The script, without subtlety, plays favorites as it draws a line separating the righteous Iglesia ni Cristo versus the ‘fake’ religions.ĭennis Trillo and an ensemble of capable casts cannot help either.
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From the beginning, the movie is created to be nothing but a tool in promoting a certain religion while combating others. The series of debates between Felix and his religious contemporaries established a crystal clear standpoint of the film. The film proceeds in gradually erecting a towering pedestal for the bust of the protagonist as it cements him in a position reserved for the gods. One by one, Manalo conquers his foes and establishes his own religion. The audience is made witness to a story of a country boy’s transformation to become one of the most influential Filipinos in the recent century. It begins with a flashback-filled narrative that chronicles the journey of a religion founder named Peles Manalo. Yet, no forewarning was sufficient to prepare us in the three-hour agony of watching a self-glorifying, history-mutilating, sect-promoting film that is Felix Manalo.įelix Manalo’s grand production cannot salvage a self-serving storyline. The lens zooms in to specific shots, frames are selective of certain environment, and lighting is used to overemphasize characters.
But, as any filmmaker would attest, the notion of independent thinking ceases when the camera starts rolling. The subjectivity of art in cinema can be construed as having the freedom to interpret and understand.
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