![]() ![]() This “crazy”, however, comes across in the film as rather immature: Wiro and his friend Bujang engage in weird banter and make ridiculous quips throughout the show. It’s almost as if the filmmakers assumed that everyone watching had already read the books and so didn’t need to elaborate on anyone’s backstory.Wiro Sableng is marketed as a comedy: Wiro is raised by an eccentric witch after all, which is where the “Sableng” (crazy) part of his name comes from. We never find out much about Wiro’s axe, where it came from or the significance of the “212” philosophy it is based on. They literally seem to join Wiro’s adventure just because they have nothing else to do. ![]() A lot of story is skimmed over – we never learn who the villain is, or what exactly is his plans besides to “take over the country”.We never find out who exactly Wiro’s companions are, or what are their powers and motivations. Yayan (sporting a magnificent set of muttonchops in this film) was the fight choreographer in The Raid films and he brings the intensity of those film’s fight scenes to this one.Where the movie is a letdown, however, is in the story, which is the standard “Lets get together to defeat the Dark Lord” plot. Having a fantasy setting which is not typically medieval European is always a nice change.The actors also do a decent job, with the fight scenes quite fun to watch. Much care has also been taken to make this movie distinctly Indonesian, with Nusantara motifs obvious in all of the costumes and sets, which is great. The film’s cinematography is quite nice, and some visuals (such as a scene in the beginning with warriors riding under a blood-red moon) are beautiful. ![]()
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