Movie Madness
My Personal Top 5 Movies of All Time (in no particular order) as of November 7, 2008:
1. Dogma
2. Amelie
3. Zuma
4. Good Night and Good Luck
5. The Ring
The movie I really want to see, of course, is the one that lives exclusively in my mind. It's made and set in the Philippines and it is an action adventure movie. It's the big one. The one that will redefine Filipino technical and dramatic movie making forever. It will challenge the creativity of every one involved. People who work on it will be proud of it. People who have noting to do with it whatsoever will be proud of it. And we can finally stop sending sex tapes to the Cannes and Toronto film festivals.
There will be a competent leading man with impeccable comedic timing and a believable left hook. He will not look like a model or sound like one. The leading lady will have mind-blowing acting skills not just tear ducts that well up on command. She will not look like a model, but she will be pretty. The villain will be evil. Actually evil. People will want to be the villain for the freedom of the evil he or she exudes. The villain might look like a model but only if there exists ads for violence, unprotected sex, dark nights, or evil.
The cinematography will surprise and affect. It will take your breath away with visions you could never experience nor imagine on your own. There will actually be lighting not just flood lights. The soundtrack will be worth buying. The music will remind you of the movie not the other way around. And decades after the premiere you will play it to your grandchildren and they will like it too.
The plot will be staggering. But it won't matter if there are mythical creatures or cameo appearances by politicians because the director will have intelligence enough to make the implausible not just acceptable but real.
There will be no "mandatory sex scene", but it will be sexy. There will be no "barkada" or useless group of pseudo-supporting cast to clutter the poster or the story. There will be no generic energy blast special effects. Explosions will not be in slow motion. There will be exactly one rubber monster costume and it will be believable.
There will be no gunfights in abandoned warehouses or rock quarries. Good guys and innocent bystanders will die. The villain's goons will not be horrible at fighting. Someone might do the Fernando Poe Jr. signature gut punching but only to be ironic.
There will be no car chases with fifteen year old Toyotas. There will be no cars blowing up, doing barrel rolls after hitting suspicious mounds on the side of a deserted street, or driving off cliffs.
The script will be smart, not smug. It will be accessible, not crude. People will laugh. People will cry. People will think.
This movie will be watched by many and loved by some. A few won't get it. Most will like it.
This movie will not be named after a pop song.
Yes this movie exists only in my head for now. But I can hope. I hope that one day subtlety will win over mass appeal. I hope substance will be the new "in thing" when producers figure out that people are not as stupid as producers are wont to assume. Until then...
Well, a guy can dream.
1. Dogma
2. Amelie
3. Zuma
4. Good Night and Good Luck
5. The Ring
The movie I really want to see, of course, is the one that lives exclusively in my mind. It's made and set in the Philippines and it is an action adventure movie. It's the big one. The one that will redefine Filipino technical and dramatic movie making forever. It will challenge the creativity of every one involved. People who work on it will be proud of it. People who have noting to do with it whatsoever will be proud of it. And we can finally stop sending sex tapes to the Cannes and Toronto film festivals.
There will be a competent leading man with impeccable comedic timing and a believable left hook. He will not look like a model or sound like one. The leading lady will have mind-blowing acting skills not just tear ducts that well up on command. She will not look like a model, but she will be pretty. The villain will be evil. Actually evil. People will want to be the villain for the freedom of the evil he or she exudes. The villain might look like a model but only if there exists ads for violence, unprotected sex, dark nights, or evil.
The cinematography will surprise and affect. It will take your breath away with visions you could never experience nor imagine on your own. There will actually be lighting not just flood lights. The soundtrack will be worth buying. The music will remind you of the movie not the other way around. And decades after the premiere you will play it to your grandchildren and they will like it too.
The plot will be staggering. But it won't matter if there are mythical creatures or cameo appearances by politicians because the director will have intelligence enough to make the implausible not just acceptable but real.
There will be no "mandatory sex scene", but it will be sexy. There will be no "barkada" or useless group of pseudo-supporting cast to clutter the poster or the story. There will be no generic energy blast special effects. Explosions will not be in slow motion. There will be exactly one rubber monster costume and it will be believable.
There will be no gunfights in abandoned warehouses or rock quarries. Good guys and innocent bystanders will die. The villain's goons will not be horrible at fighting. Someone might do the Fernando Poe Jr. signature gut punching but only to be ironic.
There will be no car chases with fifteen year old Toyotas. There will be no cars blowing up, doing barrel rolls after hitting suspicious mounds on the side of a deserted street, or driving off cliffs.
The script will be smart, not smug. It will be accessible, not crude. People will laugh. People will cry. People will think.
This movie will be watched by many and loved by some. A few won't get it. Most will like it.
This movie will not be named after a pop song.
Yes this movie exists only in my head for now. But I can hope. I hope that one day subtlety will win over mass appeal. I hope substance will be the new "in thing" when producers figure out that people are not as stupid as producers are wont to assume. Until then...
Well, a guy can dream.