I cried buckets…..

I finally found the right time to catch CINTA the movie. I did a last minute phone booking for the movie at TGV, OneU. However, when I wanted to collect the tickets, the girl at the counter told me the booking was already cancelled as I was late. Yayaya..it was not my fault, blame it on the traffic jam along LDP. But before I could react to that, she smiled and said “but we still have a few seats left, do you still want them?”. Yup, of course eh!

I fell in love with the CINTA movie instantly!!! The movie is just sweet and lovely. The storyline is simple yet very meaningful. It not only made me laugh my lungs out, it also made me smile, frown and most importantly, it made me cry buckets. I remember watching an interview on “Wanita Hari Ini, TV3 on the second day of Raya with the main cast. Rahim Razali said something that I totally agree especially after watching the movie. He said about how each and every one of us would be able to relate to at least one of the five interrelated stories. Ohh in my case, I can sooo relate to most of the stories. I could relate from the perspective of being a grand daughter, elder sis, a woman, a friend etc.

The characters of Amin, Ruby (Fatimah Abu Bakar) and Cikgu Elyas (Rahim Razali) really touched my heart. I am sure me and the rest of the viewers could relate to the story of Cikgu Elyas especially when it involves a sick grandfather. Cikgu Elyas has Alzheimers and his grandson (Amin) was advised by the doctor to send his grand dad to a special home as his illness needs special supervision. I cried because he reminds me of my late grand father.

The story of Harris (Rashidi Ishak) and Airin (Rita Rudani) also made me cringe. Imagine someone, you have always love ever since you were 18 and have a beautiful daughter with, returns back from work one day and tells you that she met another guy. She doesn’t love you the way she loves the other guy. She loves you like a friend or brother. Believe me this happens, in fact it happened to my close friend years ago. I saw how it crushed her. I could feel Harris’s disappointment and hurt.

Another story I can’t forget is the relationship between a devoted sister, Dyan (Nanu) and her rebellious brother, Dhani(Que Haidar). The sacrifices one makes for the other and how one can be a strong career woman but when it comes to love and emotions, one just settles for less.

The two other stories were good as well. Go watch the movie!

I believe all of us have CINTA in us. CINTA towards our other half, friends, parents, siblings, grandparents, and the list goes on and on. What matters is we should always believe in CINTA as CINTA is God’s gift to all of us.

My favourite was when Cikgu Elyas said these words- Isteri itu bukan hak milik suami tetapi ISTERI itu ANUGERAH Tuhan.

My weekend was definitely filled with CINTA… :)
Take care folks!