Friday, November 11, 2016

Sex, lies and soap dish

By Rolo B. Cena
Random
Dumaguete Star Informer
October 2, 2016

They belong to the new genre of stars that deliver their respective roles with gusto.  Undoubtedly, they deserve acting trophies at the end of the season.

The country’s unrivaled Superstar Nora Aunor convincingly conveyed “walang himala” theatrics that is opposed to today’s “What if there is no God?” dialogue delivered by no less than the primetime phenomenal actor Digong Duterte with take one.  Surprisingly, this would realize Gary V’s “Natutulog ba ang diyos?” lyrical note that also hit the billboard charts just like the former.

Feisty political actress Leila Delima tried to convey a la Carmi Martin Private Property portrayal of a role that linked her to several male bigots whose criminal records added spice to the movie they are starring in in a stimulating manner of joyride over her alleged driver lover, suggestively.

Motabato, an upcoming supporting actor stole the run via the 30-second spotlight when he revealed he was the hitman of Digong Duterte’s alleged Davao Death Squad in a slow-motion yet fierce takeover but with a mimicry of weakling composure in spilling the supposed-to-be-bean of the lifetime.  The script was not memorized though that his dialogue became a stutter sending the audience and the jury a message of lyrically practiced agenda that never made it.  The story didn’t work well in that scene but that the need to rehearse and re-take the shoot warrants the production to be halted for another round of ambit.

As the scene farther moves, political actor Digong Duterte denied having known Motabato who ensured and confirmed that he knew the leading man citing it was the former who had finished the killing the subject after troops of about thirty strafed the scene.

Camera lights went off and suddenly switched on:  The hardcore godly actor asked forgiveness for the narcolist lapses, for calling a diplomat gay and for other gaps.  A major antipasto former crime czar entered the scene demanding an investigation for Digong Duterte’s narco-politic lists that for the third time not only hit the billboard chart but the box office as well. 

What a beautiful narrative and artistic interpretation of a melo-drama of the imperial Manila best suited for the Metro Manila Film Festival that’s drawing closer.  I believe this melodrama of trading bards, exchanging of spikes and swapping of tirades have come to the fore.  I truly believe that the suspense will continue to thrill the watchers even when credits are playing already. 

Tweaking the story to a melodramatic twist is the riot in the National Bilibid purportedly maneuvered by suggestive lady actress Delima killing high-profile inmates and wounding her asset Jaybee Sebastian, who, in a very interesting plot, was rumored to be her “someone” for reportedly inviting her to stay in his Kubol for more than four hours passionately talking about “passion of crimes” or “crimes of passion,” whatever make sense.  Why in Venus this specie of criminality is seriously considered in the plot when Mars was believed to have remained static for a time.

A flash back in black and white gave the audience the raid of National Penitentiary when actress Delima was then the Secretary of Justice.  It was allegedly unannounced producing those prohibited drugs, blood monies sex toys, plush comfort rooms, fully equipped music studios - all from high profile drug lords in their government-protected Kubols.  She was praised in high heavens without batting eyelashes.  Outgoing equally important actor Benigno Aquino III praised her for the results; it was too good to be true though that the recent Indie Films produced by contemporary wizards disallow conflicts like these highlighted in trashy fashion. 

Wow!  What if God were one of us?  Will Digong Duterte ever be penalized for the alleged extrajudicial killings assuming he violated such kind of law or laws?  Will Motabato be bullied or perhaps accused of libel for maligning the chief executive, or for telling us lies about the Davao Death Squad?  Will the people of Magdala stone Delima for her alleged adulterous acts and other heists with another supporting actors Dayan and Sebastian?  Will Bato be crucified for supporting Digong’s hardcore drive against drugs?  Will P-noy be crucified for mass-murdering the SAF 44 at the Mamasapano batllefield?  Will Roxas be instigated for the death of Secretary Robredo?

And what happens if there is no god at all?  Will Digong Duterte will a grand slam for such noble acts or win Noble Peace Prize for outrageously stopping drugs menace in the Philippines?  Will Delima win the best actress trophy for her portrayal a feisty senator trapped between digging, loving and winning?  Will Motabato ever win a supporting actor trophy for his timely-and-meaningful revelation?  Will this soap dish ever be a mega-blockbuster surprise?

These are scenes we usually see on screen, read in paper, hear over radios, and browse in the net.  These scenes become staple and their scope become global.  We are all over.  We already threw our dirty linens elsewhere:  in the social networking sites, airtime shows, dailies and local papers.  What more can the citizens of the world expect from us?  What surprises will the world be watching when they talk about the once-tourist centered hospitable Philippines?

To the world, we are what we show them every day:  Sex, lies, killings, drugs in a popularly concocted soap dish of the century.  Poor Philippines, will you ever be happier, more peaceful and brawl-freer again?

Soap dish:  It only exists in the minds of the ordinary!



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