It was a Saturday when my friends and I decided to
watch the movie Diablo at Greenbelt. It was an unplanned visit since I was
already booked for the next day but since we all want a free Sunday, 11 of us
enjoyed the company of each other with the movie.
After our Travel Sales class, we went directly to
Makati through a cab. We were early and decided to spend our time eating at the
mall.
Movies wouldn’t be completed without the presence of a
bag of popcorn. I was in between of two gorgeous girls, Ellane Rivera, and Ani-Ann
Balingit. Together, we shared our laughter,
stories, and even annoyance due to the long time waiting for the movie.
Different trailers of various independent films were
played before the actual movie was screened. I’ve appreciated the skills and
talents of my fellow Filipinos in making the films possible. I’d like to watch
more of it. It’s a wrong impression of mine before having viewed the Filipino
films as corny and cheap. Those misconceptions had changed after seeing the
movie, making me proud of my countrymen.
Despite of the fact that we got bored of the movie,
some scenes in the movie Diablo were entertaining and we could actually relate
on what’s going on in the story.
We were honestly expecting some scary scenes like a
character of a scary creature called Diablo; we were waiting to hear the
screams of everyone due to the horror story but we failed. We all thought that
the film is a horror genre type, which made us excited.
All we’ve seen is a story revolving in an old woman
called Nanang. A woman who lives unaccompanied in a small town visited by a
shadow every night. They were speaking
in a Bisaya language since the place was in Nueva Viscaya; thus my classmate,
Ani-Ann, understood this.
Nanang should have been the title of the film since it
was all about her, her customs in her daily life until the demise of her radio
in which she cried most. The content of the movie contrasts to what the title
it suggests. It was actually a drama. We were all like, “Where’s the Diablo?” It was actually a puzzle to me,
wondering what the dark figure means. Could this be the Diablo they were
calling? Or the views, nuisance and fears encountered in the journey of Nanang.
Overall, I would still
rate the movie, 5 out of 5 due to the lessons and values it conveys to the
viewers. Furthermore, the techniques they’ve used, the camera and video effects
were undeniably great! The actors who played fit the roles in the story. I may
not into drama but I like the movie.
