Review Essay

Review of Sang Pemimpi Film

By  Ai Siti Lisma

Dinar Kanti Nurmaya 

Nurul Aeni

Ridwan M.Hilmi

 If you are really looking for a different, motivated, and a bit adventure drama movie, Sang Pemimpi is a worth paying one. This movie is based on a novel with the same title Sang pemimpi, the second novel of tetra logy Laskar Pelangi, which is a best seller novel that is written by Andrea Hirata.

 The “Sang Pemimpi” was made by the well known Indonesia movie director Riri Riza. Riri Riza has been directing many best Indonesian movies with different genre, from children adventure, Petualangan Sherina, to drama movie Cinta untuk Rena, and documenter movie Gie, which is played by teenagers’ favorite actor Nicholas Saputra. Sang Pemimpi continues the success of those movies by achieving Indonesian Movie Award 2010 as the best movie of the year. This movie provides a good experience for movie goers. Besides you can enjoy the adventure of the movie, you can also take important messages.

The story, which takes place in Bangka Belitung Island, centers Ikal’s, a young humorous and a bit inconsistent boy, played by Vikri Septiawan, who passionate his dream to study in Sorbornne, France. To reach his dream comes true, Ikal goes to Bogor and works part time as a photocopy servant, and continue work as a postman. He collects money in order he can attend University of Indonesia and get a scholarship to study in Sorbonne, France. It is not easy for Ikal living in Bogor, but he struggles and motivates himself that his dream will be come true if he works very hard. In the end, after making proposal to European Union, Ikal continues his study in Sorbonne, France.

The best things about this movie are the spirit and motivation that the characters in this movie show to us.  Imaginations of young man from remote area, who lives far away from good services that most of city young man can afford, but they are dare to dream and encourage us that wherever you live it is not something matter.

Accordingly, Sang Pemimpi is a film that motivate you to have a dream and rich your dream with hard work.