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Sudden loss of music when the mute/deaf guys rides the bus
Introduces the concept, mixed of thoughts – can be confusing at first because of the change
But why does the mute does not also speak his thoughts
Some scenes though lack of dialogue, idk if sinadya or cause of bad editing
Does the girl know the mute already? It was not explained
Symbolism of butterfly – that a woman cried – with creepy song (ahhhh male voice)
Cute when mute guy gave the girl his number, why a sudden change of mind?
Action scenes are limited, such as coco martin punching the gay
Mute guy was left behind, buti bumalik sila, bait naman ni coco, buti alam nya na naiwan
Confusing dialouges from the tv movie and thoughts of the passengers and actual conversations
No explanation when some passengers arrive such as the mabahong guy and and jaquelou
Lillian is vain, interested in the conductor. Unknowingly knows conductor calls everyone ms. Beautiful
We really don’t know what everyone thinks, Mercedes thinks that maybe passengers in the seat don’t
have problems
Some thoughts are very naarative or descriptive to try to give picture of the scene only through
words/hearing , or even imagination dialouges , viewer has to makes sense or imagine it on their own
How did she knows that the other passenger is going to oman as a lady driver
Her husbands seems like a nice man, even though she has regrets she stays
Why focus or give time on a specific scene for a specific passenger if they leave the bus?
Cute ni coco
Mute guy lesson: We have an innate need to conncet with our real family
Jaquelou: looks rich, recollects her love affair, we know from Lillian thoughts that she is probably
cheating
Lillian: Is trying to find love, actually kind, also religious, quite a romantic
Random play of kahit isang saglit, love melody of Lillian and the conductor(I thought at first)
Even shows the guitar in the guitar only part of the song
Perfect moment for conductor and Lillian when he got hurt – landi moment nila dumamoves si ate and
si si koya – that was also quite random for the current mood
Does the throwing of the ball a premonition that the accident will happen?
Nothing usually interesting happens on a bus ride, you only have your thoughts to entertain you apart
from the tv or observing other passengers or the window view.
A moment of decision for coco if wants to gio back to his mom, aww he came back
- He imagine his possible conversation with his older brother who he thinks will disagree and even
berate him.
- He got carried away by his thoughts and even stand and showed the knife
How did the old man know alex name?
Old man: Dead son, dead wife (emma) – quite a nice man
Sometimes we think that we know where we are going, but sometimes the journey just stops, just like
life.
Its good that the “Where are you going beautiful?” is stated in the end
The different take of the story tends to be boring at first. I find it hard to follow the story of each
character with only random thoughts being presented. But as the story progress and as I familiarize on
the concept I learn to carefully follow each character’s story, with each facing different circumstances,
problems and backstories.
was able to empathize on the characters, especially those who are undergone
What devices did the filmmaker use in order to advance the story?
Were there any instance that the actors weren’t convincing or annoying?
I. Introduction:
a. Plot / summary
b. Characters
III. Devices
a. Soliloquy
b. Symbolisms
c. Foreshadowing
d. Flashbacks
V. The Ending