Review Filem ; Mortal Instruments : City Of Bones

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Minggu lepas aku agak free dan tetiba gatal nk tgk wyg especially if I’m having my own sweet free time. Kebetulan minggu lepas aku takde benda nak buat, tunang aku busy dgn exam dan kelas..so, aku pun membawa diri yg lara...huhuhu..no lah..just joking. Actually, mmg aku dah aim nk tgk citer ni especially bila aku layan trailer filem ni kat youtube. Nampak macam best, so nak try gi tgk la..

Kat bwh ni aku copy & paste jer summary for this movie. Sumber dari wikipedia:

In New York City, teenager Clary Fray (Lily Collins) begins seeing strange symbols, concerning her mother Jocelyn Fray (Lena Headey) and her mother's friend Luke Garroway (Aidan Turner). Later, while attending a nightclub with her best and only friend Simon Lewis (Robert Sheehan), Clary witnesses the murder of a man by the hands of Jace Wayland (Jamie Campbell Bower), whom only Clary appears to see. Meanwhile, Jocelyn is abducted by two men, Emil Pangborn (Kevin Durand) and Samuel Blackwell (Robert Maillet), and leaves a message for Clary warning her that someone named Valentine is coming after her, then drinks a potion that leaves her in a comatose state. Returning home, Clary is attacked by a demon and rescued by Jace, who reveals himself to be a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained to slay demons hidden on Earth, such as the man in the nightclub. Jocelyn was a Shadowhunter as well, and Clary has inherited her powers, including the ability to read runes.

Clary and Jace visit Clary's neighbor and friend of her mother, Madame Dorothea (C. C. H. Pounder), a witch who deduces that Pangborn and Blackwell are after the Mortal Cup, one of the three Mortal Instruments given to the first Shadowhunter by the Angel Raziel, that allows humans to become half-Angel. Simon, now able to see Jace, joins them as they leave to meet Luke in his bookstore. There, they discover that Luke is being interrogated by Pangborn and Blackwell, stating that he cares nothing for Jocelyn, and is after the Mortal Cup himself. The trio then escapes to the Shadowhunters' base of operations, the Institute, where Clary and Simon meet Jace's fellow Shadowhunters, Alec Lightwood (Kevin Zegers) and Isabelle Lightwood (Jemima West), and their leader, Hodge Starkweather (Jared Harris), who reveals that Pangborn and Blackwell are working for Valentine Morgenstern (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), an ex-Shadowhunter who betrayed the group and sought to steal the Mortal Cup for himself in order to gain control over all Shadowhunters and demons.

Believing the key to find the Mortal Cup lies within Clary's mind, Hodge instructs Jace to take Clary to the City of Bones, where fallen Shadowhunters are laid to rest, to meet Brother Jeremiah (Stephen R. Hart), a dead Shadowhunter that probes Clary's mind and learns of her connection to a powerful sorcerer, Magnus Bane (Godfrey Gao). Clary, Jace, Simon, Alec and Isabelle meet Magnus in a nightclub, where he reveals that Jocelyn hired him to block knowledge of the Shadowhunters from Clary's mind. Their conversation is interrupted when Simon is kidnapped by vampires, leading to a confrontation in a nearby hotel, in which the group is nearly killed before werewolves (that share a truce with the Shadowhunters) intervene and rescue them.

Back in the Institute, Clary falls in love with Jace while on a romantic evening with him in the institute's greenhouse, sharing a kiss. As they kiss the second time in front of her room, Simon interrupts them by opening the door, and shakily attempts to be humorous while tentatively confronting Clary about her relationship with the Shadowhunter. She responds that they "were just kissing", leading Jace to be confused and angered. Simon confesses to Clary that he loves her and always has. She is too shocked to respond, leaving the room and a heartbroken Simon.

Clary discovers that the Mortal Cup is hidden inside a tarot card painted by her mother, so the group returns to her apartment to retrieve it. There, they discover Madame Dorothea has been replaced by a demon sent to steal the Cup. It is killed by Simon and Jace after critically wounding Alec, while Clary retrieves the Mortal Cup.

The group returns to the Institute only to be betrayed by Hodge, who steals the Mortal Cup from Clary and summons Valentine Morgenstern. He reveals himself to be Clary's father and attempts to persuade her to join him, but she refuses and escapes with help from Luke, who is revealed to be a werewolf. Luke explains that Clary has a brother called Jonathan, and returns to the Institute with her and his pack to fight Valentine, who uses the Mortal Cup to open a portal and summon an army of demons to New York. Simon and Isabelle manage to close the portal with help from Hodge, who sees the error of his ways and sacrifices himself to kill Blackwell. Meanwhile, Magnus arrives to heal the injured Alec, and Luke kills Pangborn.

Clary and Jace fight Valentine, who reveals that they are siblings, and that Jace's real name is Jonathan. He once more attempts to convince them to join him, but they refuse again and push him through the portal with a false Mortal Cup, and after a brief struggle the portal is destroyed by Jace. Jocelyn is rescued but remains in an coma at the hospital, where she is reunited with Luke. Clary assures Simon that although she does not love him back, somebody will. Clary heads back home and uses her powers to repair the damage done to her apartment. Shortly thereafter, Jace appears and confesses that he needs her and wants her to come back with him to the Institute. Once she agrees to go with him, Jace affirms that he does not believe that they are siblings. Clary jumps on his motorcycle with him and they drive off to their destination.

Dah habis baca? So, what are your thoughts? Personally aku tgk citer ni because of Lily Collins attraction. Selain dari dia, aku tak kenal mana2 pelakon pun dlm citer ni. Kalau korang pernah tgk citer Abduction, lakonan mamat Taylor Lautner..ala yg jadi Jacob Black dlm Twilight, mesti korang kenal dgn Lily Collins ni. Dalam Mortal Instruments plak,..dia jadi lead actress. So far, she’s doing great a job. J

Dan..berbalik kepada jalan cerita movie ni plak, so far..eventhough genre movie ni, fiction, fantasy, adventure, takdelah adventurous sgt citer dia. Kebanyakan adventurous scene tu dah boleh agak dan takde benda yg baru sgt kecuali magik menggunakan ‘runes” tu jelah. Banyak makhluk2 dlm citer ni pun kita dah selalu tgk, contoh mcm vampire, werewolves, syaitan2 pelik (kononnya) yg pada aku bentuk tak rupe syaitan yg biasa kita tgk dlm movie hantu Melayu, kalau tgk citer hantu melayu kita takut, tp dlm movie ni, biase jer..takde menakutkan sgt..Cuma Nampak ganas dan furious je lah. Sumernya CGI.

 Jalan cerita average. Dah banyak kali ulang, Love story..kureng. Kononnya si Clary (Lily Collins) ni suke kat Jace (Jamie Campbell Bower), tapi nk dijadikan sadisnya adik beradik..mengikut cerita bapak kandung diorg yg takde tokoh jadi bapak pun. The love angst is not there. I mean, frustration bila dapat tau kita suke atau jatuh cinta pada kakak atau abang sendiri  tu tak dirasai sgt la..ish..sgt sumbang muhrim..hihihi..

Overall, movie ni agak menghiburkan. Tak rugi duit wyg sgtla kalau korang nk tgk. Best lagi layan. Lakonan pun agak mantap, especially from Lily Collins.  Cuma bila aku tgk citer ni byk jalan cerita dia yg tergantung. Antaranya;

1-    Masa bapak kandung si Clary ni bekukan  portal yg boleh travel ke tempat2 yg lain, dia stuck dlm portal tu, dan akhirnya portal tu pecah. Bila pecah, the whole place was surrounded by snow dan bapak Clary takde. Dah mati ke blum org tua tu??

2-    Magnus Bane – Ada scene di mana kawan Jace dicederakan syaitan semasa diorg pergi ke rumah Clary. Entah macam mana mamat Magnus Bane ni muncul dan rawat si polan tu ha...tapi until end of the story aku tak tau apa jadi dgn mamat tuh. Boleh diselamatkan ke atau dah KO?? Magnus Bane sampai habis cerita tak tau gi mana..hihihihi..

3-    Apa jadi dgn Simon dan Isabelle yg cuba nk tutup kubah institusi dari gagak2 syaitan yg masuk dlm institusi tu? Tak tau apa jadi.

4-    Scene ending..Clary balik umah kemas2 umah dia yg dah separuh hancur menggunakan “runes” then lepas tu Jace dtg..ckp2..ajak Clary ikut dia..pastu..naik motor..habis..the end. What the hell?

5-    Byk jalan cerita yg dah boleh diagak. Contoh, masa scene Clary nk kelentong bapak dia dan tendang dia msuk ke dlm portal. Bapak si Clary ni pun satu gak. Kata syaitan kelas satu, tapi anak sendiri kencing ko tak tau...hohohoho

The movie was ok. Actually kalau dibuat dgn lebih baik maybe it could come out better. I love the cast, the scene and storyline, but..There is an X-Factor missing. Entahlah..aku reti tgk jer..nak ckp bak pengarahan ni tak reti den..Originaliti utk movie ni tak rasa sgt, padahal, movie ni diadaptasi dari best selling novel.

Dgr citer..movie ni akan ada sequel. City of Ashes. City of Bones adalah dari buku yg pertama. Dlm ura2 nk wat sequel, dgr citer lain plak, produser nk cancel wat sequel..sbb tak leh nk hit kutipan box office. Macam2 la...

Rating aku. 3.5 . The end.