Title: Walang Take Two
Film: Indie Film
Starring:
John Stevenson Tabangay as Hapi
Wilson Tapalla as Alfajor
Dennis Rey Garcia as Oblax
Edward Flores as Caloy
Kimberly Cordero as Cherry
Virgilio Reyes as Mang Julian
Joyce Gabion as Rowena
Story Line:
The 'Walang Take Two'film revolves around the life and sorroundings of the boy named Hapi. He's an ambitious and frustrated film maker. When he finished his first ever Indie film story script which he refers as his masterpiece, he immediately seeks help from his friends but the only problem is, they have no budget to produce the film. Because they are living in a community that poverty is a major problem. Out of desperation Hapi decided to borrow money from an Indian cash lender, Alfajor. But then, life gets even tougher for Hapi and for his dream. The heart broken that he felt when the girl that he likes married another man, the tiredness of his self from taking care of his own father and the frustration he felt when his wallet that contains the money for his film, lost. Then he sells his father's camera for a cheap price and then he took his father in his sister care. Afterwards, he regret it all after seeing the vhs tape that his father took when he was young. So he took back the camera but then a unexpected things happened. When Oblax steals Alfajor belt bag with money in it, everyone in their neighborhood came chasing Oblax because of the benefit they will receive afterwards. Hapi also participated the chasing and cornered Oblax. He doesn't have an option but to throw the camera to hit Oblax but his father came out of nowhere so that's why he's the one that Hapi hits. Sadness and another heart break was felt by Hapi. But in the end every hardship that he experienced paid off when he remembers every advices that his friend and father told him, especially the 'No Second Take' from his father.
Theme: Drama
Characters/roles:
Hapi-the protagonist of the film. He's a frustrated, ambitious, self-centered and narcissistic filmmaker
Rowena- Hapi's sister who always ask people to lend her some money
Mang Julian- the father of Hapi and Rowena
Caloy and Onyok- Hapi's friends who always help him
Cherry- the girl that Hapi likes but married another man
Alfajor-the Indian cash lender
Oblax-the antagonist who teased Hapi and steal the moneh of Hapi and Alfajor's belt bag
Recommendation:
I would highly recommend for everyone to watch this Indie film. It's not like the other film that will bore people from watching it. This film is very entertaining to watch because of some humorous lines and the character her/himself. It is also an eye opener for all of us because of the moral lesson of the film.
Reaction:
After watching this movie I feel mixed emotion. I am happy and at the same time I feel sad. The story is funny because it shows that no matter problem that an individual is facing they will laugh it out and still enjoy their life with their family and friends. It also shows that we all have our own way to solve our problems and live our lives simple. This film is a movie that mirrors the reality. The movie includes the lifestyle of the most people in our country. The attitude and the poor state of most of our society. It's sad because it shows what most people do because of the money. They abused the kindness of other people, for example Alfajor. He keeps on lending money but people don't pay him back. The things Hapi said and do to his father also makes me sad. Yes, we have ups and downs in our life but we should never get to love our parents and the people that cares and love us as who we are. We should never do something so reckless and things that we know that we'll regret in the end because life is not like a movie that have 'Cuts' and 'Retakes'. Life is 'Walang Take Two' or three or so on and so forth we only have one chance to choose and think before we act and say it out loud. We do not always have many chance to change and take back what we did before so we need to think about things throughly and wisely.
