Crossroads: One Two Jaga (2018)
Direction: Nam Ron
It is easy to form an opinion on people just based on a cursory look at them. The problem with this is that our judgement is clouded by our prejudice and our ignorance. We are all guilty of hating people that we have not seen what more interacted. Walk a mile in their shoes, and we will realise the things they do. We may even understand that the 'other' whom we hate so much are no different from us.
This excellent Malaysian movie illustrates just that. It tries to point out that people do the things they do because of circumstances, which may appear wrong from the eye of the human-made law or divine decree. For them, it is a matter of survival or to do what is best for the betterment of loved ones.
Direction: Nam Ron
It is easy to form an opinion on people just based on a cursory look at them. The problem with this is that our judgement is clouded by our prejudice and our ignorance. We are all guilty of hating people that we have not seen what more interacted. Walk a mile in their shoes, and we will realise the things they do. We may even understand that the 'other' whom we hate so much are no different from us.This excellent Malaysian movie illustrates just that. It tries to point out that people do the things they do because of circumstances, which may appear wrong from the eye of the human-made law or divine decree. For them, it is a matter of survival or to do what is best for the betterment of loved ones.
It tells the story of a veteran police officer, Hussein, with an idealistic newbie officer, Hassan, as they go on their rounds. Hassan thinks that law must be enforced as it is their job. Hussein, however, thinks their job is futile, as it is the big fishes at the top of the food chain are the real culprits who allow lawlessness. During the course of his work, Hassan realises the monetary difficulties that he faces as a lowly paid policeman as a father and his justification of making some money on the sly.
On the other end, there is an Indonesian migrant labourer, Sugiman, with a young son, and his sister, Sumiati, who is a runaway domestic helper. As Sugiman tries hard to send her sister back home and keep her in hiding, things get complicated. Sumiati is arrested by Hassan and Hussein whilst Sugiman's employer's son, a hot-headed fellow, comes to the scene and things get pretty ugly.
What most of us really want is to provide a better life for our downlines. We want them all to enjoy a better standard of living. We do not want them to be deprived of the same things that we yearned to have but never got. Just as much as Hussein is concerned that his son is frequently getting into fights, Sugiman is worried that his son is not in school but is mixing with the wrong company.
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