Our entire family went to see this movie together. Excited kami dahil it won Best Picture sa 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival. I went into the theater with high hopes and high expectations. That was why it was so painful to see the second half of this movie unravel.
We were so affected that we had to talk about it in depth. So, for the first time ever, I will release a review in podcast format.
I’m joined by my younger sister, Janna, and her best friend, Diane. Both ladies love movies like I do. Maybe not as much, but passionate din sila about this particular one.
Do you agree with the things we said? Ikaw? Ano ang suggestions mo on how to fix this movie? I’d love to hear what you think.
Good book-to-movie adaptations are very hard to find. There are films that turn out even better than the books. There are ones that slaughter the original material, but most of the movies are little more than good companions to the paper version. If you want to experience a really good one and you came across Love, Rosie, I’d tell you to keep looking.
Ang Buod:
Rosie (played by Lily Collins) and Alex (played by Sam Claflin) are the best of friends. Their childhood homes being right across each other only helped this uniquely intimate boy-girl friendship. Yun nga lang, puberty happened at with the added element of malisya, nagsimulang magbago ang dynamics ng kanilang pagkakaibigan. Dagdagan mo pa ng alcohol, freak accidents, an early pregnancy, at maraming bad timing, lalong naging magulo ang lahat. This movie follows their friendship-romance throughout the years.
Ang Maganda:
The movie had scenes that looked good. Even scenes with hard lighting and night scenes were beautifully lit and constructed.
Ang Pangit:
Every thing else. This is the type of movie that you just forget. The writing did not stand out. The acting did not turn the script into something more. This was just another Rom-Com sa mundo ng mga Rom-Com.
The amount of plot elements, twists and turns. Even if I didn’t know that this was based on a book before seeing it, I probably would still be able to deduce that it was dahil lang sa dami ng mga nangyari. Ang masama pa roon ay the storytelling, the screenplay, didn’t help at all.
Ang Paghuhusga:
This is a movie that is based on a book that makes you feel like you’re still reading a book. Now, I just have to emphasize that I’m not averse to books or reading. In fact, I find reading one of the best things to do in life. Pero watching a film and reading a book are two totally different experiences. Filmmakers should be fully aware of that and make adjustments accordingly.
My only regret about this movie is not writing about it earlier. Kaya lang, maraming personal na pangyayari at mga responsibilidad na kailangang gampanan kaya di ako nakaupo para lang magsulat. Sayang kasi I really wanted to express what I thought about this film right after I saw it. Pero di bale. It’s better late than never. Eto na.
Bakit ba nauuso ang mga pelikulang about promiscuity? May No Strings Attached sina Ashton at Natalie at ngayon may Unofficialy Yours na din sila John Lloyd at Angel. Are we going back to the 70s kung saan Make Love Not War ang mantra ng lahat? Are we regressing as a generation?
This movie is just one of those. Now, I know maraming iiling na mga konserbatibo na ang pananaw ay bawal na bawal kahit panoorin ang mga pelikulang ito. Kung ikaw yun, I’m sorry kung natibag ang pananampalataya mo dahil sa bagay na ito. Pero kung hindi ko papanoorin, ano ang karapatan kong magbigay ng opinyon, di ba? Di ko man inirerekomenda sa iba ang panonood ng pelikulang ito (lalo na sa mga bata), kailangan kong magbigay ng konkretong dahilan kung bakit.
Piling Pelikula 