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Ayan na, ayan na mga kameta. Kamusta kayo dyan?
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Kamusta kayo dyan? Sinisigurado ko lang na medyo nag-live tayo.
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Ito, ito. Sabi ko bago natin balikan yung Made in Martes 2.
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Ay, I'm sorry. Yung ano ba yan? Martier, whatever.
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Balikan natin yan kasi to be honest hindi ko siya napanood noong isang week
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kasi yung ilalabas na natin yung peso natin.
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Sabi ko, 360, 380 medyo hindi ko ma-justify.
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Pero upon further reflection, especially after kinausap natin si Parang Shau Chua,
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sabi na talagang check mo ulit yan, interesting yung plot, etc.
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So, balikan natin yan mga kameta, alright? Balikan natin yan at papanood natin yan.
00:53.0
Don't worry about it.
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So, ito. As soon as matapos tayo dito sa meta natin, babalikan natin yan.
01:00.0
Wait lang, I'm just checking lang if may connection tayo or not.
01:03.0
Kumagana ming connection natin. Parang may error tayo, no?
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One second lang ha mga kameta.
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Bakit nag-gano'n siya?
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Nakikita niyo ba ako?
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Bakit parang hindi?
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Bakit parang hindi?
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Nakikita niyo ba ako?
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Ayan. Okay, okay, okay pala.
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Good, good, good, good.
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Okay, okay, okay. Ito mga kameta.
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Hindi ko kasi nakikita dito sa studio ko yung mga lumalabas na comments.
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Okay, okay, okay pala. Live ba tayo?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.
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Alam mo naman, di ba mga kameta, alam nyo na medyo traumatized tayo
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kasi maraming beses na hindi natin alam.
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Naka-cut yung live natin or biglang nawawala.
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So, natraumatized tayo diyan.
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We always try to double check if everything is going on.
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Because naka-frozen yung screen natin dito.
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Anyway, mga kameta, baligan natin ito.
01:56.0
Pag-usapan natin ang...
01:59.0
Of course, chika minute muna tayo.
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Ito po yung latest na nangyari sa Oscars.
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Ayan, latest nangyari sa Oscars.
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So, it was a big night for Asian-Americans.
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I'm very glad about it.
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Of course, it has been quite a build-up
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to the glorious night for Asian-Americans kanina.
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Of course, nanalong isang Malaysian-Chinese person
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of Malaysian-Chinese ancestry.
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Yung isa naman nanalo from Vietnamese ancestry.
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So, big night din for us yan.
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Pag-usapan natin yung mga victory na yan
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at saka what it could mean for us Asian, for cinema.
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Kasi balikan din natin ito sa issue ng Philippine cinema, mga kameta.
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So, kanina nanalo na po for Best Actress.
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For Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.
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Dalawang Asian-American for this fascinating movie na...
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Meron tayo. Wait lang. Let me get...
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Nagsulat na natin sa article natin lahat ng mga bagay-bagay.
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Because I want to get the exact quotes right, mga kameta.
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Because they had very beautiful speeches that they delivered kanina.
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So, I want to make sure that we get that.
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First yung kay Michelle Yu, diba?
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So, ayon sa kanina kay Michelle Yu.
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For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight.
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Obviously, she's talking about Asian-Americans.
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People of Asian descent or ancestry.
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This is a beacon of hope and possibility.
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This is proof that dreams do come true.
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Alright? That dreams do come true.
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Siyempre, yung katulad niyan.
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Siyempre, yung katulad niyan.
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Tagal niyan na dyan sa Hollywood.
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At saka international...
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International celebrity siya for a very long time.
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when people were saying she's already past her prime, etc.
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This is where she had her moment of vindication.
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This is a big thing.
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And gladly, she was able to win the top awards for best actress.
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At yung mga kalaban niya, medyo bigatin din.
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Mga kameta, medyo bigatin.
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At natatalo si Kate Blanchett, among others.
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Ito yung movie nila na everything, everywhere, all at once.
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Now, alam natin, of course, si Yu.
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She was a beauty queen.
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I think she was Miss Malaysia before.
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And then she went to Hong Kong.
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And then from there, she really built her career.
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And moved forward accordingly.
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So, yun yung nakita natin konteksto dyan, mga kameta.
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Diana Jones pa yan?
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Yeah, movie. Bata pa siya na.
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So, he was a child star.
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He did very, very well as a child star.
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And now, after almost 30 years.
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So, three decades of hiatus.
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When he was, you know.
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Long after he almost gave up on his career.
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Now, what's interesting thing is that.
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Actually, pinanak siya sa Saigon.
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And then later on, he ended up as a refugee with his family.
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Because Vietnam War.
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1971 siya pinanak.
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So, within four years, Saigon was taken over by the communists.
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North Vietnamese forces.
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So, na-refugee sila.
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And in Hong Kong.
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Which is also where Michelle Yu would launch her career.
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She was not doing as well when she was in Malaysia.
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Her home country.
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It looks like Hong Kong is like the common thread.
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In terms of their career.
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And then, he also acknowledged how important he is.
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Oscar's award was.
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In a way, it also cemented his position as one of the greatest comeback stars in the entertainment industry.
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From a child star that was almost completely forgotten.
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Now, to best supporting actor awards.
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Oscar awards in the United States.
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Now, he also said.
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Similar to Michelle Yu.
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He recognized that there's something bigger happening here.
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Ang sabi niya, I quickly realized that this moment no longer belongs to me.
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Recognizing how his award also belongs to everyone who asks for change.
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Change meaning greater recognition for Asian Americans.
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In terms of their contribution to the industry.
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And also appreciation of their talent.
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I mean, these are immensely talented people.
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I mean, Michelle Yu.
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Matagal na natin siya kilala.
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All sorts of different movies.
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A lot of action movies.
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Di ba yung Crouching Tiger?
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Matagalan siya rin yun, di ba?
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Charlie's Angels?
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Ando rin ba siya?
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I'm not a Hollywood fan.
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So, we clearly see here, mga kamay-eta.
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That finally, the moment for Asians is arriving.
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Not only Asian Americans.
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But Asians in particular.
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So, for instance, the other year.
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Well, Asian American too.
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I mean, Chloe Zhao.
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She was the first Asian woman to win the Best Director Oscars Award.
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Dun sa movie niya na Nomadland.
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It's a beautiful movie.
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I really suggest you guys check it.
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It's a very intimate movie.
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It's a very emotional movie.
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It's a very socially relevant movie.
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That I really suggest you guys to read.
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And what I also love about that movie is the musical score.
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Tsaka, of course, kay A. Nadiran.
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So, check it out.
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It's a beautiful movie.
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Maybe we can do a review or separate vlog about those things.
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Now, even more interestingly is what happened a few years ago.
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When, not an Asian American, but an Asian, a South Korean movie, Parasite,
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was able to win not one, not two, but four different Oscars Awards.
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Including an unprecedented, first time ever, no?
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For a foreign, non-American, non-Western movie.
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The Best Picture.
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Of course, nala din siya ng Best Director.
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Ito yung movie na Parasite.
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This is easily one of my favorite movies in recent memory.
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I think kay Bong Joon-ha.
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Bong Joon-ho, sorry.
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Siya rin kay Snowpiercer, di ba?
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Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant movie.
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And I was even more impressed.
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Discussin natin ng konti yan, di ba?
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Before mga Khameta.
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When we're talking about the plots.
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I was even more impressed when he cited this work by Dostoyevsky.
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Yung movie na, ito, ito, ito.
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Mga Khameta, pasensya na.
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He actually cited this very, very,
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it's really a hunting book by Dostoyevsky.
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How, kasi yung plot niya is,
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it starts with comedy, very funny lines, it starts,
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and then it goes into horror,
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and then ends up in tragedy.
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So, that's also the arc that Parasite as the movie follows.
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So, ganun ka malalim mag-isip, no?
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Yung mga directors katulad na Bong Joon-ho,
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and of course, really, really good actors.
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And the good thing in this movie is that the actors were not there
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just because they were good-looking, or cute, or K-pop look.
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These are really solid actors,
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who are there because they were solid actors,
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and they perfectly fit the requirements
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of such a compelling, compelling screenplay,
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and a compelling narrative as far as the movie Parasite is concerned.
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And of course, yung movie ng Parasite,
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pinapakita niya yung dark underbelly ng Korean society.
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Of course, we know Korea as this kind of a dynamo,
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as a country of extreme technological sophistication,
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a country that was able to make huge strides economically
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over the last two generations alone.
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So, we're very impressed with Korea,
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but there's a dark underbelly to that society.
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There's a lot of immense inequalities there,
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which is also captured by the movie Squid Game, no?
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Or series, right?
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Netflix series na Squid Game,
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na pinapakita rin dito yung underclass ng South Korea.
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People that we don't see as much in the usual formal,
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K-drama, blah, blah, blah, right?
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This is what I really love.
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If you really want a deep, socially relevant movie,
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I think one of the best ever in recent memories,
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at least Parasite.
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No question about it.
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It won the Palme d'Or.
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It won the top award in Cannes Film Festival.
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It already won in Oscars.
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Really, this, I think, really sets the standards
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for what you can achieve.
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And it's a movie of not super high budget.
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Hindi sila gumamit ng mga super pa-cute or guapings
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or maganda na actresses or actors necessarily, no.
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It's really the narrative and the acting skills
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and the brilliant director skills of Bong Joon-ho
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that really carried the day, no.
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And as I say, these are people who read,
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really read, including novels by Dostoyevsky.
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Usually, bag Dostoyevsky, kasi alam ng tao.
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Alam mo, usually in Crime and Punch, mga ganun.
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That's a very interesting novel.
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so why is this important, no?
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Why is this important?
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This is important because, mga kameta,
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I think now, if you're an Asian,
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if you're an Asian,
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there's far more chance,
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there's far greater chance for getting recognition,
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or at least, you know,
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US-based, European-based, you know,
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film critics and studios, et cetera,
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to just give a heck, you know,
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just give you at least a second look
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or give you a chance.
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And by the way, of course,
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hindi natin munensyon yung ating,
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our own bida, you know,
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our own great actress,
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who also has been getting raving reviews
10:51.0
so I think Vanity Fair,
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from Vanity Fair interviewee,
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Of course, Dolly DeLeon did fantastic
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dun sa movie na Triangle of Sadness.
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I didn't watch it,
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but I more or less know the plot
11:05.0
because I was very, very curious about it.
11:07.0
And it's, of course,
11:08.0
the director of that movie
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is also a very interesting guy.
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Ito yung mga medyo Scandinavian,
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dark humor, dark comedy,
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dark social commentary stuff.
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So I kinda like those kinds of movies too, no?
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we have one of our own,
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you know, Dolly DeLeon,
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getting the kind of recognition
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that she definitely deserves.
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based on the reviews,
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I actually at least saw
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her transformation, no?
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She goes from a seemingly peripheral character
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dominated by all the Scandinavian,
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white rich people,
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and then suddenly, you know, boom!
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She becomes the super dominant character.
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And then, of course,
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there's a plot twist towards the end.
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It's very interesting.
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Go and watch it for yourself
11:51.0
or at least check the trailer.
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It's fascinating.
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So I'm really proud
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of having one of our own,
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like Ma'am DeLeon,
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doing so fantastic
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on the global stage.
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looking forward to more of this,
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to more Filipinos there.
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And hopefully Filipinos
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that are not the stereotypical roles.
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I mean, of course,
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you know her role, right?
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She was, you know,
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I mean, I hope, you know,
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Filipino actors and actresses
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get the kind of role
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to better express themselves, no?
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The full extent of their talent
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and get complex characters,
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not stereotypical characters.
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or Filipino ganito, no?
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So we're hoping to get more of that.
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But as I always say,
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it's very important for us.
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it's good to get recognition
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from the West and all
12:36.0
because Oscars, after all,
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is the biggest, you know,
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most coveted award
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in the entertainment industry.
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we shouldn't wait
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for recognition from outside.
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our fundamentals on our own.
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have our own standards
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and not just wait
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for affirmation from outside.
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That's very important.
12:53.0
Affirmation will eventually come.
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and all these people
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oh, what movie I can make
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so that, you know,
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people in America will love it.
13:01.0
He made a brilliant movie
13:05.0
by-product na lang
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yung mga all the recognition
13:08.0
that he has been getting
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And I look forward
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to more movies by him.
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if you look at Philippines,
13:24.0
of Philippine cinema,
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even more recently,
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of the historical movies,
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social relevant movies
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Very interesting also.
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yung movie ni Rizal
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ni Cesar Montana,
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I really appreciated that
13:47.0
was pretty well there.
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I was pretty impressed
13:50.0
by his Spanish there.
13:51.0
It was quite articulate
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and I think that was
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really his best movie.
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bagong buwan ba yan
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yung sa Mindanao na movie,
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mamay na kay Robin Hood.
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Even more recently,
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we had things like
14:10.0
which are really fantastic,
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forcing us to re-examine
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with our history,
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with American colonial legacy,
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with our founding fathers
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and also appreciating
14:23.0
of the Philippine Revolution
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dilemmas and everything
14:30.0
to the mass audience.
14:32.0
what I like about
14:33.0
a lot of these movies
14:35.0
in recent history
14:38.0
market exigencies,
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income and interest
14:44.0
and at the same time,
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there's high quality.
14:46.0
There's high quality
14:48.0
and high political impact.
14:52.0
about historical accuracy.
14:53.0
We can talk about
14:54.0
the political implications,
15:00.0
this was a precursor
15:01.0
for Tata Y Digong's
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campaign in 2016,
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this foul-mouthed,
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supposedly maverick
15:12.0
having said that,
15:13.0
let's just be honest.
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way into the 2000s
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because I remember
15:23.0
when I was traveling
15:24.0
around ASEAN and all,
15:25.0
including to Indonesia
15:26.0
and other countries,
15:31.0
sub-Saharan Africa,
15:34.0
although they couldn't
15:35.0
pronounce the pangako,
15:39.0
but they knew it.
15:40.0
They knew Julian Santos,
15:41.0
for instance, right?
15:42.0
They knew a lot of our
15:45.0
They knew these people.
15:47.0
Christine Hermosa,
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they were familiar
15:53.0
and they would ask me about,
15:54.0
oh, you're from Philippines,
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oh, you know Philippine movies
15:57.0
so I'm very aware
15:58.0
that across the Indian Ocean,
15:59.0
well into the 21st century,
16:01.0
were internationally
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internationally followed.
16:07.0
a market internationally,
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have really changed
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you know what I mean?
16:13.0
We clearly see the dominance
16:15.0
I'm not necessarily
16:17.0
and I completely have
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with people that are saying,
16:20.0
oh, marami din formal
16:21.0
like Yuma K-drama.
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except I don't bother
16:26.0
are like Parasite,
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those kinds of movies,
16:29.0
really intense movies,
16:30.0
and the thing with Korea
16:36.0
but they also have
16:37.0
many fascinating movies
16:38.0
and Netflix series
16:41.0
very unpredictable plot.
16:43.0
are really fascinating.
16:50.0
sometimes as good
16:52.0
than the Hollywood
16:55.0
they have the budget,
16:56.0
they have the graphics,
17:00.0
very good actors,
17:01.0
very good actors,
17:05.0
good-looking people
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or the ex-models.
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not necessarily like that.
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masters of their craft.
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because we misunderstood
17:24.0
let me just clarify,
17:31.0
in the Philippines
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like Teleserious.
17:44.0
And our indie movies
17:49.0
Mendoza's indie movies.
17:58.0
cutting his trade.
18:00.0
he was establishing
18:02.0
in the indie movies
18:07.0
many young directors
18:10.0
really high level
18:11.0
kind of productions,
18:13.0
in Venice Film Festival,
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we have no shortage
18:20.0
We have no shortage
18:23.0
a long golden era
18:24.0
in the Philippine cinema.
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But the reality is that
18:28.0
we're nowhere close
18:29.0
to where we used to be.
18:30.0
That's all I'm saying.
18:32.0
we can debate about
18:33.0
what are the criteria
18:36.0
my criteria is not just,
18:38.0
my indicator is not just
18:40.0
I'm looking at so many things.
18:45.0
are winning the top awards
18:46.0
in the top film festivals,
18:48.0
That's one indicator.
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you look at the mass market
18:52.0
and international mass market.
18:55.0
but I'm talking about
18:56.0
international mass market.
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You can also look at
18:59.0
You can also look at
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critical reviews,
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people who know their stuff,
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we can use many indicators
19:08.0
and I think if you use
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four or five different indicators
19:10.0
and put them together,
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we're not where we used to be
19:13.0
or we're not where we should be
19:14.0
based on the pool of talent
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that we have in the Philippines.
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That's what we're saying.
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precisely because
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I know we can do better
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because we have done
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great in the past
19:27.0
so we can be great again.
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That's our point.
19:29.0
But let me end on this point,
19:37.0
what I'm saying is that
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in a different side,
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We live in an era
19:43.0
where Asian cinema
19:48.0
where Asian cinema
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including in the West
19:58.0
This is the Asian century
20:00.0
and in the Asian century,
20:03.0
there's a lot of room
20:04.0
for Philippine cinema
20:07.0
for Philippine cinema
20:08.0
to be world-class
20:09.0
in the best way possible,
20:11.0
It's kind of hard
20:12.0
to talk about this
20:17.0
we have the best food
20:20.0
but maybe it's good also
20:21.0
if the rest of the world
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it's the same thing
20:27.0
But the thing is,
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really great movies,
20:32.0
by many indicators,
20:34.0
By many indicators.
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from Mount Kilimanjaro
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in the Philippines,
20:47.0
a lot of people are
20:48.0
watching Thai movies,
20:50.0
Especially some of them
20:52.0
socially diverse themes,
20:54.0
Very interesting movies
20:55.0
coming out of Thailand.
20:57.0
we have been there.
21:00.0
we can be great again
21:02.0
we need three things,
21:05.0
I completely agree
21:07.0
and a lot of other directors
21:09.0
There's the fiscal side
21:10.0
and regulatory side to this
21:11.0
and the government
21:16.0
with targeted subsidies,
21:17.0
performance-based subsidies.
21:19.0
with different kinds
21:23.0
that create the environment,
21:24.0
the encouraging environment,
21:33.0
to push the envelope.
21:34.0
To push the envelope
21:37.0
others are saying there.
21:42.0
this is how it is.
21:45.0
if you have a criticism
21:47.0
in general right now,
21:48.0
when I say our movies
21:49.0
have to level up,
21:50.0
I'm not talking about 100%,
21:51.0
I'm talking about 60%,
21:55.0
generalizations are
21:56.0
about the majority of cases.
21:58.0
you can always cite me
22:00.0
many fascinating stuff
22:01.0
that are coming out,
22:02.0
teleseries that are coming
22:04.0
including teleseries
22:07.0
people like Eric Jonsalot,
22:09.0
the ends of Williams.
22:11.0
there are lots of good stuff
22:14.0
there's a problem.
22:15.0
We're saying that
22:17.0
60% should be leveled up
22:20.0
30% grade, right?
22:21.0
That's what we're saying here,
22:25.0
we never made a blanket
22:26.0
statement that all movies
22:27.0
made in the Philippines
22:28.0
are blah, blah, blah.
22:30.0
there are many stuff
22:31.0
out there which have
22:35.0
are they the minority
22:38.0
the former than the latter,
22:44.0
government support,
22:46.0
We saw that in Korea.
22:47.0
We mentioned that previously.
22:48.0
We saw that in many countries.
22:49.0
There has to be support.
22:50.0
It doesn't have to be
22:52.0
It could be even,
22:57.0
like what they do in France.
22:59.0
they make sure that
23:01.0
are not the only ones
23:03.0
You have a quota system,
23:06.0
there are many ways
23:07.0
to protect the domestic industries
23:08.0
while pushing them
23:09.0
to be more competitive and all.
23:13.0
targeted protection,
23:14.0
targeted subsidies,
23:17.0
startup versions.
23:21.0
director's talents
23:23.0
willing to take risks
23:26.0
that may not necessarily
23:27.0
do well in the market now.
23:28.0
My point is this.
23:31.0
the movies are like this
23:32.0
because the audience
23:35.0
chicken and egg down.
23:37.0
that's why you need
23:38.0
to break the cycle.
23:40.0
really higher level
23:41.0
and better and better
23:44.0
the market will follow
23:46.0
It's a dialectical
23:50.0
speaking of that,
23:51.0
the government has to
23:57.0
pioneers never had it easy,
24:00.0
anyone can easily argue,
24:02.0
we'll just do the selling
24:03.0
because otherwise,
24:04.0
the commercial viability
24:06.0
Getting sponsors and all
24:09.0
I understand that.
24:11.0
that's the point of being
24:19.0
It's about pushing
24:21.0
It's about making sure
24:22.0
that you can introduce
24:25.0
and new standards
24:26.0
into the mass market.
24:27.0
That's really what
24:28.0
we're looking at.
24:37.0
at our responsibility.
24:38.0
Our responsibility.
24:40.0
criticize the government.
24:48.0
are criticizing us
24:49.0
or responding the way
24:50.0
they're responding to
24:52.0
I completely understand that.
24:54.0
I never said that
24:55.0
we shouldn't also
24:59.0
my own little part.
25:03.0
how we can support
25:09.0
put the spotlight
25:12.0
but very talented,
25:13.0
very promising actors.
25:15.0
let's go and find
25:17.0
Philippine movies
25:18.0
that are not known.
25:20.0
that's why I like
25:21.0
those who bash us.
25:24.0
they did it in a good way.
25:25.0
It's not actually bashing.
25:29.0
you're asking for trouble
25:30.0
because I'm going to get bashed.
25:32.0
if you rebut me with information
25:34.0
I really appreciate it.
25:38.0
I got a lot of people
25:39.0
responding by saying,
25:40.0
what about this movie?
25:41.0
What about that movie?
25:43.0
I haven't watched them.
25:45.0
I'm glad that they pointed it out.
25:47.0
we have to do more of that.
25:48.0
We have to talk more
25:52.0
that we're not that aware of.
25:55.0
we're not an aficionado
26:02.0
I'm not an expert.
26:04.0
we should do also our part.
26:05.0
We should have a serious discussion.
26:06.0
Honest and sincere discussion.
26:08.0
we have to talk about
26:10.0
and Filipino directors
26:11.0
and Filipino talents
26:13.0
like Coco Martin.
26:15.0
not many people knew him
26:21.0
make his talent accessible
26:22.0
to the vast majority population
26:24.0
and the whole phenomenon.
26:27.0
there are also maybe
26:28.0
a lot of other Coco Martins
26:29.0
that we're not aware of.
26:33.0
It's about the talents.
26:34.0
It's about encouraging
26:35.0
the pioneers in the business.
26:37.0
it's about putting pressure
26:38.0
on the government
26:39.0
so that they give
26:40.0
sufficient support.
26:42.0
Not billions of dollars.
26:44.0
a few millions of dollars
26:46.0
can make a big difference.
26:47.0
Some quota systems
26:49.0
Some targeted protection
26:51.0
performance-based
26:54.0
could make a big difference.
26:57.0
that's all we're saying,
27:00.0
I hope we don't get
27:04.0
imposing Hollywood standards.
27:07.0
I don't even like
27:08.0
Hollywood movies.
27:10.0
Our standards are different,
27:13.0
the kind of movies we watch
27:15.0
Just to give you an idea
27:16.0
what kind of movies I like.
27:17.0
I like auteur movies.
27:22.0
I mentioned Parasite.
27:25.0
other auteur movies
27:28.0
that I'll be more than
27:30.0
and more than happy
27:32.0
These are auteur movies
27:37.0
the cinematography,
27:39.0
the musical score,
27:41.0
it's just brilliant.
27:45.0
these are all Asian cinema.
27:46.0
These are Asians.
27:51.0
both of them did very well.
27:53.0
these are the kinds of movies,
27:58.0
world cinema is concerned.
27:59.0
The plot is fascinating.
28:00.0
The narrative breaks.
28:01.0
There's a lot of room
28:03.0
There's a lot of room
28:05.0
The acting is just
28:06.0
absolutely brilliant.
28:10.0
that is going to go
28:12.0
while we're watching it.
28:13.0
There are a lot of
28:15.0
in these kinds of movies
28:17.0
really appreciate.
28:28.0
the top award in Cannes,
28:31.0
It's the actor of
28:32.0
Baba in Kite Runner.
28:39.0
these are the things,
28:43.0
really high-level movies.
28:45.0
we can go on and on.
28:46.0
There are more and more
28:47.0
we can talk about.
28:49.0
one of my recent favorites,
28:53.0
socially relevant
28:56.0
and the acting is just
28:57.0
out of this world,
28:58.0
I'm not an expert,
28:59.0
but I'm not totally
29:01.0
saying things, right?
29:02.0
That's what I'm saying,
29:05.0
one thing we have to
29:06.0
get used to in the Philippines
29:09.0
the French had it,
29:11.0
public intellectuals,
29:13.0
not to be experts
29:22.0
different discussions
29:26.0
economics are interrelated
29:27.0
with this turfing,
29:29.0
Some local economists
29:30.0
trying to keep it
29:31.0
among themselves,
29:33.0
trying to keep it.
29:35.0
I never liked that.
29:37.0
that's why I'm very glad
29:40.0
economists doing history,
29:41.0
historians doing politics,
29:42.0
political scientists
29:44.0
that should be the way
29:45.0
because we have to
29:47.0
with orchidatious,
29:48.0
kind of renaissance man,
29:49.0
multi-level kind of
29:53.0
you're not going to
29:54.0
always get it right,
29:55.0
but the more you dabble
29:56.0
and the more you broaden
29:58.0
and the more you're forced
29:59.0
to learn and study
30:01.0
I'm not like a literature
30:03.0
but I had to read
30:04.0
all of these books.
30:05.0
I'm not a philosophy
30:06.0
background person,
30:07.0
but I had to read
30:11.0
because you have to
30:12.0
broaden your horizons
30:13.0
because it's only
30:14.0
through interconnection
30:20.0
among different fields
30:22.0
that you can come up
30:23.0
with a better understanding
30:26.0
This is social media,
30:27.0
especially on Twitter.
30:28.0
I only have so much
30:30.0
and people have so much
30:35.0
We can talk for hours
30:36.0
about many issues,
30:37.0
including about movies
30:38.0
and what cinematography is.
30:39.0
I'm not an expert,
30:40.0
but it's someone who
30:41.0
has a basic appreciation
30:43.0
and kind of also does
30:44.0
a little bit of his assignment
30:49.0
aesthetic dynamics
30:51.0
creative productions.
30:53.0
Thank you very much,
30:55.0
and I'll catch you guys
