Kisapmata of Mike de Leon is based from the story of Nick Joaquin "The House on Zapote Street" a true story about a father who later in the story began to unfold his unusual way of thinking and actions when her only daughter began to make her own way out of his hands. Everyone in their family is inferior to him and even tried to convinced her newlywed daughter to just live with them under one roof. One unfortunate thing lead to another until one incident finished everything off.
Notes and insights.
For me, the film was very successful in terms of conveying and interpreting the theme that the story wants to relay and they have done it in a very neatly way. upon seeing the movie, it is not like you will immediately realized that it was filmed back so many years ago because the techniques that were used are very spontaneous and neat. The editing was also very smooth as it brought the story the real suspense and thrill that is needed to catch the attention of the viewer. the way the story is edited made it unpredictable and also will make you to wait for what is it really that is waiting for the main casts.
The embarking of the symbols to interpret the feelings, insights and perspectives of the different characters and even the story itself was also very effective. I find it also to be very interesting and convincing and will definitely makes you think about the meaning of the symbols being shown.
The entire story embodied successfully the ambiance of mystery throughout the film which i personally think, added more impact and interest to the succeeding scenes and made the ending the most unpredictable and the most interesting part of the film.
The actors who portrayed the characters were also unbelievably convincing and they were able to put up the intense emotion that the story wanted the viewers to experience. the actor Vic Silayan who played the role of the father was really scary as intended to and was able to really have a very dramatic portrayal of the character. because he was the center of the story, attentions and even how the other characters are being appreciated all depended on how they have revolved around the character. given that his role is a very important one, he has managed to bring all of the other characters around and interpret the appropriate acting for the part. Charo Santos, who played the daughter in the film was also able to convey to the audience the intense sadness and depression that an abused female can feel.
