Desperately finding ways to support their sickly child, Noel and Liza
welcomes a new addition to their family, Ben a rich foreigner who is
hoping to build a family of his own. Together they play the game of
deceit and make believe, but the truth is far from being hidden as the
daily soap operas vividly mirror what they have been hiding all along.
Mirroring, parallel of worlds, soap opera. I like the concept
of the film. Very pinoy ang istorya ng pelikula kung paano ang mga tao ay
nahuhuamaling sa soap opera, nirerelate ito sa kanilang buhay at ginagawang
coping mechanism. May puso ang istorya dahil ito ay umikot sa kwento ng isang simpleng
pamilya na gagawin ang lahat mabuhay lang ang ka isa isang anak. So the concept
and moral values of the film are one of the good factors of the film.
Nakakaaliw din iyong soap opera na ginawa nila for the film dahil soap na soap
talaga ang atake and they’ve been able to achieve it. Nagustuhan ko din iyong
isang soap na ginawa nila na Ramini na nalinisan naman ako sa effects.
This film gives us a fresh concept and entertainment value at
the same time for its witty screenplay. Now for the technicalities of the film,
screenplay is good though there are some awkward scenes that somehow not fit into
the film especially in the real world element. I also commend the director of
the film for making 3 films in one movie and intertwined all of it to make a
one good film. It’s also challenging job for the editor to edit this film.
And I am not the only one who notices the acting of Natileigh
Sitoy na medyo off in some of the scenes and somehow irritating. I don’t know
if it’s intentional or really that’s her interpretation of the character.
Anyway that’s only minimal and does not affect the totality of the film, Dahil
bumawi naman sa husay sa pag arte si Matt Daclan and Chris Perris. Matt Daclan
also gave a solid performance here na siyang nagbigay ng malalim na pagganap sa
kanyang karakter at nakadagdag sa puso ng pelikula. For Lovi, Roco,
Bugoy,Mercedes, Alma and Lex they portray themselves so its natural and they
did good in the film. I also like the theme song of the film. And this film is
also the reflection of our life that unlike in soap opera there’s no happy
ending, there are consequences in every wrong action we take, and life is a
never ending of moving on. Soap Opera is just there as entertainment value but
not mirrored our lives. So if you like to watch a different kind of
heartwarming drama family movie with fresh and unique plot watch this film.
My Verdict: 3.5/5
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| Cast of Soap Opera @ Gala Night of Soap Opera |
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| Cast and Crew of Soap Opera @ Gala Night of Soap Opera |
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| Cast of Soap Opera @ Gala Night of Soap Opera |
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| Lovi Poe, Direk Remton Siega Zuazola and Lex Zander Flores @ Gala Night of Soap Opera |
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| Direk Remton Siega Zuazola, Lovi Poe and Matt Daclan @ Gala Night of Soap Opera |
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| Direk Remton Siega Zuazola @ Gala Night of Soap Opera |
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| Lovi Poe @ Gala Night of Soap Opera |
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| Matt Daclan @ Gala Night of Soap Opera |
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| Natileigh Sitoy @ Gala Night of Soap Opera |
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| Jomari Angeles @ Gala Night of Soap Opera |
Soap Opera was the first film I saw in this year's Cinema One Originals batch. I basically liked this movie because it shows how our real lives mirror soap operas..The best performance in this film worthy of an acting nomination and even an award is given by Matt Daclan. He gives a brilliant performance as the Noel, the suffering husband, who has to silently endure the strange set-up of his wife and her foreigner bf who visit her here to propose marriage. Matt is truly an acting find and should be given more roles. When I met him in person after the screening, he hardly resembled the character he played in the movie which proves that he was able to immerse himself into the role and look the part very different from who he is in real life.
ReplyDeleteyou're right Matt Daclan looks different in person that he portray in Soap Opea. Truly a new found gem!
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