Barcelona: A Love Untold Review
Upon entering the cinema at around eight in the evening, we saw people just getting out from the cinema, then I asked them, “Maganda po?”
“Magdala kayo ng tissue sa loob,” the girl at her early thirties said.
Another girl at her late thirties said, “Sobra, dalawang beses ko ng napanuod pero ang ganda pa din.”
While passing by, I also heard some praises, “worth it,” “ang ganda,” nakakakilig at nakakaiyak,” ang galing ng KathNiel.”
If you are looking for a perfect movie with great effects and audio system, do not watch this. If you are looking for a movie that will leave a mark in your life, then watch this. Barcelona: A Love Untold is a movie that catches the hearts of people more than the quality of the movie. It does not have the typical OFW stories that most movies or soap opera show, rather it has the story of young people studying, escaping from a nightmare and reaching their dreams abroad.
To be honest, the movie has flaws, especially in technicality, but the depth of the story and the characters are much more noticeable. The movie does not really revolve in romance, but it is more likely about family, moving forward, forgiveness (self-forgiveness specifically), hardship and loving yourself first. Again, the movie has flaws; there is some inconsistency in the story, but overall it is really a great story. Besides the story, the actors themselves are splendid, first-rate, marvelous, and remarkable.
I’m not really a fan of Kathryn Bernardo, but I actually like her because she seems sincere and gentle. Surprisingly, I cried a lot on most of her mabigat scenes. At some point she’s very relatable, especially to people who’s a newbie in a different country and trying embrace every change that come in their way. I could really feel every emotion that she’s delivering. She actually delivered most of the hugot and tagos lines.
Oh my god, Daniel Padilla. As a solid Daniel Padilla supporter, I am so proud of him! He nailed every freaking scene in the movie. His eyes could speak a thousand emotions that would make you sympathize him and would make you believe in him. His acting is so best actor level, and his sex appeal is on top, baby. Every freaking close-up of DJ, I chant the words, “gwapo, gwapo, gwapo, gwapo, gwapo.” The pain and the baggage that he’s carrying making his character strong yet fragile at the same time. Elias is the character of Danilo that showed his full (almost) potential in terms of acting. Anyway, Ely is the backbone of this movie; the movie cannot be as that good without his character which is the center of the story.
That was like around midnight, and we were in the car on the way home; and I was feeling so emotional about how mature he already became; I felt like we both are growing as a person and fangirling over him for all transitions in his life from pa-cute to bad boy to boy next door to the mature and actor Daniel Padilla. Until now, while typing this, I am crying because I felt like I’m a mother watching his son leaves and have his own life.
I would also give credit to the supporting actors that became the supporting backs of the lead characters like Aiko Melendez (I salute you po; I cried at your scene with Dj when Mia left), Joshua Garcia, Ricky Davao (wow, I cried a lot during your flashback scene with Kathryn), Joey Marquez, and Maria Isabel Lopez. Every one of them leaves an emotional impact to the audience.
The movie is definitely worth watching, worth every money, and worth the time.
PS: there are only three teenagers (including myself) in the cinema and most of the viewers were in their thirties to eighties. I also requested to just watch Barcelona: A Love Untold to celebrate my eighteenth birthday than to have a debut celebration.
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