blast from the past

i just saw the movie "baler" by mark meily. thank god for metro manila film festival for choosing it as the best picture because it is. the script is witty. the storyline is simple with grace. great performance of all-star cast actors especially the comic dialogues of leo martinez. anne curtis graduated from her teeny bopper t.g.i.s. show in this movie. while echo is still the actor celebrity that he is, feeling 'gwapo' and all which he is, smokin hot even but acting-wise is okay. cinematography is good also having a colored-sepia feel. the production design of the soldiers is well portrayed. it's a good remembrance of your history subject with a twist of romeo and juliet plot line. filipino values were very much present like the fiesta culture and being hospitable even to the enemies. one thing i noticed right from the first shot was the kissing scene. i don't think the maria claras before were that public with their affection in their "tagpuan" or meeting place. unless the town's population at that time was so few that no one can really see them. it's just surprising because filipinas are conservative in nature but the film depicted a twenty first century modern filipina. a film is always the director's interpretation and as a viewer that is my take. 

meeting my best friend faith from high school after 2 years was great. we changed physically with more curves to love and with brains to boost. but we are still that once 5th grader who likes to talk about boys, dreams and future. catching up was long and the topics are still the same. since i was out in the circulation for sometime, it really is a blast from the past.