(TV SERIES) Tira Season 1 - A So So First Indonesian Superhero Series in BCU

I heard the news about this series few months ago and thought it would be interesting, especially since it was set in the Bumi Langit Cinematic Universe (BCU). After seeing all the previous 3 movies, I was curious in finding out the latest superhero to be introduced here. The final episode was just released on Disney+ last week so I began watching it then and finished it last night. OK, I will get to it now.

Brief Story Line

Suci Larasati (Chelsea Islan - Headshot, Sebelum Iblis Menjemput etc) was a young woman aspiring to become a great stunt person like her father Rama (Mathias Muchus - Hangout, Toba Dreams etc). She got scholarship to study in Jakarta and was living together with her best friend Maudy (Agnes Naomi - One Night Stand etc) and her mother Bu Wenny (Asri Welas - Cek Toko Sebelah 2 etc). Her part time gig though, took a lot of time resulting the need to take remedial class led by assistant lecturer Ben (Bhisma Mulia - Sobat Ambyar etc). 

Virgo and the Sparklings - A Very Light Drama of Teenage with Powers & Fresh Addition to the BCU

When this movie was released last March, my wife and I did not got the chance to see it since it did not play in many theaters including the one near our home. In just few days time, there were even fewer studios that showed the movie. So I decided to just wait till it's available via online streaming. Few days ago, the film was finally released on Disney+ which gave me the chance to watch it easily. OK, I'll get right to it then.

Brief Story Line

Riani (Adhisty Zara - Dua Garis Biru, Keluarga Cemara etc) was a high school girl who had unique power of creating fire which always got her into trouble. After the latest incident, Riani had to move to a new school in Bandung where she easily hit it off with Monica (Ashira Zamita - Cinta Fitri TV series etc), Ussy (Satine Zaneta) and Sasmi (Rebecca Klopper - Pelukis Hantu etc). They later formed a group band called Virgo and the Sparklings and wanted to join a National competition to become famous like their idol, Scorpion Sisters led by Carmine (Mawar de Jongh - Para Betina Pengikut Iblis etc).

Sri Asih - Entertaining and Enjoyable Indonesian Superhero Movie with Some Well Crafted Action Sequence and Great Special Effects

At last, my wife and I got the opportunity to see this movie after its premiere more than a week ago as we were on vacation then. We were pretty excited to see this Indonesian superhero film as it got a lot of hype and attention. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Alana (Pevita Pearce - The Guys, Sebelum Iblis Menjemput etc) was a professional fighter who had been adopted since childhood by Sarita (Jenny Zhang - Teka Teki Tika etc), the owner of fight training facility. She had to train hard to control the rage that was inside of her for years. Meanwhile, detective Jatmiko (Reza Rahadian - Benyamin Biang Kerok, Habibie & Ainun trilogy etc) had to adapt with the situation in the police department which was corrupted even from the top, including handling idealist reporters such as Tangguh (Jefri Nichol - Hit & Run etc).

Gundala - A Decent Indonesian Superhero Origin Movie to Kickstart its Own Shared Universe

At long last, my wife and I got the chance to see this movie after it had been playing for almost 2 weeks. It was one of my highly anticipated film which unfortunately premiered on 29 August while we were on our holiday. Anyway, after we got back home, we opted to see this as our first movie we tried to catch up. Sadly though, the cinema where we usually see films with Dolby Atmos effect was not showing it last night at our available time, probably because of some events. OK, without further ado, let us get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Sancaka (Abimana Aryasatya - The Night Comes for Us, Sabtu Bersama Bapak etc) was a loner who worked as a security guard in a factory. He was quite a bitter person who did not like to be involved in other matters due to the hardship he had to endure since childhood. But when his neighbor Wulan (Tara Basro - Pengabdi Setan, 3 Srikandi etc) was being threatened by market thugs, he came to the rescue and made him the target of more thugs. Using the power of lightning that he somehow manage to control, Sancaka started to help other people and became the beacon of hope.