Damaso features the story of
writer Fernando Damaso (Marlo Mortel), who seeks to materialize his
story to a film. At the same time, it goes back in the past, revealing
that his book counterpart, Padre Damaso (Arnel Ignacio), is facing the
same problems of his own. This musical-within-a-film shows how
the struggles we (and the entertainment industry too) are facing today
are no different from the abuse Filipinos encountered under the Spanish
colonization. To have more in-depth and entertaining storytelling, the
film showcases the character’s thoughts and feelings through singing and
dancing.
I
like the concept and understand the intention that they like to
achieve. However the execution and production value of the film needs
improvement. It has some interesting scenes and decent performance on
some of the cast like Marlo Mortel and Nyoy Volante. Kudos to the
original songs of Damaso which has good placement in the film and this
could be might the only good reason to watch this. The film is also a
good recall to take a look back on one of the greatest novel that we
have that deserves to be remembered.
My Verdict: 3/5
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