Ayat Ayat Cinta: The Movie

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This movie is an adaptation of a novel written by Habiburrahman El-Shirazy from Indonesia. I don’t read novels so I don’t wanna compare with the original story here. Maybe most of the readers are quite disappointed with the movie but I think the movie is great. I think it has the soul development element which really touches my soul.

I’ve just heard about this movie from my friend who watches it last month. But since my life is hectic for past few weeks, I don’t have time to copy from him. After everything is over, I’ve download it and watch it to understand what’s exciting about this movie.

For those who never watches or read about this story, here’s the brief summary. Its about a guy named Fahri who studies in Al-Azhar University, Cairo, with four girls in his life, Maria, Nurul, Noura and Aisha. He’s a very good, Islamic, has strong faith, always doing good deeds with the girls and that’s why all four of them loves him. Then he married to Aisha and Maria.

I think this movie is interesting because it has lots of Islamic message regarding muamalah among male and female, relationship with non-muslim, marriage and many more. I don’t know how to describe it but for a someone like me who needs some guidance with my troubled relationship, its a good to escape for a while.

However, this movie is not that Islamic at some scene because there are parts where they kissed and hold each other hands. I can say that all of them are good actors and the script is nicely done. I also like the cinematography because it helps in delivering the message to the audience. If you had noticed, while Aisha is kissing Fahri, their faces were hidden behind the window frame. Some audience may be disturbed if watching such scene and the director really have a good eye in most of the scenes.

About the polygamy, after watching this movie, I really think that its hard to be just to everyone as we know, its hard to please everyone. And its even harder when you have two beautiful wives at the same time. Maybe the lesson here for me is that don’t treat girls really nice because they might fall in love with you easily.

Finally, I love this movie because in this region, Malaysia and Indonesia, there is lack of soul development movies like this one. I’m getting sick watching all the romance and teenagers love movies with lack of Islamic message. So I’m suggesting to you guys, if you want some wind of change, try this movie. Maybe you can watch it at Youtube or just search for its torrent.

I’m giving this movie 4 stars. Watch it and love it!