Cinta

I watched one of the most touching Malay movie I have seen in years..(well, not that I watched a lot of local films before). The recent one that I remember are Puteri Gunung Ledang and Sepet.

Yesterday night, as I was browsing through the channels, there's this movie that caught my attention - Cinta. There's not a lot of good local movies around but I think this is one that's worth your 2 hours. In short, Cinta is a film comprising of 10 stars, and 5 love stories.

The story that really made me cry, is the one about an old retired teacher, who has Alzheimer's. The character is potrayed by Dato' Rahim Razali, a familiar face on TV since the local stations were established. Below is the synopsis taken for this story from their site.

"Age does not diminish one’s capacity for love or need for companionship. The marching of time has not been kind to Elyas (Dato’ Rahim Razali), a retired schoolteacher. But despite illness and age, Rubiah (Fatimah Abu Bakar), a compassionate and kind woman sees Elyas’ dignity and spirit shining through. Can you recognise the face of it, even if you have no memory of it? Does love have to end in your advancing years?"

Everyday, this old man wakes up and will go through the same routine. Because of Alzheimer,he doesn't even recognizes his grandson, who is the only person taking care of him.Many times, he will end up somewhere he doesn't know, and he still look for old friends who are no longer alive anymore. Till a point when the grandson has no other alternative but to send him to old folk's home. A good Samaritan, a lady in the neighbourhood, who owns a stall the old man visits everyday, decided to take care of him for life.

Cinta- a movie about love. It made me realise, how much do we care and love and till what extend that we are willing to sacrifice for the people we love? Sometimes in life, we are given that second chance to make things right, and sometimes we won't get any chance anymore. One of the story in it says - the most important thing is to see the person you love happy, even if you can't be with them. To those who have found love, treasure them and to those who feels alone at times, always keep in mind that there are many people who care and love you if you let them to.

Cheers...