Adapting a novel into a movie is not an easy job, I tell you. The magic of a novel is in the words, while the magic of a movie comes from its visual and story. It’s no wonder that there are many novel-into-movie adaptation do not work out. For me, “Rectoverso” is better be enjoyed as a novel instead of a movie. It’s actually a compilation of short stories by Dewi Lestari, one of the most well-known and highly-acclaimed author in Indonesia. I remember I had a chance to read one of the short stories in “Rectoverso”, and I recalled that experience as an amazing one. Dewi ‘Dee’ Lestari had a rare ability to play with metaphors in words, and while the book itself has a sense of audio-visual imagination—more than just words—“Rectoverso” the movie is not as good as the book.
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