A documentary feature by Andrew Leavold on his obsessive quest to find the truth behind Weng Weng, the Filipino midget James Bond. "The Search For Weng Weng" is the unbelievable true story of the real-life Filipino midget James Bond and the latest Feature Documentary from Australian Guerrilla Film maker Andrew Leavold. Shot over 6 years in Manila, it's the ultimate history of Filipino B-Films and chronicles Leavold's obsessive quest to find the truth behind what really happened to Weng Weng.
I've been able to catch the special screening of this documentary at Cinemanila International Film Festival 2014. The movie serves as an educational movie for me as it traces back one of the important ages of our Philippine Cinema. The 1980's which as we all known the Second Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. Hindi lamang pinakita ng dokumentrayong ito ang pagtuklas sa isang artista na nakilala sa buong mundo bilang young James Bond kundi ipinakita din kung anong klase ng industriya ng pelikulang Pilipino mayroon tayo sa panahon na ito. Ipinakita din ang mga tao sa na aktibo sa pagpapaunlad ng ating pelikulang Pilipino noong panahon na iyon. Kabilang na ang unang Ginang Imelda Marcos. Ang sarap lamang balikan noong panahon na iyon na ganun pala kalaki ang suporta ng gobyerno sa ating mga pelikula making us the second top producers of films in the world. Doon ko din nalaman na highly Anticipated pala ang ginawang First Manila Internationa Film Festival noong 1981 na dinaluhan ng mga malalaking artista sa Hollywood at naging daan upang makilala rin ang pelikula na nagtatampok kay Weng Weng.
I like the treatment that was done in this documentary na very westernian, Holywood style yung approach. It's very light at the same time educational and entertaining though the core of the documentary about Weng Weng still pounded to the heart of audience. I like the closing bill board of the film. If you think deeper of the message of the film you will now learn to value the potential treasure as an artist that we have in our film industry.
I've been able to catch the special screening of this documentary at Cinemanila International Film Festival 2014. The movie serves as an educational movie for me as it traces back one of the important ages of our Philippine Cinema. The 1980's which as we all known the Second Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. Hindi lamang pinakita ng dokumentrayong ito ang pagtuklas sa isang artista na nakilala sa buong mundo bilang young James Bond kundi ipinakita din kung anong klase ng industriya ng pelikulang Pilipino mayroon tayo sa panahon na ito. Ipinakita din ang mga tao sa na aktibo sa pagpapaunlad ng ating pelikulang Pilipino noong panahon na iyon. Kabilang na ang unang Ginang Imelda Marcos. Ang sarap lamang balikan noong panahon na iyon na ganun pala kalaki ang suporta ng gobyerno sa ating mga pelikula making us the second top producers of films in the world. Doon ko din nalaman na highly Anticipated pala ang ginawang First Manila Internationa Film Festival noong 1981 na dinaluhan ng mga malalaking artista sa Hollywood at naging daan upang makilala rin ang pelikula na nagtatampok kay Weng Weng.
I like the treatment that was done in this documentary na very westernian, Holywood style yung approach. It's very light at the same time educational and entertaining though the core of the documentary about Weng Weng still pounded to the heart of audience. I like the closing bill board of the film. If you think deeper of the message of the film you will now learn to value the potential treasure as an artist that we have in our film industry.
My Verdict: 3.5/5
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