MALAY FILMS BEFORE AND NOW the Outline

1.0.INTRODUCTION

According to the information from the website, the Malay films have been produced for almost 80 years. The Malay films used Malay language as the medium and were telling people about the Malay stories. The story lines were almost the same for every film produced and had very simple usage of language in their dialogues. Besides that, the setting of the movies was basically very simple and did not use much of the high technology as the films nowadays are. The Malay films now have improved a lot in many aspects, especially in the production fields. This improvement has made our film industry becoming more excellent in various ways and can even compete with the other countries in terms of the quality of the films produced. However, some of the directors and producers are against the etiquettes of producing the Malay films and also have gone beyond the limit. This causes people to criticize their piece of art work. The criticisms are sometimes positive but could be negative too.

1.1.RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

1. To compare the Malay films before and now.

2. To identify the pros and cons of the Malay films before and now.

3. To find out the ways to improve the quality of the Malay films.

1.2.RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. What are the differences between the Malay films before and now?

2. What are the pros and cons of the development of our films industry?

3. What are the solutions to improve the quality of the Malay films?

2.0 COMPARISON

The Malay films before and now differ in various ways. Some might think the classic Malay films are much better than the modern Malay films. But some might not agree and think that the modern Malay films are better than the classic Malay films.

2.1.THE MALAY FILMS BEFORE…

The main features of the Malay films back then were the elements of the stories such as language, culture, and characters. The usage of the language especially shows the ‘Bangsawan’ style with rhythmic structure. The Malay language was used as the medium in all the Malay films and it often told us about the Malay stories. Before our film industry developed, the quality of the films produced depends totally on the actor and actresses, how they played their roles in every scene. Apart from that, the moral values of the story that are being conveyed are also part of the important element in the films. For instance, the films that were produced during the time when the late P.Ramlee was still alive. All the films reflected how the Malay language, cultures and characters were. The films also give us the images of the lives of the people in the past generations. Furthermore, the films also provide us with so many moral values that should be followed by the youth of our generation. The way the messages were conveyed was simple but yet meaningful. Although the films were simple and did not use any modern technology to make it more interesting, but the story lines were great enough to make people enjoy the stories.

2.2.THE MALAY FILMS NOW..

The main features of the Malay films nowadays were much more than the Malay films back then. But in most films, the elements of the stories are still the same but differ according to the creativity of the directors. The focus of the films now is not only on the Malays but other races too such as Chinese and also Indians. Other than that, the Malay films nowadays have improved so much in the term of the technology used in producing a film. The directors have learned a lot from other well-developed countries on making a film with high qualities such as the graphic effects and others. Even the actor and actresses seem perfect in the movie with the help of modern technology that can make a movie much more interesting. The only thing is lacking in our films nowadays are the moral values of the stories. The responsible authorities ignore the religious concern about some of the thing that should not be done by the Muslims. The costumes and the attitudes shown in the twenty-first century’s films affect the minds of the youth of our generation. For example, the films ‘Sepet’ by the late Yasmin Ahmad was once become the controversy because of the characters. However, the film actually tells us the reality of our lives. If being analyzed from the positive point of view, the film ‘Sepet’ contains a lot of moral values that should be followed by the audience. Another example was the film ‘Cicakman’ directed by the young and talented film director, Yusry Abdul Halim or well known as Yusry KRU. This film has impressed the Malaysian because of the technology and equipments used to make the story more interesting. This movie also was a success and something that we can be proud of because it was directed by a Malaysian. This implies that our film industry is developing and becoming outstanding among other countries.

3.0.THE EFFECTS OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE FILM INDUSTRY

3.1.ADVANTAGES;

· In most cases, the films fulfill the audience needs and they are very satisfied with the films in terms of the story lines and also the quality of the films.

· Some of the audience can interpret positively the message and moral values of the stories they watched.

· The story lines make us think out of the box and be more creative and innovative.

· Contributes a lot to our country’s film industry because high quality films are being exported to the other countries.

· Our film industry can produce more interesting films with the same level as the other countries.

3.2.DISADVANTAGES;

· Some of the stories exposed too much western culture which is not suitable for our community.

· Some films show bad examples to the youth in terms of the costumes and also attitudes which can influence the youths’ mind.

· The words used in some of the stories are not suitable as they are using harsh words (profane language). This should not happen because such thing will cause people to be influenced.

· Some scenes in the films are too much and can give bad examples to the teenagers as they are easily influenced by what they watch in the television.

4.0. STRATEGIES TOWARDS SOLUTION

· The government should make the rules of producing films that are not suitable to be watched by every level of age more strict.

· The responsible authorities such as the film producer should be aware of the etiquette of making films and not to go beyond the limit.

· The new produced films should be filtered thoroughly before being promoted to the society.

5.0. CONCLUSION

The issues and problems of the film industry are constantly changing over a period of time and as long as there are efforts to improve the making and content of local films, our film industry will keep to develop and becoming more outstanding than the other countries.

However, the eastern values should be forgotten and we should not be proud of what not belong to us by taking western cultures into our daily lives. Instead, be proud of what we own. We should also try to be extraordinary in order to be at the same level with the other countries in the film industry specifically.