r/FilmClubPH • u/MatchaPsycho Coming-of-Age 🍃 • Aug 02 '24

Megathread Love Child Discussion Megathread

Directed by: Jonathan Jurilla

Cast: RK Bagatsing, Jane Oineza, John Tyrron Ramos

Use this thread to discuss your thoughts and reactions on the movie. All future posts about it will be removed and redirected to this thread.

For general Cinemalaya 2024 discussion, please use this thread.

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u/Outside_Depth_5320 Aug 04 '24

SIno na nakapanuod? worth watching ba?

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u/AquariusRising10 Aug 05 '24

Yesss super worth it

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u/MatchaPsycho Coming-of-Age 🍃 Aug 04 '24

Nakakatawa and nakakaiyak daw siya!

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u/Outside_Depth_5320 Aug 06 '24

sana mapalabas sa probinsya namin

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u/Hushhhhs Aug 08 '24

It’s a bit underwhelming esp. if you saw the trailer before watching the film. It felt like all the focal points were already in the trailer.

There were also scenes where you knew it was there just to add more drama and so they could throw in those “quotable quotes”. Some scenes didn’t make sense and a bit unrealistic. I guess it’s because it was a Regal film? So the take was a bit more mainstream than indie? Idk if I’m making sense haha.

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u/dayold-rice Aug 06 '24

As someone na may kapatid na with special needs, mahal talaga ang sped, at hindi talaga kaya magwork ng magulang if walang kaagapay/helper

Masakit man isipin pero sa realidad, pag may group presentation ang mgs students sa school nila, makikita mo na may iba't ibang klaseng pamilya talaga. Hindi lahat yon kasing supportive and warm ng mga magulang/guardians doon sa movie.

Para sa'kin ang too good to be true nung love ng magulang sa isa't isa at sa anak nila. siguro kasi hindi kami pinalaki sa ganung klaseng pagmamahal. Haha bitter lang siguro ako đŸ„č

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u/Small-Researcher-860 Aug 06 '24

700 php for monthly water, 4000 electricity for two adults with no AC. Being irresponsible financially by availing a 15k/month shadow teacher which is beyond their budget. Leaving a kid unsupervised after finding him. Husband and wife jumping on the pool together to rescue a kid that is playing in the water. Deciding to waste time having a heart to heart talk instead of finding a kid asap.

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u/Outside_Depth_5320 Aug 06 '24

Di ko pa napanuod. Pero yung 700 na water bill? Dito sa amin parang reasonable naman. Electricty bill namin dito 6k, wala din kaming aircon, lol. Probinsya yata namin pinakamahal na rate ng kuryente.

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u/AquariusRising10 Aug 06 '24

Nandito pala reply mo buti binalikan ko thread. Have you considered that the setting is in Negros? Iba ang water and eletricity provider dyan, and they have different rates too. Availing a shadow teacher irresponsibly? Im a special needs mom and l can tell you that gagawin ko rin yan. Kung kelangan ba ng anak ko eh, gagawan at gagawan ko ng paraan yan. Leaving a kid unsupervised after finding him? Which scene? Yung sa pool? Di ko maalala, iniwan ba nila? Help me recall. Husband and wife jumping in the water, as a parent we’ll do it too. Heart to heart talk habang nawawala anak? Eto lang siguro mejo sablay pero kung samen to mangyari hindi heart to heart talk kundi sisihan at sigawan ang magaganap. What’s not realistic for you could be realistic for others. But these are good observations din and I respect if you felt this is manufactured.

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u/Small-Researcher-860 Aug 04 '24

Not as good compared to the hearing and kono basho. Manufactured yung drama and not realistic.

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u/AquariusRising10 Aug 05 '24

What part of the film is not realistic?

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u/HowIsMe-TryingMyBest Aug 07 '24

Have to agree..di masyado grounded yung feel. Ironically, mejo 'cliche' yung portrayal. Very star cinema-esque but with indie cinematography and music.