There are some mellow parts in the film but these doesn’t seem to be too melancholic and is still in the proper scale for a war drama. The plot in Battle of Surabaya is filled with fitting developments for every character without rushing them.
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BATTLE OF SURABAYA MOVIE
Some scenes in this movie even take some stereotypes that are akin to Hollywood movies. The film also did not preach nationalism excessively like what other similar films would have done, so that this film can go well for international audiences. This movie also evoke similar feel to the Ghibli studio work titled Grave of the Fireflies where the main characters in the are also the victims of war. The tagline “There is no glory in war” certainly becomes the core of the story and can be executed well. The story in this film is not always about war, and it also shows another side of war which is heartbreaking in taking the points of view of the victims and the participants, which brings a humane touch to this film. So the film is not really plagued by cliched depiction of war. The story actually takes place before the eponymous battle. Fortunately, these are covered by the expressive depictions of the characters emotions and also the beautiful and tidy backgrounds.īattle of Surabaya is quite clever in picking the setting for the story. Also, the depiction of action scenes are still inflexible and seems stiff. As for the story, the first part feels rough and a little confusing. In regards to the animation, the movie made by MSV Pictures and STMIK AMIKOM Yogyakarta is still lacking in many places, from the rough looking in-between animation, choppy cuts between scenes, and noticeable difference between the 2D animation and the 3DCG elements. Musa went through many incidents, from witnessing the the battles with his own eyes, hearing stories from the combatants, to being chased by the Allied soldiers. In his mission, he was helped by his comrades Yumna and Danu. The story follows a shoe shiner boy named Musa who later became a courier, delivering secret messages for Indonesian militia and deliver private messages from those fighters to their families. On the other side, there were some troubles made by a youth group named Kipas Hitam (The Black Fan), a semi-military organization made by Japanese army.
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Tensions arose with the occurrence of the Hotel Yamato Flag Incident ( Insiden Bendera di Hotel Yamato) and the desire of the Dutch forces to reclaim their East Indies that came along with the arrival of the Allied forces. But the struggle had just entered a new phase. Following the surrender, Indonesia, which had been an occupied region by Japan at the time, proclaimed its independence. The story of Battle of Surabaya takes place after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States in the Second World War, and Japan finally surrendered to the Allied forces. But finally, the film is poised to answer those doubts. Many people have had their doubts toward the film, especially the Japanese anime lovers who underestimated it. After waiting for three years and through rumors that it couldn’t be finished, the 2D animated film Battle of Surabaya, made by MSV Pictures finally arrived in the cinemas.