That while love between two men is almost impossibly viewed as normal and possible nowadays – getting the right picture depicting the realistic turns of events without having to resort to clichés and tragedy – and uncontrollable porn of poverty – is almost a breakthrough turn of genre-controlling milieu in the art and sobriety of Philippine cinema. We get pictures of two men situated in a world of denials and heartaches of intolerance.
We are faced with countless challenges of narrative flaws and dramatic tortures. We get Davids and Juans in a story arched
with conflicts with the society. A society that is unforgiving of lies
and deceptions. A society that is raped by successive economic
downfalls and pesky moral obligations.
In BEN & SAM, though, no one has issues about depleting bank accounts; no one has to face the mockery of religion, and definitely, no politics of power play and reaction ensued. - SCREENPUSHER
BEN & SAM is SHOWING starting tomorrow MARCH 10 until MARCH 16 in 5 Cinemas: ROBINSONS GALLERIA ORTIGAS, ROBEN CINEMA MANILA, REMAR CUBAO, ISETANN CINERAMA RECTO & CINEMA THEATER CEBU.
