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Continue reading →: Hitman Agent 47: Dodging Ingenuity and Innovation
by Heinrich Domingo There are stories that can be endlessly reproduced. Versions of their plots can be readily sold mainly relying on the versatility of the main character. Examples are James Bond and Sherlock Holmes’ persona which could be brought in television, video game, or comics. In its hope to…
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Continue reading →: The Love Affair: The Milking of Infidelity Stories
by Heinrich Domingo Back in 2013 to 2014, Philippine cinema had a myriad of stories on infidelity and third parties. The viewers, at that time, were receptive of plots set in patriarchal environments decorated with beautiful mistresses. In this cockfight featuring spiteful women willing to strike anytime, the Filipino bettors…
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Continue reading →: 10,000 Saints: An Alternative Narrative
by Heinrich Domingo Here is a film that does not abide to the saleable formula created by mainstream cinema. Imbedded in the concepts of addiction, teenage angst, maturity, friendship, filial relationship, and many others, 10,000 Saints challenges the viewers to value complexity, question the popular, and appreciate reality.
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Continue reading →: Straight Outta Compton: Deromanticizing Resistance
by Heinrich Domingo This film brings the audience into the inside of the gangsta rap culture. It is stinky. It exudes violence, sex, and drugs. But, Straight Outta Compton offers no apology for its ‘art is a reflection of its reality.’
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Continue reading →: Attack on Titan: Titans in Failed CGI Flesh
by Heinrich Domingo Both in manga and in television series, Attack on Titan won over fans all over the world for presenting a post-apocalyptic story discussing human nature, inevitable death, and a haunting past of humankind. The live-action film adaptation cannot bank on this superb narrative as it is dragged…
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