Melayu Boleh!

Aku masih tidak habis dengan pos-pos Animasi Melayu Boleh. Kali ini kita lihat Silat Lagenda. Jika kau mengikuti pos sebelum ini, Tokoh Melayu – Hassan Abd Mutalib. Silat Lagenda juga adalah hasil karya beliau. Beliau menulis, mengarah, membuat ‘prod design’ dan menyelia ‘Visual Effects’ untuk Silat Lagenda, filem animasi pertama Malaysia.

Filem ini telah memenangi Anugerah Khas Juri untuk filem animasi Malaysia yang pertama di Festival Filem Malaysia ke-14 pada tahun 1999. Melayu boleh melakukan apa yang dikehendakinya dan di dalam apa bidang sekalipun.

Silat Lagenda mengisahkan lima orang remaja yang telah menemui lima belah keris yang pernah digunakan oleh pahlawan-pahlawan Melayu pada zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka. Kris-kris tersebut adalah senjata-senjata mistik yang boleh menukarkan mereka kepada pahlawan-pahlawan lagenda zaman silam dan mereka menggunakannya untuk kebaikan dan menegakkan keadilan. Bagaimanapun, keris-keris tersebut turut dituntut oleh ahli sihir dari zaman silam bernama Mona.

Way back in 15th century Melaka, two silat exponents, Seleman and Mona, compete before their grandmaster to claim the right to be the custodian of five mystical weapons – a sword, arm band, shield, whip and staff. The wise grandmaster decides to award the weapons to Seleman , even though Mona is the more skilled of the two. Mona becomes furious and vows revenge, declaring that the weapons are her right. She delves into the dark world of sorcery in order to gain the power to capture the weapons she covets. Seleman becomes advisor to the Sultan of Melaka. He entrusts the mystical weapons to five warriors to maintain law and order in the realm. The weapons were returned to Seleman when peace was established. When Mona attempts to seize the weapons, he transforms them into five miniature kris and hides them in a cave in Gunung Ledang. Failing to possess the weapons, Mona goes into suspended animation, biding time until the weapons are reactivated. The scenario moves to 21st century Melaka. Five boys share a common interest in the art of silat and the fabled warriors of old Melaka, such as Hang Tuah and his companions. One day, they chance upon an old book which leads them to the cave in Gunung Ledang where they discover the five kris which have lain undisturbed for more than 500 years. As the boys examine the kris in their clubhouse using a computer, a hologram image of Seleman appears telling them that the five kris are actually mystical weapons that can transform them into Legendary Warriors of Silat. The five boys decide to take up the challenge. However, their action of transforming the kris back into the mystical weapons unwittingly awakens Mona from her sleep. Mona again attempts to seize the weapons. When her two minions fail to grab the weapons, she enlist the services of Prof. Keefli, a modern day scientist. As she cannot detect the whereabouts of the weapons unless they are being used, Mona and Prof. Keefli plots to draw out the five Legendary Warriors of Silat. Will Mona succeed in seizing the weapons she covets? Will the boys be able to prevent the combined forces of Mona and Prof. Keefli from creating havoc?

Aku mengambil sinopsis Melayu Boleh di atas dari SinemaMalaysia, lebih banyak maklumat mengenai Silat Lagenda di sana.