Family Themes With a Very Constant Batak Culture

The film that is being talked about a lot throughout Indonesia is Horrible Delicious. What is this film really like? The Horrifyingly Delicious Film is an Indonesian comedy-drama film in 2022 directed and written by Bene Dion Rajagukguk. The horror film tells the background of a Batak family that tells the story of the parents of Pak Domu and Mak Domu. Where they are blessed with four children namely Domu, Sharma, Gabe, and Sahat. 

The Horror-Security Film has succeeded in becoming a relatable family film with a strong Batak culture element. However, the Batak culture in this film is considered to be a "package" of family conflicts that are actually experienced by any ethnic group. The conflict in the horror film is very simple and can relate to families from any ethnic background, especially people who have lived abroad from their families for a long time. 

For audiences who come from the Batak tribe, this film will be an interesting spectacle because it is in accordance with their lives. However, those who are not from the Batak tribe will still be able to enjoy the delicious horror and can even learn about Batak culture thanks to this film. Because, the explanation of Batak culture in this film is quite detailed. 

The Horrifyingly Delicious film succeeded in making people laugh out loud through various comedy scenes and jokes from the actors. The jokes in this film are also always at the right moment so they don't spoil the drama when the main conflict is in progress. However, people don't want to laugh when they watch it, because there are also some heartwarming scenes that successfully make their eyes wet. The film Horror-Splendid is fairly successful in playing the audience's emotions from laughing to being touched. 

The location that becomes the background for the main place of Horror Delicious is Lake Toba, North Sumatra. Throughout the film, viewers will be able to see the beautiful scenery of Toba land and spoil the eyes, especially the moment when the Domu family is doing recreation. In the film Horrible Delicious, it reached 1 million viewers after 11 days of being screened in Indonesian cinemas. But the number of viewers of this film can still increase, because the film is still showing in theaters.