Drama Melayu Sekarang

 There is something really disturbing about the quality of Malay drama nowadays. It is worrying up to the point of I am banning the kids from ever watching them. Why? Because of these reasons....

1. The reflections of the Malay society.

Balik-balik cerita Datuk, Dato', Tan Sri, Datin-datin. They are the extremely rich Malays, who live in big bungalows, drive super cars, wear expensive clothes and dine at luxurious restaurants. They have nothing to do but force their children into marrying other anak Datuk so they can save the company or something of that sort. Memang memanjang jela storyline tak berubah. Macam orang Melayu kejenye dekat office je, anak datuk, waris syarikat mak bapak. What about those from other line of works? There are also Malays that work as doctors, firefighters, nurses, lawyers, engineers, shopkeepers, salesman, clerks, etc. And even if the characters came from these various backgrounds, you will be amazed at how little did the scriptwriter made his/her research on the characters job scope alone. Then, tertanya-tanya, eh ade ke doktor perangai macam tu? or cikgu apa ajar macam tu? Kalau engineer or architect tu balik-balik with the yellow hat, bukak plan and tunjuk itu-ini dekat site. 

Credit: Buasir Otak

2. Force marriage

I don't deny that this happened in the society. But to have that shoved in your throat every single time a new drama comes out is a bit too much. I mean come on. Parents nowadays are more open minded so why don't you portray that too. Ok lagi kalau force marriage or arranged marriage sebab atuk/nenek tinggal wasiat or nak selamatkan bisnes or sebab nak suruh anak kahwin dengan ustaz ke but what about cerita pasal those who were forced into marriage sebab she was raped or tangkap khalwat. Now, that sure open a big can of worms. Why? What are they suggesting? Is it ok for you to be married to people who raped you because at the end of the day, they will fall in love and live happily ever after. No, it is not ok and I don't want the younger generations to ever feel that it is such a righteous act. 

3. The dominant male 

Bila kene kahwin paksa, look at how the male characters in the drama treat their wives. They use harsh words, aku kau dengan bini, derogatory remarks like bodoh, bongok etc, ask their wives to do things against their will tapi sebenarnya sayang. And the wives pun ikut je, pasrah like they don't have voices at all. The female characters look so weak and helpless, which is why I don't want my daughter to ever watch these dramas at all. Heck,, I don't even want my son to ever feel that it is ok to ever disrespect women like that at all.

4. Same storyline

Bila dah baik laki bini, then adalah orang ketiga keempat. They are either their ex-boyfriends or girlfriends, their officemates etc. The exes then berkomplot nak rampas balik ex masing-masing. Yang laki bini pulak tak trust each other. Then, adelah pelbagai coincidence mcm the next point ni which brings conflict to their relationship, again. Nak bercerai bagai. And you, as the audience will be like, apa yang susah sangat, be frank je lah with each other.

5. Coincidence?

Banyak sangat coincidence nye? I mean, Malaysia might be a small country, tapi tak pelik ke setting kat KL tapi boleh pulak terjumpa bini dengan ex pakwe dekat Langkawi tengah makan. Or bini terjumpa laki dekat shopping mall tengah jalan dengan officemate. Tahu tak berapa banyak kedai dekat Pavillion or Mid Valley tu?

I truly believe that there are a lot of scriptwriters out who are truly honest and serious in their work. They wanted to present Malaysia as it truly is but they were not given the right incentives.Please lah stop adaptasi dari novel-novel ni and janganlah mimpi terlanggar dengan anak-anak datuk yang hensem dekat kedai kopi, kahwin, gaduh and live happily ever after. Cinta tak semudah itu.