Better days are yet to come. Greater things are not yet done.
A day so good to remember, a day full of fun and aspiration. Yeah! I enjoyed this day not because I'm with my blockmates but because I have learned and discovered something new that would help me whenever I pursue entering the field of film. The museum consists of the history of film, where it started, and who are the people behind the great films in the Philippines. It's so good to go back, look and and see again the films you have watched before like Enteng ng Ina mo which is my favorite film during my childhood days.
And wow! Because the founders of the Mowelfund are Dolphy,FPJ and Joseph Estrada which these people are very good actors also in their time. It's nice seeing so many pictures of FPJ,I really like him when he was still alive, he's a very good action star.
It's nice going back to the past where the film is alive and powerful, where the many films were being produced. It's goo to see the old equipments that is used before in the field of cinema, like the cameras, editing machine which if you look at it, it's very hard to used. I just wonder how better the people before than todays. But I believe the film indutry will not end today, it will rise again and will go back to the days were it is alive in the Philippines. There are still days that is coming, greater things will be done in the coing years. The Philippine cinema will not stop here but will start again and rise up by the help and works of our generation!
A film so hard to get through. A film so hard to understand. A film deeper than the sea. A film that would set your mind wider.
Mulholland Drive is a 2001 film directed by David Lynch. This film is full of dreams and fantasies. My own understanding is that the first part of the film is only a dream of the real Diane Selwyn wherein she is dreaming that she is Betty Elms which is very charming, successful woman and wants to be a famous actress like Camilla. Those scenes are just fantasies of Diane Selwyn where she used Camilla to be Rita which is a fictional character.
The director used so many symbolism in the film that caused the audiences to roll their minds so they can get the story of the film. This is really a headache but a very good film, an amazing story and artistic narration.
The real story is that in the first part Camilla is already died, She was killed by Diane Selwyn who as hurt and deressed because of what Camilla did to her. She is really desperate to be with Camilla because she really loves her but because of so much depression, she made a decision to kill her and that situation leads her to a very miserable life. The cowboy only shows there for some symbolism which he said to Diane that it's time to wake up and the blue box was used to escape from the dreams and fantasies of Diane, it was used to get away in the illusions. The key also symbolizes the death of Diane because in the other part of the film, the cowboy told that if she already saw the key then it's the end. And the old man and woman symbolize as Diane's conscience and it leads her to death.
This is a film like no other, full of mysterious atmosphere. It contains conspiracy and intrigue. A love story of two woman but the director make it to the point that is very complicated by only giving clues and showing symbols for the people to think deeper and used their own perception on looking to the story.
A film so nice. A film you can't resist. A film that would give you a headache. A film full of symbolism. A film that would set your mind wider. Must watch!
Eastern Promises is a crime thriller film. The film contains brutal or
bloody violence, there’s some graphic sexuality or nudity, drugs, alcohol,
smoking and intense scenes. In the beginning, the film showed already a brutal
scene which leads the audiences to be more focus and be excited of what will
happen next.
The story is about the
London midwife who investigates the death of the 14 year old girl because of
child birth, she used the diary to know her families. But the diary is written
in Russian so she ask her uncle to help her. When her uncle revealed the
content of the diary, the dark secrets of Semyon which the midwife asked his
help also and his son, Kiril. At first, they’re suspecting Kiril as the one who
raped the 14 year old girl but later on the truth prevails, that thae father of
Kiril, Semyon, is the one who raped the girl, he’s old. At the end of the
story, Nickolai is their driver, is the one who help the midwife for the baby
to survived because Semyon and Kiril set up him so that he will be the one to
be killed.
The script is somewhat
structured intelligently in a way that it has a humorous dialogue. The director
directed the film in an observant and stylized way yet confrontational because
he doesn’t underplay or exaggerate what happens. I read in some articles that
violence is part of his style as a director. Maybe his fans will definitely
appreciate this film. Yet, some audiences will definitely squirm at what he
shows only because he wants to reveal the brutality and motivation of what is
going on.
The casting is unique
which the audiences can remember who they are because of the way they act and
they can show their personality as an actors and actresses of the film. I like
how Semyon acts, the grandfather who shows sweetness and kind to everyone but
also has a violent dark side because at the first place you will not think that
he is the one who raped the girl. Kirill also shows how bad he is, the way he
is drunk, and how he is being attached to Nickolai. Nickolai is also good in a
way that you will be confused if he is really bad or good, because he shows
sometimes that he wanted to help Anna but he is killing people. And of course,
Anna, the midwife who is really desperate to find the truth, she is a good
actress, her performance is very powerful because she drives the film’s plot
and getting people to try and figure out what’s going on.
Eastern Promises is a
wonderful film. Though it is a violence film but still the director didn’t fail
to get the audience think the way he thinksEastern Promises is a crime thriller film. The film contains brutal or bloody violence, there’s some graphic sexuality or nudity, drugs, alcohol, smoking and intense scenes. In the beginning, the film showed already a brutal scene which leads the audiences to be more focus and be excited of what will happen next.
The story is about the London midwife who investigates the death of the 14 year old girl because of child birth, she used the diary to know her families. But the diary is written in Russian so she ask her uncle to help her. When her uncle revealed the content of the diary, the dark secrets of Semyon which the midwife asked his help also and his son, Kiril. At first, they’re suspecting Kiril as the one who raped the 14 year old girl but later on the truth prevails, that thae father of Kiril, Semyon, is the one who raped the girl, he’s old. At the end of the story, Nickolai is their driver, is the one who help the midwife for the baby to survived because Semyon and Kiril set up him so that he will be the one to be killed.
The script is somewhat structured intelligently in a way that it has a humorous dialogue. The director directed the film in an observant and stylized way yet confrontational because he doesn’t underplay or exaggerate what happens. I read in some articles that violence is part of his style as a director. Maybe his fans will definitely appreciate this film. Yet, some audiences will definitely squirm at what he shows only because he wants to reveal the brutality and motivation of what is going on.
The casting is unique which the audiences can remember who they are because of the way they act and they can show their personality as an actors and actresses of the film. I like how Semyon acts, the grandfather who shows sweetness and kind to everyone but also has a violent dark side because at the first place you will not think that he is the one who raped the girl. Kirill also shows how bad he is, the way he is drunk, and how he is being attached to Nickolai. Nickolai is also good in a way that you will be confused if he is really bad or good, because he shows sometimes that he wanted to help Anna but he is killing people. And of course, Anna, the midwife who is really desperate to find the truth, she is a good actress, her performance is very powerful because she drives the film’s plot and getting people to try and figure out what’s going on.
Eastern Promises is a wonderful film. Though it is a violence film but still the director didn’t fail to get the audience think the way he thinks.
After watching the movie, I can probably say that it is an amazing love story that show what love truely should be like. While watching it took a long journey. I felt the pain, my heart breaks so much. I can feel what the characters can feel. The story is wise, corny lines, silly jokes, tear-jerking scenes. It's just so perfect. An American girl fell inlove with an Irish boy and then they got married. But the bad thing is, the Irish guy died. Oh no! end of the story. Okay, just kidding. But that's just thee beginning. So this girl had a total breakdown about the loss of her husband. She seemed to be insane like no longer taking a bath, messy rooms and no longer eating. He died of a brain tumor.so the letter contain plans that the late husband made for the girl. How to move on with her life, go out, meet new people, take a vacation, find a job etc etc.. but that's one of the best parts about the movie.I felt myself holding back tears as each letter was narrated.
Here's the simple summary of the film. Holly Kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life - a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry. So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it's a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly's 30th birthday in the form of a cake, and to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to tell her to get out and "celebrate herself". In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way; P.S. I Love You. Holly's mother and best friends begin to worry that Gerry's letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future. With Gerry's words as her guide, Holly embarks on a journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life. Written by Orange
The real thing is, I didn’t watch the first smurfs movie. Last August 8 2013, it’s my birthday. I’m cryin’ all day because of some problems and then I called my bestfriend to tell him my problems and then he asked me to go with him in SM San Lazaro so that I can be happy for that day. He said that he will treat me and we will watch movie. And when we came there’s a long line of people, then we went there and see what’s that. They are buying tickets for Percy Jackson which we are planning to watch but then since the line is very long, we went to other cinemas, and we stopped there, The Smurfs in 3D, we have not yet tried using eye glasses or watching 3D, it’s really funny. So we finally bought our ticket, we asked the cashier if how many is watching then she said there is 9 people inside. Oh no! But we said it’s okay. And then I just realized it’s for kids.
This movie is really for kids and those people who love the smurfs TV show. But some of my friends told me that it improved than the original one. But the real thing, it is the worst movie I’ve ever watched. It’s so boring really for kids. I can’t say anything. I never expect Avatar-like or Pixar like CGI from any movie, but these are terrible for a live action animated film! The story is wise but this is just a passable movie that single-digit-aged viewers can enjoy. Shameless product placement,Strained plot contrivances, toothless humor are filled in this overstuffed plot. I don’t know, I’m not being too harsh but it is really what I think of the movie. But I want to say that the characters are cute, those blue skinned smurfs are adorable. Good voice and the human characters give their good acting pretending that smurfs are acting with them. The jokes or comedy scenes are not funny, really not even the children inside the cinema, there's no sense of humor.
Look! How adorable Smurphette is, it's Katty Perry's voice. Gargamel is back, he's a good actor.
All said and done however, while there is nothing disagreeable about this movie, there's nothing very remarkable about it either.
Un Chien Andalou is a short film that we watched last Wednesday. I and my classmates are very focused on watching the film because from the start it was really interesting and we are aiming to understand what the movie has something to tell. But until the movie reached its end, no one understand the film.
A short film that you can't understand what it is trying to show or to convey to the audiences. It took me long before I understand some scenarios in the film. I was shocked, and felt that I don't want to watch the film anymore because of the beginning of the story, the eyes were cut. That's filty, it's a film that you don't want to continue. But as the film goes by, the story do not revolves around it. There's no sequence in the story. Maybe because it doesn't have dialogue, a silent film that the audiences can't really understand. But I think the film is about desperate, passionate and even appeal to murder. There is also a sexual violence in a way that a man is holding the boobs of the girl which he imagine that the girl is nude.
They mostly used sexual symbolism which things represent male phalllus and the moon there represents virginity. The cutting of the eye is the girl's dream it symbolizes evil which is looking at another person lustfully or comitting adulltery like what the man is doing to the girl, he's holding her boobs then imagining that she don't have clothes which can be classified as adultery. And the box which contains a hand, we can see that in the middle section but also in the end, it was shown. Thhe director is trying to give symbols so that the audiences will think of a deeper meaning. They show symbolism many times with the same,, but they didn't show the meaning again and again where the viewers were really trying hard to find the message of the film.
But even I didn't understand the whole film, only few stories I got but still for me it's a good film because it challenges you to think deeper and give your own understanding from the start up to the end because you will be more focused and will surely enjoy this kind of film.
Trainspotting is a film
about drug addiction. And the story revolves around it. At the beginning of the
story, a man dive into Scotland’s dirty bathroom and the viewers are exposed to
the mysterious world of the drug users.
This film reflects the works of the society but a film
about joy in conniving and surviving, in connecting with the audiences with its
own effective style. Trainspotting focused on the main character’s drug
addiction, its causes and effects and even sex and violence. It is bout
characters who are tossing away their lives by using drugs. They are broken,
unemployed and they fill the void in any way that they can do, by stealing, shotting the dogs, watching
the porn videos, having sex and even killing the heroin. For me, it’s a film
that people would not want to watch because of the theme. But this film really
shows the real happenings in our society. It shows the life of a person under
the influence of drugs.
Trainspotting is a film combined with a humorous and yet,
the reality. It’s really hard to imagine a movie about drugs, a black comedy
but very engaging to the audience because the story is presented lightly. The
script is delivered in an intelligent way but a funny one. It shows the
reflection of the real deal between the consequences from taking drugs and the
pleasure it gives the people. I think this film is good because I can feel the
feelings of the characters. In camera angles, I can remember when the camera is
following Renton’s hands while injecting the drugs in his veins, it makes me feel
the pain and also afraid but yet excited of what will happen next or what would
he feel. I can also remember the dolly shot, when they were running in their
town and the camera tracks them down, it makes me feel the same, I want to ran
fast with a fast heart beat pounding.
For me, the best part of the film is the end, I think
other people will also agree to me. When Renton is walking toward the camera
with a happy face, I also felt the happiness because of his willingness to
change and to have a new life. I think it shows that he now overcome the drug
addiction and can be considered as a success. It also informed us that he chose
life.
Trainspotting achieved to engage the people. It also
helps the people to understand what drugs might bring in their lives. And I’m
looking forward that all of the people will choose what Renton chose, a life!
