What is the idea of a good Filipino film?
Not necessarily a cultural film. That is the common, flawed, and in fact, worst perception. History is a thing of the past. What good is a film when it is not seen? The purpose of a film is to communicate and communication is impossible if the other party is disinterested. “Romeo and Juliet” of Franco Zeffirelli was great but was no box-office draw. Ditto with Gerard Depardieu’s “Cyrano De Bergerac.” A good Filipino film must be at par, technically, with foreign films. Color processing and sound quality are priorities here. Filipino films must convey human emotions regardless of race or creed. The world audience does not care about Filipinos in the Philippines bQt they do care about how Filipinos as human beings react and confront real-life, down-to-earth, natural element catharsis People ask me all the time if I believe that critical acclaim and commercial success can ever be achieved at the same time in one film. Yes, ” Burlesk Queen ” did it starring Vilma Santos during the 1977 Met
