Hullabaloo ng MMFF 2014 ?

The 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival movies.

I heard there were people who are not in favor of the MMFF 2014 winners. I wonder why. Bakit nga ba?!

- dahil ba di nanalo si Vice Ganda as Best Actor?
- dahil ba di rin nanalo agn Feng Shui?
- dahil maganda daw ang Benjamin movie ni Vice Ganda?

Ang iba naman nagtaka bakit nga di nanalo ang movie ni Vice at Kris Aquino when in fact both movies are reaping in the box office.

Humay Ghawd naman to the people! Such things are not really new in this country - that whoever wins are said to have won because there were polical moves or motives behind.

That winners win not for their own merit but for some behind-the-scenes action. That is such a sad feat for any winner. But then again, nobody really knows what happened behind the scenes. A lot of people over react. A lot of people claim that their favorite movie or actor/actress was robbed of the rightful award. Whew. Who are these people anyway?!

Sorry if there are people who might be offended, but, i guess, these are the people who don't think a lot and people who either do not believe or are not contented with explanations; people who are "die-hard" fans who are blinded by fanaticism and therefore do not think logically.  Hey, I am not saying I am perfect, I am logical, I am intelligent. I just happen to look at things in a different light - and shut up if need be.

The MMFF Committee and Judges have set criteria when looking at the entries. They may look at the storyline, the technicalities of the movie - from the lights, the editing, the set/production design or what have you, or maybe historical significance. The winners clearly at the calibre that may have fallen under such technical excellence among the entires this year. While some movies go for the technical aspect, some may be after the Box Office returns. In the case of Bossing, Lotus Feet and Benjamin, they have their rightful places in the Box Office. They are winners in that category. What else can the fans ask for?

Wether one agrees with me or not, some MMFF movies are really trashy, tasteless, corny - expecially the comedy movies. Yet it so hard to make people laugh (so actors may be considered for an acting award), admittedly, there are things that are just way better than making people laugh - perhaps convincing people that they are indeed living in the life that they are portraying.

In any case, the success of the MMFF 2014 is unstoppable. With or without those complaints and controversies, this film fest remains to be the only event that livens up the seemingly dying Filipino Film Industry.

MAKATI in my MIND

Yes, binoto ko sa Jejomar Binay nung tumakbo siya as VP. E ano ngayon, e naiwala ako kakayahan niya – na kaya din niya gawin sa buong Pilipinas ang ginawa niya sa Makati. I was wrong. Ang ganda kasi ng Makati…well, at least maraming bahagi ng Makati. Ang ganda ng mga benepisyo ng mga tao, libre education, may health benefits, may mga stuff for Senior Citizens. Parang too good to be true ang mga benepisyo ng pagiging taga Makati. Siyempre, ninanais mo rin na mangyari ito sa buong bansa. Pero after 4 years, parang wala naming nangyari. Lalo lang nahalata ang ambisyon ni Binay na mamuno sa bansa bilang Presidente. Ang layu-layo pa ng election, nangangampanya na. Nakakairita lang. Eto pa at nahahalungkat na ang mga itinatagong baho ni Binay. Alam naman ng lahat ang pinakabagong controversy ni Binay ngayon – ang Building na over-proced daw, at ang mga tagong yaman sa may Batangas. In spite all of the hullabaloo, the Vice President remained silent. In spite the Senate invitation during the hearings, he refused to air his side – but instea, called for a Press Conference which was supposed to explain his side of the story. I saw that presscon – and what he said was not something new. It wasn’t more of an explanation, it sounded like – an election campaign speech. Yet silence can be strong indication that he might not be doing anything wrong – BUT – too much silence could mean otherwise. Yes, tama naman na kung wala kang ginagawang masama, kaya mong humarap kahit kanino, kahit saan at kahit anong oras. Sad. Pero, gusto ko pa rin bumalik sa Makati. Saludo pa rin ako sa mga benepisyo na natatamasa ng mga tao doon. Sa Makati pa rin ako boboto sa susunod na election. Binay for President? No, I don’t think so.