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Ayat –Ayat Cinta and Syurga Yang Tak Dirindukan (essay)


Ayat –Ayat Cinta and Syurga Yang Tak Dirindukan
by : Siti Nur Qomariyah
Most people in Indonesia prefer to watch a romantic and Islamic film. For instance is the film of Ayat-ayat Cinta that has been watched by a lot of Indonesian people since the first time it is aired (Hawari: 2017). The reason why people watched it is that this film tells about the Islamic family life. Likewise, The film of Syurga Yang Tak Dirindukan is a success to be the favorite film in Indonesia.[1] Both Ayat-ayat Cinta and Syurga Yang Tak Dirindukan are two of  The Ten Best Seller Films in Indonesia.  Ayat –Ayat Cinta and Syurga Yang Tak Dirindukan have some similarities in terms of physical, theme and moral value.
They both Ayat-ayat Cinta and Syurga Yang Tak Dirindukan are physically made by famous film production by taking stories from the best seller novels from Indonesia. Ayat –Ayat Cinta and Syurga Yang Tak Dirindukan are produced by Manoj Punjab and MD Pictures (Aini: 2016). Both of these films are successfully awarded in their respective release years. Ayat–Ayat Cinta  Is written by Habiburrahman El Shirazy and Syurga Yang Tak Dirindukan is written by Asma Nadia.  Both Habiburrahman El Shirazy and Asma Nadia are the famous novelist in Indonesia whose novels have been filmed[2]. The uniqueness of films is having  the same actor that is Fedi Nuril. Therefore, Indonesian citizens are interested in watching them.
The two films also tell a similar story about love, happiness, and trust. Both films tell about love problem among couple marriage (Kinanti: 2016).  They also tell the happiness that occurs because of religions harmony. In addition, they tell about trust that diminishes because of a third person. Based on the theme, we can see that both films are alike.
Both Ayat-ayat Cinta and Syurga Yang Tak Dirindukan also have the same moral values that can be taken. Both films teach us the way people deal with domestic life problem based on Islamic law (Zahida: 2018). Those films show us about the difficulties in doing a fair.  Although the husband tries to be fair, he still stands to one girl only (Mary: 2018).Besides, they also teach us to be kind to everyone. Despite of the people from different religion with us, we must help them if they need our help[3]. Therefore, we get the same lesson from the two films.
Films of Ayat-Ayat Cinta and Syurga Yang Tak Dirindukan are famous because they have some similarities. The similarities are about the physical, theme and moral value. Both films are taken by best seller novel and the same production film. Both films tell us about the struggle for love, happiness and trust. Moreover, both films teach us the way to behave with the problems that exist in a family and in different religious communities.



[3] Read more in Sri Mega Wati, Analisis Komparatif Nilai Moral Dalam Novel Syurga Yang Tak Dirindukan Karya Asma Nadia Dan Ayat-Ayat Cinta Karya Habiburrahman El Shirazy 2016 P8

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