01-11-2008, 01:03 AM
And just to add:
How many of us here actually watched movies in the last MMFF? Did any of us even watch Resiklo? So then, are we in any position to judge? I did watch a few of the movies, but not all of them.
As for indie films, sure they do get international recognition and are most probably better than the commercial stuff. But so what? The only people that get to watch these kinds of movies are either not Filipino or the Filipino upper crust. Ordinary people don't even see (or even hear about) these movies and hence do nothing to develop pride for local film-making.
How many of us here actually watched movies in the last MMFF? Did any of us even watch Resiklo? So then, are we in any position to judge? I did watch a few of the movies, but not all of them.
As for indie films, sure they do get international recognition and are most probably better than the commercial stuff. But so what? The only people that get to watch these kinds of movies are either not Filipino or the Filipino upper crust. Ordinary people don't even see (or even hear about) these movies and hence do nothing to develop pride for local film-making.
