When I heared that she collapsed and having stroke, I was so shocked. Few days later, when the news that she passed away showed on the news @ Bulletin Utama TV3, I felt like it was a way too sad for me. But still, I kept calm. I know that most of the people who worked with her; her friends and family members felt the same as I am, but more to the heartbroken way. I was speechless at that time.
She was the best filmmaker that I've ever known. I've always wished that I could be part of her movies (acting in her movies) and also in her short films . Her movies ( Sepet, Gubra, Mukhsin, Talentime etc...) was the best movie that I've ever watched. It is just so great.
I know that she want to show to the people what is the real life is, spontaneousy, by producing movies and shortfilms and tv breaks. She's not like other producers , in my opinion, who likes to produce such fiction and non-fiction movies. She's expressed her motivation and psychology by producing movies and shortfilms and tv breaks. Maybe,some people could'nt accept her movies cos' its sort of showing what is really happening to our lives nowadays, but I do! Well, that is the life nowadays, people! Accept it!
Just now, I went to Adflin Shauki's blog, he mentioned that he is so awfully sad. Like this :
"My mind is so messed up right now, i have to write my thoughts down. At 12am sunday as i am having supper with my wife, Zahim, Pia and some friiends at the Esplanade in Singapore. I received an sms which was later confirmed by her brother that "Yasmin Ahmad had passed away".
I was dumbfounded. My mind felt numb. I knew that after the stroke happened, that things wasn't going that great, but her condition was stable. I wasn't ready for it.
Then it hit me, the magnanimity of the event which was just made known to me...
Today we have lost a great Malaysian.
Today we have lost someone who greatly loves her country and those who live in it.
Today we have lost a great voice of reason....
Today we have lost a mentor.... an inspiration ... a friend."
She has done everything for the people in Malaysia. Maybe they don't know, but I realised most of the things by watching her movies and shortfilms:
1. Unite the people within all the races.
2. Love and respect eachother
3. It is okay to speak in other languages
4. This is what life is, that people could'nt barely accept for now.
5. Broaden your mind with the life now.
6. Carry on with your life, eventhough bad things happened to you.
7. Remember that god always be by your side and watching us , everytime.
And many more...
This is what I called "Movie psychology".
Well, there goes the Best Filmmaker that I've ever known. I Adored her. And now, I missed her as a fan of her films...
Goodbye, Yasmin Ahmad...
Semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat keatas roh-mu...
Al-Fatihah...
p/s: Hope that there are filmmakers like her, someday...
I will always missed her and all her movies, shortfilms and tv breaks forever ...
