Kinatay Philippines France Crime Movie 2009
Cast and Crew
Starring: Coco Martin, Mercedes Cabral, Jhong Hilario, Julio Diaz,
Maria Isabel Lopez, Mark Meily, Lauren Novero, John Regala
Director: Brillante Mendoza
Production Company: Centerstage Productions/ Swift Productions
Genre: Thriller/ Crime
Country: Philippines/ France
Length: 105 mins
Date of release: 23rd September, 2009
Director: Brillante Mendoza
Production Company: Centerstage Productions/ Swift Productions
Genre: Thriller/ Crime
Country: Philippines/ France
Length: 105 mins
Date of release: 23rd September, 2009
Plot Summary
Kinatay Francese Movie Synopsis :
Young police trainee Peping (Coco Martin) studies criminology during the day and at night work part-time for a drug syndicate for extra income. He uses his money to pamper on his girlfriend Cecile (Mercedes Cabral). As he is about to get married to Cecile he is desperate seeking for more money. One night his classmate Abyong (Jhong Hilario) contacts Peping to kidnap and kill a prostitute for $2,000. Now Peping must choose to accept or reject this killing project for the sake of extra income
If there's one thing about widely marketed Filipino movies which should improve dramatically, it's sound--I absolutely loathe the annoying synthesized staple background music being forced upon us each time the characters are set to spew their spit with their loud, hammy dialogues, or whenever someone is about to cry. That's why I applaud local indie films which at least feature original scores or unusual songs to give better local color to the story. Some experimental films by some of the innovative, unpopular directors even skip background music in order to give a sense of realism to their films. And what a relief--here comes Brillante Mendoza's "Kinatay"--which I believe outscores--pun intended--every Filipino film for its masterful exploration of sound and its effect on people.
Kinatay Philippines Movie Review :
"Kinatay"--before it won the Best Director Award in the most prestigious film festival in the world--was butchered by various international critics when the film was screened in Cannes. They blamed the unsteady video and the lack of light in about half of the entire film. Even the famous critic Roger Ebert dismissed "Kinatay" as the worst film ever screened inCannes , even going as far as saying that he wanted to apologize to Vince Gallo for saying the same remark about his "The Brown Bunny." (I had the misfortune of seeing Gallo's film and I thought that Ebert should not retract his statement about Gallo's horrible, conceited trash.)
This sadistic manipulation of sound, for me, is crucial to understand "Kinatay." Mendoza wanted to make the audience fear more for the victim by making them see less details and hear more. By making the cries of Madonna nonstop and interspersing with the curses of the police officers, theaudience feels equally threatened, abused, and angered. The background music reinforces the atmosphere of terror as it sounds like a masterful and unique score of a thriller or horror film.
I actually think it's pretty obvious that since the visuals are intentionally dark and shaky, the director wanted the audience to hear the movie out instead. Unfortunately, many viewers (critics included) are already blinded by digital spectacles. How ordinary it is for modern viewers nowadays to see a film just because the movie has good visual effects. There are only a few people who after watching a film goes out to say that the film has superb score or background music
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I actually think it's pretty obvious that since the visuals are intentionally dark and shaky, the director wanted the audience to hear the movie out instead. Unfortunately, many viewers (critics included) are already blinded by digital spectacles. How ordinary it is for modern viewers nowadays to see a film just because the movie has good visual effects. There are only a few people who after watching a film goes out to say that the film has superb score or background music
This Movie Links With Review Thousands of people think same so download and watch movies whenever and wherever they want. With the advent of internet, it has become much easier to watch free online movies. There are thousands of free movie download sites, allowing you to download any movie with highest quality and also with full speed Youtube With Thanks Online Movie Trailer
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