Film review: Merah itu cinta!

I watched this movie, 'Merah itu Cinta' on Astro Kirana yesterday (12 May 2009) for the second time to have a better understanding of the story coz I kinda lost watching it the first time on TV. Yang anehnya, filem ini agak melankolik dan penuh dengan simbol dan metafor yang self-explanatory in a subtle kind of way. Apa itu merah? Cinta yang merah? Kebahagiaan? Simbol cinta? Onar yang membunuh? In this film, red signifies everything I mentioned.

Raisa (Marsha Timothy) just lost her fiance, Rama (the everly delicious Yama Carlos) in a car accident. Emangnya, Rama dalam perjalanan untuk memberitahu Raisa hal yang penting tentang hubungan mereka. What i finally realized (via the movie's flash back) is that Rama was about to tell Raisa that he loved someone else more than her and that person is Aria (Gary Iskak), his best buddy and childhood friend. How sweet!

OMG! Being a bisexual that he is (of course withour Raisa knowing), Rama has never been happier with Aria and the photos said it all. Raisa tidak dapat menerima kematian Rama dan yakin yang ada wanita lain yang bisa membahagiakan Rama. Until one day, Aria left Raisa with a letter and photo of him and Rama. Raisa came to her senses that she has been loved by Rama at least even if Rama loved Aria more. Walau Raisa tidak bersama Rama lagi, dia tetap bahagia bahwa dia telah berani mencintai seseorang dengan begitu tulus dan secara utuh. Ia tetap mencintai Rama, tapi kematian Rama bukan berarti akhir dari kehidupannya.

Aria loves Rama so much that he wanted to feel Rama again even if it means from Raisa' body for the last time. Raisa finally realized that Rama's true love lies with Aria that she decided to give Aria her engagement ring and finally felt free as the glimpse of sunrise appears towards the end of the movie.

Imagine you feel that you know your loved one throughout your entire life, but, most of the time, there are things that are outside our control especially love. Cinta itu indah. Cinta itu bahagia. Cinta itu mendamaikan. Cinta itu aman. Cinta jua membunuh. Cinta jua membuat kita gila. Tapi cinta kadangkala bisa dibahagi2. Tapi cinta sejati hanya satu. Mereka yang bisa mengecapi cinta sejati adalah mereka yang terpilih. Cinta itu merah!