Spoilers ahead.
I found the movie somewhat unpleasant at first. Especially with tikbalangs. I am not aware of Philippine folklore or superstitions so seeing a tikbalang for the first time in the movie kind of bothered me. It was only after the movie I was able to research more about this legend.
The movie however, felt like a typical love story with a "not so happy" ending. It didn't seem all that exciting to me. It took Maya (Nadine Lustre) half the film to find love, but the buildup of their relationship didn't seem all that interesting. They only worked together in the NGO for children but other than that, I didn't see the spark in their relationship. Peter (Carlo Aquino) had a good personality and was God-fearing but I didn't see how he was "bagay" with Maya. There are no "kilig" scenes. It just escalated quickly and they kind of fell in love, too fast.
Maya's boss who would always crack jokes at her was at some times, funny, but on many other times, I found them inappropriate, unbecoming, and "ungentelemanly". It was also quite obvious in the end that Peter was going to die in a car accident. I think I've seen that happen too many times in these kinds of movies. The ending is very sad and not the kind of ending I want in a movie. I think the movie showed how rain is associated with sorrow and misery.
The last scene where the lady was crying in the bed shouting "bakit mo ako iniwan, Pilipinas?!" I think this might mean how we, Filipino citizens, are apathetic for our environment. When we don't care for the environment this results into climate change and more "ulan" and typhoons. I might be overthinking it but that's how I see it.
I found the movie somewhat unpleasant at first. Especially with tikbalangs. I am not aware of Philippine folklore or superstitions so seeing a tikbalang for the first time in the movie kind of bothered me. It was only after the movie I was able to research more about this legend.
The movie however, felt like a typical love story with a "not so happy" ending. It didn't seem all that exciting to me. It took Maya (Nadine Lustre) half the film to find love, but the buildup of their relationship didn't seem all that interesting. They only worked together in the NGO for children but other than that, I didn't see the spark in their relationship. Peter (Carlo Aquino) had a good personality and was God-fearing but I didn't see how he was "bagay" with Maya. There are no "kilig" scenes. It just escalated quickly and they kind of fell in love, too fast.
Maya's boss who would always crack jokes at her was at some times, funny, but on many other times, I found them inappropriate, unbecoming, and "ungentelemanly". It was also quite obvious in the end that Peter was going to die in a car accident. I think I've seen that happen too many times in these kinds of movies. The ending is very sad and not the kind of ending I want in a movie. I think the movie showed how rain is associated with sorrow and misery.
The last scene where the lady was crying in the bed shouting "bakit mo ako iniwan, Pilipinas?!" I think this might mean how we, Filipino citizens, are apathetic for our environment. When we don't care for the environment this results into climate change and more "ulan" and typhoons. I might be overthinking it but that's how I see it.