Banda Islands, as much as told in Indonesian history lesson, never quite mentioned as a significant moment and why goes there instead of others. The significance of nutmeg and its influence during that era is also never got proper spotlight from mainstream history lesson. This movie brought so much information and wrapped it in a visually enchanting, mesmerizing, and the foremost, engaging the viewers to bear the story. A 90-minutes documentary is enough to summarize the history and context of the importance of the islands.
The better aspect of this history documentary is the animation that responsible for giving "dramatic scenes" with shadows and animated blood gushes and ships, somehow create more accuracy and depth to the narration.
What's discourage me for giving this picture a perfect rating, is how the editing sequences, fast-paced editing that reminds me of Saw movies editing styles, pulls much of the intention to bring amazing natural beauty around the islands, but somehow make it stale due to the excessive use of it. It's a pity, knowing that this prolonged sequences always happening in every 10 minutes with 1-2 minutes each. For me, it's more like to fill the duration quota without any significance to the story.
At the end, the documentary serves right to give a proper overview of the history of the islands. It also shows hope for us that the islands aren't forget for dead. An excellent history lesson.
The better aspect of this history documentary is the animation that responsible for giving "dramatic scenes" with shadows and animated blood gushes and ships, somehow create more accuracy and depth to the narration.
What's discourage me for giving this picture a perfect rating, is how the editing sequences, fast-paced editing that reminds me of Saw movies editing styles, pulls much of the intention to bring amazing natural beauty around the islands, but somehow make it stale due to the excessive use of it. It's a pity, knowing that this prolonged sequences always happening in every 10 minutes with 1-2 minutes each. For me, it's more like to fill the duration quota without any significance to the story.
At the end, the documentary serves right to give a proper overview of the history of the islands. It also shows hope for us that the islands aren't forget for dead. An excellent history lesson.