty not merely a story about Keke’s strength in
face her physical condition, there are still some additional plot story shown in this
film.
Surat Kecil Untuk Tuhan directed by a talented young director named
Harris Nizam. Although he is young and has not long been active in film industry,
but his outstanding talent in directing a movie ready to be displayed maximally
in this film.
This movie starred by a senior actor who has played various roles in dozens
films and often awarded as the best actor by many Indonesian film festival, for
example is Festival Film Indonesia 1987. He was awarded as the best actor for
his acting on film that has title “Ibunda” (1986). Alex Komang usually play as a
wicked and antagonic character, but in this film he played as a gentle and
affectionate father who always do the best for his children. So, it is very
interesting to watch how Alex Komang’s acting with different characters than
usual in this film.
This movie also starred by a new-comer named Dinda Hauw. This is not
Dinda’s debut on acting , but this movie is the first widescreen movie starring by
this girl. Previously, she was only act in sinetron and some ftv title.
This movie has the same thame with the earlier movies that tells the story
about a cancer patient, but the privileges will be obtained when we watching this
movie because it treats the guarantee of the best acting and performance from the
casts.

CHAPTER II
INTERPRETATIVE RECOUNT

Gita Sesa Wanda Cantika or Keke (Dinda Hauw) is a beautiful and cheerful
girl who predicted will have bright future. Although she comes from a broken
home family. Her father (Alex Komang) and her mother (Ranty Purnamasari) had
long been separated. Keke is a smart girl who has two older brothers (Egi John
Foreysthe and Dwi Andika), and they love Keke so much. Keke also has many
best friends, they always loyal accompany and support her. Even, Keke just know
the meaning of a first love, that boy is one of Keke’s schoolmate, Andy (Esa
Sigit).
But everything changed when Keke begin feel that is a wrong thing with
her physical condition. Slow but sure, Keke’s physical condition start to weaken,
cancer cells in her body increasingly malignant and continuely undermine her
body. Family problems, her romance with Andy, and her friendship with her
friends coloring her struggle during she against cruel cancer cells that lodged in
her body. She won’t to give up, she always try to stay strong against her disease,
she do it to reinforce people around her to not to be sad with her condition. Even,
Keke still be a smart student at her school, she graduated in the condition with
malignant cancer cells in her body. She always tries to survive and smile until the
day of her death came.
Keke did eventually die by cancer cells in her body. But at least, Keke
never discouraged with the disease which she suffered. Especially, even when she
died she left a smile on the faces of people who love her.
What a girl!

CHAPTER III
EVALUATION

Surat Kecil Untuk Tuhan not only tell about Keke’s strength face her
cancer disease, in this film also added other story plots. However, as was the same
case in the main plot of other films, none of those stories are able to be developed
well. SKUT story line looks too tried to give excessive sentimental effect so it
seemed be a monotonous impression than touches one.
In this film, the additional characters are less well-developed companion
in their images whereas these figures like Keke’s mother, Keke’s older brothers,
and Keke’s bestfriends involved in important conflicts in the story.
SKUT show fairly good acting from the casts. The casts who relatively
senior in acting like Alex Komang, Ranty Purnamasari, Dwi Andika, Egi John
Foreysthe, and Esa Sigit wre able to give appearances that don’t disappoint.
Dazzling appearance came from the new-comer one who cast the main character,
Dinda Hauw. Dinda was able to give her totality in acting, performance, and she
could animate the character of a cancer patient very brilliant. Even, for her
totality, she was willing to shave her beautiful hair so that the effects of
chemotherapy look so natural in her appearance. Dinda Hauw looks like have
experienced, eventhough this is the first movie for her.
Make up team managed to present the appearance of a soft tissue cancer
patient excellently. Unfortunately, those success wasn’t matched by the work of
the music arranger team. The music composition of this film was so so and not
memorable enough for viewers of this film, especially me.

CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION

Regardless from the advantages and disadvantages of this film, Surat Kecil
Untuk Tuhan remains shall be incorporated into the list of movies that should be
watched because it can provide good life values to known.
You must watch it, lads!