Haplos (1982)

Category:	Movies
Genre:	Mystery & Suspense

Starring Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon, and Rio Locsin.
Directed by Antonio Jose Perez.
Written by Ricardo Lee.

I wasn't able to watch the start of the movie, pero natapos ko sya. hihi. adik.

The plot is basically about a love triangle involving Christie (Vilma), Al (de Leon), and Auring (Locsin). Mag-boyfriend si Al and Christie, but Al was somehow enchanted and also fell in-love with Auring, who lived alone in a beautiful, bahay-na-bato in the jungle (yes, gubat. as in define.) Al is put to a dilemma kase he's in-love with both women, even when he learns na Auring is a ghost!

Apparently, Auring lived during the Japanese occupation and was the kasintahan of a local drunkard, Mang Basilio. Her house was pillage by the Japanese and then she was raped and killed sa harap pa ni Basilio. may time-traveling na naganap at nawitness din ni Al kung paano namatay si Auring. natrauma si Al dahil dito, and Christie resolved to help Al by seeking out Auring. She returned to the house, pero wala na si Auring.

Sa last scene, we see Christie wearing Auring's clothes and playing the piano piece na tinutugtog ni Auring before. Al returns to the house and sees Christie. Tapos sabi ni Christie, saying what Auring had said before: "Kanina pa kita hinihintay."

end scene.

oh yeah! i really loved this movie kase maganda at kakaiba yung plot. although my ate said it might be loosely based on a Japanese movie she had seen one with the same theme. it wasn't about revenge. or career. or iba pang themes ng mga movies nung 80's. it was a timely movie, with nationalistic themes incorporated. since Martial Law pa nung time nito, there were scenes na nung una di ko maintindihan kung bakit nila sinisingit (may funeral, may rounding up of locals by the Philippine Constabulary, etc), pero yun nga, it was subtly referring to the social/ political situation nung time na yun. historical sya and at the same time, it likened the time of the oppression of the Japanese nung 40's sa present time (80's), kaya siguro nagparamdam ulit si Auring.

Minus one star for the not-so-smooth transition of scenes at sa mga loose-ends. As i've said, merong mga pasulpot-sulpot na scenes na i'm not so sure why it was put there. like yung pagkampana (tama ba yun?) ni Mang Basilio in the middle of the night. di na inexplain kung bakit. o bakit namatay si Mang Basilio. anubanaman yan Manong! Wawa ka naman! Di ko alam kung bakit ka nagkaganun!

Quotable Quotes:

Christie: Boyfriend ko si Al. Mahal na mahal nya ko. Layuan mo sya.
Auring: Bakit?
C: Mahal ko sya.
A: Mahal ko din sya.
C: Nauna ako.
A: Unahan ba dapat?
C: Handa akong mamatay para sa sa kanya.
A: Hindi ako maaring mabuhay nang wala sya.




reposted from my multiply site, dated Oct 15, 2008.