Online buzz surrounding #CrazyRichSurabayan has inspired production house Falcon House to adapt the stories into a novel and later to a film.
he popularity of Hollywood film Crazy Rich Asians did not go unnoticed in Indonesia, with the film inspiring commentaries on the nation's own upper class society, including on Twitter through the hashtag #CrazyRichSurabayan.
Online buzz has not only talked about the success of the film adaptation of the novel by Singaporean writer Kevin Kwan, but has also included jokes, including funny stories from the East Java capital.
The stories about #CrazyRichSurabayan were first started by Judith Tirza, via her Twitter account @btari_durga. Judith, who is a kindergarten teacher, did not expect her tweets to attract so much attention, Tempo.co reported.
Under the hashtag, Judith shared funny stories about her experiences as a teacher of students from wealthy families.
"The children I taught were rich, but they were always humble," Judith said, as quoted by Tempo.co.
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With the stories tweeted with the hashtag going viral, production house Falcon Pictures expressed interest in adapting #CrazyRichSurabayan to the big screen.
"There are many funny and interesting stories in #CrazyRichSurabayan that we believe would be even more interesting if shown on screen. That's why we are interested in adapting #CrazyRichSurabayan into a film," said Frederica, who was also the producer behind comedy Warkop DKI Reborn, the highest grossing Indonesian movie of all time.
As with Crazy Rich Asians, which was adapted from a novel, Falcon is also set to produce a novel titled #CrazyRichSurabayan first before the film is produced. The novel will be written from a personal perspective.
"The contents of the book will not merely discuss the wealth of crazy rich Surabayans, but also touch upon stories of the innocence of the children. Like any other children, they are pure and adorable, which can inspire many things," Frederica said.
The #CrazyRichSurabayan novel, which will tell the story of Judith and her students, will be released by the end of the year, with the film slated to begin production at the start of 2019.
#CrazyRichSurabayan will tell the story of a teacher who learns a lot from her little students, who are adorable and sometimes amusing, but most importantly very rich. (liz/wng)
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