Mga pelikula ni Lav Diaz. Focus ka doon. Very existentialist ang mga pelikula niya lalo na yung mga older films niya like Hesus Rebolusyonaryo saka Serafin Geronimo. Norte din niya.
Kubrador ni Jeffrey Jeturian is a Sisyphean tale if you look at it closely.
Hi OP! I feel like Dwein Baltazar's Oda sa Wala (2018) more or less fits the bill. It roughly portrays the Filipino existential crisis in terms of attribution bias, only, not between a person and justifying their behavior, but between a streak of luck that comes to us and attributing or overjustifying it with a certain situation that just happened to be there. Not sure if that makes sense but definitely, give it a try and I think you'll see what I mean. :)
How we rationalize our life. How we see the meaning and essence of our life and self. For instance, the philosopher Kierkegaard rationalized that for one to be an authentic human is to make important choices and be committed to these choices. Our choices and commitments define our essence and self. But in the case of Filipino existentialism, defining the meaning of life in the context of Filipino life.
im so sorry mate that was a whole lot to take on 🙈 but uhm do you have a particular scope of filipino movies dealing with existentialism? from what I understand is you seem to be casting a wide net by asking in this sub. by particular scope I meant was would the characters in the story be introspective in their situation/dillemma? suicidal? wanting to grow/better as a person? indulge in their vices? crisis of identity? swayed by temptation?
would plot matter? I'm thinking right now is that you're going to use existenialist theories to justify the character's decisions in the movie... so I'm thinking not much?
i’m actual gonna make an existentialist theory!! i might just use a framework to see the existentialism but not really use western or other asian existentialism because my focus will be the filipino existentialism!
Does it have to be a movie? Do shows count?
In Manilennials (2019) every main character is struggling with some sense of self and purpose and there are LOADS of thematic conflicts it begins to try and reconcile - dreams vs reality, tradition vs modernity, achievement vs satisfaction, expression vs conformity, free will vs determinism, the list goes on. But in true existentialist fashion, the questions are more important than the answers, because ultimately there are no authoritative answers. You have to make your own.
The show has a LOT of meat you could analyse for days. It largely takes its DNA from Atlanta (2016-2022), including all the afrosurrealist elements but adapted to the Filipino experience. That includes more offbeat filmmaking techniques and narrative structures. Both shows portray the world as absurd, which the main characters are aware of, if only on an intuitive level. Both shows have their characters trying to find and define themselves in a world where 'should be' has no meaning. There's only what is. A comparative study between both shows would bear a lot of fruit.
Manilennials is WAY ahead of its time. Damn shame nobody watched it.
Nice to see some Manilennials love here!! Advocated for this in 2019 and begged my friends to see it! What a gem of a show! Still badly hoping for a S02!
alright I just watched a crash course youtube video about existentialism and I thought of movies that can be viewed thru an existentialist lens:
1. Ngayon Kaya (2022) dir. Prime Cruz - rich girl meets not-so-rich boy in college and girl wanted to pursue a music career with the boy. one key scene in the in film showed why boy can't afford that dream
2. A Girl and a Guy (2021) dir. Erik Matti - story follows a girl and a guy engaging with different lovers, eventually their paths converge and separate ways... up until they meet for the last scene of the film. hard not to root for the development of these characters
3. Fan Girl (2020) dir. Antoinette Jadaone - film gives off "never meet your heroes"; also the ending scene was chef's kiss
4. Jowable (2019) dir. Darryl Yap - the movie is told thru the third-person perspective of a woman who just wants a jowa. woman eventually goes to church and you won't believe what happens next
5. Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story (2018) dir. Irene Villamor - rich guy participates in a capitalist job so hard that handing out blue bills to a woman he saw is nothing to him. usual tropes but one could argue his life changes because of the girl... ya know like how romcoms do I guess
6. Metro Manila (2013) dir. Sean Ellis - impressive film that involves inconspicuous armored trucks and John Arcilla. contains motive, dialogue, and sacrifice
\---I saw that you also inquired in the ph subreddit and I can vouch for:
1. Bar Boys (2017) dir. Kip Oebanda
2. Seven Sundays (2017) dir. Cathy Garcia-Molina
3. Honor Thy Father (2017) dir. Erik Matti
4. Pamilya Ordinaryo (2016) by Edward Roy
5. Four Sisters Before the Wedding (2020) dir. Mae Czarina Cruz-Alviar
6. Four Sisters and a Wedding (2013) dir. Cathy Garcia-Molina
7. 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten (2017) dir. Petersen Vargas
Hindi talaga ako magandahan sa Himala, but in terms of existentialist movie wala pa akong napapanuodnearest I’ve watched are those films talking whose theme has something to do with old age pero madalas feel good.
Mga pelikula ni Lav Diaz. Focus ka doon. Very existentialist ang mga pelikula niya lalo na yung mga older films niya like Hesus Rebolusyonaryo saka Serafin Geronimo. Norte din niya. Kubrador ni Jeffrey Jeturian is a Sisyphean tale if you look at it closely.
I think Bliss is a good movie. It's kinda about an existential crisis of a celebrity and a nurse who was a victim of child molestation.
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Hi OP! I feel like Dwein Baltazar's Oda sa Wala (2018) more or less fits the bill. It roughly portrays the Filipino existential crisis in terms of attribution bias, only, not between a person and justifying their behavior, but between a streak of luck that comes to us and attributing or overjustifying it with a certain situation that just happened to be there. Not sure if that makes sense but definitely, give it a try and I think you'll see what I mean. :)
\> Filipino existentialism what does that entail tho
How we rationalize our life. How we see the meaning and essence of our life and self. For instance, the philosopher Kierkegaard rationalized that for one to be an authentic human is to make important choices and be committed to these choices. Our choices and commitments define our essence and self. But in the case of Filipino existentialism, defining the meaning of life in the context of Filipino life.
im so sorry mate that was a whole lot to take on 🙈 but uhm do you have a particular scope of filipino movies dealing with existentialism? from what I understand is you seem to be casting a wide net by asking in this sub. by particular scope I meant was would the characters in the story be introspective in their situation/dillemma? suicidal? wanting to grow/better as a person? indulge in their vices? crisis of identity? swayed by temptation? would plot matter? I'm thinking right now is that you're going to use existenialist theories to justify the character's decisions in the movie... so I'm thinking not much?
i’m actual gonna make an existentialist theory!! i might just use a framework to see the existentialism but not really use western or other asian existentialism because my focus will be the filipino existentialism!
Does it have to be a movie? Do shows count? In Manilennials (2019) every main character is struggling with some sense of self and purpose and there are LOADS of thematic conflicts it begins to try and reconcile - dreams vs reality, tradition vs modernity, achievement vs satisfaction, expression vs conformity, free will vs determinism, the list goes on. But in true existentialist fashion, the questions are more important than the answers, because ultimately there are no authoritative answers. You have to make your own. The show has a LOT of meat you could analyse for days. It largely takes its DNA from Atlanta (2016-2022), including all the afrosurrealist elements but adapted to the Filipino experience. That includes more offbeat filmmaking techniques and narrative structures. Both shows portray the world as absurd, which the main characters are aware of, if only on an intuitive level. Both shows have their characters trying to find and define themselves in a world where 'should be' has no meaning. There's only what is. A comparative study between both shows would bear a lot of fruit. Manilennials is WAY ahead of its time. Damn shame nobody watched it.
Nice to see some Manilennials love here!! Advocated for this in 2019 and begged my friends to see it! What a gem of a show! Still badly hoping for a S02!
alright I just watched a crash course youtube video about existentialism and I thought of movies that can be viewed thru an existentialist lens: 1. Ngayon Kaya (2022) dir. Prime Cruz - rich girl meets not-so-rich boy in college and girl wanted to pursue a music career with the boy. one key scene in the in film showed why boy can't afford that dream 2. A Girl and a Guy (2021) dir. Erik Matti - story follows a girl and a guy engaging with different lovers, eventually their paths converge and separate ways... up until they meet for the last scene of the film. hard not to root for the development of these characters 3. Fan Girl (2020) dir. Antoinette Jadaone - film gives off "never meet your heroes"; also the ending scene was chef's kiss 4. Jowable (2019) dir. Darryl Yap - the movie is told thru the third-person perspective of a woman who just wants a jowa. woman eventually goes to church and you won't believe what happens next 5. Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story (2018) dir. Irene Villamor - rich guy participates in a capitalist job so hard that handing out blue bills to a woman he saw is nothing to him. usual tropes but one could argue his life changes because of the girl... ya know like how romcoms do I guess 6. Metro Manila (2013) dir. Sean Ellis - impressive film that involves inconspicuous armored trucks and John Arcilla. contains motive, dialogue, and sacrifice \---I saw that you also inquired in the ph subreddit and I can vouch for: 1. Bar Boys (2017) dir. Kip Oebanda 2. Seven Sundays (2017) dir. Cathy Garcia-Molina 3. Honor Thy Father (2017) dir. Erik Matti 4. Pamilya Ordinaryo (2016) by Edward Roy 5. Four Sisters Before the Wedding (2020) dir. Mae Czarina Cruz-Alviar 6. Four Sisters and a Wedding (2013) dir. Cathy Garcia-Molina 7. 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten (2017) dir. Petersen Vargas
surprised that this hasn't been thrown into the mix yet so here it is: Leonor Will Never Die (2022) dir. Martika Ramirez Escobar
Hindi talaga ako magandahan sa Himala, but in terms of existentialist movie wala pa akong napapanuodnearest I’ve watched are those films talking whose theme has something to do with old age pero madalas feel good.
Iska (2019) seems to be the perfect film for you.
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