What if the director add something material but was not on the script just to make it more than Felix Manalo the members have known? They’ll probably say ‘That’s not Felix I’ve known.’ Nothing more but only these, since they wanted all of it about FACTS.
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But the materials laid on the movie are these. And it should be (not all, maybe) about Felix Manalo’s mental and emotional state during his lifetime, and of course, his founding of INC. What Im pointing out is you wanted to see more from the movie about Felix Manalo, since it is titled Felix Manalo. There is no point to discuss it being extravagant since it was well budgeted. Please dont tell me you are expecting to see him in the movie telling his thoughts alone about something TO KNOW HIM INTIMATELY ENOUGH.Īm I wrong? I guess you missed my point. The movie wanted to be truthful to its form that is why they based the movie on FACTS. His beliefs that until now members of the church believes. Since the movie was not taken from an AUTOBIOGRAPHY, it was based on the persons who witnessed the life of Felix. The person referring to a movie was already dead for so many decades now. The other one is written when the person is ALREADY DEAD. Still, there are two types of biography, one which were written by people when the person is still alive (please tell me if Im wrong about this, I haven’t finished any courses in college). That means there is only the BIOGRAPHY WRITTEN BY OTHER PERSON/S. As far as I know (Im a former member of INC, FYI), there is no written autobiography of Felix Manalo. “but it jumps to how he built the said religion, not knowing him intimately enough…”- Tabarezįirst, you should know the meaning of BIOGRAPHY and AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Having too many characters and actors allot more than enough time the film needed to build unnecessary sequences rather than diving deeper to Manalo’s mental and emotional journey.įelix Manalo opens October 7 in Philippine cinemas nationwide from Viva Films. It may be hard to evaluate the film as the first cut is 6 hours long and the final cut is 2 hours and 55 minutes, but it felt really plain. Prosthetics are done inattentively, editing felt rushed and the VFX looks deficient.
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Supporting characters also felt monotonous, going with the flow without any real personality to provide the story. Its narrative feels superficial as it did not make Felix Manalo flawed, replacing what could have been a compelling story to what the surface sees him as the founder of INC. There are interesting storylines for Manalo, but it jumps to how he built the said religion, not knowing him intimately enough to understand his actions and beliefs. Grand production and a captivating performance from Dennis Trillo might be the best reason to see ‘Felix Manalo’ as the story seems quite sure it has enough juice but it really lacks depth from its titular character.