Last Updated on 10 hours ago by Loh
I finally watched ‘Terbang‘ (trailer below) in TGV Rawang, accompanied by my Prince and Princess. There was only one session per day, but to my surprise it is almost full house.
I am interested with Terbang for the history where the movie is based on, about the story of the Flying Sikh, the legendary Karamjit Singh. I love a story about the underdog, like Ola Bola. On top of that, I love rally racing as a sports, and I admire Ken Block in his iconic Ford Fiesta. Most importantly, I am a patriot who loves to support great Malaysian production, and I am working hard to educate my children to be proud Malaysians just like myself.
Terbang is a uniquely Malaysian story, with liberal artist licence, to condense romance, friendship, humanity and hardship in the 2 hours and 15 minutes. This is also a uniquely Director Chiu’s style, whose movies I watched since more than 10 years ago started with his debut WooHoo!, a story highlighting the Malaysian lion dance. Different from Director Chiu’s previous works, he managed to shoot such immersive and nail-biting rally racing scenes with minimal budget, pushing Malaysian movie making techniques forward in leaps. I am proud with Terbang that is way more realistic than the Fast and Furious series with their never-ending gear-changing scenes.
My Princess shed some tears for Ajeet losing his life partner due to septic shock after chemotherapy. My Prince dropped some tears after being shut by me for talking too loudly. I probably clenched some sweat in my palms, when the car tyres are uncomfortably slipping on the loose gravels. My Lady was waiting impatiently outside the cinema because she was too late to catch us.
In short, I beg you to give Terbang a chance, for Director Chiu to continue his good works, also to support Malaysian filmmakers to continue telling our stories. Given there is only roughly one session per day, you might need to take a half day off or organise an office watch party in your nearest cinema.