[Movie Review] Back To You 当时明月在
8TV “Back
To You 当时明月在”
tells a unique story of how a mother was
separated from the youngest daughter of a pair of twins due to family poverty
and father’s decision to keep the son instead of the daughter.
After
28 years of search, the mother Xiu Min (played
by Remon Lim) finally get to meet up with her daughter, who is now named Sufia (played
by Jasmine Suraya Chin) as she was
adopted and raised by a Malay family. The tension was raised when Sofia’s adopted mother, Kamariah (played by Azizah Mahzan) found out that Sofia has
already met her biological mother.
What will happen to Xiu Min and Sofia? What
is Sofia’s final decision? Will she
choose to stay with her adopted family or will she go back to her real family?
A Unique
Malaysian Movie!
“Back To You 当时明月在”
is a really unique Malaysia movie which
involves the different cultures of multiracial
families in our country. The theme is something exclusive in Malaysia and
trust me, not many local movies have been able to deliver such an in-depth
culture exploration as much as this one.
I
really love the heart-warming story of
how the Chinese mother Xiu Min trying
to get reconnected with her youngest child. The scenes of how she tried to
learn Bahasa Malaysia from a Mandarin Speaking Malay burger seller Lisa in order to communicate with her
child was really touching. The way Xiu
Min speaks out phrases in BM are just so tear-jerking. Kudos to Remon
Lim for delivering such a marvellous performance.
Of
course, Jasmine Suraya Chin has also
portrayed the character of Sofia very
well. She has successfully depicted the struggles that Sofia has to face since young in a family of different race. Her
acting is very natural and it makes the character so believable.
We
also can’t forget about the performance by Azizah
Mahzan too. The adopted mother role,
Kamariah is an overly-protective
mother who is quite dramatic and Azizah
has provided a lot of laughter throughout the show.
Not to forget, Ernest
Chong who plays the other twin Zhi
Chen is equally good at his role too. One of the scenes in which he
explained to the sister regarding his life for the past 28 years is quite
pitiful. His performance deserves a clap too.
Apart from the themes and actors’ performance, I
really love the direction of the film and the cinematography. Most of the
scenes were shot in great quality. Although it is a telemovie, the quality is
nothing less than a big screen film. The pacing of the show is quite balanced.
Between every story-telling moments, there will be some funny scenes which will
cheer the audiences up apart from making the audiences cry over the touching
scenes.
The open-ended final scene leaves the audiences
with many possibilities and I personally really love this approach. There is no
right or wrong in Xiu Min’s and Sofia’s final decision but making the
film ends this way just created more imaginative space for the audience.
The movie is really an entertaining one with
meaningful message. Really enjoyed it very much.
The movie is shown on 8TV on 31st
August 2019, 8.30pm and a repeat is shown on 1st September 2019, 12pm.
For those who have missed the show on TV, don’t
worry, you can still catch the movie via the 8TV Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIkhtGJVT0c
Coverage: “Back To You” Red Carpet At Central-i City TGV
Prior to the showing of the movie in 8TV, there was a premiere screening at Central-i City TGV, the first cinema in Malaysia with Samsung ONYX LED screen. It was a really great visual treat!
These are some photos our team has taken during the Red Carpet of the movie!
During the red carpet session, Remon Lim mentioned that this was the first time for her to see the whole movie herself. She's very anxious about her performance. The premiere is something like a report card reception session for her. Well, I believe everyone would agree that if this is a report card, it's definitely an "A" for her performance in the movie.
Jasmine Suraya Chin and Ernest also introduced their characters in the film. They highlighted that there was a scene whereby Jasmine has to speak a lengthy BM dialogue then responded by Ernest in BM too. It was a challenge for Ernest because he admitted that he is not too fluent in his BM.
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