As I have mentioned many times recently, action films with a female vigilante as the protagonist is one of the biggest latest trends in Asian cinema and it was Indonesia’s turn to come up with an entry in the category (although one could also consider “Golden Cane Warrior” an entry), in a film that stands apart due to its comic book aesthetics, since the characters are based on Skylar Comics. Let us see what it is about.
The City of Batavia is infested with robbery and crime, particularly after a masked villain named Shadow has declared open war on all lawful citizens, including the police. In the midst of the turmoil, Bono, a traumatized director seeks to produce a super-hero movie that will also provide a positive role model for a population that seems to believe “crime is the only way”. After a number of failures to convince producers,...
The City of Batavia is infested with robbery and crime, particularly after a masked villain named Shadow has declared open war on all lawful citizens, including the police. In the midst of the turmoil, Bono, a traumatized director seeks to produce a super-hero movie that will also provide a positive role model for a population that seems to believe “crime is the only way”. After a number of failures to convince producers,...
- 5/16/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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