i guess by this time, most PLU's have braved the queues and watched this film. i dont blame them. i loved the film. it's not so much a gay-themed movie. it's a mother's journey. it remains very mainstream, with some formula scenes thrown here and there (the dancing, the make-over, the confrontation scenes). but still it captures the heart. dialogues remain real and sincere. best emo scene: that final scene when mother shirly tells noel that this proposal is for her not him, then that tension is quickly broken up by some humor. wonderful touch.
i'm quite proud at how far the mainstream has gone in weaving the gay reality into its themes. and we only have an entire generation of indie film directors to thank for it.
it doesnt have the breadth of those acclaimed thai movies, bangkok love story and love of siam. but it doesnt have to. because for me, it's as pinoy as fishballs and dirty ice cream. and even as i praise those movies, i remain proud of this and other seminal pinoy films, that do not try to be anything but pinoy in its theme, treatment and attitude.
(SPOILER ALERT) and yes, i was trying to hold on to those tears from falling. but i gave in, especially during the wake.
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it was ok... but what really got me was the scene of Shirley, her 2 daughters and husband at the table discussing the selling of the land... where laughter mixed with tears was very well acted out
I recommend it to everyone. It's very good. It's my first time to see Vilma on screen, and that movie alone is more than enough to prove her acting prowess -- no wonder she bears the title, "Star For All Seasons". I cried in many scenes. The emotion is just so real.
You're right. I watched the movie with the thought that it's a gay themed movie but realized in the end that it was a well wrtten and finely crafted mainstream movie. I didn't even think about the gay relationship anymore midway thru but rather just a story about relationships. Galing ng pinoy.
@Rygel: that was my favorite part of the movie too.
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