Based loosely on the 16th century historical document entitled ‘Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa ' or 'The Malay Chronicles - Bloodlines' is an action-packed epic feature film, with mythical characters, magical moments and dazzling visual-effects sequences. Merong Mahawangsa was a descendant of Alexander the Great, a renowned naval captain and traveler who came to Asia several hundred years ago.
The year is 120 AD… a time when the Roman Empire is at the height of its power, during the reign of Hadrian – one of the Five Good Emperors. Meanwhile in China, the Han Dynasty is firmly cemented as the ruling empire and is expanding into Central Asia… one hundred years before the period of the Three Kingdoms. As the Roman fleet did their repairs and traded in Goa, they asked Merong Mahawangsa to escort a Roman prince to Southeast Asia, to wed a beautiful Chinese princess from the Han Dynasty. The Chinese princess and the Roman prince are supposed to meet halfway and be married on neutral grounds. However, the pirate nation of Geruda had other plans. They decided to kidnap the Chinese princess and use her as ransom. En route to the Straits of Melaka, Merong Mahawangsa’s fleet was attacked by Geruda’s forces while stopping at a small island to replenish supplies.
Will Merong Mahawangsa be able to rescue the Princess and re-unite her with her betrothed in a marriage that is set to bring together two great civilizations from the East and West? to know the ending go and watch at your nearest cinema.. hehe. i've watched it. not bad..bangga coz its our local movie. bravo KRU and MOSTI. Kalau bukan kerana effort kalian tak mungkin Malaysia mampu hasilkan filem epik begini. lepas tengok movie ni terus rasa nak cakap dalam bahasa melayu klasik :P tapi yang peliknya masa tengok cerita ni, setiap kali pelakon cakap bahasa klasik mesti satu cinema ketawa, tak tau la kenapa. kalau tengok cerita shakespeare yang lagi klasik bahasa dia tak pulak diorang gelak. padahal lagi kelakar kan "shall i compare thee to a summer's day?" atau "o romeo romeo, wherefore art thou romeo?" kan lagi kelakar bunyinya.. ish! tak patriotik langsung gelakkan bahasa sendiri.
cerita ni rasanya cerita melayu paling lama kot, almost two hours. ke ada cerita lain yang lagi lama? tapi walaupun lama tak boring. full of action. orang cakap action dia setaraf macam hong kong movie, sebab few of stunt man dia dari hong kong. and im a bit shock masa tengok end credit sebab sharifah amani was the asst stunt director. tak tau la pulak kalau dia pandai marshal arts or whatsoever. tapi semua scene gaduh dalam cerita ni memang cool.. kot. sebab kalau fight-fight je i tutup mata. bloods everywhere.. ewww!
pelakon dia pulak semua best-best, especially Khir Rahman memang benci la tengok dia dalam cerita ni and stephen rahman pulak super duper hot ok. sepanjang masa tak pakai baju pulak tu, melted! haha. tapi kesian dengar dia cakap bahasa melayu sebab macam tak berapa fluent. bab-bab CGI pulak i tak berani la nak komen sebab tak pandai. tapi rasanya ada improvement la dari cerita lain macam Kapoww ke or Libas. macam cartoon. but jangan expect la CGI dia terlalu canggih macam Troy or Pirates of the Carribean sebab kadang-kadang ada scene laut yang nampak tipu skit.
lepas tu pulak yang buat i blur ialah the whole story.. sebab as we all know la kan merong mahawangsa kan ada darah alexander the great, lepas tu dalam cerita ni mak merong (umie aida) orang local and merong pun kahwin dengan orang local jugak (umi nazeera) and dapat anak. so maknanya kita ni semua ada darah alexander the great la ye? sebab seingat i my history teacher cakap tu semua mitos semata-mata. haih pening baru nak bangga sikit cakap kat semua orang i ada darah Italy ok. huhu. lepas tu pulak puak-puak geruda tu bukan burung geruda ke? mana pulak datangnya lanun punya team nama geruda? tu la masa suruh belajar sejarah dulu main sekarang sejarah nenek moyang apa pun tak tau.
tapi apa-apa je la. tengok movie ni for fun, tak payah fikir-fikir yang lain-lain, kita tengok movie kan for escapism and cerita ni memang best. rugi kalau tak tengok since everyone goes gaga about it. support la local film :) in love and light. XX.
cerita ni rasanya cerita melayu paling lama kot, almost two hours. ke ada cerita lain yang lagi lama? tapi walaupun lama tak boring. full of action. orang cakap action dia setaraf macam hong kong movie, sebab few of stunt man dia dari hong kong. and im a bit shock masa tengok end credit sebab sharifah amani was the asst stunt director. tak tau la pulak kalau dia pandai marshal arts or whatsoever. tapi semua scene gaduh dalam cerita ni memang cool.. kot. sebab kalau fight-fight je i tutup mata. bloods everywhere.. ewww!
pelakon dia pulak semua best-best, especially Khir Rahman memang benci la tengok dia dalam cerita ni and stephen rahman pulak super duper hot ok. sepanjang masa tak pakai baju pulak tu, melted! haha. tapi kesian dengar dia cakap bahasa melayu sebab macam tak berapa fluent. bab-bab CGI pulak i tak berani la nak komen sebab tak pandai. tapi rasanya ada improvement la dari cerita lain macam Kapoww ke or Libas. macam cartoon. but jangan expect la CGI dia terlalu canggih macam Troy or Pirates of the Carribean sebab kadang-kadang ada scene laut yang nampak tipu skit.
lepas tu pulak yang buat i blur ialah the whole story.. sebab as we all know la kan merong mahawangsa kan ada darah alexander the great, lepas tu dalam cerita ni mak merong (umie aida) orang local and merong pun kahwin dengan orang local jugak (umi nazeera) and dapat anak. so maknanya kita ni semua ada darah alexander the great la ye? sebab seingat i my history teacher cakap tu semua mitos semata-mata. haih pening baru nak bangga sikit cakap kat semua orang i ada darah Italy ok. huhu. lepas tu pulak puak-puak geruda tu bukan burung geruda ke? mana pulak datangnya lanun punya team nama geruda? tu la masa suruh belajar sejarah dulu main sekarang sejarah nenek moyang apa pun tak tau.
tapi apa-apa je la. tengok movie ni for fun, tak payah fikir-fikir yang lain-lain, kita tengok movie kan for escapism and cerita ni memang best. rugi kalau tak tengok since everyone goes gaga about it. support la local film :) in love and light. XX.
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