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Bakit mahina ang Pinoy movies?
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Well, Filipino independent movies win international awards that our regular movies cannot because as the foreign film award-giving bodies say," Filipino indie movies reflect the social realities of their country." Its producers and directors were not afraid that these would tarnish the nation's reputation, as long as they believe they portray the truth.
Kubrador, for example, reflects the reality of jueteng in the Philippines. It is illegal in our country and yet the poor get their living only from this game of chance. It's hard for the foreigners to imagine being part of this illegal game and the policemen raid your town every now and then and you might be arrested without warning...
The movie about the blooming Maximo Oliveros also flowered in international competitions. In a predominantly Catholic (and macho) society like the Philippines, it is a grave sin against God to even confess that you are homosexual, though in my belief, only homosexual orientation is the grave sin, and never homosexual preference. You might be homosexual, but you can marry someone from the other sex to save your soul from the fires of hell. By the way, young homosexual boys like Maximo were usually beaten up by their macho fathers and/or older brothers to force them to become real boys, for as what I have said earlier, even having homosexual preference is already immoral in the Catholic Philippines. But they still uphold their sexuality and were never ashamed to be gays. In fact, gays in the Philippines are excellent beauticians and comedians. If you're depressed, call a gay friend to pick you up, and he will do so in a snap.
As with the regular movies, it's not really the effects that make it unpopular internationally. However, effects are a reasonable criteria because no one would be stupid enough to make a bad film with 3D effects, as the latter will turn into waste. It is the colonial mentality that makes our regulars unpopular. We try to be like the Americans, for example, when we just can't do it due to lack of technology. And also, we keep on putting elements of romance in our movies until it becomes the primary part of these. Sabi nga natin, corny na masyado, puro na lang romansa. Kahit comedy or superhero movie nagiging romance na rin. The real action is the most important part in any movie, but since romance is one of our movies' primary parts, we become so focused with the romance that when the action comes, we often blend it with romance.
Another factor is the kind of characters we have. Most Filipino characters, whether protagonist or antagonist, are square. Protagonists are always good, while Antagonists are always evil. Even the endings are square. We could easily predict that the antagonist will not succeed and the protagonist will live happily ever after. With constant use of these kinds of characters, the element of surprise is gradually lost.
It is high time for Filipino screenwriters to have more mature style of writing, but their new ideas should not be necessarily from foreign streams. In that way, we could hope that one day, we will get the Oscars for the Best Foreign Film.
Kubrador, for example, reflects the reality of jueteng in the Philippines. It is illegal in our country and yet the poor get their living only from this game of chance. It's hard for the foreigners to imagine being part of this illegal game and the policemen raid your town every now and then and you might be arrested without warning...
The movie about the blooming Maximo Oliveros also flowered in international competitions. In a predominantly Catholic (and macho) society like the Philippines, it is a grave sin against God to even confess that you are homosexual, though in my belief, only homosexual orientation is the grave sin, and never homosexual preference. You might be homosexual, but you can marry someone from the other sex to save your soul from the fires of hell. By the way, young homosexual boys like Maximo were usually beaten up by their macho fathers and/or older brothers to force them to become real boys, for as what I have said earlier, even having homosexual preference is already immoral in the Catholic Philippines. But they still uphold their sexuality and were never ashamed to be gays. In fact, gays in the Philippines are excellent beauticians and comedians. If you're depressed, call a gay friend to pick you up, and he will do so in a snap.
As with the regular movies, it's not really the effects that make it unpopular internationally. However, effects are a reasonable criteria because no one would be stupid enough to make a bad film with 3D effects, as the latter will turn into waste. It is the colonial mentality that makes our regulars unpopular. We try to be like the Americans, for example, when we just can't do it due to lack of technology. And also, we keep on putting elements of romance in our movies until it becomes the primary part of these. Sabi nga natin, corny na masyado, puro na lang romansa. Kahit comedy or superhero movie nagiging romance na rin. The real action is the most important part in any movie, but since romance is one of our movies' primary parts, we become so focused with the romance that when the action comes, we often blend it with romance.
Another factor is the kind of characters we have. Most Filipino characters, whether protagonist or antagonist, are square. Protagonists are always good, while Antagonists are always evil. Even the endings are square. We could easily predict that the antagonist will not succeed and the protagonist will live happily ever after. With constant use of these kinds of characters, the element of surprise is gradually lost.
It is high time for Filipino screenwriters to have more mature style of writing, but their new ideas should not be necessarily from foreign streams. In that way, we could hope that one day, we will get the Oscars for the Best Foreign Film.
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wala po kc budget...kng cno ang sikat un lng po ang gumaganap...iisa ang style ng kwento, ng flow ng movie
same sa taas ang sagot
new ideas, new characters, new actors...at walang kanta in-between
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tama ka po boss boyangas, same flow ang story o di kaya ay ginaya lang sa english movie.
sa indi movies naman kasi it happens in real life, di sya kathang isip lang.
and beyond boundaries sila kesa sa mga produced movies.
kaya minsan pangit manood ng tagalog movies, kasi may mga kanta kanta pa at
alam mo na agad ang ending ng story.
sa indi movies naman kasi it happens in real life, di sya kathang isip lang.
and beyond boundaries sila kesa sa mga produced movies.
kaya minsan pangit manood ng tagalog movies, kasi may mga kanta kanta pa at
alam mo na agad ang ending ng story.
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hindi indi spelling nun, its more indie or independent films, indie films yung mga films na hindi produced ng mga major production movies, one sample of an indie creator is Khavn, magaganda gawa nun, panoorin nyu sa youtube yung "Ang Pamilyang Kumakain ng Lupa" mukhang B movie pero astig storya, lol
whats lacking to todays cinema? yun na nga karamihan eh medyo cheesy or ginaya ang storya sa ibang bansa, hindi ba kakasawa na yung lagi na lang pelikula. saka mga writers ngayon di gaano creative di tulad ng golden age of philippine cinema, nung panahon nina Lino Brocka, Ismael Bernal, etc
ok lang naman kahit low budget yung film, pero kung parang yung istorya naman eh yung sobrang pangmasa lang eh wag na lang, sorry sa mga fans nina Richard at KC saka ibang pelikula ni Marian Rivera (kung meron man), di masyado maganda pelikula nila, lol
eto siguro yung ilang pelikula na prinoduce ng mga major companies na sa tingin ko eh maganda yung storyline
Crying Ladies
Magnifico
Inang Yaya
Tanging Yaman
A Love Story (yes ok ang plot twist nito)
Bayaning Third World (Jose Rizal Unique story, mas maganda ito di hamak sa Jose Rizal [with Cesar Montano]na pinalabas ng GMA, di kasi gaano accurate mga ilang parts dito)
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You are all right people. Hindi na maganda ang stories, hindi pa maganda ang pagkaka-direk. Kasi profit lang ang gusto nila at hindi ang quality. Hindi ba dapat consider first the quality and the quantity will follow.
At isa pa, masyadong predictable ang mga scenes.. One time nga nanood ako ng "bahay kubo' sa cable, tapos alam ko na ang gagawin ni mark herras sa scene, kahit hindi ko pa napapanood ang movie.
At isa pa, masyadong predictable ang mga scenes.. One time nga nanood ako ng "bahay kubo' sa cable, tapos alam ko na ang gagawin ni mark herras sa scene, kahit hindi ko pa napapanood ang movie.
kryst abegnalie
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pafs donate ka sa mowelfund, nagsusupport sila ngayon ng mga indie producers
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i strongly agree with this one. di na ako nanonood ng pinoy films (the dependent (?)/non-indies, that is) because madali lang malaman mga susunod na mangyayari, jus a waste of my time. di lang sa mga movies, pati narin sa pinoy teleserye...
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dahil sa pirated DVD's
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Pwede akong mag-donate pero dapat walang mga kurakot na mga tao na namumuno dyan. Eto kasi ang main problem natin ehh, corruption, even mga simple things, may corruption. Paano tayo uunlad?
