DEKADA ‘70

The film that I want to represent as a subject of my analysis is the

Filipino movie “Dekada ‘70”. The film is basically about the life of a Filipino
family during the Marcos Era especially when Martial Law happened.
Throughout the film the main focus is on the middle class family, who
struggles in Marcos Era. The psychological theories of this film are
Humanistic, Personality, and Social Theories. The characters in the film
has different personalities, perspectives, and beliefs about the government
and faces many challenges and struggles. Under the humanistic theory, the
film has a problem with gender inequality. Amanda is a typical mother, who
stayed home and do the chores, and when she was looking for a job, her
husband Julian stopped her from pursuing it. In a way she seems to have
a conflict with herself because she realizes how much less of an authority
she has compared to her husband. Under the social theory, the movie
showed the various torture methods used by military. Thousands of people
killed during the martial law. This family does not openly deal with the
oppressive government but also struggles to keep their family intact despite
their unique differences.

C.A.M