Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros

(The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros)

Before we talk about this film, watch the trailer first so that you will have an idea or a clue about the said film. Enjoy :) 

Directed By:

Auraeus Solito

Written By:

Michiko Yamamoto

So here’s the thing, when I was still a child I saw the trailer of this film and even though I knew to myself that I can’t watch it because of the theme itself I still have the eagerness that maybe someday I can watch it. When we had our film showing in our class I was surprise because the title of the movie that we will criticize was Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros, I was so happy that time at last the time has come for me to view the movie that I've been waiting for the past years.

Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros is an award - winning independent film showed last 2005. The movie was about the life of a gay teenager who is torn between love to his family and love of his life. They have a simple life and live at a slum area in Manila, together with his loving father and loving two brothers.

Maxi's family was known in their society because of their illegal way of living and when the love of his life came in, which is the police officer, all things change.

This also talks about the imperfections of the members in the family wherein you have to choice whether you will accept them who they are or you will reject them.

In the film it shows representation of gender and the diegesis. Gender because it is too obvious that the main character was a teen gay who feels in love with a police officer in their place.

So in the movie of Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros, diegesis is present. Diegesis is a narrated or a part of the film which is no longer incorporated because it’s already understood.

One of the scenes in the movie was when the father of Maxi killed in the dark corner of the street, it is not shown in the movie how the Chief Officer killed the father of Maxi but we already understood that his been killed that night.

It is used because sometimes we don't have to show all the things all the time. This can help our imagination move and active to all the things we see and understand.

The setting of the movie was great because they show what it is should like the house they have, the neighborhood and the totality of the place which is "skwater".

The wardrobe itself is so simple, it really shows how people wear their own style and the way of their living.

In totality of the movie, it was good we will no longer tackle about technicalities knowing that this is an independent film. But the main point here is that they were able to portray the story, maybe there are some questions but maybe it is the directors call why he/she did that.

So I won't take you so long, I have a full movie of this film and all you have to do is to watch and to comment of what you can say about the film.  (Disclaimer: I don't own this video I got this from YouTube and share for you guys to enjoy.)