definitely is an entertaining film. This, plus the present context of a ‘Marcos restoration’ via the massive win of PBBM in the last election, multiplied the Filipino curiosity about what drove the Marcoses out of the Philippines. And that, ladies and gentlemen, Movies are to entertain. Audiences get a bonus if ever they communicate some moral lesson, or an important insight into human psychology or history; but, fundamentally, movies have to entertain.
Direk Yap did not hide the real truth behind MIM. In fact, he is transparent declaring in a recent interview that, “This is a family in crisis film…” and is to be appreciated from the perspective of the maids, primarily the three Yayas – Biday , Lucy , and Santa .
However, I could only smirk in one of the dramatic moments. It is when Irene tells her father, FM Sr. that he “did what he only thought is right for the people,” adding, “No government is perfect,” in trying to convince the Apo Lakay that it was time to leave Malacañang.
[MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Joel I. Rodriguez is a retired rural banker and NGO development worker. A movie aficionado, his Tatay began bringing him to movie theaters as soon as he was able to hold up his back while sitting on a chair. Raised and grew up in Lucena City in Quezon Province, he has been a resident of Davao City since 2013. He can be contacted via jrodoriguez@yahoo.
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