Gie
Last weekend Me and Tian watched Gie in PS21. It was a great movie, and actually the best Indonesian movie I’ve seen for a long time. Afterwards, of course me and Tian discussed the movie endlessly, but what was most intriguing was the differences of young people from Soe Hok Gie’s times with people from the present.
We got the impression that people from that time are better educated, and have not yet been brainwashed because of education under Suharto. They are more likely to read quality books, feel unfoolish to discuss them, and place higher values on logical thinking (instead of religion and beliefs) and ideology.
We young Indonesians I feel should seriously look Gie to seek inspiration not only from Soe Hok Gie, but to look within ourselves whether we have been doing the best with our time on earth or are we just wasting oxygen? I might sound bleak by saying that, but one look around in Jakarta sometimes feel that way, ya know?
