CONCLUSION

RESTATE YOUR STATEMENT

Some people want to know: Why are the
majority of Brocka's films set in slums? These
people obviously have mud and proletarian
bonhomie coming out of their ears. To each
his own consciousness, I suppose.
Who is to say which is "better" for each
director, other than the director involved?
Brocka makes films about slums; Fritz Ynfante
makes "Forbes"—-who is to say which is
"better" for each director, other than the
director involved?

Second question: Isn't Brocka's preference

for slum stories limiting him as a director,
making his work repetitive and, as a result,
ultimately predictable and boring? Yes. But
tell Brocka that and he won't wish you a
Happy New Year. What's the big deal? As a
result, nothing. Subjectivity is everything in
directing. You'd like Brocka to broaden his
horizons as a director? Before anything can
happen, he must want it. And that will
happen in his own time.

Final question: "Will "Bona's" tragic story

open our moviegoers' eyes and teach them to
be less obsessive? " It doesn't appear to be
so. When I saw the film, the fans around me
were suffering in the same way that Nora
was, but they were "ecstatically" seeing it as
their apotheosis, not as an indictment. Susan
Roces has nothing to be concerned about, nor
does Nora Aunor.
 SUMMARIZE YOUR MAIN IDEAS
"Bona" is a story of obsession, the tragedy of
the fan turned fanatic. It delves into what
causes an otherwise sensible girl to throw
discretion and self-respect to the wind to
serve her beloved. For most fans, this
delusion is just a lark, a temporary psychic
vacation from the hard facts of living. But for
a few, the delusion becomes their new
reality, and their lives are wrecked by it.
 CALL TO ACTION
Fact: The Philippines has a large number of
slums.
Fact: Not all of the Philippines is a slum. As
the spirit moves them, directors react to
those two facts.

We see uncomfortable reminders of

ourselves in the film, exploring and exploiting,
seducing and betraying, adoring and abusing.
We realize as we watch the film that we are
our own martyrs and monsters.