Biyaya ng Lupa Reaction paper

   It was my first time watching a Filipino film in the 1950s and I was astonished when I finished the film because not only was it aesthetically pleasing (at least for me) but also the story was executed well because it depicts the culture and the lifestyle of the Filipinos which makes the film a Philippine film. Although at first, I was bored because of the wedding sequence because it took way too long for me, all that said, it was worth it because it emphasizes how much they love each other. When it comes to technicalities I was surprised because there were certain transitions that were very familiar to me, one is the quick pan transition in which I saw in most of Tarantino’s movies, and I was impressed because at that time I thought all the transitions are bland or default like fade-ins and outs, jump cuts, etc. Another thing that caught my attention is how the story started and how it ended, I’ve watched some Filipino films accidentally because my parents were watching an...