It was my first time to attend a Red Carpet Premiere of a commercial Pinoy movie. I have seen how it's done on the news (Hollywood or local biz-wise), but I have never been in one. (Although di naman talaga kami naglakad on the red carpet itself.) So whatever you have seen on TV, 'yun na 'yun. Stars and guests walking on the red carpet at pakaway-kaway sa mga fans (o sa di fans na mga uzi lang), then enter na sa theater. Siguro, one of the major differences of Hollywood premieres to local ones is that ours is sponsored by a radio station. DJs are the ones who entertain uzis and audience in line (for one and a half hour lang kung susuwertihin) while waiting for the stars of the film to arrive. Mayro'n ding Question and Answer portion para sa mga gustong makakuha ng prizes from different sponsors of the film -- usually 'yung mga commercial endorsements ng artista. Mayron'g giveaway na isang bag ng chewing gum na siyang nginunguya ng bida habang nagpapa-interview sa press. (So hindi ba ito naturuan na hindi magandang ngumuya ng bebel gum habang nakikipag-usap?) Mayro'n ding isang bag ng kape na magpapaalala sa 'yo na iyun ang kape ng mga barakong lalake! Mayro'n ding shampoo, shades, watches, at kung anik-anik pa. Pagpasok mo sa sinehan, mayro'n uling DJ na magho-host ng Q&A para naman hindi mainip ang mga utaw sa loob habang hinihintay ang pagpasok ng mga bida at pagsisimula ng pelikula. More or less, another 30 minutes ang iyong dagdag na paghihintay.
As soon as the lights went out and the National Anthem starts, the fun begins. Imagine, after the anthem, nagpalakpakan ang mga tao! What for, you may ask. Beats me! Maybe because, finally, the film is about to start. Maybe because the National Anthem showed the Kapamilya stars saluting our flag. (In fairness, maganda ang visuals nu'n.) Maybe because it was the first time they saw the video. I dunno. You guess is as good as mine.
As if the applause after the anthem wasn't enough, may applause pa during the film sa mga scenes na nakakatawa at nakakatuwa. Sobrang lakas din ng tawanan. S'ympre it's flattering for the people behind the film to hear the applause and laughter from its audience, but for people who went to see the film for appreciation, kairita! Kasi di mo kaagad maririnig 'yung susunod na dialogues dahil sa lakas ng tawanan o palakpakan. Kaya naman I don't suggest watching (local) films during premiere for review. You might miss some details during the course of the viewing.
As for the film, ito ang mga masasabi ko. Watch it:
1) to see Regine go braless all throughout the film,
2) to witness how Regine and Piolo do their laplapan and romansahan on the big screen, especially the one beside the plane (Panalo!),
3) to see how Eugene Domingo steal the entire movie from the two leads,
4) to gasp and be awed with Piolo's body, and
5) to witness how Regine's false eyelashes act with so much depth and passion.
Before we saw the film, we had been warned. Kaya naman we really didn't expect much out of it. Sa training, we were taught to flesh out our characters well kasi 'yun ang focus ng SC. Kaya naman I realized that to fully enjoy an SC film is to see it through the eyes of its characters. Kung ano ang pinagdadaanan nila at kung bakit sila nag-iinarte ng ganun. In that way, you get to understand where they are coming from. Anuman ang maging kalabasan ng struggles nila sa huli, 'yun ay dahil sa kanilang pagkatao.
In that respect, see Paano Kita Iibigin? through its characters. Ngayon pa lang uunahan na kita, mawiwindang ka! Oh no! Don't blame it on the writers. Kadalasan kapag may palpak na storytelling, we blame it on the writers. We forget that after the writing process, ang may malaking say na sa kakalabasan ng pelikula ay ang direktor. There are times that directors and writers don't see eye to eye. Okay lang 'yun as long as there is an open communication between them. But what happens when they go separate ways? What happens if one thinks that her treatment is better than what was written? What happens if the writers try to the best they can to save the film from going down the drain but the director insists on going there anyway? What happens when depth and heart were taken away and be replaced by cliches and emotional craps? Paano Kita Iibigin? is what happened.
Ito ang isa sa mga bagay na kinakatakutan naming mangyari sa aming mga aspiring writer: ang mabale-wala ang iyong pinaghirapan, ang makita mo ang baby mo na lumaki na parang hindi naging iyo. But that's the harsh reality of the business. Nu'ng umpisa pa lang naranasan ko na 'yun, eh. Pero I know, kahit naranasan mo na, masakit pa rin kung mauulit ng mauulit. Parang tinatanggalan ka ng b*yag ng paulit-ulit. . .
Hay, maging direktor na lang kaya ako?
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