aishite imasu reaction paper

Cast:

Judy Ann Santos       - Inya
Raymart Santiago     - Edilberto
Jay Manalo                - Ichiru
Dennis Trillo               - Ignacio

Angelu De Leon        - Maura
Jacklyn Jose              - Tiyang Mabel

Tony Mabesa             - Mayor
T.J. Trinidad               - Anton
Iya Villania                  -Julia

Mon Confiado            - Insane

           

Summary:

The story happened during the Filipino’s resistance against the Japanese. The story is about three people who are best friends since they were all just kids. Inya and Edilberto became lovers and even though Ignacio loves Edilberto, he just supported his best friend Inya. When the Japanese came, their commander Ichiru saw Ignacio dressed as a girl and fell in loved with him. Edilberto convinced Ignacio to go with Ichiru and be a spy so that he can help the guerilla movement. Ignacio agreed because of his love for Edilberto. As the story goes on, Ignacio is slowly falling in love with Ichiru and he does not want to betray his love nor his country so this created conflicts especially when Edilberto’s parents were killed, because of this Edilberto is now full of hatred and he wants to have vengeance. This situation made Edilberto cold to his relationship with Inya and warned Inya not to see Ignacio again but Inya did not follow Edlberto’s order.

In a battle, Edilberto died making Inya persistent in fighting for our country and she is now dubbed as Kapitan Berto, while Ignacio is still having a relationship with Ichiru making the people think that he betrayed the country. The story continued and Ichiru killed himself because he betrayed his country and Ignacio was arrested by the Japanese.  The Japanese tortured Ignacio because he did not tell who Kapitan Berto is. In the end, Inya tried to save Ignacio but the latter died because he protected Inya from the bullets the Japanese shoots to her.

Reaction:

            The movie is very interesting to watch because the effects, the scenes, and costumes really showed the Japanese period. The transition of the story is also clear and nicely done. The actors also showed a great job and Dennis Trilllo did a great job portraying a gay. The story is also close to reality and many Filipinos can relate to the story. The love story of Ignacio and Ichiru gave the movie some highlights and made the viewers more interested to the movie. The movie also showed how vengeance made the cast’s life more complicated and it showed why the characters are in that state especially the role of Mon Confiado portraying a lunatic. The message of the story is also clearly expressed that every individual has the freedom to choose and at the same time can love his country, his family, and even his career all at the same time. This movie showed unconditional love to the country, friends, and even the country’s enemy even during the war.