Tulad ng Dati
Tulad ng Dati is a semi-biographical movie about The Dawn. It follows the life of Jett Pangan, a real life member of The Dawn, who suffers from selective amnesia after being assaulted by burglars. He forgets everything that happened after 1988, when his band was at the peak of its career. He is unable to absorb the realities of the present and goes on an emotional struggle of coping up.
Jett Pangan’s surreal confrontations with a Teddy Diaz’s ghost were really creepy. (Teddy Diaz is a member of the band who was murdered on 1988). It actually spooked me more than Sukob did. Which is good. But that’s just me. I also found their “bagay na nawala, hindi mahanap, hindi mapalitan, hindi makalimutan” discourse profound and worth pondering on.
The scenes with Ratbunitata, a ‘rival’ rock band, were hilarious, based on how other people in audience laughed, but for me they were really annoying. And some of their lines were just off.
Audiences will also be treated to a few acts by The Dawn, and it will feel like watching a free concert. Some people might not like that though, as they were unsolicited, full-song acts that could have been cut shorter.
I liked how the film handled the theme of nostalgia, in light of coming into terms with the present in order to move on. I enjoyed the movie. But alternative rock band groupies will probably like this much better than I did. There were some lines uttered in the film only they seemed to especially appreciate. This, I think, will be a (minor) weakness once the film goes on the inernational circuit.
This movie is Cinemalaya 2006’s best feature-length film. Hopefully, it gets distributed in mainstream cinemas so that more people will be able to see it. There’ll be a last showing later at 9PM in Cine Adarna.
My dad worked on a semiconductor symposium that Jett Pangan attended. A couple of years later he retired from the industry and resumed to music.
For my first Cinemalaya movie, it was pretty good.
i found the part where he and agot were singing to each other a little cheesey, but i got a little kilig nevertheless.
I loved the movie! Hahaha. Nagustuhan ko talaga nung nag-uusap si Jett at si Teddy
Teddy: Eto ngayon ang tanong, anong gagawin mo sa bagay na nawawala na hindi mo mahanap, hindi mo mapalitan at ayaw mong makalimutan?
Jett: TATANGGAPIN.
Or something like that. Hahaha. Lupit pare
naging classmate ko yon isang member ng the Dawn dati sa isang school na pinasukan ko sa college sa Makati. wala lang, share ko lang. hehe
220 ba na nag ka amnesia si jett?????
I just learned this film last Saturday when it was featured on ABC5. I just thought that it was just an ordinary movie, to think that I only know Jett Pangan as John Lapus’ look-alike. But then I was amazed by the plot and Teddy and Jett’s conversation that had changed my outlook in life.
I was experiencing severe emotional depression late months of 2006 after the love of my life decided to marry somebody else and dumped me like a used tissue. I was so depressed, I literally had breakdowns. I even had to absent from my work because of this emotional disturbance.
Then my classmate in college forwarded a message that reads:
Ano ang ginagawa sa mga bagay na nawawala?
Hinahanap
Ano ang ginagawa pag hindi mo mahanap?
Pinapalitan
Ano ang ginagawa kapag hindi mo mapalitan?
Kinakalimutan
Ito ngayon ang tanong, ano ang ginagawa sa mga bagay na nawawala na hindi mo mahanap, hindi mo mapalitan at hindi makalimutan?
TINATANGGAP
Because of this text/message. I cried the very last time and focused on my job. Because of this I was given an increase thrice.
A very powerful quote.
San ka pa, actor pala si Francis Brew:
“Hindi ako si TEDDY!”
Hehe.