
Intan Najiha, more affectionately known as Jiha (Amyra Rosli), is raised modestly while Syed Munir (Redza Rosli) is pampered with wealth. After losing her parents, Jiha moves to Kuala Lumpur to be independent and starts a small candle business called 'Jiha's Scent' at a shopping mall. In contrast, Munir's life has been filled with luxury from birth and he is expected to continue his family's legacy by his mother Syarifah Aminah (Kartina Aziz). His mother wants to manage everything about Munir, including arranging his marriage to his fiancée, Emilia (Mia Nasir). When an incident brings Munir and Jiha together and romantic feelings begin to develop, Munir chooses to make Jiha his wife despite their marriage not being blessed by his family. However, married life is not as expected. Munir and Jiha's life becomes complicated after Munir is involved in an accident. Jiha is also burdened with accusations that have made her mental state unstable after losing Munir and their child.
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
Make way for more Latine representation! Disney has released a toe-tapping musical trailer for "Encanto", which features more diversity than expected!
One of THE most frustrating trends in the mainstream film industry over the last several decades has been the onset of comedy efforts that seem SO focused on being crude and/or gross-out in all ways possible. That, at least for me, makes them no longer funny.
'También la Iluvia' exploits Indigenous peoples' fight against the privatization of water in order to tell a story about Spanish characters.