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Arranged marriages are taboo and old-fashioned, some say. Especially cases where parents match their children for certain reasons are difficult to accept. However, if you look at it from another point of view, arranged marriages don't always end badly. Maybe parents are the best way to get their child closer to their soul mate. However, what can you do if you are matched but don't love like Iragita in Prime Video Series Mother Elephant—is she happy?
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In series The Elephant's Mother, Muhadkly Acho, as the director, raises a unique theme and is often considered sensitive because it is closely related to family, race and matchmaking. Taken from the true story of a woman named Iragita Sembiringa writer who was initially noticed by Ernest Prakasa to write his life story into a book which eventually went viral.
Iragita poured out her heart regarding love-hate relationship with his mother. Their family is of Batak descent and her mother insisted on matching her with someone of Batak descent without understanding Iragita's feelings at first.
Apart from matchmaking, his mother also always comments on his physique and forces him to diet so he can find a mate quickly. This is what makes Iragita feel unfair treatment in her relationship with her mother.
From Arranged Marriage but Not in Love, Iragita Tells Love-Hate Relationship with Mama
In 2023, MD Entertainment produced series Mother Elephant directed by Muhadkly Acho. Series This is played by famous actors and artists such as Marshanda, Dimas Anggara, Mikha Tambayong, and Tika Panggabean. This series has attracted the attention of the audience, apart from being a unique story, Iragita's story is very interesting relate with most people,highlights about matchmaking and insecurity.
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It is said that on Ira's 30th birthday, Mamak asked her about her soul mate who had never been seen. As the days go by, Mamak becomes more extreme and almost non-stop makes Ira do reckless things to find a mate. From the first episode, it starts to become apparent that series This tells the true story of Ira, who was arranged by her parents, which made her days stressful.
Mamak makes Ira act to marry Marsel, the son of her church friend. This gives rise to new problems. Ira has to race against time to find a boyfriend before their drama period ends, because Mamak really hopes that Ira will marry because she has an arranged marriage, especially with Marsel, who is of Batak descent with the same clan as Ira's family.
Then, Anita, Marsel's lover, appears in the middle of Marsel and Ira's theatrical relationship. With this, Ira decided to look for a lover from dating appbut did not give the expected results.
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Mamak began to notice strange behavior from Ira and Marsel – Anita who was annoyed because Marsel didn't immediately marry her and Marsel who seemed to be walking around in place. This uncertainty makes Anita closer to her office friend, Romi. On the other hand, Marsel's cafe business is helped by Ira, making Marsel admire Ira. This admiration made Marsel feel something he had never experienced.
However, Arman actually makes Ira's life colorful. Arman's behavior, the man he met, made Ira feel that Arman was her soul mate. In fact, Ira managed to change her appearance to become a more beautiful woman than usual. Marsel, who knew this, started to feel jealous, trying as hard as he could to fight his own feelings.
Mamak and Aunt Duma, Marsel's mother, are increasingly impatient with the arranged marriage they are planning, so they try to advance Ira and Marsel's wedding date. As a result, Ira and Marsel became worried, until Ira had the courage to confess her feelings to Arman. However, something unexpected happened, so Ira and Marsel had to rack their brains to start over from scratch.
At the same time, Marsel and Anita's relationship also came to an end. When the situation becomes more complicated, Mamak and Aunt Duma also find out about the conspiracy between Ira and Marsel – the two people who are in an arranged marriage are actually still together until they realize at one moment that they don't want to leave each other. Unfortunately, Arman came again.
Mamak, who was already furious with the Marsel family, became angry trust issues with Marsel and sees Arman as the answer to her prayers—finally Ira finds her soul mate. However, Ira could lose the opportunity to be with Marsel, who just wants to start a serious relationship with Ira. This dilemma means Ira has to choose, Arman or Marsel and who she wants to make happy.
According to Iragita Sembiring, in reality, arranged love stories do not always end in nightmares. Indeed, initially they were in an arranged marriage but were not in love, however, their relationship with Marsel was very natural. Starting from plays, friends, telling each other stories, helping each other, to harboring feelings for each other.
From series The message that Iragita Sembiring wants to convey is that no matter what our parents are, each person has shortcomings, so it would be better for us to accept our mother's shortcomings. “Even though whatever she does is not according to our wishes, hopefully this Mother Elephant will remind us how we love the people around us, especially mothers. “Realizing that he also has shortcomings,” said Iragita.
Watch the continuation of the story of Ira, Marsel and Arman in the Elephant Parent series. If you ever wonder Mother Elephant where to watch, Prime Video is the answer! Besides watching, listen original soundtrack Mother Elephant sung by Pepita titled 'Tides' throughout digital streaming platformsyeah.
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