Text 1 : Avatar The Movie ( Movie review)

Avatar is a 2009 American epic science fiction motion capture film written and
directed by James Cameron, and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang,
Michelle Rodriguez, Joel David Moore, Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver. Following
the film's success, Cameron signed with 20th Century Fox to produce two sequels,
making Avatar the first of a planned trilogy.

A former Marine named Jake limping selected to join the Avatar program and sent
to another planet called Pandora. In Pandora, which is a Na'vi tribe living primitive
animals are similar and have the ability as human beings. Na'vi tribe considers that the
arrival of humans the earth as a threat, then the war broke out between the human
world with Na'vi tribe. Because humans can not breathe earth directly on the planet
Pandora, then Jake was changed to a figure like a tribe of Na'vi in order to mingle. Jake
also explore the planet Pandora, after meeting with a woman named tribe Na'vi Neytiri,
Jake fell in love with her. Finally, Jake is faced with a confused where he must decide
which side should be defended, as both a determinant of the fate of the earth and tribal
Na'vi.

This most expensive film deserves be given 2 thumbs. The film "Avatar the Movie"
by director James Cameron is inviting a lot of admiration from the audience. Avatar is a
semi-real film, meaning that part using 3D animation. Although 3D animation in some
scenes look cheap aka obviously animated, but I think it is not too disturbing film Avatar
as a whole. With Avatar the Movie, James Cameron re-considered the king of the world's
movies. After previously also rocked the audience emotionally with "Titanic" movie.

Is it a great movie? I think yes. It’s very amazing film I have ever seen. There are no
major plot holes I could see. The technology is brilliant and used well, and the setting
itself is gorgeous.

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Text 2 : Close ( Song Review)

The success of the first album was released “Westlife“ which went in straigt to
number one in the U.K. and in Ireland. Westlife have released the second album “Coast
to Coast“ in May 2001. This album is more succesfull than before. Westlife have been
entered in the “ Guiness Book of Records “ of having seven single go straigt to number
one in the U.K. One of the song of this album is “CLOSE“. The song went straigt to be
quickly become the top the U.K. chart and it can release five million copies.

”CLOSE” tells us about loves. This song shows me that the power of love is the
best power than the others. The power of love itself comes from different statement
between she and he. So that, the girl want to give the real sign of love to him and make
the boy believe that she love him very much. And this song tells us about there’s the girl
or boy who loves someone and want to struggle to get the true love from him or her.
When she is far away from him, she still feels close and every night when she was
sleeping, she always dreams him. She can do anything just for him. She promised to
herself for always keep her relationship and she never let go. He’s the only one who is
needed by her “You're all I'll ever need”. He always gives strength and hope. She knows
that she feel comfort and safe when he close to her. She needs him to know that he
never been close like it “When I'm in your arms, I need you to know… I've never been,
never been this close”.
This song is good. The lyrics is touchable. It’s a simple but has a deep meaning. By using
simple and understanable words, it makes this song has many listeners. It can touch
everyone’s heart when they’re listening on it. With lush musical settings and soulful
vocal, it makes the listeners feel comfort.
In generally, this song is great. The lyrics can touch our heart and will be the best song for
a couple.
 Text 3 : Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2010) is a Thailand romantic comedy starring Fern
Pimchanok Leuvisedpaibul (as Nam) and Mario Maurer (as Shone). Nam is a high school
girl who is secretly in love with her senior, Shone. Shone is a charming 10th-grade-student
who interested in photography and football. He often teased by his schoolmate because
his father failed to take penalty shoot on the football cup. Eventhough, many girls are
still crazy for him, including Nam.
Aware as not-a-dazzling-girl in the school, Nam, with the help of her friends, try
everything to improve herself to get Shone’s attention. She start to treat her dark skin
and start to study diligently.
On the next next next grade, Nam has become a beautiful girl. Then come another
charming boy at school, Top, Shone’s best friend. Top has expressed his love, but Nam
refused him because of her love to Shone. But, Shone and Top already have agreement
that they won’t love same girl. This promise makes Nam’s love to Shone seems not
possible.
In the end of school year, Nam will go to continue study in America and Shone will take a
football career. Before they separated for long time, Nam expressed her feeling to Shone
with all of her courage. But sadly Shone has been dating someone. After that meeting, it
turns out that Shone also has a feeling for Nam.
Nine years later, they meet again. And…..happy ending.
This movie has a simple storyline. It describe first love and its cheesy things. That
CHEESY!!!
Although the story is simple, unfortunately the movie is told with a bit long-winded and
makes the duration is quite long, almost two hours. But don’t worry because the
transformation of Nam may not be boring and can be a refresher during this film. Pretty
good movie, nothing special but still entertaining.
After watching this movie, it is funny to realize how every little thing can make us either
happy or worried. Chasing is really the best part, right?
Besides that, love can make someone change, either to fit with his/her loved one or to
get his/her attention. It’s good if the change go to the positive direction.
I think, on eastern culture, it is not usual if a woman express her feeling first to a man she
loved. So, note to every man, say ‘love’ if you love her before it’s too late because second
chances do not always exist.
· Text 4 : Negeri 5 Menara (Novel/Movie)

A different themes has been introduced in a film based on the novel by Ahmad Fuadi and
directed by Affandi Abdul Rahman.
“Negeri 5 Menara”, a film produced by Simple Pictures/KG Productions/Million
Pictures/IB Perbankan Syariah is one of Indonesian movies that is produced to educate
the audience and shown a different angle of an Islamic education institution, called
Pesantren, on how to pursue the future success by implementing a spirit of ‘Man Jadda
Wajada’, meaning that every person who is taking effort seriously will be succeed.
A traditional atmosphere and beautiful scene of Maninjau Lake in West Sumatera has
become a background of the story where Alif and his family lives. Alif is a student who
just completed his study in a junior high school and willing to go to java for taking a
higher education in a secular school as a part of his dream to study at the famous
Technical College in Bandung, ITB.
His mother has a different plan for him , she urged Alif to take Islamic school and
spending four years to gain a religious subject combined with a modern knowledge
before to go to college.
Alif had no choice, as he does not want to disappoint his mother , then he go to a small
town in Java, Ponorogo, accompanied by his father to enroll Islamic school “ Pondok
Madani”. His father said to him to take and try it first and after that Alif can decide
whether the school is fit for him or not.
The exposure completely in a combination of today’s modern culture and ethics of
Islamic living, in Pondok Madani as an Islamic school , With Six students and some
chaplains moving in and out of the film, the movie is something about refreshment for a
sense of curiosity who appear on every person who never know inside of Pesantren or
Islamic School culture.
Though the script is simple, the dialogues is crisp. All the performances are excellent,
especially for some new comer such as: Alif (Gazza Zubizaretta ), Raja Lubis (Jiofani
Lubis) , Said Jufri (Ernest Samudra) , Dulmajid (Aris Putra) , Atang (Rizki Ramdani) and
Baso Salahuddin (Billy Sandy) . These six students stirs-off some comedy sequences . The
capability to connect a modern life activities and Islamic roles is well interpreted
throughout the movie.
Affandi Abdul Rahman treats Fuadi’s book as a precious script to be handled carefully ,
get all the points in there, however making it into a film has proved difficult, when
reading the book you can imagine some dialogue created by those six students is very
deep but in the movie it become a simple conversation.
A simple Recommendation for those who has watch this film, not be missed out!
 FILM REVIEW

Title : Avatar The Movie

Genre : science fiction
Director : James Cameron
Year : 2009
Durasion : 2 hours. 40 minutes.
Stars : Sam Worthington , Sigourney Weaver,
Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana
Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi

Avatar is a 2009 American epic science fiction motion capture film written and directed by
James Cameron, and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Joel
David Moore, Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver. Following the film's success, Cameron signed
with 20th Century Fox to produce two sequels, making Avatar the first of a planned trilogy.

A former Marine named Jake limping selected to join the Avatar program and sent to
another planet called Pandora. In Pandora, which is a Na'vi tribe living primitive animals are similar
and have the ability as human beings. Na'vi tribe considers that the arrival of humans the earth as a
threat, then the war broke out between the human world with Na'vi tribe. Because humans can not
breathe earth directly on the planet Pandora, then Jake was changed to a figure like a tribe of Na'vi
in order to mingle. Jake also explore the planet Pandora, after meeting with a woman named tribe
Na'vi Neytiri, Jake fell in love with her. Finally, Jake is faced with a confused where he must decide
which side should be defended, as both a determinant of the fate of the earth and tribal Na'vi.

This most expensive film deserves be given 2 thumbs. The film "Avatar the Movie" by
director James Cameron is inviting a lot of admiration from the audience. Avatar is a semi-real film,
meaning that part using 3D animation. Although 3D animation in some scenes look cheap aka
obviously animated, but I think it is not too disturbing film Avatar as a whole. With Avatar the Movie,
James Cameron re-considered the king of the world's movies. After previously also rocked the
audience emotionally with "Titanic" movie.

Is it a great movie? I think yes. It’s very amazing film I have ever seen. There are no major
plot holes I could see. The technology is brilliant and used well, and the setting itself is gorgeous.
 Once upon a time, there was a puppeteer named Geppetto. He really wanted a boy but his wife has
been died for a long time ago. One day, he had an idea. He wanted to make a puppet so he would
never felt lonely again. He made a puppet all night without resting. In the morning, finally he
finished his work. He named the puppet, Pinocchio. He played whole day with Pinocchio. However,
he felt lonely again because Pinocchio couldn't talk or walk by himself. In the middle of the night,
Geppetto prayed to the God. His wish was Pinocchio became a real boy, human. He thought it on his
mind in his dream.

In the next morning, he surprised. Pinocchio was alive. He really was happy. He tough Pinocchio
how to walk, how to speak, how to read etc. like a teacher. Pinocchio learned fast. He entered an
elementary school. One day, Pinocchio felt bored. So, he went home late. Geppetto worried about
him. When Pinocchio came to home, Geppetto asked him. He said he was on school but he didn't.
Suddenly, Pinocchio's nose grow longer. It meant that Pinocchio lied.

The next day, Pinocchio got caught by thieves. The thieves was the owner of circus. Pinocchio
became a slave for the circus. He was famous because he was a talking puppet. Geppetto worried
him. Pinocchio didn't come home for 2 days. He found Pinocchio everywhere. When he discovered
the sea, big wave smashed him. He was on whale's stomach when he awoke. He couldn't find the
way out.

In different place, Pinocchio finally could get out from circus. He went to home but Geppetto
wasn't on there. He found Geppetto at sea. He had the same accident like Geppetto. He met
Geppetto in whale's stomach. They got out from its stomach by made a fire.
They went home back together. In the end, they lived happy forever after.
Once upon a time, there lived a handsome boy in Baghdad. The name was Aladdin. He was a
clever boy, but he did not like to work.

One day Aladin’s mother sent him to the market place to look for a job. In the market he
met a magician. The magician asked him to work together with him. If Aladdin could do, he
would get a lot of gold coins and jewellery. The magician asked Aladdin to go inside the cave
and find a magical lamp there. He also gave a ring and said, “If you are in any trouble, rub
this ring and a genie will come to your rescue!”

Aladdin went into the cave. Inside the cave, Aladdin was surprised by what he saw. Every
corner was full of gold and treasures. A few minutes later, he found the lamp and quickly
returned to the entrance of the cave.

Aladdin called out, “Magician, I have found the lamp.”

“Excellent,” answered the magician. “Quick, pass it to me!”

Aladdin did not trust the magician so he said, “Not so fast Magician. You must help me out
of this cave first.”

The magician became very angry. When Aladdin was walking to the entrance, the magician
pushed a huge rock over the entrance of the cave and left Aladdin and the lamp behind.
Aladdin tried to move the rock all by himself, but it was too big and heavy, “Oh no! I am
trapped in the cave!” he cried.

Suddenly, he remembered the magic ring. He rubbed it with the palm of his hand. To his
surprise, a genie appeared before him and in a powerful voice said, “Master, I am the Genie
of the ring. How can I help you?”

Aladdin was frightened, but he soon found the courage to ask, “Could you please send me
back to my house?” In no time at all Aladdin was back home.

Aladdin took out the lamp. He wondered what would happen if he rubbed it. As Aladdin
was rubbing it, all of a sudden another enormous genie stood before him. The genie of the
lamp said, “Master, your wish is my command.” Aladdin was very excited and wished for an
enormous palace and bags full of gold.

One day, a beautiful princess was passing by Aladdin’s palace. She stopped to talk to
Aladdin and soon they became good friends. Before long, Aladdin and Jasmine fell in love
each other. She married Aladdin and lived happily.
Once upon a time, there was a puppeteer named Geppetto. He really wanted a boy but his wife has
been died for a long time ago. One day, he had an idea. He wanted to make a puppet so he would
never felt lonely again. He made a puppet all night without resting. In the morning, finally he
finished his work. He named the puppet, Pinocchio. He played whole day with Pinocchio. However,
he felt lonely again because Pinocchio couldn't talk or walk by himself. In the middle of the night,
Geppetto prayed to the God. His wish was Pinocchio became a real boy, human. He thought it on his
mind in his dream.

In the next morning, he surprised. Pinocchio was alive. He really was happy. He tough Pinocchio how
to walk, how to speak, how to read etc. like a teacher. Pinocchio learned fast. He entered an
elementary school. One day, Pinocchio felt bored. So, he went home late. Geppetto worried about
him. When Pinocchio came to home, Geppetto asked him. He said he was on school but he didn't.
Suddenly, Pinocchio's nose grow longer. It meant that Pinocchio lied.

The next day, Pinocchio got caught by thieves. The thieves was the owner of circus. Pinocchio
became a slave for the circus. He was famous because he was a talking puppet. Geppetto worried
him. Pinocchio didn't come home for 2 days. He found Pinocchio everywhere. When he discovered
the sea, big wave smashed him. He was on whale's stomach when he awoke. He couldn't find the
way out.
In different place, Pinocchio finally could get out from circus. He went to home but Geppetto wasn't
on there. He found Geppetto at sea. He had the same accident like Geppetto. He met Geppetto in
whale's stomach. They got out from its stomach by made a fire.
They went home back together. In the end, they lived happy forever after.