THE ROAD... Daan Tungo Sa Katatakutan At Karahasan

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The Road
Ang pangunahing elemento ng sineng katatakutan ay ang paninindak na lumilikha ng takot, hilakbo o pangamba. Ang pelikulang The Road (GMA Films) ay kumbinasyon ng iba't-ibang anyo o genre, straight horror, drama horror at psycho-drama. Pinapaksa sa pelikula ang daan tungo sa sikolohiya ng tauhang ginampanan nina TJ Trinidad, Alden Richards at Renz Valerio at ang epekto sa kamalayan o kaisipan ng sikolohiyang ito. Ang hinuhulmang sindak ng The Road ay tungkol sa mahiwagang lugar na nagdulot ng kapahamakan sa limang kabataan. May tatlong yugto ang pelikula, ang lahat ay nagtatapos sa kamatayan. Ang istorya sa unang yugto ay ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng mga kaluluwang gumagala kina Brian (Derrick Monasterio), Janine (Lexi Fernandez) at Ella (Barbie Forteza) na naghahanap ng katarungan na kailangang ipagpatuloy sa mundo ng tao. Ang papel nina Rhian Ramos (Lara) at Louise delos Reyes (Joy) sa ikalawang yugto bilang mga biktima ni Luis (Richards) ay naghatid ng hilakbot at pangamba dahil sa malalim na pagbabanghay ng katauhan ni Luis sa pamamagitan ng masinop na rendisyong sinematiko ng mga pangyayari. Mahusay ang artikulasyon ng dahas na nanunuot sa kanyang mental na reyalidad na huhulagpos sa dahan-dahan nitong rebelasyon ng itinatagong krimen. Sa huling yugto, itinanghal ang kaganapan sa buhay ng isang batang lalaking (Valerio) may matinding takot sa dominante niyang inang si Carmela (Carmina Villaroel), gaano man ito kamahal ng kanyang relihiyosong ama (Marvin Agustin). Ang resolusyong kamatayan ay isang parametrong nagkahon sa anumang pagtatangkang maigpawan ang daan tungo sa dapat baguhing dahas ng kasalukuyan.

Isang bagay na dapat pagtuunan ng pansin sa sineng katatakutan ay hindi ang paraan ng pananakot, kundi ang sistema ng pagpapakahulugan sa konsepto at praktika ng takot at sindak. Nagawa ng pelikulang lambungan ng misteryo ang daloy ng mga pangyayari sa binuong ugnayan ng tatlong kasaysayang pumapaksa tungo sa pagsisiwalat sa katauhan ni Special Investigator Medina (Trinidad). Sa katunayan, hindi lamang sa sineng katatakutan mailalapat ang ganitong pananaw. Ang buong sine, Pilipino man o dayuhan ay paglikha ng representasyon ng reyalidad, hiwaga, takot at sindak. Dito pumapasok ang representasyon bilang diskursibong paglikha ng takot at kahulugan ng pananakot.  At habang nagiging kumplikado ang tunggalian, nahawakan ng pelikula ang pananabik ng manonood bunga ng maingat na editing, malikhaing sinematograpiya at ensemble na pagganap hanggang maipamalay sa wakas ng istorya ang relasyon ng tao sa elementong di-nakikita, dahil sa ganitong ugnayan hinuhubog ang operasyon ng takot at sindak, at pananakot at paninindak sa mundo.

Direksiyon: Yam Laranas
Dulang Pampelikula: Aloy Adlawan At Yam Laranas
Sinematograpiya: Yam Laranas
Musika: Johan Soderqvist
Editing: Mae Carzon At Yam Laranas
Disenyo: Joey Luna
Produksiyon: GMA Films
Philippine Release Date: November 30, 2011
US Release Date: May 11, 2012 Through Freestyle Releasing

12 Response to "THE ROAD... Daan Tungo Sa Katatakutan At Karahasan"

  1. Ronald Selorio says:
    12:07 AM

    I purposely just scanned the review and didn't read it entirely, just in case it contains some spoilers. I will come back later, once I've seen it. The screencaps are fantastic!

  2. Jojo Devera says:
    12:14 AM

    Hello Ron!

    I didn't divulge much of the plot and tried to avoid spoilers. The Road may not be in the same league as Sigaw but it offers something entirely different coupled with surprisingly effective performances from some cast members...

  3. Dennis says:
    7:55 PM

    Nice to see a different kind of post Jojo! Clearly, The Road is much better than those recent pinoy horror flicks helmed by Chito Rono.

  4. Jojo Devera says:
    7:59 PM

    I wrote a review of The Road after I saw it sa theater dito. Surprisingly, wala akong nakitang Pinoy sa sinehan...

    It's way better than Chito Rono's horror movies and a far cry from Segunda Mano. This is the first Yam Laranas film I saw on the big screen. I just wished na sana sa sine ko rin napanood and Sigaw which is still better than The Road...

  5. Ronald Selorio says:
    11:07 AM

    I saw the original Sigaw in Manila when I was on vacation. I think it's a MMFF entry. Didn't know Angel & Richard then. I mistakenly thought that it's Richard Gomez who's going to be in it.

  6. Jojo Devera says:
    12:35 PM

    Wish I saw Sigaw in the theater. The video release didn't do the film justice. Richard and Angel were GMA's hottest stars then. Every movie they did together were box office hits.

  7. Dennis says:
    2:25 AM

    Thanks Jojo!

  8. Jojo Devera says:
    2:37 AM

    You're most welcome Dennis!

  9. Ronald Selorio says:
    12:10 PM

    I like the movie but I don't love it. Maybe because I got too much expectations. It's visually stunning and creepy as hell, but the story is not as watertight as I would have preferred to elevate it to greatness.

  10. Jojo Devera says:
    1:14 PM

    It's not as good as Sigaw, but the film delivers what it's supposed to. The Road is not really an all out horror movie. The lapses in narrative was its biggest drawback. The technical aspects are first rate for a Filipino movie. If only Yam Laranas would stop writing his own material and hire a good scriptwriter, he can concentrate on directing a bit more...

  11. Ronald Selorio says:
    1:31 PM

    I totally agree, Sigaw is a much better film. The Road has so much potential and is excellently directed but some of the holes in the story can't be dismissed.

  12. Jojo Devera says:
    1:43 PM

    Sigaw had a more cohesive structure while The Road jumped from one time frame to the other. This device would have been effective if the story was told in a straightforward fashion.

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