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Marsila and her parents presently sat near the door of their single, shared room. It was fastidiously clean and well-ordered, an emerging theme in this community, as if it were a last defiance against the indignity of being poor.
Alfonso Tomas P. Araullo, from "Letter from Tawi-Tawi" (1st Prize, 70th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature: Essay Category)
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Citizen Jake experience.
Being a huge fan of Indie films myself, I spent months of doing my thesis studying their social relevance and how they play as a tool in promoting social awareness. So ever since Citizen Jake started filming, i’ve been following their progress online, waiting. (Well aside from being Atom’s fan ever since HS).
I noticed how Citizen Jake was super brave when it comes to discussing political and societal issues, kaya I told myself -- I HAVE TO SEE THIS FILM.
And it was exactly few days after I ended the semester, merong contest via twitter where they are giving away free tickets for the special screening of Citizen Jake. Being a fangirl myself, nagdecide ako to join since SM City Lucena was not on the list of cinemas na magpapalabas nung film. I tried my luck, and DESTINY SIGURO! Hahahahaha
So I travelled to Manila a day early, (5 hours Lucena to Pasay) and it was my first time to travel alone via LRT then MRT the day of the screening (Diba? things we do for love!)
Moving on, the gates opened at around 6PM. Mahaba ang pila, star studded, but most importantly, it was full of people na alam mong handang makita ang realidad at matuto.
So, about the film itself. Being a Mass Comm student and an aspiring journalist ever since childhood, nakita ko yung sarili ko kay Jake ton of times. “Journalist ka lang” “blogger ka lang” “bobo ka” just few of the things people say to journalists who they run to pag kailangan nila ng information, ironic. And feeling ko Atom was a perfect fit for his character since we already have that prejudice of him being a journalist, and someone who tends to fight for what he knows is right (mabuhay mga aktibista!)
Another interesting thing about Jake is his character and background story. Kasi he’s the son of a senator, a former Marcos crony and he has a dumb congressman brother who does nothing but cite the Godfather film. He also has this missing link from his past where he’s searching for his mom. These imperfections make Jake real. Making him tough, not giving in to the stereotypes na ‘ay anak ng politician, magpopolitician din yan’. Jake decided to go a different path, to go against the norms.
(Being a huge Atom fan myself, he’s super good-looking the entire film, pero SWEAR bonus lang siya. The film was super story-wise you’ll forget about how adorable Atom is)
All of the characters are also very superb, especially Sen. Jacobo (Teroy Guzman) He’s way too good to be a villain, it looks natural! LOL. Gabby Eigenmann, or big brother was irritatingly evil and dumb at the same time, Anna Luna (I’m a fan!), Max Collins, Luis Alandy and Nonie Buencamino also did a great job.
When it comes to the setting, (being a Baguio fan myself) It was distinctly established and the world was given this opportunity to bloom on its own. Sobrang natuwa ako when they discussed history along with building the world. It’s hitting two birds with one stone. And, make that hitting three kasi tinamaan ako when they mentioned about how tourists always go to Baguio and ‘wala namang ginagawa, kundi magpaikot ikot lang’.
Simple lines, pero iba ang atake. Some lines are even funny when they blurted it out pero mapapailing ka and you will realize that it’s actually true. Like another significant line “Election na naman! Panibagong set na naman ng mga halimaw, Ang tatanga natin!” (nonverbatim). Sobrang talino ng palitan ng mga linya na mapapangiti ka, matatakot ka, mapapaisip ka.
Technically speaking, being masscomm student, I have to admit how the film was so raw making it the typical indie film; shaky, dragging shots, excellent choice of music. Pero one thing I got bothered (in the technical aspect) was the use of wipe transition. I don’t know pero I cringed a little with it (arte ko lang siguro lol) Pero, being a typical indie film itself -- kita na pinag gugulan ng oras at panahon ang kwento, ang paraan ng pagkekwento, ang lahat ng aspeto. The inclusion of history, giving out facts --how the way it went to thorough research was superb.
And although the film ended with an open ended idea (distinct indie film characteristic, it makes us think *wink) What I got from it is that -- The Philippines is Citizen Jake. Pilit kumakawala sa nakasanayan, pilit na lumalaban at humanap ng kasagutan. Pero may malaking puwang, may nakaraang maiitim, magulo at nakakatakot.
After seeing the film, tbh I got scared. Scared that what the film showed was true, and mahirap kumawala sa sistemang mas matanda pa sa ating lahat. Pero it also gave me hope -- we should always do what we do with the purpose of helping our country and the mass. Kapag may kapangyarihan ka to influence people, do it! do it for the greater good. Maglingkod sa bayan, hindi sa tao.
Like what Teroy Guzman said at the forum after the film “Yes it may be dangerous to be outspoken, but it is even more dangerous to stay quiet. Choose a side, people. Stop being fence-sitters. Stop being apathetic just because your lives are not affected because believe me, they are being affected.” that struck me.
So, congratulations to the Citizen Jake team! Salamat sa mahusay at matapang na pelikula. Nawa’y maraming utak ang malinawan at magising sa katotohanan. Nawa’y gamitin nating lahat ang ating mga kapangyarihan para sa ikauunlad ng bayan.
Sana makagawa rin ako ng kasing husay na pelikula tulad nito, sa future. :)
Mabuhay ang Pelikulang Pilipino!
Daang Dokyu conducts Masterclass in Documentary Filmmaking
Daang Dokyu conducts Masterclass in Documentary Filmmaking
Daang Dokyu launches a Masterclass in Documentary Filmmaking from the country’s prolific historians, journalists, and filmmakers for free.
This article is a press release from Daang Dokyu. Visit their Facebook page and Youtube site to sign up.
Atom Araulo joins the Masterclass on Documentary Filmmaking on October 30, alongside Kara David and Raffy Tima.
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Swiping through the 2010s: 2013
Swiping through the 2010s: 2013
AS THE SAGA of the 2010s continues on its fourth episode, the year 2013 cannot be described in any word.
What we do know is that From the Tube and Timow’s Turf were born.
We remember Miley Cyrus, a former Disney star, twerked and swung around the wrecking ball naked. We remember how Robin Thicke hated these blurred lines and we were confounded on how foxes say.
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Last May 26, 2017 So I had the cinema all to myself and it's sad that people are giving this wonderful film a cold shoulder. Syempre I have to write a reflection/critique about it. Here are some of my realizations: 1. Our government is corrupt and crooked to the core that it will take so much effort to neutralize the system and the people. 2. We live in a world where unbalanced power is prevalent: neglect, oppression and abuse of women, indigenous and poor people. THESE HAVE TO STOP. We must bring down those who manipulate and abuse wealth and power. 3. Filipinos have short-term memory, that's why it is so easy for apologists and revisionists to change our history. Our people lived life of oppresion, tyranny and dictatorship. WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET ABOUT THAT NEITHER LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN! I like how meta the film was, although it was not fully consistent, it is refreshing because of its innovativeness and creativity. It made the movie a little bit more interesting. I love the plot. It may be slow and a bit scattered, the climax and the ending compensate for them bigtime. 👍👍 From the last quarter, I felt nervous and excited on what were about to happen. Well, we can say that @atomaraullo was first and foremost a reporter, and he did well on parts when he does his journalist-staff but acting-wise, he has a lot to improve. Same with max collins. There were some odd scenes, otherwise the acting is satisfactory. The two leads have to keep up with the caliber of their co-actors like adrian alandy, lou veloso, cherrie gil and anna luna. I think, the supporting cast gave the movie color and energy more than the lead actors. I am not a big fan of the the editing. It made me feel dizzy some times but the cinematography is superb! The set is wonderful. The movie was able to juxtapose the beauty and grandiose with the destruction and destitute of Baguio. This movie must be seen by people specially the youth so that they can all see the flaws in our government system and society, as well in our personal views in life and politics. 8.5/10
Viral | The Mike de Leon vs. Atom Araullo online smackdown
Viral | The Mike de Leon vs. Atom Araullo online smackdown
When renowned director Mike de Leon announced in 2016 that he would once again direct a movie, Pinoy movie fans were overjoyed. At that point, De Leon’s last film had been Bayaning 3rd World, which was shown in 2000.
Shortly after the initial stories of his return to Philippine cinema came out, it was revealed that De Leon’s comeback film would be Citizen Jake. It was expected to be a…
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