On Stereotypes
Film Rating: 6/10
A film by Joel Lamangan, Mano Po shows the Chinese Filipino culture among families in the Philippines. For me, the portrayals were mostly about stereotyping Chinese Filipinos as being one of the richest families among Filipino citizens, the famous great wall, and the usual black sheep of the family. Everything in the movie made sense because that’s how most viewers generally think of Chinese Filipino families.
Taking out all the Chinese-Filipino elements of the movie, it would look like one of the most common family films in the industry wherein a major problem would arise and in the end, the family would still be intact but only with drugs and kidnapping involved. I would rather watch a normal Filipino Family movie that deals with sibling rivalry issues and other family issues, than this film as it also looks into kidnapping as a normal thing.
Reinstating, they did well on representing the viewers’ perception on Chinese-Filipino stereotypes.










