Film Review: Dementia
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If you think Philippine movie industry is dead,
think again, the industry comes alive again, thanks to Ms. Nora Aunor, for
being active anew, making and giving
us quality and relevant films. With the
series of movies like "Thy Womb",
"Hustisya" and now "Dementia", Pinoy movies are
something to watch again, I have seen
all the movies mentioned and no doubt La Aunor is one of the greatest
actress of all time in our Philippine movie
history, a legend. By the way I want to categorize Dementia as both as a
Film and a Movie at the same time, for the artistic and commercial value.
Mara Fabre (Nora Aunor) was diagnosed with
Dementia (memory degeneration), her niece (Bing Loyzaga) decided to come home
and bring her back in her hometown of Batanes, a beautiful island up north,
hoping to bring back some of her memories.
There the story revolves in reminiscing
her dark secrets, trying to settle and reconcile with her pasts. I won't tell
you more about the story as much as I want to share it, to leave something for
your imagination.
I don't want to be biased as well, but since we
all grew up with La Aunor and we know her caliber, seen her movies, she
literally a part of our culture and life, when it comes to acting, I'm all
praises for her. Moving on and going back to Dementia, I really wanted to see
this film on its first week run, good thing I was invited by my friends in the
Nora Aunor Core Group: Dr. Danilo Delfin, Dr. Vener Mejia and Mr. Nestor De
Guzman and informed that it was still showing on its second week! Lucky me!
This is another masterpiece and well-crafted
film that will reap acting awards and honors here and abroad. The movie is a box office hit even on the second week! The
movie had both commercial and artistic value, that raise the consciousness of
moviegoers both in the arts and entertainment department.
The movie is silent but runs deep, La Aunor's
signature facial expressions is an acting in itself, she doesn't even have to
say a dialogue, and only her can do just that. Her effortless and unpredictable
acting give a lot of curiosity in my imagination that makes me more suspense and thrilled! The easy way to judge a good and working movie is by the audience impact, if it's
something that moves everyone, I can see the movie is a winner in this
department, you'll hear screaming audiences,
engaged all throughout and got carried away.
The beautiful and picturesque Batanes was the
location of the story, it was a visual treat to all. The script is well-written, and every details
of the story has its own story to tell, kudos to Mr. Jun Lana.
The Director Perci Intalan, was amazing for a
first timer, he was able to extract the acting skills of all the cast. Bing
Loyzaga is great, Jasmine Smith (as Rachel) is also a revelation, Yul Servo
(husband of Bing) was very convincing, Chynna Ortaleza (as Olivia) is one
actress to watch.
The Ateneo De Manila University Choral gave the
movie a unique and original musical scores, they gave the film a lot of
emotions, suspense and a high impact in every scene.
Coming from our friend, who don't watch Filipino
movies and who's not a Noranian but became instant Noranian after watching
Dementia:
"DEMENTIA is a world-class movie, with
excellent cinematography, screenplay, musical scoring and superb performances
of Nora Aunor and the whole cast." - MARK ANTHONY A. ROZEINIO
Do I need to say more? Every Filipino should
watch this film, highly recommended.
Thank you Ms. Nora Aunor, binuhay mo ang industriya ng pelikulang Pilipino!
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