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Ive seen enough drama movies but this movie, Pamilya Ordinaryo, is something. Kumbaga,
ibahin mo ito sa mga karaniwang napapanood mo. I cant really say that this is the best film that Ive
watched because this is just the second Indie film that Ive seen. Anyhow, I loved how the people behind
this film invoked to the viewers what kind of everyday life the less fortunate ones have, like, how they
interact with everyone else, how hard they try to survive daily, how they are treated in our society, and how
unnoticeable their good side is. With the main characters as the not-so-ideal pair, with the devastating and
harsh situation that theyre in, and with how the sequence of saddening events turned, I sat, watching in
awe.
As to how they interact with everyone else, there are different points that Id like to stress. First, all
throughout the movie there are tons of vulgar and foul words. Even at the start of the movie, when a boy
was asked by Aries to look for Jane, you would hear Jane exclaiming, Gago siya! Sabihin mo, hiwalay na
kami!. Because I studied in a Catholic school for almost ten years, I am not used to an environment wherein
there are lots of people who speaks malakanto and who cuss loud and proud, out of habit. It irritates the
hell out of me. Usually, I storm out of the place immediately whenever some people would cuss that hard.
Second, the difference between (some) the educated ones and the uneducated ones is a bit obvious when it
comes to having an argument with another person. Usually, the uneducated person would defend
himself/herself with a statement that isnt related to the main problem that this person has with another
person. While as the educated person would save himself from a problem in a non-heated way either by
keeping his argument to himself because he knows its better off that way or by stating a relevant argument.
And lastly, how Jane and Aries make love in spite of their situation wherein they dont have a home or even
a somehow private place to do that. Its actually one of the mysteries that I want to know. When I asked my
mom about it, she said that they might have been doing it in a cheap hotel. After all, there are some hotels
that offer less than P300 per room for a night. Of course, I doubt that because obviously, they dont even
have money to buy their own food, hence, a room in a hotel. But thanks to this film, it was somehow
answered.
As to how they try to survive their everyday lives, I didnt know that they actually fall in line for
food, rent a pedicab for a living, extend a funeral just so they could gamble, and snatch someone elses
phone with no conscience in mind, just to have enough money for survival. I was actually dumbfounded
specifically at the part where Aries snatched a foreigners Iphone and handed it to Jane, as if he didnt do
anything unjust. Then Jane happily took a groupie using the said phone as if it wasnt earned from doing
such bad deeds. In addition to that, I find it ironic how they seek help from Above when they, themselves,
are really used to break the Ten Commandment.
As to how they are placed and situated in our society, the scenes at the police station, at the radio
station, and at the mini supermarket were truly indelible. First situation, imagine yourself, feeling dreadful
and stressful, in a condition wherein youre virtually certain that the probability of finding your child is
remote and near zero (Im not saying that it is impossible because there are circumstances that a child gets
to reunite with his/her parents, as shown in some of the television programs. However, again, the chance is
remote. Kumbaga, suntok sa buwan na lang lahat), and then, you dont have enough power to resolve it.
And at the very moment you ask for help to a certain police, instead of getting rid of that heavy feeling
somehow, this person has the guts to physically and emotionally harass you. Aint that traumatic enough to
feel na binaboy ka? Wont your legs wobble and your knees weaken after that, the same way Jane did?
Second situation, imagine yourself getting help from the radio broadcasters, still feeling dreadful and

stressful from all the unforeseeable events that happened in a day, and you were interrogated with questions
that arent really helping but instead, with the broadcasters tone of voice na parang mapanuya) dinuldol
pa sayo na youre in this situation. And lastly, it is really painful for me to see that a person, with a much
tanned skin, wearing an obvious pampulubi clothes, is more likely ignored when seeking for help, like what
happened to Jane in the supermarket scene. If I were in the place of the security guard, I would also do the
same because modus operandi happens anytime and anywhere. But if I were in the shoes of Jane, I would
also feel and do the same. She just wanted to look for Ertha but I cant blame the guard for doing his job.
What Im trying to say is, it cant be helped.
Despite of all the things that Ive mentioned in the previous paragraphs, there is still a shed of light
in this film. In spite of all the struggles that the young couple has experienced, they have shown their strong
personalities. Jane, a young mother, at the age of 16, never lost hope and still managed to keep a firm
faade. She might be a crybaby all throughout the film but she still insisted even if the odds of getting her
baby back in her arms are uncertain. And not just that, she didnt claim the baby of another woman because
she knows that it isnt hers to claim and that she knows the feeling of losing a child. While Aries, a young
father at the age of 17, still accompanied and stayed beside Jane to look for their child, albeit furious. Wala
eh, mahal niya talaga si Jane kahit na tatanga-tanga.
To wrap it up, the way the people behind this film tried to show the harsh, unsugar-coated, reality,
but still has a light side, is really heart-touching. Not in a nakakataba-ng-puso feeling but more like, angsakit-be feeling. I used to judge people, like Jane and Aries, whenever I see their children, who are deprived
with the five basic needs and they cannot do a thing for their children. Hence, Ive concluded that they
didnt care enough for their offsprings. Plus, I viewed them with one perspective every time they took
advantage of other people. Reality check, it is truly hard to earn a living nowadays especially here in Manila.
Well, I was wrong in some aspects. Therefore, it made me widen my perspective when it comes to people
like Jane and Aries.