Life Style, A Describe From “Ciwalk”

Text & Photo By: Riri Oktriani

Life is spinning, and life style won’t left away. Many habit that almost people do, have been their own life style. Start to consuming goods or some products, to the many activities that cover the society’s life which living in city.

The yard floor on Cihampelas Walk (Ciwalk) Mall in Bandung still wet. The trees that decorated around the mall’s street also still leave behind a drop of water that hanging on the leafes. The cleaning services busy enough to mop the first floor of mall’s enter door. And when I look around, this mall just quiet for a visitors.

That noon (22/01), rain falling almost Bandung city. When I went from my house in Gagak Street, drizzle appears with the cold wind blows. The weather of Bandung city often change extremely now. From morning, the sun feel so brightly shining. But when noon come, the sky suddenly cloudy. The sun which so bright, suddenly cover with black cloud.

Maybe this is cause Ciwalk not too much people to visit. I was went there with a two friends, and that day isn’t weekend. When entered Ciwalk, some people seen talking in little tends in around of J.CO Donuts & Coffee. And I start to take a picture.

Eventhough the air was cold enough, they seen comfort to talk. Maybe, that comfortable created because the warm form a cup of Coffee Latte or Cappucino which they drink. This is a part of society’s life style in modern time. Generally, in big city like Bandung, just talking or hang out in high class coffee shop like J.CO or Starbucks become some habit. Hang out being so important to “release” all of tired time after whole week activities.

Of course, every person have different way to calm their tired time. One of them, with visit mall with friends, partner and colleagues, or family. Ciwalk, can describe, how many people looking for entertaint or hang out place with visiting mall. No exception for two girls of Senior High School student that I catch their picture at that time. They still wearing white-grey uniform when walking behind the stores and restaurants in Ciwalk.

From the performance, Ciwalk designed with different style than other mall. It’s not only high building, but Ciwalk also giving different atmosphere with “green” decoration. Flowers and trees decorated around this mall. Not only that, structural of restaurant and stores also design attractively.

Out of the Ciwalk high building, line up the restaurants and stores which decorate just like café beside the street in foreign country. And between two side of line that stores, there’s little stands which selling so many things. Start from accessories until fancy plants. This perfect design added with Palm tree in the middle of the two side of stores. And a lot of flowers on pot hanging in the pillar of the building. Also, bench park arrange spread out in whole yard of Ciwalk.

Come close to night, me and my friends just fillin’ our stomach in one of the restaurant which cheap enough and also delicious in Ciwalk. In second floor, I had a chance to take a picture again. From there, I take the atmosphere of Ciwalk that still the same as when I arrive in noon.

And tonight is gonna be late. The air feel colder. But I’m not alone, because the jokes and talks with both of my friends can warming tonight. Not just like them who drink some delicious Coffee Latte or Cappucino.

I’m Just Living In The Air

Written By : Riri Oktriani and Risky C.H. Ondang

Film Identity
Title : Up In The Air
Year : 2009
Cast : George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman
Director : Jason Reitman

Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), spend almost his life to be in the air just to make his living, and not by a purpose. His job is to firing people for a coward boss to afraid firing his own employees in company. So, he flew around the united states of america to firing people as his duty, travel many company to make his job done.

But, his pleasure to flew around, didn’t last long. Because a young ambitious women, who “rookie” in his company, Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick) make a lay-off program that look like efficient to firing people by using advanced technology media by via livecam. This program make Ryan’s Bingham company in Omaha, Nebraska, can minimalize the outcome of the company.

Of course Ryan doesn’t agree. They make a complicated argue, involving their boss, Craig Gregory (Jason Bateman). On Craig’s decision, Natalie must become partner with Ryan Bingham to travel together and fire people, so Natalie can learn from Ryan Bingham about thing that she doesn’t know. So Natalie travel in the air with Ryan. Both of them, learn a lot of experience from their own perspective of life. Natalie has a great life with her boyfriend, feeling love, and also heart broken. It is differently with Ryan’s life who look so simply and live alone on his apartment. He also doens’t like make a commitment with other women he meet, and keeping distance with his own family.

On his way travelling, Ryan met a women name’s Alex (Vera Farmiga), a success women career who has same thought and life, seems not differently with Ryan. Quickly, they have a same view and thought untill they like each other and have a intimate relationship. But clearly they don’t even need a commitment for what they do.


After a lot of flying around with Ryan, Natalie resigned on the company. She felt guilty because on of the employee who was fired by her, death by suicidal. However, Ryan seems like having a new feeling about his life. Ryan, who also a motivation speeches, with his own slogan “what’s in your backpack ?”. In the end, he must admit that he also need someone else to fill his life. He crush on Alex. Unfortunately, Alex had a family.

During travel around with Natalie, Ryan had a thought to get back on the track. He also sent a recommendation letter to company, where Natalie trying to get a new job. So, life goes on, Ryan keep in the air, living his lonely life as usual. Nothing change, but both (Natalie and Ryan) perspective life, and meaningful.

In making decision, we think, we have to trust and believe what we decide and never hesitate. Even for all the risk and obstacles. After that, we can learn from decision we make. Also include with Ryan, dare to decide how he gonna track his life. Release his epic and dread of commitment.

On this film, we can see how charming George Clooney as Ryan Bingham. So with Anna Kendrick with her brilliant act on her role as Natalie Kendrick, a straightforward girl on this film. No wonder why she got a nomination for supporting cast with her talented act. The Director, Jason Reitman (who also director on “Juno” and “Thank You For Smoking”), got juice on this film, with his characteristic about direct and angle of this film. Simple, unusual but attractive to watch.

He also appraise on George Clooney, “If you’re going to make a movie about a guy who fires people for a living and you still want to like him that actor better be damn charming and I don’t think there’s a more charming actor a life than George Clooney. I was very lucky, he said yes.”

Never Dream to Become a Duchess

Written By : Riri Oktriani

Film Identity
Title : The Duchess
Year : 2008
Cast : Keira Knightly, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell
Director : Saul Dibb
Producers : Michael Kuhn, Gabriel Tana

The Duchess. Where’s Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightly), a noble’s wife, heir a kingdom of London—The Duke, sacrifice her whole life become a prisoner in her own home. The Duke of Devonshire, William (Raplh Fiennes), marrying Georgiana just for one purpose: in order get a son to continue his kingdom. But badly, Georgiana give him a daughter. William himself thought that this is a Georgiana’s failed as a wife because can’t give him a son.

Her husband have a relationship with Lady Elizabeth (Laura Stevely)—who was also a friend of Georgiana. Many years, Georgiana living in deep painfull. And in complicated condition she’s in love with a young politicus, Charles Grey (Dominic Cooper). As a wife of a Duke, Georgiana can’t do much, except, do William’s rules. She can’t ask her husband to leave Lady Elizabeth. Of course, because she have no power for that. She have to pretend as “Duchess”—a calling for The Duke’s wife—who support her husband and follow all of his rules. Mean a while, her relationship with Charles Grey is deeper than she realize.

William’s selfish as a controler of Georgiana’s life seeing when Georgiana had a baby boy—as he wish. He just don’t care about Georgiana’s feeling, eventhough he knew that Georgiana cheating with Charles Grey. He just thinking about getting a son. And Georgiana herself have no power to leaving her husband and live together with Charles because she have to hold on for her daugthers.

Lady Elizabeth know that Georgiana loves Charles. Than she help Georgiana to meet Charles quietly. No longer, William knew about that. Then he “punish” Georgiana. If she doesn’t come back to the kingdom, he will make every door closed for Charles. It means, no chance for Charles become Prime Minister. And Georgiana have no choice (again) except, follow the rules.

Until Georgiana pregnant—a baby from Charles—William send her to a village far from kingdom. He command Georgiana to take a birth there. And after that, the baby girl, will grown up by Charles’ family. It’s painfull.

After back to kingdom, her life just become as usual. Pretend that she’s okay, and nothing happen. Because the people in kingdom just knew that she went for travel for a years. But, that’s not real life. In the end, Georgiana give her blessed to Lady Elizabeth and her husband to get marry. She’s still living in palace with her daughters and Elizabeth’s sons. But, Lady Elizabeth keep helping Georgiana to see her daughters—in Charles’ family—queitly. Until her death, her life just like that. Become a prisoner in her own home.

This film setting in 18th century in London. At that time, I can see that women only use to get a son for the throne kingdom. And if they can do that, it means they fail to do their duty as a wife. But, now we know that man, actually make certain about that the baby is girl or boy. At that time, It’s just unfair for women. Because women supposed to appreciated for their loyality, efort, and persistence to the family.

And this film, can make men realize that they have to appreciated and no underestimate for women. Cause, glory of a men determined by a women—their wife. So, for you men, you need to think twice about it.

The Traitor

Review

Samir Horn (Don Cheadle) is an Arabic-speaking Sudanese-American and devout Muslim. His Sudanese Arab father was killed by a car bomb when he was a child. As an adult, Horn is first seen operating as an arms dealer. While negotiating a deal with Omar (Saïd Taghmaoui) in Yemen he is arrested and thrown into a Yemeni jail. Samir and Omar become friends in jail and when Omar's people arrange an escape, he takes Samir with them.

Joining the Islamic Brotherhood, Samir uses the skills he learned as an 18C engineer staff sergeant with the U.S. Army Special Forces to bomb the U.S. consulate in Nice, France. The group then devises a plot to place suicide bombers on 50 buses in the U.S. during Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, in London, the Islamic Brotherhood finds out Fareed is being targeted by the FBI and he escapes by a source in the FBI headquarters. It is revealed that Samir is working under deep cover for an intelligence contractor, Carter (Daniels), with the United States government against terrorism. The FBI agents pursuing him don't know this, and Carter is killed by Omar.

Meanwhile, FBI Special Agent Roy Clayton (Pearce) pursues Samir through numerous countries, resulting in their final confrontation in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. While on board a cargo ship to Marseilles, France, Samir learns the identity of Nathir and kills Nathir, Fareed, and when Omar is about to kill him, he tells that he switched the bombers' emails and he placed them all on the same bus and all of them die. Canadian police, with the FBI, breaks in and kills Omar and injures Samir.

Later, under a Chicago El bridge, Samir tells Agent Clayton he feels guilty for killing the innocent people in the consulate. Samir tells Clayton that the Qu'ran says that to kill an innocent person is to kill all mankind. Clayton responds by noting that the Qu'ran also says that by saving an innocent person, you have saved all mankind, and tells Samir he is a hero. The movie ends with Samir praying at a mosque.

(wikipedia source)

This film idea based on Steve Martin, also an executive producer.

Generally this film contain about difference view from west culture and middle east culture about Islam.

The Most Important scene in this film, when Samir tell to FBI Agent Roy Clayton that from The Qur'an

“that to kill an innocent person is to kill all mankind”.

and then Roy Clayton says that from The Qur'an :

“by saving an innocent person, you have saved all mankind”

at the end, FBI Agent say goodbye to Samir with "Assalamualaikum" “ and Samir say "you should start to use that word from now”.
“Assalamualaikum”.

Perfume: The Story of A Murderer

Written By : Risky C.H. Ondang

A guy with name Jean-Baptise Grenouille (played by Ben Whisaw) born in a market fish. He is a orphan and born without scent of body. But, he has a sort of characteristic that nobody have, an extraordinary sharp smelling. He can separate and know about all every smell, from sharp smell, rocks, metal, and a scent from human body very perfecto.

In the beginning of story, this film begin with the voice of narrator (by John Hurt) with 15-20 minutes duration in this film. Setting in 18th century, a dirty town in france to describe about Jean’s Life.

Since he started to smell the scent of a fruitseller girl that he met in a crowd on market, he became obsessed to save a essence of human scent. So he started to learn and cook a parfume recipe from kind of oil and spices.

His intelligence in cook and collect parfumes bring him to the evil ambition; create the best parfume with virgin scent to kill girls. A serial killing about 25 virgin girls happens with so fast and without trace. They died so sadistic. The cloth, hair and scalp of the victim gone.
A body became so pale just like never live before.

Then it last a girl that became the last target from Jean, that she meant to be a ingredient to cook for his (Jean) perfume. At the end of the story, Jean used The perfect parfume and gives and unexpected effect. The parfume make a whole town addict to a sex party and became cannibal.

This story adopted from Best Seller novel by Patrick Sϋskind. A full comprehension from Ben Wishaw for Jean cast look so excellence. He success to perform an image of Dark character of Jean who cruel, cold, innocent, heartless and love. In a killing process, he look doesn’t have a guilty feeling for what he done. The most important thing for him is to get a perfect ingredient and spices to make a essence perfume of virgin scent.

The shooting proccess has success to imagin a dirty town/place in 18th century of France. There’s no blood and gore feature in this film, even this story telling about serial killing.
it all finish with the cold killing style.

Perhaps, the message that I can tell from this film is to remember us don’t too obsesed of things. Because it can be worst, not only for ourself but also for the people around us. The intelligence that we have can be usefull to ourself and people around us, so that we can do a changes to a positive way. So, don’t be greedy as a pig!

Peace

Benny & Mice Lost (again) in Bali, They’re Back!

Written By : Riri Oktriani

Book Identity
Title : Benny & Mice Lost in Bali 2
Story & Picture : Benny Rachmadi dan Muhammad Misrad
Publisher : KPG (Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia)
Printed : First in July 2009
Pages : 108 + iv

If the first book beginning with a question “Had you go to Bali?” And this time Benny & Mice begin it with (also) a question “What makes Bali so special?” The classic answers show up; met with poor “bule” (a calling for tourist from the foreign country), being couple, yap, it can be so romantic. And the others say that Bali was a place for fun; you can surfing and also heaven for shopping. But of course, that things not must do in Bali. So, whatever the answers, Bali giving different impressions and memories for the tourist. Also with Benny & Mice’s adventures at this second time.

They show that impressions with trying to catch the other side of Bali. In the beginning of stroy they show some discrimination of serving between domestic tourist and foreign tourist. But, still with jokes a la Benny & Mice. And unexpected, they really LOST in Bali! They was traped in a cafe at Seminyak, with whole of gay. And this continued until they arrive in hotel. Benny refuse to sleep one bed with Mice.

Their adventure schedule still continue. This time, they’re seeing the turtles farm in the Turtle Island from Tanjung Benoa. They unrecomended this place to visit, but, if you interested, why not? And then, you should pay for IDR 400.000,- to enjoy (only) 15 minutes walking under the sea. It’s expensive, isn’t it? But, If I couldn’t try it, it doesn’t matter for me, because I know that by seeing their action when Sea Walker. Little bit crazy. And you will laughing and loud of laughing wathcing their ridiculous thing on Camel Safari in Nusa Dua Beach. They dressing just like Arabian when riding the camel! “Ahlan wa Sahlan” they shouting.

After that, Ubud become their next destination. Enjoy coldness Ubud’s nature with field view and watching the class music in Jazz Cafe Ubud. They dressing (again) like jazz musician. And the journey end in “Goa Gajah”.

Unsatisfy with all of their goods on ransel, they bought impossible goods: a gazebo! But, for them, what’s impossible? Cause of that, it can be possible for me or you (who have not go to Bali yet) to go there someday. So, why don’t you enjoy the tour with both funny guy?


peace y'all

Benny & Mice Lost in Bali, Relax, We Guide You!

Written By : Riri Oktriani

Book Identity
Title : Benny & Mice Lost in Bali
Story & Picture : Benny Rachmadi dan Muhammad Misrad
Publisher : KPG (Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia)
Printed : First in December 2008
Pages : 108 + iv

After succed with “Lagak Jakarta 1 & 2 Serial”, “Jakarta Luar Dalem”, and “Jakarta Atas Bawah”, Benny & Mice again and again showing their funniest of their cartoons. And this time, Bali Island becomes their pointer. Since their show up, this duo artist, graduated form Jakarta Arts Institute, had been showed their own way to express the messages in each of the comics. In the other comics, they so detail to see the condition of Sosiocultural Jakarta’s society in their routine. The result? Don’t have to doubt about it, they successfull to make me, personally, isn’t only have loud of laugh, but also it comes reflection to my self.

Seeing the title of this comic, you don’t have to rush to make suspection. They are not really LOST in Bali. But what happen is they can make the readers lost! So be carefull (just kidding ). But relax, there’s always a way to come back. Cause this comic just like “tour guide” to me (I haven’t go to Bali, but one day, who knows?). Its just like little map if you want to go to Bali with good description in it. They giving different description about Bali. It’s not only beautiful and wonderful island, but also unique with many characters of Bali’s people and tourist, from domestic and foreign country.

When reading this comic, “watch” their adventure when arrive in Kuta Beach. “Seeing” the unspected things; tourist’s and saller’s behaviour and also many class of tourist they tell here. After that, you will go to the Pura Ulun Danu in Bedugul which cold with mountain weather. Unfinish yet, because you will see Alas Kedaton. And you don’t have to worry, you will accompany to the Sukowati market to shopping stuff there. Of course, cover with shopping tips in order you get the best price.

The GWK (Garuda Wisnu Kencana) will make you stop for a while, because it has giant size! And you also see Uluwatu; a Holly Pura. And then, Jimbaran just a cozy and right place to make you taste fresh seafood. But unfortunately, not for both funny guy. Cause, the prices unfriendly with their wallet. You don’t have to upset, because all of this comic story cover with their funny stuff in showing you Bali Island with all of the details.

In the end of the comic, their adventure just like unclear. I personal don’t know that it will be a second book, eventhough in the end of page there’s notice “to be continiued”. But, this comic giving another alternatif of entertainment to enjoy a comic which so Indonesia. It starts form the picture, character, and jokes a la Benny & Mice. Finally, just ready to laugh!

Conflict, Love, and Escaping

Written By : Riri Oktriani

Book Identity
Title : Saman
Author : Ayu Utami
Publisher : KPG (Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia)
Printed : 27 times (June, 2008)
Pages : 202 + ix

This novel wrote with no boundary by Ayu Utami. Setting in 1990, this novel telling about complications of women’s life who have strong character and different background. And also about the village lifes that unstabil and struggle because the community land would taken by a company. At that time, Saman appears—in the beginning his name was Athanasius Wissanggeni. He help village people to defend for their land. And for all of that, he’s leaving his status as pastur in the church at his hometown, Perabumulih.

Living in the village and become ‘soldier’ with the village people become the way of life that he choose. Eventhough that thing takes him to the risk dead or life. And the consequences is Saman just like a provokacator of village people. Saman himself still stand up for his faith and the people to defent their land.

The situation just can’t hold anymore, and conflict break out. Finally, Saman get caught. He’s lock on and tortured in a room, far from village. Escaping begins. Its bring him to his friends, four of women which he was known when he still a pastur. They are Yasmin, Laila, Cok, and Shakuntala. Then, Saman become wanted. When the disturbance in Medan occur, again, Saman was accused as ‘the power behind the scenes’. There’s no way. Saman have to escape to the other country. With helping of Cok who has her own hotel, and Yasmin, escaping to America were planed.

Ayu Utami creating the characters in this novel is just so interesting and complicated. Cover with no boundary of the story. Added with their own conflict which connecting each others. From Laila, a woman who fall in love to wrong man. First, she adore Wissanggeni or Saman, and finally she fall in love to him. But now, she fall in to Sihar, married man. And Yasmin, a lawyer who got married, when escaping of Saman, finally giving her heart to him. The two others, Cok, brave woman and has so many connections and also Shakuntala, struggle and always want to be a dancer.

But often, I personal think that this novel contain sentences that have to read over, and over again. Because, many conversation between characters has no sign. So, it’s little bit confusing, I think. Beside that, the sentences have to clearly understand by the reader because so many unusual grammar. But after all this story is unique. The conflict isn’t just happen between Saman and the company, but also personal conflict of the character which unspected.

RELAPSE The Eminem's Album

First, im a HUGE fan of Eminem from the first album “The Slim Shady LP” and till now.

Eminem back with his New Album “Relapse” in 5 years musical hiatus since his latest album Encore on 2004. In This album, Dr.Dre produced most of the track on Relapse. Relapse debuted #1 on the U.S. albums chart, selling over 608,000 domestic copies in the U.S and 1,061,000 worldwide on the first week. The album has sold over 1,552,000 copies in the United States alone. The album was noted as one of the most anticipated albums of 2009 by several websites and magazines.

This Album became The Best Rap Album on 52nd Grammy Awards and The Single “Crack A Bottle” featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent, became The Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group. And that also make him (Eminem) became the Hip-Hop Artist with the second highest number of Grammy Awards winning 2 in the ceremony which makes a total of 11 Grammy Awards for him, while only Kanye West winning 2 further awards with having a total of 14 Grammy Awards.

Relapse is the fifth studio album by American rapper Eminem. It was released by record label Interscope Records, along with subsidiaries Aftermath Entertainment and Shady Records

I think this album is the best comeback afrom Eminem. The musical hiatus in 5 years and back with greatest album and even won The Rap Album on The Grammy. That was amazing.




Track List from Relapse Album
# Title
1. "Dr. West" (skit)
2. "3 a.m."
3. "My Mom"
4. "Insane"
5. "Bagpipes from Baghdad"
6. "Hello"
7. "Tonya" (skit)
8. "Same Song & Dance"
9. "We Made You"
10. "Medicine Ball"
11. "Paul" (skit)
12. "Stay Wide Awake"
13. "Old Time's Sake" (featuring Dr. Dre)
14. "Must Be the Ganja"
15. "Mr. Mathers" (skit)
16. "Déjà Vu"
17. "Beautiful"
18. "Crack a Bottle" (featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent)
19. "Steve Berman" (skit)
20. "Underground"

“Beautiful” the Singles from Relapse, is the best song. I tryin’ to hear and hear again The mixing "Reaching Out" by Queen + Paul Rodgers is The Best with Em rapping style and in his chorus line that make this song so special .

I think u guys should buy this beautiful album.



(source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relapse_(album)

Peace y’all

Sky So Blue

Hi,,
It's me again,,
Back after the holiday from B*li. The Best Island for Fun, where people from around the world spend their time for it.
Actually this photo was taken at Sanur Beach. when me and my friends go there, with expectation to have fun in there.
But guess what ? the beach was subsided. so we just talk a little walk on side of beach.
I don't know why i post this photo, but i know it look like good to picture it.

Women in this photo is actually a native a.k.a local people from bali.
All hail King of NEPTUNES, i finally take this photo and i hope it's better to posted it, without knowing from that women.
Candid always worked..
Hahaha..

It's not funny either huh ??

First thing first, when i looked at the sky, i realize that how important if we livin a life with peace around for the people.
without comparison or racist thing, the religion, faith, culture, nation. We all same, a human being.
Thing that make us different is being a Good People and Bad People.

Peace peace y'all

Men of Honor : He Just Break The Rules

Written By : Riri Oktriani

Film Identity
Title : Men of Honor
Year : 2000
Cast : Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Hal Holbrook,
Charlize Theron, Aunjanue Ellis.
Director : George Tillman
Producer : Robert Teitel
Screenwriter : Scott Smith

“Promise me?”
“Sir?”
“Don’t end up like me.”
This promise take him to the top career in the USA Navy.

The persistence’s of a Negro, name’s Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) makes him doesn’t miss his hope to be a Master Chief—a top position for USA Navy. Eventhough his father only a farmer who doesn’t have own field to work on, even he doesn’t care that he is Negro. “Colors, Nigger”. That’s the way of “white people” call him.

“Bust their old rules, if you have to do it,” said his father before he leaving, start to fight being a member of USA Navy. And he did it. Long enough stay at kithcen in the ship, make him uncomfortable with that situation. And like his father said: he just break the rules. Guess what, he breaks the rule about separation between black and white.

It’s start when he say, “I’m hot in Friday,”. He just don’t care with what his friend said: “We’ve only may swim on Tuesday.” And clearly, the white people shouting: “You have the wrong day, man!” But, this is Carl. He will break the rules. He just go down to the deck and swimming.

And then, a Navy ask him to go back for Cheif Ship’s command. But again, he doesn’t care. He swimming to a tower that far enough from ship. Just like competition, white people try to chase him. But who knows, Carl has good skill when swimming, reach the tower so fast. The Chief Ship’s just interested. And from behind the kitchen, his position up. He just being Petty Officer Second Class, and his duty is swimming and saving. Only that.

At the some time, tragedy in the ship makes Leslie William Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro), a Master Chief had to go down level being coach in the USA Navy Divers School. Without no doubt, Carl said to the Chief Ship’s that he wants to be a Master Chief. He want the Chief Ship’s giving him recomendation to go to the next position in Navy. “That’s hard to reach, man! Even, for the colors.”

But he never give up. Because two years later Carl succeed to follow a task in the Diving School, Bayonne, New Jersey. Unfortunately, because he’s a black, he had to stand, waiting in the morning until afternoon to get in the barracks. In a fact, actually he can get in easily because he had license letter. But, he can’t just because he’s a Negro.

Insults from white people just like “welcome greating” to him when he can get in to barracks. This situation worst than you can imagine. There’s no one white people want to be his roommates, execpt Snowhill. “I don’t want to stay here with Negro.” That’s what they said.

The differences clearly seen from the way of white people’s attitude, especially when exercise. At that time, Carl succeed saving Isert’s life—one of white people—when diving exercise. But, tomorrow morning, suddenly Rourke, who left Isert when he dying under the sea, get the award in a ceremony. But Carl, even Isert, can not do anything to proof what actually happen.

Carl’s diving performance was good than ever. Added with good result test makes him surely graduate to be a Navy Divers. But, Mr. Puppy—the Head of the Diving School—cast by Hal Holbrook, doesn’t want it happen. He says to Mr. Sunday, “Oil can soiled the water. It won’t happen, because of that, the oil can’t be one with the water.”

Just one last test can makes Carl being Navy Divers. But unfortunately, just because he’s black, he’s got cheated when the test start. His bag which full with tools to assemble a pipe under the sea, got torned by Mr. Sunday in command of Mr. Puppy. And then, Carl had to collect the screws and screwdriver to assemble the pipe. Eventhough the cold water around him, he just don’t give up. He’s still with his faith to proof that he can do it.

Eight hours and 31 menit. Perfect assembling! Mr. Sunday finally shouting.

The perfect assembling for the pipe can be done in eight hours and 31 menit under the sea. Have to admit, finally he became a Navy Divers. In 1968, he being a first African-America who became a Navy Divers with one legs (his left legs had to amputation because an accident in the ship). And in 1970 he’s got fulfill his promise to be a Master Diver. Until 1979 he retired as Navy Divers.

Actually, this film is long enough to review from its release time. But, I try to review this movie because their so many moral values that we can take from this film. How to be brave if we don’t have any mistakes and how to fight for our rights. And also we have to understand that all of human in this world are same. No racism.

This film setting in 1948 and inspired by true story of Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear. The director success to describe about the situation in USA at that time. Eventhough or maybe we can guess the end of the story, but it’s not about result or the end. But it’s about how its going, about process. How, Carl Brashear fight for his rights. Try to proof that skin color’s doesn’t mean anything. This film also make we realize that isn’t easy to make dream come true, but trust me—and this film—you can make it true when you brave and fight for it.