100

I know, I know. Last Cinemalaya season pa 'tong film na 'to. Pero wala kasi akong time noon. Buti na nga lang at "sumikat" siya at eventually mapapanood mo na sa sine at pirated DVDs eh because I really wanted to watch this film ever since I read its synopsis from the cinemalaya site last year.

First, Mylene Dizon for the lead role was perhaps the first best thing that the makers of this film came up with. She was perfect. As in. Sobrang bagay. Tapos hindi lang naman basta-bastang artista rin si Mylene (unlike artistas of today) at magalng talaga siya. So picking her for the role was excellent. Kasi sobrang bagay.

Kahit Kay Tessie Tomas nagalingan ako. Her acting was way different from her acting on television programs.

100 was beautiful. It successfully tells the audience of how life is too short to be wasted on crying over spilled milk. I think this is why it won as audience choice - because it hits you where it should. It tries to give you a movie as an answer to the infamous question of "how will you live your life/what will you do if you're about to die in (insert time span here)?"

After all, many people would answer the question by enumerating the things they soooo want to do so this movie gives you a glimpse of what it's like and how it feels since many fail to realize that the essence of the question relies on how prepared you are to leave this world. The struggle of wanting to do something is more often shadowed by the pain of the expected death. This film, shows how bravery, and acceptance, can let you have a good farewell to the world.

It also shows the essence of family ties in the Filipino culture.

The concept of the post-its was also brilliant. After all, if it's in a post-it and it's not a message, it's more often than not, a "thing-to-do." Thus, it immediately drives the point and adds cuteness to the film. Haha.

The film, however, succumbed into being dragging a few times and it lacked a few more interesting twists that could have made the film better.