Consider the film’s central theme, derived from the German philosopher Nietzsche: "God is dead." In the context of the film, this is not merely an atheistic statement but a declaration of a moral vacuum where the protagonist, Oh Dae-su, finds himself abandoned. Translating this philosophical weight into Bahasa Indonesia requires a delicate balance. A poor translation reduces the line to a mere plot point, while a good translation captures the existential dread. When Oh Dae-su mutters his internal monologues—lines like "Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, and you weep alone"—the subtitle must carry the poetic melancholy that resonates with the Indonesian sensibility for dramatic fatalism.