Lolo and the Kid

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The film is kinda cool, there are scenes that somehow touched the roots of Filipino audiences if I may say. I didn't cry like the most of viewers did. The scene with Iza is something very significant for me , it pierce my heart seeing someone you trusted betrays you despite if everything you've done for them. That scene in particular has given me deeper connection to the overall experience to the film but the hopes and the promise of future is still there. The acting of the kid is kinda awesome but at some point the way he acted , He seems to have so much experiences and at the same time the maturity of the character the way of delivery is something amazing.

You really shouldn't recommend this to children, as 16+ is maturity. Broad-minded people can understand what the film wants to convey to people. Because they are the ones who can understand the movie better, the scene where they steal from the rich, yes too good to be true, it seems like there is no such thing in reality, but maybe the characters who were robbed also exist. But the story was focused on Grandpa and the kid, how they met and how Grandpa supported and raised the child, in the beginning he worked because he was young, but when he got older, that's when they started asking for donations. Haha But that's right, at first we don't really see the value of education, and the best teachers are the ones we've been through in life, I also agree that even if you don't have any education as long as you have a strategy, you can lift yourself up, and know . Be with others and respect each other. Many did not graduate but became rich. Only people with really broad understanding can understand this movie.

I'm not quite sure where to begin. I find myself deeply disliking this genre of films, which has become all too common in the East. The creators of such films seem to rely heavily on manipulating the audience's emotions, resorting to cheap tactics to wring out tears with contrived and unrealistic events. The details in these films lack accuracy and are carelessly executed. Take, for example, the way the grandfather in the film traps his victims: he leaves the child in the same spot near an ice cream cart every time, then strolls down a nearby street populated by wealthy people. With a simple pause at the gate, he selects his target from a rich family that just so happens to be childless. The absurdity of this setup is staggering, as if this street is exclusively inhabited by wealthy individuals yearning for children, their lives an open book to anyone who walks by. What kind of nonsense is this? Secondly, the film's logic is baffling. The grandfather tries to instill noble values in the child by prohibiting cursing and avoiding immoral behavior, yet he has no qualms about teaching the child to scam, steal, and deceive people. What message is the film trying to convey here? Thirdly, the shallowness of the plot is striking. At one point, the grandfather's life is in peril, and a knife is about to cut his throat-only to be saved at the last second by the sound of the child screaming beneath him. Then, he looks up at the sky, symbolizing divine intervention at the final moment. Really? Lastly, the film drags on with a painfully slow plot and exaggerated character relationships that bore the viewer. The storyline is entirely predictable, leaving me just waiting for the inevitable moment when the grandfather finally lets the child go to pursue a better future. Anyone who enjoyed this film has likely fallen into the trap of emotional manipulation that the filmmakers have set to squeeze out tears in this illogical and poorly crafted work.

Plot-wise, this movie will likely not surprise you. Once things start to happen, it's pretty clear what's going to happen next. But there is an emotional core to this movie that will definitely tug at your heartstrings and make you cry. Even when my wife and I knew what was going to happen, when it got there we were still crying harder than we have in a long time from a movie. After the movie was over, my wife was literally saying "That was an okay movie" between sobs and a pile of tissue. I really think the predictability is THE biggest issue. What makes the movie so good is two things mainly: 1) The acting is excellent! Joel Torres as Lolo and Euwenn Mikaela as Kid are very believable as a lolo (grandpa) and apo (grandson), even though *spoilers* Kid is just a child Lolo found abandoned on the street as a baby and decided to raise to give his life purpose. He named him Kid after overhearing someone talk about Karate Kid. Torres is also really really good at signalling his inner struggle, largely with his facial expressions! You can see him put on a face that is both "I have to be convincing for the scam to work" and "I'm actually considering going through with their offer". And even Juan Karlos did well at the end, he can cry his eyes out like nobody's business!!! 2) You constantly wonder, is Lolo finally going to let Kid be adopted? And you can see how with each scam he pulls, it becomes harder and harder for him to keep pulling them with Kid. You can see that he does care about Kid, but also that he knows that leaving Kid may be what's best for the Kid. This is one of the emotional cores of the movie: the pull between doing what's good for him and what's good for Kid. For those complaining that "Oh, it's showing teaching a kid to steal as a good thing" I completely disagree. It's clear that Lolo knows this is bad for the kid, and he wants to change but also doesn't want to have to leave Kid. That is the whole point of the movie! If you think that even just showing an immoral act is bad, even in a context where it is clear it is bad, I just think you are wrong. Overall, the movie is predictable but heartfelt, in a way where the heartfeltness far outweighs the predictability.

This movie is probably not easy to watch if you are someone who has never struggled, experienced lost or know the depths of living in the streets. Even though Lolo knew one way to survive the streets, he managed to overcome what I assume to be a deep depression and addiction in order to provide for a child that wasn't his. I cannot imagine giving up the only thing that has brought hope to your life, but that is what this movie is about. The purest form of loving is letting go. The child was an amazing actor and I am truly happy to watch a short, heartbreaking, well written film. For those questioning the "morality" in this film, it may be time to question a lack of knowledge and empathy.