Filipiñana

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rain 5 days ago A movie about my people is always great but the pacing was to slow for me. See more Jik P @Jikpog 2 days ago One thing I found particularly disturbing/distracting was the portrayal of Filipinos. Why does almost everyone behave as though they’ve been heavily sedated? Nearly every character has the zombie like demeanor and slow, lifeless movements. Eventually it becomes unintentionally comical. I understand using this kind of detached performance as an aesthetic or stylistic choice but the film never convincingly establishes why it’s necessary. It often feels like the aesthetics exists for its own sake rather than serving the story. And this ultimately seems to be the film’s central problem like the director prioritizes aesthetics over storytelling. The film is beautiful to look at but narrative feels secondary. Ironically making the narrative secondary also makes it difficult to engage with the social commentary the film seems to be hinting at. It touches on issues that could provoke anger or empathy but it’s detached approach invites viewers to be apathetic. You end up like the characters lol See more Casey B @thecase 3 days ago One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Beyond boring. I fell asleep, woke up, and fell asleep again. Far too plodding and tedious to make any sense of. So regret not walking out. But apparently "the critics" love it. See more Grayson S @Gs8628 3 days ago I had really high expectations from this movie. But it was pretentious, performative and boring. See more Brandon H @thebrandonjhelms 3 days ago The movie is really slow and that does not help with modern times where people constantly need to be entertained. The movie has a lot of symbolism about the Philippines like class segregation and history. The movie is slow on purpose though as Filipino’s have this psychology where you try to digest the environment and they do this by having these long cuts. +beautiful visuals +interesting characters +symbolism -slow pace See more Jeffrey E @RT69505030 4 days ago This is a visually stunning and illuminating -- often laugh out loud humorous -- story of a culture and corner of the world that few of us give a second thought to. The film is deliberate and languorous, something that may be off putting for those who prefer quick paced, highly edited Western filmmaking. I found it fascinating and engrossing. I enjoy a good action flick or sci-fi epic, but this film is of an entirely different genre. There certainly is a bleakness to the story, theme and final act, but the integrity of the story requires a hard and unwavering look at a comically oppressive social structure that appears to be ready to collapse upon itself. See more Read all reviews

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