Ruzzel Pleños
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PAGPAG: Siyam Na Buhay
Being able to watch atleast one of the four Metro Manila Film Festival entries was an exciting thing because people are really in great eagerness to be updated with the movies. I chose to watch Pagpag not because I am a fan of the KathNiel tandem. I am fond of watching horror movies especially if it’s produced by foreign countries.
There were certain scenes that were quite enticing. The transitions were done smoothly and flawlessly. One unforgettable and most obvious shot was when Daniel Padilla needed to open the bottle and throw its content which is actually the holy water to the ghost of Paulo Avelino. For the second time that he needed to spatter the water again, he grabbed the bottle on the floor and the cap was already in it. It was actually closed. How did that happened right? Paulo’s character Roman floats in the air seamlessly.
I like the cinematography, the scene in the church when it went from sunny to rainy the ambience really changed, it doesn't look fake though some of the shots were not really convincing. It was pretty obvious that Macmac, brother of Kathryn Bernardo in the movie was portrayed by another kid.
The film is not horrifying or scary at all. It doesn’t even make you want to scream out loud and close your eyes just to escape from the thrill it may bring. The bit comedic moments in some of the scenes added life to the whole story.
The movie’s twist in the story gave it a good spot for the viewer’s satisfaction and entertainment. It actually made sense. But if you would only focus on the title itself and if you would base it from the trailer, the title and the story cannot really rely on each other. The people died not because they did not follow the so called “superstition”. They died because the wake wanted to kill them to get his life in return. It did not fit on the story at