booknewb

"1897 Mayo 1 Mahal kong Oryang, Mali ka. Hindi kita nakasalubong upang sa dulo ng kalsada, ako ay liliko sa kanan at ikaw sa kaliwa. Sapagkat saan man tayo dalhin ng ating pakikibaka, ikaw lang ang aking itatangi at makailang ulit na ihaharap sa pulang bandila. Hindi tayo nagpalitan ng mga kwento upang sa pinakahuling tuldok ng pangungusap, ang karugtong ay alingawngaw ng katahimikan. Walang pagod kitang aawitan ng imnong pambayan, Oryang. Hindi kailanman ako mauubusan ng salita upang maialay sa iyo bilang mga tula. Maging ang bulong at buntung-hininga’y magpapahayag ng pagsinta sa tulad mong umiibig din sa bansa. Hindi tayo sabay na tumawa, nagkatinginan, at tumawa pa nang mas malakas, upang sa paghupa ng halakhak ay may butil ng luha na mamimintana sa ating mga mata. Loobin man ng Maykapal na pansamantala tayong magkawalay, tandaan mong ang halakhak at sigaw ng ating mga kasamahan ay sa akin rin. Hindi ka dapat masabik sa akin sapagkat ako’y mananatili sa iyong piling. ...

Surprised at the quality of this film. I remember the side-story of Alfred. I remember it because I was a kid when news of that came out. There wasn't a name. Just some guy that supposedly robbed from an airplane. Some people gossiped about it. How it would have been lucky if some money flew down from the clouds. I never really knew what happened to the guy. Or it was never told. I remember he was just not found. I was mildly surprised when this was used in this film.  I may not want to admit it. But the story, overall, was believable.  It's hard not to  empathize with Oscar's character. If he had done the right thing, their lives wouldn't turn. He'd go back to being an armored truck driver. His wife the same. His options still limited. But who knows, if he'd returned the box, he may have been given a reward. He'd have earned the trust of the owner. Maybe, maybe not. The themes used in this film are quite common in let's say contemporary Filipin...