"Moriendo" by Andrey Pratama is one of the films that managed to membetot my attention when listening to short films on the mat XXI Short Film Festival a year ago. At least, there are two reasons that interest me to pay more attention to this movie: (1) This is an animated film, and (2) what the movie wants. Finding an animated film made in the country is not an easy matter, because too many talented filmmakers are reluctant to dabble in it. If anything, there are not many. In addition, the quality of cultivation is often apprehensive, as if only following the terms "the important thing to be".
"Moriendo" is one of the few animated films with above-average workmanship quality. It is clear that the film is taken seriously, full of precision, and affixed love in it.
Moriendo-Poster-Round Adapted from a novel by Noviana Kusumawardhani entitled "A Morning and a Dead Man", "Moriendo" tells of a woman's encounter with an old man in a park. After being abandoned by a loved one, the woman no longer has the spirit to go on living, and hopes death will soon pick her up. The elderly grandfather who turned out to be the incarnation of a life-giving angel, offered to take the soul of the woman, when permitted. Then what happens in the next few minutes in "Moriendo" has to do with human efforts to reconcile with past memories, accept the path of life through open hearts, to sacrifice.
Not only the visual aspect of animation that made my attention stolen when devoured "Moriendo", but also the story side. While watching it for the first time at the short film festival held by Cinema 21, various questions and a series of interpretations invaded the mind. What exactly did the film want to say?
Andrey Pratama chose not to sing this garapannya film in a straightforward, linear pattern of separation, but toying with the word through a dialogue that slips poetically through nonlinear storytelling. Watching it casually in passing without being willing to pour a little attention is not a wise decision, it will only make you confused. It takes more concentration to be able to pervade the meaning of the film and the intent and purpose that would be expressed by the filmmaker.
But make no mistake. Although "Moriendo" is conditioned by Andrey Pratama as a serious spectacle that requires viewers to take advantage of their eyes, hearts and minds, while eating it-definitely not a title you can enjoy by relaxing while chewing snacks-it is a binding spectacle .
With a finite duration-only spanning about six minutes-the filmmaker was able to use it very well and appropriately to chatter around the dark side of human life, death, and sacrifice. But is that all that is talked about throughout the movie duration? Depending on the views of each audience. There is an exciting side of a film that is not too talkative and straightforward in telling the story. The audience seems to be involved more deeply to break down, uncover, and uncover the wishes of the filmmaker.
What is also fun from "Moriendo", Andrey Pratama also seemed to serve this movie to the audience as a medium for contemplation. The audience is confronted with a series of questions with answers returned to each individual. When we lose a loved one in life, are we able to accept it as broadly as we say it to others to cheer up? Then, is an unbecoming moment of death celebrated with a feeling of joy instead of moping with tears? And, when we feel this self is worthless and the life that passes seems to have no meaning, does anyone else also have a similar assumption? A series of questions that are clearly interesting to diulik more profound and used as material for reflection.
No one feels the jury at XXI Short Film Festival 2013 named "Moriendo" as Short Film Animation Media Options. As a prime work originally intended only to qualify for the final task, "Moriendo" is clearly quite satisfactory. Andrey Pratama is able to produce animation techniques that are above the average of most short animated films in Indonesia.
Interestingly, he did not necessarily complacent when the animation polished has been fairly worth watching. "Moriendo" is able to speak a lot not only because it is sustained from the visual side alone. Intelligently, Andrey Pratama succeeded in breeding the smoothness of the animation with a powerful storytelling order, densely packed, and intriguing. This is also supported by Patrick Runbladh's beautiful, melodic background music, and gives life to every scene-a point more for "Moriendo".
Andrey Pratama has clearly shown the glory in his first work that-I must say-is a title that is so engaging, binding, and showing boldness in speaking. Interesting to see his next work.