Apag, which does not necessarily mean feast but the dining table, shows the different cooking styles of the Kapampangan. It shows a great deal of food being prepped and cooked. First off, I watched this because it was in Kapampangan, and I wanted to test my knowledge of the dialect. Another reason would also have to be the director Brillante Mendoza who we all know is great at what he is doing.
A hit and run is quite common in the country, Philippines, and this was how the story started. Frankly, Rafael would not have run away from the victim of the accident if it wasn't for his father Alfredo, who shoved him off of the driver seat and sped away. So, I think it was somehow right for him to take the blame, but of course he should've asked his son if he wants that. Moreover, they should have admitted the fact that it was Rafael and not Alfredo who was driving the pick up truck that hit Matias but it was his father who became afraid and drove off. I feel somehow that that would have relieved Rafael's guilt.
Over to the family of the victim, Nita, the wife (who was played tremendously well by Gladys Reyes, a much deserved win) have gotten over what happened to his husband. As I remember correctly, she was saying before they DNR-ed her husband that Matias would not have wanted them to feel so much heaviness as he, as she assumed, was also feeling.
Somehow, this was where the big blur of the story happens a few months after Nita and the whole family are working for Rafael and his mother. Why? Why would someone do that? Why would you work for someone who you know killed your husband? And you even brought your entire family with you!
I knew that Mercedes Cabral had an important role in this, but she would always be seen sulking, or standing quietly in the background. I thought it was at first guilt because it was her birthday that was why her brother and her niece went to the market. Then, came the plot twist. Now I want to know what plant was that? Is it easy to obtain? Plus how many leaves did she get? Another question for me is did Nita and her kids know about this?
So many unanswered questions.
Plus, I have to say that most of the acting was below par (except for Gladys Reyes, Jacklyn Jose (in most scenes), and the senator who I did not vote for). I think it's because it is in kapampangan, which I'm thinking not every actor in the movie knows. Julio Diaz was wasted in this movie. Also, the child actors were probably not that used to acting in a movie, they just know the dialect, But, come on even Coco Martin's acting in this movie is meh. And, most of his lines are in Tagalog!
Great use of contacts of Mendoza, as most of the actors here he has already worked with.
A hit and run is quite common in the country, Philippines, and this was how the story started. Frankly, Rafael would not have run away from the victim of the accident if it wasn't for his father Alfredo, who shoved him off of the driver seat and sped away. So, I think it was somehow right for him to take the blame, but of course he should've asked his son if he wants that. Moreover, they should have admitted the fact that it was Rafael and not Alfredo who was driving the pick up truck that hit Matias but it was his father who became afraid and drove off. I feel somehow that that would have relieved Rafael's guilt.
Over to the family of the victim, Nita, the wife (who was played tremendously well by Gladys Reyes, a much deserved win) have gotten over what happened to his husband. As I remember correctly, she was saying before they DNR-ed her husband that Matias would not have wanted them to feel so much heaviness as he, as she assumed, was also feeling.
Somehow, this was where the big blur of the story happens a few months after Nita and the whole family are working for Rafael and his mother. Why? Why would someone do that? Why would you work for someone who you know killed your husband? And you even brought your entire family with you!
I knew that Mercedes Cabral had an important role in this, but she would always be seen sulking, or standing quietly in the background. I thought it was at first guilt because it was her birthday that was why her brother and her niece went to the market. Then, came the plot twist. Now I want to know what plant was that? Is it easy to obtain? Plus how many leaves did she get? Another question for me is did Nita and her kids know about this?
So many unanswered questions.
Plus, I have to say that most of the acting was below par (except for Gladys Reyes, Jacklyn Jose (in most scenes), and the senator who I did not vote for). I think it's because it is in kapampangan, which I'm thinking not every actor in the movie knows. Julio Diaz was wasted in this movie. Also, the child actors were probably not that used to acting in a movie, they just know the dialect, But, come on even Coco Martin's acting in this movie is meh. And, most of his lines are in Tagalog!
Great use of contacts of Mendoza, as most of the actors here he has already worked with.