JAKARTA - Actress Ismi Melinda has been known to the public for her strong personal branding in the action genre. Her ability in martial arts is often the main capital in the various roles she plays.
However, in the LIFT film project, Ismi actually faced a challenge that was the opposite: he had to pretend he couldn't fight.
In a recent talk session, Ismi told how she had to make major adjustments to the catfight or fight scene between women.
Ismi was asked to abandon her identity as a martial art athlete in order to bring Linda's character to life.
"Here, it's really her role as a woman. From the way she walks and everything else is changed. Mas Toro (director) also gave very clear information, 'Ismi, please, here you don't have a martial arts background, so the way to dodge and hit is eliminated'," said Ismi Melinda in Central Jakarta, Friday, February 13.
For a martial arts practitioner, the movement of deflecting or hitting is usually a reflex or muscle memory. Ismi admitted that the hardest part was not learning new movements, but removing the reflexes that had taken root in his body.
He explained that in the fight scene in this film, what is emphasized is not the aesthetics of martial arts movements, but the form of self-defense (self-defense) that is organic from a civilian woman.
"It's quite challenging because if I've learned martial arts, there must be muscle memory. For example, if there is a punch or kick, the reflex must want to cross or parry. Well, that's what has to be eliminated first," he said.
Not just a punch-up, the director and Randy (producer) wanted the fight scene to have emotional depth.
Ismi had to undergo a special workshop with her co-star, Shareefa Daanish, to ensure that the feeling of the scene reached the audience.
"Ko Randy said, here the scene is fighting but there is a sense of happiness. That's what's hard. How Linda fights as a woman who doesn't have any martial arts, it's really just self-defense," said Ismi.
Through this adjustment, Ismi hopes that viewers can see another side of his acting ability. He wants the public to see the fragile but brave Linda, not Ismi Melinda the martial arts expert.
"Hopefully Linda's sense as a woman will reach the audience, not as Ismi Melinda who is a martial arts expert," he concluded.
Film synopsis LIFT
Six years after a lift accident in an office that claimed many lives, PT Jamsa Land was terrorized again. LINDA (Ismi Melinda), the company's public relations staff, was trapped in the lift and forced to face a mysterious voice from the intercom.
Her son is held hostage, and Linda has no choice but to play a dangerous game that slowly unravels the dark secrets of a tragedy six years ago.
In addition to Ismi Melinda, the LIFT film itself will also be starred by Verdi Sulaiman, Shareefa Danish to Max Metino. This film itself will also begin airing on February 26.
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