Emperor's New Clothes by H.C. Andersen

The Emperor's New Clothes by H.C. Andersen is the inspiration of Baju Baru sang Raja drama. The drama told about the little kingdom that divides from Indonesia's government, because didn't believe to democracy. The story begin when there are the group of activists who against the king. Actually, they are the 'illegal squad' of MENHAM. He ordered them because he wants to become the king. The activists were discussing to determine topic or reason to demonstration. But, they were lucky because one of them knew the news about the kingdom "Baju Baru Sang Raja" event competition. The event spent 200 Billion. So, they decided to use that event to be their reason to demonstration.

Meanwhile in the kingdom, the king was so depressed. He knew that the people who live in the kingdom always compare him with his in-laws or the previous king, so he decided to order his ministry to make the big event that can make his image good. So, they were decided to create the "Baju Baru Sang Raja" competition. The winner of this competition is going to get money which amount of 200 Billion and the king would wear clothes that have been designed by the winner in the square that will be watched by the entire people in the kingdom. A prime minister has a participant to join the competition. His name was Bruce Wong; he was an American famous designer. Because of prime minister wanted the benefit from the competition, he and a participant made the agreement. He promised to make Bruce Wong become the winner of the competition, because he was the one of the main judge.

Bruce Wong made the invisible clothes. He said to the all king's minister that only the honest person who can see the clothes. The entire minister pretended can see the clothes; because they wanted everyone else think that they were the honest person. The royal advisor told the king to be careful, because he saw that the people who live in the kingdom will laugh at the king, and the king didn't wear the clothes at all. The king didn't believe what the royal advisor said; even he wanted him to die.

When the day comes, the king wears the invisible clothes. All the people laugh at him, but the king assumed that they were happy until there's a kid told that the king was naked. People thought that their king was crazy. MENHAM as soon as come as the hero when there's terrible situation in square happened.

I think the drama is interesting enough, even tough the story of the drama was adapted from H.C. Andersen's tale story. This drama is quite different from H.C. Andersen's story. The director of this drama had changed the tale story become the story which has many moral value inside its. The point of this drama is talk about the Indonesian government, even critic the government. The drama used the satirical scene about a disorderly of Indonesian government. For example, the scene indicating that the Indonesian government did the corruption, collusion, and nepotism when the prime minister made an agreement with Bruce Wong to decide him as the winner of the competition in order to got the benefit, but in order hand it was unfair for another participant of the competition.

Another satirical scene is when MENHAM has the activist group to against