Review Of Sakra (2023): Action OfTENting Full Yen Stories Layer

Kasus Yen (XXI)

JAKARTA - It's no secret that Chinese films often highlight the action genre at the forefront. One of them came from

Bribe Yen shows his ability as a director through his latest film, Sakra. Not only that, he is also the main character for the film adapted from this novel entitled Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

Sakra is an action film that tells of the leader of a beggar gang, Qiao Feng (Donnie Yen) who is accused of killing Mrs. Ma (Grace Wong). As a result, Qiao Feng was expelled from a beggar gang and threatened with death.

Qiao Feng then traveled to find the origin of the allegations directed at him.

Since the beginning of the film, this film has really shown a side of martial arts action or what is often called wuxia. In the first scene even Qiao Feng's character was faced with a monk at a food stall.

The opening scene attracted attention and made the audience unable to escape the scene. The slick choreography with various mainstay cinematography makes Sakra look satisfying.

The use of CGI in several scenes is quite acceptable. However, all these positive things have not been able to cover the storyline that is too long.

Many characters still leave the question, when it appears in the film it is also not explained so that the audience does not feel connected to the conflict felt by Qiao Feng. In addition, the long duration (2 hours) has not been able to wrap up all the conflicts in this film.

For those who have read the novel, maybe they can still recognize some of the characters. However, because this story is made in a widescreen format, of course the scope will be wider. Unfortunately, even the general audience does not know the origin of the main character story, Qiao Feng, who was supposed to be a superhero here.

The acting of the amazing players, apart fromliny Yen. The acting of A Zhu (Chen Yu Qi), as well as other players is also satisfying. But it doesn't feel enough to cover some of the stories that have already been spread.

Sakra became the debut of the director oftensive Yen. A fantastic martial action can be an option for those of you who love wuxia films.

The film Sakra can be seen in Indonesian cinemas starting January 18, 2023.