Film Recommendations On Social Distancing
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JAKARTA - The corona virus pandemic or COVID-19 is still endemic in a number of countries, including Indonesia. To avoid spreading this virus, we are encouraged to stay away from social interactions and choose to do a number of activities at home. There are many ways to please yourself while at home, one of which is by watching movies. VOI has recommendations regarding several films about social distancing that you can watch as references. Look here, yes!

The Truman Show (1997)

Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) has it all: a harmonious household, a supportive family, and a career that takes off and is not showered with any illness. Until one time he felt something strange behind all the beauty. Burbank is just a television show actor recorded 24 hours non-stop in a city.

Home Alone (1990)

When it comes to keeping away from the public, Macaulay Culkin has been doing it since the movie Home Alone. At that time, he stayed at home because his family left on vacation to Paris. He also had to face incidents while living alone, including kidnappers and robbers who tried to open his house. This film shows that holidays at home are not always boring, in fact, you can create a variety of creativity.

Lost In Translation (2003)

Being in a country with a language you don't understand, how does it feel? That is the question of Bob Harris (Bill Murray), a famous film star who was in Japan shooting a television commercial. As an American actor who sits among Japanese people, he doesn't understand the meaning of all his work. However, being alone in the middle of the country opens up good opportunities for new cultures, new habits, and new friends.

Wall-E (2008)

I don't think I will end up connecting this Pixar animated film with the current world situation. Wall-E tells the story of the last robot on earth that is already filled with trash. It is also known that humans have left for outer space. Wall-E tries to clean up the whole situation until he meets another robot who can become his best friend on this planet.

Cast Away (2000)

Watching Tom Hanks have to be quarantined due to the corona virus he is suffering from may remind some people of his role as Chuck in the film Cast Away. Chuck as the international manager of FedEx is stranded on a desert island after his plane crash. Being the only survivor, Chuck tries to make friends with the situation on the island he lives alone in.

Room (2015)

The five-year-old Jack Newsome (Jacob Tremblay) believes his life is limited to the room he occupies. However, one day her mother, Joy Newsome (Brie Larson) said there was a world bigger than her room. This film about social distancing and the relationship between mother and child is packaged into a touching reflection.

127 Hours (2010)

Based on a true story, 127 Hours tells the story of mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco) trapped between boulders after breaking his arm in Utah. As the title suggests, 127 hours becomes Ralston's struggle to survive alone without help and trying to save himself.


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