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Anonymous (no login)
Posted Jun 25, 2009 7:33 AM
The movie tries to redefine panggagahasa as it comes in different forms for the Filipino woman. Whether emotionally, socially, psychologically or physically, rape strips away from the woman her dignity and her freedom. Rapture, on a another hand, deals with the ability of the woman to make choices that will lead to their survival, if not salvation. Here, that choice is offered by the mysterious suitor.
I want to do the film because of its fantasy element, the most overused and abused genre in television and film now. Hindi naja-justify ang use of the elements of underworld mythological characters. Hindi kasi rooted in local lore. Kulang sa research.
The underworld mythological character portrayed in our movie is far removed from the traditional depiction that has long been demonized by our Spanish-Christian colonizers. Here, he represents the alternative. His depiction is neither good nor bad. The paganistic has always been associated with the female imagination. It is in this light that the movie presents the creature as the womans salvation from her terrible ordeal.
Also, there are too many realistic films now. There are alternative ways of looking in cinema. Our movie is not just a fantasy film but an allegorical and poetic narration. Thats the strength of my first short film, Rolyo, its poetic narrative.
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