It was all set with the establishing shot of Sampaloc, one of the slum areas in Manila. It conditioned the mindset of the viewers that the story is about a family living in one of the slummed areas of Manila. Another thing was that set at the first scenes of the movie, is the close family ties that peopl have, the hugs, the kisses, the laughter, it is a clear manifestation of a happy and close family.
The story revolves with a 12 year old boy who loves to wear girls clothes, and publicly acts like gay. He was very passionate to his family, he loves his father and his two brothers. Though his personality is extraordinary, he is well accepted by his father and older brothers.
Maximo's family is involve with some illegal activities in their area, and it is truly the real situation here in the Philippines especially in such areas. It was a mere reflection of what is truly happening in our society nowadays, we cannot deny that such activities are present anywhere in our country.
I kinda like how the character of Maximo was portrayed, these are the type of gays that amuses me, the one who puts family first in their heart, and doing everything they can for the love of their family. I also like the bubbly personality that Maximo has in this movie, it sets the tone for the viewers of what to expect out of the character, a loving and caring boy.
A new recruit policeman saved Maximo from two guys who tried to molest him, and somehow Maximo fell for the police officer, but what intrigues me is that as they get along, the real gender of the police officer was never revealed, though the actions of the police officer towards Maximo seems to say something about his gender but it was never revealed in the movie, I think the creators of the movie would like the viewers to decide for themselves.
However, the good relationship between Oliver and the police officer went south, after the father of Maximo was killed. Another factor was that the borthers of Maximo is prohibiting him to see the police officer in the fear that he will know more about their illegal activities.
Family is the strong point of this movie, after Maximo's father died, his brothers did more for him, preparing his things and breakfast before he goes to school.
This is a representation of a true Filipino Family, sticking together through thick and thin, always being their for each other, and that Family First mentality. I believe that viewers of this movie was truly moved by how the creators of if tried to mirror the reality of our society.
The cinematography is great, it all appeared natural, it made me feel that I'm in the same place as well, I was able to picture out the reality through the cinematography, and the acting was superb as well.
I think that Film Industry here in the Philippines should make more meaningful movies like this, rather than creating meaningless comedy films, just saying though.
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