Red Riding Hood film

Red Riding Hood is an American/Canadian dark fantasy film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and starring Amanda Seyfried as the title role, from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson.^[3] It is very loosely based on the folk tale Little Red Riding Hood^[4] collected by both Charles Perrault under the name "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" (Little Red Riding Hood) and several decades later by the Brothers Grimm as "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red Cap).

Red Riding Hood
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Catherine Hardwicke
Produced by	Leonardo DiCaprio Jennifer Davisson Killoran Julie Yorn
Written by	David Leslie Johnson
Starring	Amanda Seyfried Gary Oldman Billy Burke Shiloh Fernandez Max Irons Virginia Madsen Lukas Haas Julie Christie
Music by	Brian Reitzell Alex Heffes
Cinematography	Mandy Walker
Editing by	Nancy Richardson Julia Wong
Studio	Appian Way Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States Canada
Language	English
Budget	$42 million[1]
Box office	$89,162,162[2

Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) lives in the village of Daggerhorn, on the edge of a forest plagued by a werewolf. The villagers sacrifice livestock so that the wolf won't prey on them, but then Valerie's sister Lucie is found dead. The outraged villagers manage to kill a wolf, but soon a priest arrives, Father Solomon (Gary Oldman), who tells them that a slain werewolf would revert to human form, and their werewolf is still on the loose. Meanwhile Valerie's mother, Suzette (Virginia Madsen), has arranged her marriage to Henry (Max Irons), the son of the wealthy blacksmith Adrien Lazar (Michael Shanks), and persuaded Valerie's childhood friend and would-be lover, a poor woodsman named Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), that he should let her go if he really loves her. Valerie's grandmother (Julie Christie) consoles her granddaughter by giving her an early wedding gift: a beautiful red hooded cloak.
When Valerie sees her mother grieving over the blacksmith, slain in the werewolf hunt, she learns that her mother loved him before she married and that Lucie was his daughter, unknown to her father Cesaire (Billy Burke). The villagers celebrate that night, refusing to believe the priest's warning, even after he explains that during the blood moon - which is happening over the course of these three days - anyone bitten by the werewolf is cursed to become one. Valerie pursues Peter to confront him about rejecting her, and after a romantic interlude in a barn, they are separated and the werewolf attacks. The wolf confronts Valerie and her friend Roxanne (Shauna Kain) and both are horrified to learn that Valerie can not only speak to the werewolf, but can understand it when it speaks to her.
The next morning, Father Solomon kills one of his guards that was wounded by the wolf, despite his brother's objections. Solomon insists that all the cursed men must die. Henry tells Valerie he had seen her with Peter and they call off their engagement. Solomon insists that wolf is one of the villagers and begins to search all their homes. In the process, Solomon discovers Roxanne's autistic brother hiding and accuses him of witchcraft, stuffing him in a Brazen Bull when he will not give them the name of the werewolf. Roxanne, hoping to free her brother, tells him that Valerie spoke the language of the werewolf and accuses her of witchcraft. Solomon releases the boy, though he is traumatized and catatonic from the experience, and Valerie is offered as a sacrifice to appease the werewolf, but Peter and Henry rescue her. The wolf comes, but is unable to cross holy ground to enter the churchyard where Valerie and Henry had gone for sanctuary. Solomon tries to force Valerie to leave and in the conflict the wolf bites his hand off. The guard whose brother was killed by Solomon tells him, "A man bitten is a man cursed," before killing him. Everyone realizes that Valerie was innocent since she was able to take refuge on holy ground.
Valerie suspects Peter is the wolf, injures him and flees to her grandmother's house, but is greeted instead by her father using her grandmother's voice. Cesaire reveals that he is the werewolf and that all in his bloodline can speak to him. When Lucie, not born of his blood, could not understand him, he realized that she was not his child and lost control. He offers Valerie an opportunity to become a werewolf as well, each generation being stronger than the last one, but when she refuses he tries to force her. Peter returns and the two men have a furious struggle. Peter is bitten and then knocked out, but Valerie manages to kill her father using the dismembered hand of Solomon which, as a precaution had been lined with silver fingernails by Solomon himself. Peter, realizing he was bitten and will be cursed to become the werewolf, but instead of killing him, Valerie helps him dump Cesaire's body in the lake and he rows away. He promises to return when he has controlled the beast within, and Valerie leaves Daggerhorn and moves into her grandmother's cottage, awaiting the day Peter returns. Henry leaves with Solomon's troupe to hunt werewolves and other creatures while Valerie's mother, having given up on Cesaire's return, returns to a normal life as well. One night, Valerie sees a werewolf, and smiling, looks to the future.
In the alternate cut of the film, before Peter leaves, he and Valerie make love together and later in the movie when Peter returns, Valerie is holding her and Peter's daughter.

REVIEW: CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE / FIRST LOVE (สิ่งเล็กๆ ที่เรียกว่า...รัก)

“Based on the true story of everyone.”

Selain film horror, ternyata Thailand juga jago meracik film komedi romantis. Setelah menonton Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009), Hello Stranger (2010), dan kali ini Crazy Little Thing Called Love atau dengan judul lain First Love, saya harus mengakui kalau rom-com hasil karya filmmaker Thailand sudah tidak kalah jauh jika dibandingkan dengan rom-com Korea. Ciri khas Thailand lebih kepada unsur komedi yang blak-blakan dan konyol namun tentu saja dengan sisi romantis yang sangat terasa. Crazy Little Thing Called Love mengangkat tema yang manis, yaitu tentang cinta monyet semasa sekolah menengah pertama. So cute!

Nam (Pimchanok Luevisetpaibool) adalah seorang gadis berusia 14 tahun. Berkulit hitam, memakai kacamata dan kawat gigi, lengkap dengan potongan rambut yang jelek membuat Nam diledek itik buruk rupa. Tetapi ia malah jatuh cinta dengan Chone (Mario Maurer), teman satu sekolahnya yang lucu dan tampan. Dibantu tiga sahabatnya, Nam mencoba berbagai cara untuk menarik perhatian Chone, namun sepertinya Chone tidak memberikan respon yang luar biasa. Setelah terpilih menjadi Snow White dalam drama sekolah, Nam berusaha keras agar menjadi gadis yang cantik. Keadaan menjadi rumit ketika sahabat Chone yang baru pindah ke sekolah mereka malah naksir dengan Nam.

Tentu ini adalah film ABG (anak baru gede), tapi entah kenapa saya sangat menikmati film ini dari awal hingga akhir. Hal-hal konyol yang ada dalam film ini sepertinya memang pernah dirasakan orang-orang yang pernah melewati masa remaja. Rasa deg-degan luar biasa ketika berpapasan dengan gebetan, pura-pura izin ke toilet hanya untuk mengintip dan lewat depan kelasnya, menyimpan barang pemberiannya, dll. Semua memori rasa dalam sekejap kembali teringat dalam ingatan. Apalagi pemeran tokoh Chone, Mario Maurer, sedap sekali dipandang mata! FYI, Mario Maurer ini sekarang adalah artis yang paling digilai remaja Thailand lho! Sebelumnya Mario sudah dikenal lewat film Love of Siam (2007).

Film ini membuat emosi campur-aduk. Awalnya saya dibuat tertawa melihat tingkah Nam dan teman-temannya yang konyol serta guru bahasa Inggrisnya, akan tetapi saat menuju akhir film saya malah dibuat menangis! Kalau tidak salah, sepertinya baru ini film Thailand yang berhasil membuat saya menangis. Beberapa scene pada akhir film memang membuat saya sangat terharu, tidak terasa air mata langsung mengalir di pipi. Hehe.. Secara keseluruhan, ini bukan film yang luar biasa, tetapi saya suka dengan jalan cerita simple nan manis yang diangkat dalam film ini. Thanks to Blitzmegaplex for showing this cute movie! :’)

HELLO STRANGER (กวน มึน โฮ)

"Not knowing each other. They fall in love."

Bagaimana rasanya pergi ke luar negeri sendirian lalu bertemu dengan seorang lawan jenis yang asik dan akhirnya membuat kita jatuh cinta? Hello Stranger bercerita tentang perasaan itu. Film komedi romantis yang laris di Thailand ini disutradarai oleh Banjong Pisanthanakun yang merupakan sutradara spesialis film horrorThailand, sebut saja Shutter (2004), Alone (2007), 4bia (2008), dan Phobia 2 (2009). Ternyata selain horror, ia juga piawai menggarap film percintaan, buktinya debut pertamanya ini terbilang sukses. Tema cerita yang diangkat memang menarik dan 'aman', banyak orang yang menyukai cerita seperti ini, terutama wanita. Beberapa film Hollywood juga pernah mengangkat tema ini, seperti Before Sunrise (1995), Serendipity (2001), atau Lost in Translation (2003). Entah apa ada yang masih ingat, dulu ada juga serial drama Asia berjudul Friends (2002) yang diperankan aktor Korea, Won Bin, dan aktris Jepang, Kyoko Fukada. Dulu saya suka sekali!

Hello Stranger kali ini tampil dengan tema hampir sama seperti film-film yang saya sebutkan diatas, namun dengan bumbu komedi tipikal Asia yang lebih kental. Dua orang asal Thailand yang secara terpisah berlibur ke Korea. Masing-masing memiliki alasan sendiri untuk berlibur dan menikmati kesendirian di negeri ginseng tersebut, namun takdir mempertemukan mereka dengan cara yang unik. Mereka akhirnya menghabiskan waktu liburan berdua; pergi ke tempat-tempat menarik, bercanda, dan bersenang-senang. Seperti film-film romantis lainnya, timbul perasaan jatuh cinta di hati dua orang asing ini meskipun hanya dalam perkenalan yang singkat. Kalau membaca sinopsisnya memang terdengar klise, memang betul. Akan tetapi menikmati perjalanan pasangan unik ini dari awal sampai akhir sangat seru, kita dibuat tertawa melihat tingkah laku konyol mereka juga dibuat terharu dengan adegan romantis di akhir film.

Menurut saya film ini sangat menghibur, meskipun pada pertengahan komedi yang ditampilkan terkesan sedikit berlebihan, namun kekurangan tersebut mampu tertutupi dengan suguhan ending yang manis. Kedua pemeran utama film ini, Chantawit Thanasevee dan Nuengtida Sopon, merupakan pasangan yang sangat cocok bermain dalam satu frame. Chemistry mereka terlihat nyata dan didukung juga dengan akting yang natural. Selain berperan sebagai pemeran utama, Chantawit juga menulis skrip film ini. Berlatar belakang di Korea membuat film ini mempunyai nilai tambah lagi, karena banyak kebudayaan Korea yang ditampilkan disini. Dua jam merupakan durasi yang cukup panjang untuk film ini, namun jangan khawatir karena akan banyak lelucon-lelucon menghibur yang siap mengocok perut anda. Hello Stranger hanya ditayangkan di bioskop Blitzmegaplex, menurut saya tidak ada salahnya mencoba menonton film ini, apalagi kalau berdua dengan pasangan. Menghibur, manis, dan romantis! :)