"My Amnesia Girl" hits me [SPOILERS ALERT!]

Sometimes, FIlipino movies can be boring. Let's admit it. But there are those who really break it to that level. There are several movies that are still being talked about even after years and years of their showing (say for example 'One More Chance') However as the years passed by, they become fewer and fewer. One of them is "My Amnesia Girl". A lot of people have been talking about it and just recently, I learned that it is the top grossing Filipino movie for 2010. Sadly I wasn't able to watch it on the big screen. But lately, a friend told me that it is available online and after 45 minutes, I had it. My own copy of My Amnesia Girl.

So what made this movie lovable?

The Trailer

When it's trailer was released, everyone else thought that it's a Filipino take of Adam Sandler's 50 First Dates. Guy meets and fell in love with a girl with amnesia. But then, as it hits the big screen, we were all fooled. 

The Cast

I say it was a perfect combination. Toni Gonzaga (Irene) and John Lloyd Cruz (Apollo/Pol) were perfect for their roles. Not to mention their stellar acting, their combined humor was awesome. 

Aside from them, Apollo's barkada was also very very effective for the movie. The combination of Ketchup Eusebio (plays Richard), Carlos Agassi (plays Ken ), JM De Guzman (plays Eric) and Joross Gamboa (plays Jan) made the whole story much much more hilarious and extra light.


The Plot

Everything was very realistic. With that I mean, if these are happening in the real world, the people involved will, I guess, act the way the cast did in the movie. The set-up was also real. From the very playful yet supportive barkada, the inuman session in front of a sari-sari store, the amnesia acting of a hurt woman (yes that is very possible) and the panunuyo of the guy just to win her heart back. Very very real. I guess that is why it was a big hit. Everyone can relate. To add to that, their language and delivery were very like how we do it nowadays. It was not cheesy or deep romantic tagalog. It was our normal conversation.


The heartfelt scenes
To name a few, here are my favorite scenes from the movie:



1. In a photoshoot, Irene was instructing Pol to move the reflector away from the subject of the photographs. It was a heartbreaking scene for Irene because she remembered her clincher wedding with Pol, as Irene's subject for the shoot is a couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary/

Irene: Layo pa, Pol. Layo pa. Sige pa. Layo pa.


Pol: May tama pa ba to?


Irene: Meron pa. (almost breaks her voice)




2. As part of Pol's plan of making Irene remember how they met in the past, Pol re-ran what happened in the speed dating event Irene organized in 2007, where they first saw each other. When Pol finished his lines of 'jokes' when they met, Irene suddenly continued their dialogue and everyone was surprised that she remembered everything clearly. It was her confession moment that the amnesia isn't true.


Pol: Sabi ko nun, naniniwala ka ba sa love at first sight? Tapos sabi mo hindi. Kaya umalis ako. Pero binalikan kita. Sabi ko, eh sa second sight? Tapos yan ngumiti ka na..


Irene: Tapos sabi mo, sabi ko na nga ba camera ako eh. Kasi napangiti kita. Tapos sabi ko, alam mo baka hindi ka na makakauwi. Kasi nasa isip na kita. Tapos sabi mo, para kang kuto, nasa ulo ko. Tapos sabi mo..


Pol: Naalala mo na?



Irene: Kahit kelan hindi ko nakalimutan, Apollo. Hindi ako naaksidente, wala akong amnesia. Apollo, kahit kelan hindi kita nakalimutan.


Pol walks away.




3. Pol gives Irene a huge birthday bash, from 1 year old up to her 28th. There was a kiddie party, a princess like party, a debut-ish 18 roses dance and at last, Irene blows 10 or more mini cakes to reach her 28th birthday. 

Nevertheless it is a one great film that really entertained me. Hope everyone else enjoyed this one too.