Titanic

Titanic adalah sebuah film produksi tahun 1997 yang diedarkan oleh Paramount Pictures dan 20^th Century Fox. Film ini disutradarai oleh James Cameron. Bisa dikatakan bila film ini merupakan versi pembuatan ulang dari film berjudul dan bertema serupa buatan tahun 1953

Alur cerita film ini adalah mengenai RMS Titanic yang tenggelam dalam perlayaran perdananya pada awal tahun 1912. Film ini memenangkan 11 Academy Awards yang diselenggarakan pada tanggal 23 Maret 1998. Film ini juga berhasil menjadi film box office terbesar dalam sejarah perfilman. Kata mutiara terkenal yang disebarkan oleh film ini adalah "nothing on earth could come between them" atau dalam bahasa Indonesia berarti "tiada sesuatu pun di bumi yang sanggup memisahkan mereka".

James Cameron sepertinya akan kembali menorehkan sejarah dalam dunia perfilman. Setelah membawa Avatar hingga mencapai puncak kesuksesan, James konfirmasi kalo dia akan membawa film Titanic kembali ke layar lebar. Tentunya, dengan format 3D.

Tapi, sepertinya kita harus bersabar buat nonton film yang sempat sukses besar sekitar tahun 1997 lalu ini. Pasalnya, Titanic besutan James ini baru akan rilis tahun 2012 mendatang.

Nggak cuma karena persiapan untuk bikin format 3D yang lumayan panjang, tapi karena James punya alasan khusus kenapa akan merilisnya di 2012.

“Kami menargetkan film ini akan rilis tahun 2012 (Titanic dengan format 3D), dimana saat itu tepat peringatan 100 tahun kapal tersebut berlayar” ungkap James dalam suatu kesempatan.

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo dan Juliet adalah tragedi karya William Shakespeare yang ditulis pada awal kariernya. Tragedi ini mengisahkan sepasang mempelai muda yang saling jatuh cinta, namun terhalang karena kedua keluarga mereka saling bermusuhan.^[1] Romeo dan Juliet merupakan salah satu karya Shakespeare yang paling terkenal, dan juga merupakan salah satu karyanya yang paling sering dipentaskan selain Hamlet dan Macbeth.

Romeo dan Juliet awalnya merupakan roman tragik pada zaman kuno. Cerita Romeo dan Juliet dibuat berdasarkan cerita di Italia, yang diubah menjadi sajak dalam The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet oleh Arthur Brooke tahun 1562, dan diceritakan kembali dalam bentuk prosa pada Palace of Pleasure karya William Painter tahun 1582. Shakespeare meminjam ide dari keduanya, tetapi lebih mengembangkan karakter pendukung, terutama Mercutio dan Paris, untuk memperluas jalan cerita. Ditulis antara tahun 1591 hingga 1595, Romeo dan Juliet pertama kali dipentaskan tahun 1597.

Kisah cinta terlarang antara Romeo dan Juliet akan dihadirkan dengan nuansa baru yang penuh aksi, intrik dan ketegangan. Semua tertuang dalam serial anime Romeo X Juliet. yang ditayangkan Animax. Inovatif dan mempesona secara visual, Romeo X Juliet adalah interpretasi baru dari karya klasik Shakespeare. Kisahnya, seperti lazim diketahui, berkisar seputar cinta terlarang antara dua insan keturunan keluarga bangsawan Montague dan Capulet yang saling bermusuhan, Romeo dan Juliet.

"Romeo X Juliet adalah visi yang mempesona. Kisahnya, meski mengambil dasar kisah cinta klasik yang telahmenggema ke seluruh dunia dan lintas generasi, tetap saja memikat, "kata Vice President and General Manager Animax Asia, Gregory Ho. Yang menarik, tokoh-tokoh dan kejadian-kejadian kunci dalam drama asli karya Shakespeare itu dengan berani dituangkan sesuai imajinasi para animatomya. Itu membuat karya animasi ini begitu kaya fantasi tanpa melepas unsur-unsur penting dari karya terkenal itu."

Serial ini mengambil setting di kota fiktif Neo Verona yang terapung di udara. Kota itu berada dalam kepemimpinan dinasti Capulet yang telah berkuasa dan membawa damai selama beberapa generasi. Sayang, dinasti itu terguling dalam sebuah kudeta berdarah yang dipimpin keluarga bangsawan Montague yang telah lama bermusuhan dengan Capulet.

Tidak puas hanya merebut kekuasaan, keluarga Montague membantai semua keturunan musuhnya itu. Namun, seorang anak perempuan Capulet yang masih kecil, Juliet, berhasil diselamatkan pembantunya yang setia. Ia disamarkan seba-gai seorang anak laki-laki bernama Ordine agar selamat dari kejaran keluarga Montague.

Empat belas tahun berlalu, Juliet tumbuh menjadi gadis remaja yang cantik dan mempesona di dalam sosok Ordine yang pemberani dan pandai bertarung dengan pedang. Tidak tahan melihat penderitaan rakyat akibat kebengisan keluarga Montague, Juliet melakukan berbagai aksi untuk membela mereka-dengan gagah berani. Terlebih setelah ia mengetahui riwayatmasa lalunya. Dengan keberanian dan pedang peninggalan sang ayah. Juliet bertekad untuk mengembalikan kekuasaan Capulet dan kedamaian di Neo Verona. rusdy ad darmawan

A WALK TO REMEMBER

when a prank on a fellow high-school student goes wrong, popular but rebellious Landon Carter (Shane West) is threatened with expulsion. His punishment is mandatory participation in various after-school activities, such as tutoring disadvantaged children and performing in the drama club’s spring musical. At these functions he is forced to interact with quiet, bookish Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore), a girl he has known for many years but with whom he has rarely ever spoken. Their differing social statures leave them worlds apart, despite their close physical proximity.

When Landon has trouble learning his lines, he asks Jamie for help. She agrees to help him if he promises not to fall in love with her. Landon laughs off the strange remark, believing Jamie to be the last person with whom he would ever fall in love. After all, Landon has access to the prettiest and most popular girls in town; and between her shy demeanor and old-fashioned wardrobe, Jamie doesn’t exactly fall into that category.

Landon and Jamie begin practicing together at her house after school. The two form a tentative friendship, and Landon learns that Jamie has a wish list of all the things she hopes to do in her life, such as getting a tattoo and being in two places at once. One day, Jamie approaches Landon at his locker, where he is hanging out with some of his friends. When Jamie asks Landon if they are still on for practice that afternoon he smirks “In your dreams”. His friends laugh and Landon’s smirk falters as Jamie’s face fills with betrayal and embarrassment. That afternoon Landon arrives at Jamie’s house, hoping that Jamie will still agree to help him. But she refuses to open the door. When she eventually does, she sarcastically remarks that they can be “secret friends”. She slams the door in his face when he agrees. Landon eventually learns the script by himself.

During the play, Jamie astounds Landon and the entire audience with her beauty and voice. Landon kisses Jamie during the play, which was not in the script, and Landon tries to get close to Jamie, but she repeatedly rejects him. It is only after a mean joke played on Jamie by Landon’s friends that Jamie agrees to get to know Landon after he punches out Dean and shuns Belinda (his friends who played the joke) and takes Jamie home. The two pursue a relationship. He takes her out to dinner and dances with her, something he never did for anyone else. When he discovers that Jamie has a wish list, he sets out to help her accomplish them. One memorable date had Landon taking Jamie to the state line. He excitedly positions her on the line in just the right way, and when Jamie asks him what he’s doing he tells her “You’re in two places at once”. Her face lights up with joy, as she realizes that Landon set out to make her impossible dreams come true.

Jamie finally tells Landon that she has terminal leukemia and has stopped responding to treatments. Landon gets upset at first. Jamie tells him the reason why she didn’t tell him because she was moving on with her life and using the time she left but then Landon happened and she fell in love with him. Jamie starts to break down as she says to Landon “I do not need a reason to be angry with God.” and she flees.

Landon goes to his doctor father’s house and asks him to help Jamie. His father freaks out a bit and says that he needs to examine Jamie and know her medical history before he could do anything. Landon leaves in a huff.

Landon and Jamie make up the next day. They hug and he tells her that he will be there for her. Soon, word gets out about Jamie’s illness. Eric, Landon’s best friend comes and tells him how sorry he is and that he didn’t understand. Dean and Belinda both come and apologize.

Jamie’s cancer gets worse and she collapses in her father’s arms. He rushes her to the hospital where he meets Landon. Landon doesn’t leave Jamie’s side until her father practically has to pry him away. Jamie’s father sits with Jamie and tells her that “If I’ve kept you too close, it’s because I wanted to keep you longer.” Jamie tells him that she loves him and her father breaks down.

The next day, Landon comes to the hospital and sees Jamie being wheeled out of there. He asks what’s going on. Jamie asks him to thank his father for her. Landon asks Jamie’s father what she means. He tells him that his father is going to pay for private homecare for Jamie. Landon is stunned. Late that night, Landon knocks on his father’s front door. His father answers. Landon whispers “thank you.” His father hugs him. With all the exhaustion and fear billowing over, Landon breaks down in tears in his dad’s arms.

Landon continues to fulfill various wishes on Jamie’s list, such as building her a telescope so she can see a comet. Through this process, Landon and Jamie learn more about the nature of love. The movie ends with Jamie’s death, but only after the couple are married in the same chapel as was Jamie’s deceased mother, the event that topped Jamie’s wish list. Landon himself becomes a better person through Jamie’s memory, achieving the goals that he set out to do, like she did.

Four years later, Landon visits Jamie’s father. It is obvious that Jamie helped him to focus and become a better person. For example, he reveals he has finished college and been accepted to medical school; prior to meeting her he had no plans for life after high school. He tells Jamie’s father that he is sorry he could not grant Jamie’s wish to witness “a miracle” before she died. Her father says “She did. It was you”.

Romantic's Film

valentine Day atau hari kasih sayang memang sudah lewat. Tapi tidak ada salahnya kita tahu film apa saja sih yang masuk daftar Most Romantic Movies berdasarkan survey yang disebar di hari Valentine kemarin.

Film yang dianggap 'paling romantis' belum tentu adalah film yang mendapat keuntungan terbanyak di box office. Yang pasti nggak ada juga hubungannya dengan kapan film itu dibuat, atau siapa pemerannya.

Sebuah film bisa dianggap benar-benar romantis kalau kisahnya everlasting, alias cocok ditonton kapanpun dan oleh generasi manapun.

HMV (His Master's Voice), sebuah perusahaan retail ternama di Inggris, menggelar survey di hari Valentine kemarin untuk mencari 10 film paling romantis sepanjang masa. Film apa saja yang berhasil masuk daftar ? Ini dia daftar-daftarnya. Siapa tahu saja bisa jadi panduan untuk dibeli atau ditonton bareng pacar atau gebetan.