Saw this movie the other night and can't help but smile on the stories that were shown. Though the stories were squeezed to fit the 2 hour or so movie allotted time, the movie was able to convey what it aimed to convey.
The movie revolved on the concept of what would one do if it is the end of the world and/or before the world ends. Given the Mayan's prediction that the world will end on Dec 21, 2012.
Here's my summary of the stories and my take on some. I am not a story teller and I am not an expert on life, so please don't judge me. :D
1. Pokwang (Virginia) and Sam Milby (Charles)
Virginia is a 40-yr old virgin who waited for 20 long years for the guy she loved who ended up impregnating another girl. When asked, what will she do if it's the end of the world... She'd give up her virginity.
Charles is a fil-am who tried his luck in the Philippines but failed. He badly needs money to be able to go back to the States.
To address Virginia's state, a friend helped her out to choose a guy from a website and there they found Charles.
Though nothing really happened between the two despite meeting several times (as Charles is really not a "call boy"), they ended up as long-distance lovers.
I guess it would suffice to say that in both their desperate states, they found comfort in each other. I know society would ridicule these desperate acts done by the two. But then again, if we look down to their core, we'll know that a lot of people are going through the same. And because they badly want to get out of the shit they are in, they do things that perhaps deviate their own principles. Lucky for these two they have found each other, but what about the rest? What about those who struggle and cannot find someone who can help them out of their mess?
Personally, I have been into a Virginia and a Charles state. Lucky for me I have those who helped me through it all. Else, I would have ended a mess. So what can I do for others, I guess I can be a more sensitive friend.
2. Deither and Maja ( I forgot their Characters)
Their's is a story of a Secretary (Maja) who is madly in love with her Boss (Deither). Deither was the one who was asked what would he do if it was the end of the world and he answered that he wants to just party. Deither is a womanizer who is not into commitments. One day, a child was left in his room with a note that he is his child. Now this child changed his perspective. Made him admit to Maja that he is afraid to love again because of a prior heartbreak. With this conversation she was able to open his mind and his heart to give love a chance, to give her a chance. Though it ended up that the baby was not his, he adopted him and made Maja the adoptive mother.
There are people who masks their brokenness by playing around. Just like what Deither did. And I cannot blame him. When we get our heart really broken, it's really hard to recover. We often fake the recovery, mask it with something, then go on without really moving on. And it would take a lot more than a one night conversation to change that. Lucky for Deither to have a Maja who didn't give up on him, who loved him despite and inspite. It was hard, for sure, for Maja to be loving without being loved. But it was her choice and she was triumphant in the end. Actually they both were.
But then again, not all stories end like the way it ended for them. Not all Deither's can open their heart and have a Maja to help them. And not all Maja can be loved the same way she loves. Now, that's tragic. But in the end, one has to make a choice. After all, loving is a decision.
3. Bea (Belle) and Zanjoe (Butch)
Belle and Butch are bestfriends since High School. They live in the same house. They work together. They love each other very much (as friends). Belle was the one who was asked and her answer was to be with the one she loves. She obviously loves Butch more than a friend but Butch doesn't feel the same way. He's gay. Butch was set to leave for Milan to enroll in a Fashion School. On the night of their celebration, he got drunk and this allowed Belle to pull a prank that they had sex.
Because of that prank and because of they will be separated, Butch got confused. Somehow he was considering that maybe, just maybe, he was after all in love with Belle. One action done by Belle (that is told Butch's boyfriend that Butch wasn't ready to leave yet) caused a confrontation between her and Butch. In this confrontation, Butch apologized because he cannot love Belle the way she wanted to. That he cannot change who he was. That all he could ever be is a friend to her.
This ended up with Belle surprising Butch with a send-off party. Their friendship prevailed.
This is my favorite story in the movie. Suffice to say that I've been into friendships that were put to a test. I crossed that line of loving a friend. And I guess there are a lot of people who went through the same. It isn't easy. Taking that risk of losing the friendship because you loved the other as more than friends, is a hard decision to make. There are friendships that were really broken because of it. Lucky for Belle and Butch that they so love each other, that their friendship is that strong to have stand the test it went through. And lucky for me, I guess, because I have solid friendships.
This I have learned, you cannot force a person to love you the way you wanted to be love. Just be content that he/she loves you the way he/she can.
4. Angelica and John Lloyd with the Special participation of Coco Martin
It was Angelica who was asked and her answer was to get revenge from the person who hurt her the most.
Angelica was cheated on by her husband so she went to Malaysia to escape. There she met John Lloyd who got attracted to her, thus, accompanied her to a day's tour. They ended up almost having sex. It didn't happen because Angel was so distracted plus she noticed that the bracelet her husband gave to her was missing. This gave John Lloyd a hint and left after telling Angel not to give up and give her marriage a chance.
This ended up with Angel reconciling with her husband, Coco.
5. Piolo, Zaijan, and Xyriel
6. Kim and Gerald
7. Kathryn and Daniel
Their story is the story that intertwined the rest. Daniel was a popular singer who made a contest with a date with him as a prize. Since Kathryn is an avid fan, she joined the contest and won. Her winning piece is a video compilation of the some of the characters above answer to the question what they'll do if it was already the end of the world. And her own answer as the final clip. Her answer was, same as her older brother's (John Lloyd) answer, to be with family.
At some point in our lives we get so obsessed with one thing that we'll do anything to get it. And there's nothing wrong with that as long as we don't forget what really matters. Kathryn was willing, at first, not to go to their family reunion because it contradicts with Daniel's concert schedule. But later on realizes that family is more important.
Again, we go through that phase where we are willing to sacrifice family time to be with others. Because we know family will always be there. But sometimes, we tend to go overboard. That even on the most important occasions, we choose to be with others than our family.
Well, I know, not just on the end of the world, but everyday I want to be with family.
Everyone I love, I consider family. :D
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