The 12 best Filipino films of 2019
The 12 best Filipino films of 2019
By Oggs Cruz
Rappler.com
Filipino films are dying… or so some claim.
But on the contrary, 2019 saw a rise in the production of films. Clearly, Filipino films aren’t dying. They just had to evolve to survive.
It is the Filipino film-going audience that’s disappearing.
There are plenty of films, but most of those films play in near-empty theaters. Films that have forced Filipinos to flock the theaters are the exceptions to the rule. For every Hello, Love, Goodbye that earned a ridiculous amount of money, there is Elise and Isa Pa, With Feelings, great love stories that failed commercially. For every Jowable, there is Tol and Kings of Reality Shows.
For every Just a Stranger, there is Mananita and Cara X Jagger. Only a handful of films will be remembered being seen in a theater full of people. The rest will be seen on laptops, televisions, tablets and smartphones.
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