G U N D A L A
Martial-arts film Gundala,
about the origins of a young man's crimefighting career as the title
character, is an adaptation of Indonesian comic-book creator Harya
Suraminta's electric superhero. Blending Indonesian fighting styles with
tropes of the superhero genre, the film is packed from beginning to end
with hard-hitting martial-arts action sequences, while keeping
audiences engaged by its cast of characters.
The
film opens with a young boy named Sancaka, who watches as his factory
worker and social activist father is killed during a riot against the
authorities. Sancaka displays strange, electricity-based powers
subconsciously, and soon runs away from home to learn martial arts from a
traveling orphan. As an adult, Sancaka becomes a security guard, but
after Jakarta descends into a violent crime wave largely orchestrated by
a powerful crime lord, Sancaka is struck by lightning, resulting in his
latent superpowers developing in earnest. This leads him to create the
superhero persona of Gundala -- Javanese for "thunder" -- so he can use
his gifts to fight crime and protect those he loves.
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