Last night, I went to catch the movie, Great Day. It is a local production that I wanted to watch so much after I saw the trailer. When I 1st saw the trailer, I was sobbing like crazy. No matter how many times I watch it, tears just can't stop rolling down my cheek.
There are 3 stories in this movie which is interconnected. The 1st story is about 2 old man who lives in an old folk's home. One of them runaway from the old folk's home to get to the town to visit his children. When he reaches there, he found out that his children were hiding many things from him. His daughter is now a divorcee and his son quit his stable bank job to be a photographer. He also find his son's fashion style unacceptable. Meanwhile, his grand daughter finds him annoying but soon they bonded well and both of them actually share some of the most touching scenes in the movie. There were 2 very memorable scene that still brought tears to my eyes whenever I think about it. One was the scene when both the grandpa and the grand daughter sang "Little Peter Rabbit Had A Fly Upon His Nose" and the other one was the scene where the granddaughter was playing the swing alone, hugging a bunny soft toy. The old man was later suspected to have cancer and he went back to the old folk's home. His grand daughter ran away from home to go find him. In the end, his daughter and son also went to the old folk's home to pay him a visit.
The 2nd story is about a guy whose mother has Alzheimer. He loves his mom a lot and he has a very filial son. He also has a cousin sister who is secretly in love with him. In the end, he married his cousin sister.
The 3rd story is about a school teacher who was mistakenly recognized as the son of the other old man in the old folk's home. He always said that his father already passed away so he was accused of being a bad son who didn't want to admit his father is alive and is now living in an old folk's home. Towards the end of the story, the school teacher came to the old folk's home to visit the old man and he called him "Dad". Later, the caretaker of the old folk's home said that the old man do not have a son because he is not married at all. So it makes everyone wonder why he called him "Dad" when he is not his son. He said something very touching, "If by calling an old man "Dad" will make him happy, I'll do it. Besides, it makes me feel as if my father is still alive."
Overall, the storyline is not bad. Just that I feel the 2nd story can be more elaborated. It can be touchier. Also regarding the 1st story, I feel that they can further elaborate on the mother and daughter story. In my opinion, the 3rd story is not necessary. I would rather they took out the 3rd story and elaborate further on the 1st and 2nd story. Somehow I feel the producer just add in more scenes so that the movie can accommodate more actors and actresses.
I also don't like the idea of adding a joke to all the emotional scenes. I know the tag line of the movie is "Touched Hearts with a Laugh" but it is just not right. How can someone just switch their emotional from sad to happy instantly? I can't do it. Therefore some of the jokes doesn't even appear funny to me. I remember this part where the old man told the children to take care of themselves and be happy because he can't live long to see them. The script then was very touching. I can feel tears rolling down my cheek. Then suddenly the old man added that he thinks he has breast cancer. The children laughed about it. I don't think it is funny. The joke was totally redundant for me. Imagine, can you laugh out loud when your loved ones tell you they think they have cancer? It is simply ridiculous.
Anyway, all I've mentioned above are just my personal opinions. I still think it is a movie worth watching.
I need to tell you guys this. Yesterday when the movie finished, as usual, everyone will be rushing towards the exit. But last night, something creepy happened. I was in the large cinema. As everyone was walking towards the exit, the whole cinema was very quiet. It was so quiet to the extend that it feels really scary. No one was talking. I asked Jas if she noticed the awkward silence. She told me she notices it too and she added that everyone was like walking with heads facing down. She said maybe everyone felt it. I think everyone was relating the story to themselves. Well, i felt it. I can relate it to myself.
So I can proudly say that this local Malaysian production is a success!
There are 3 stories in this movie which is interconnected. The 1st story is about 2 old man who lives in an old folk's home. One of them runaway from the old folk's home to get to the town to visit his children. When he reaches there, he found out that his children were hiding many things from him. His daughter is now a divorcee and his son quit his stable bank job to be a photographer. He also find his son's fashion style unacceptable. Meanwhile, his grand daughter finds him annoying but soon they bonded well and both of them actually share some of the most touching scenes in the movie. There were 2 very memorable scene that still brought tears to my eyes whenever I think about it. One was the scene when both the grandpa and the grand daughter sang "Little Peter Rabbit Had A Fly Upon His Nose" and the other one was the scene where the granddaughter was playing the swing alone, hugging a bunny soft toy. The old man was later suspected to have cancer and he went back to the old folk's home. His grand daughter ran away from home to go find him. In the end, his daughter and son also went to the old folk's home to pay him a visit.
The 2nd story is about a guy whose mother has Alzheimer. He loves his mom a lot and he has a very filial son. He also has a cousin sister who is secretly in love with him. In the end, he married his cousin sister.
The 3rd story is about a school teacher who was mistakenly recognized as the son of the other old man in the old folk's home. He always said that his father already passed away so he was accused of being a bad son who didn't want to admit his father is alive and is now living in an old folk's home. Towards the end of the story, the school teacher came to the old folk's home to visit the old man and he called him "Dad". Later, the caretaker of the old folk's home said that the old man do not have a son because he is not married at all. So it makes everyone wonder why he called him "Dad" when he is not his son. He said something very touching, "If by calling an old man "Dad" will make him happy, I'll do it. Besides, it makes me feel as if my father is still alive."
Overall, the storyline is not bad. Just that I feel the 2nd story can be more elaborated. It can be touchier. Also regarding the 1st story, I feel that they can further elaborate on the mother and daughter story. In my opinion, the 3rd story is not necessary. I would rather they took out the 3rd story and elaborate further on the 1st and 2nd story. Somehow I feel the producer just add in more scenes so that the movie can accommodate more actors and actresses.
I also don't like the idea of adding a joke to all the emotional scenes. I know the tag line of the movie is "Touched Hearts with a Laugh" but it is just not right. How can someone just switch their emotional from sad to happy instantly? I can't do it. Therefore some of the jokes doesn't even appear funny to me. I remember this part where the old man told the children to take care of themselves and be happy because he can't live long to see them. The script then was very touching. I can feel tears rolling down my cheek. Then suddenly the old man added that he thinks he has breast cancer. The children laughed about it. I don't think it is funny. The joke was totally redundant for me. Imagine, can you laugh out loud when your loved ones tell you they think they have cancer? It is simply ridiculous.
Anyway, all I've mentioned above are just my personal opinions. I still think it is a movie worth watching.
I need to tell you guys this. Yesterday when the movie finished, as usual, everyone will be rushing towards the exit. But last night, something creepy happened. I was in the large cinema. As everyone was walking towards the exit, the whole cinema was very quiet. It was so quiet to the extend that it feels really scary. No one was talking. I asked Jas if she noticed the awkward silence. She told me she notices it too and she added that everyone was like walking with heads facing down. She said maybe everyone felt it. I think everyone was relating the story to themselves. Well, i felt it. I can relate it to myself.
So I can proudly say that this local Malaysian production is a success!
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