Chapter 4

BICOL COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

R/F Tabuena St. Sagpon, Daraga, Albay
STUDENT: ELAURZA,DRYCA G.
YEAR & BLOCK: BSCRIM2 - D
SUBJECT: CHARACTER FORMATION, NATIONALISM & PATRIOTISM
PROFESSOR: MARIA MARGARITA DE ASIS, RCRIM
MOVIE REVIEW:CHAPTER 4 -FILIPINO CORE VALUES
ANAK (2000)
Filipina Overseas Contract Worker is forced to leave her family and

take a higher-paying job in a more-prosperous Asian country, unaware of her
husband's death.
Contract Worker,one of the many residents of the archipelago who is

forced to leave her family and take a higher-paying job in a more-prosperous
Asian country. While she is working, her employer refuses to let her take a
vacation, nor does he deliver her mail to her. She is unaware, therefore, that her
husband has died. When she finally returns to the Philippines she is met with
resentment and hatred by her children. The movie studies how she overcomes
these feelings and rebuilds her family relationships
SUMMARY:
The main character is a Filipina Overseas Contract Worker, one of the

many residents of the archipelago who is forced to leave her family and take a
higher-paying job in a more-prosperous Asian country. While she is working,
her employer refuses to let her take a vacation, nor does he deliver her mail to
her. She is unaware, therefore, that her husband has died. When she finally
returns to.
The Philippines she is met with resentment and hatred by her children.
The movie studies how she overcomes these feelings and rebuilds her family
relationships paying job in a more prosperous Asian country as the movie narrates.
She experienced abused while she is working her employer refuses to let her take a
vacation, nor does he deliver her mail to her from he She worked as a Domestic
helper in Hongkong for her family, one of the many residents of the archipelago who
is forced to leave her family and take a higher r family .
She is unaware, therefore, that her husband has died without being in the
Philippines. When she finally returns to the Philippines she is met with resentment
and hatred by her children. The movie also studies how she overcomes these feelings
and rebuilds the relationship with her family especially her daughter. A heavy drama
film that will surely gives you a roller coaster emotions.. She experienced abused
while she is working her employer refuses to let her take a vacation, nor does he
deliver her mail to her from her family . She is
unaware, therefore, that her husband has died without being in the Philippines. When
she finally returns to the Philippines she is met with resentment and hatred by her
children. The movie also studies how she overcomes these feelings and rebuilds the
relationship with her family especially her daughter. A heavy drama film that will
surely gives you a roller coaster emotions.A woman struggling to make a better life
for her family finds that her efforts have caused a rift between her and her children in
this downbeat family drama. Josie (Vilma Santos) is a mother of three from the
Philippines who took a job in Hong Kong, working as a nanny for a wealthy couple
for several years.
Josie knew she could make far more money in Hong Kong than she could at
home, but she also had qualms about how this would effect her children, especially
when her husband died not long after she left.
When Josie returns home, she has gifts for everyone and has saved a large
percentage of her salary, which she plans to use to start a business; but her children
don't welcome their mother with open arms.
The younger kids, Daday (Sheila May Alvero) and Michael (Baron Geisler), are
guarded around Josie, and while in time they are able to mend their relationship with
their mother, the oldest, Carla (Claudine Barretto) does nothing to disguise her
resentment for what she sees as a callous abandonment of her family.
Carla openly challenges Josie's authority, starts dating boys she knows her
mother would not approve of, flaunts her burgeoning sexuality, and begins using
drugs. Anak received its American premiere at the 2001 San Francisco Asian-
American Film Festival.
FILMMAKER:
The Child (Anak) is a 2000 Filipino family drama film directed by Rory Quintos
starring Vilma Santos and Claudine Barretto, with Joel Torre and Baron Geisler. The film
was critically acclaimed by film critics. It was the Philippines' submission to the 73rd
Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not
accepted as a nominee. The film has been restored by ABS-CBN Film Archives.
The restored version premiered on ABS-CBN's movie channel, Cinema One, on
May 22, 2015.Native Title: AnakScreenwriter: Ricky Lee, Moira Lang, Artemio Abad
Genres: Drama, Family Tags: Overseas Filipino
Workers, Motherhood, Tearjerker, Mother-Son Relationship, Mother-Daughter
Relationship, Melodrama, Youth
SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR SUBJECT :
The movie Anak is that mother's are not perfect. The movie also teaches that
children need to realize that mother's are people who make sacrifices for their
families.Unconditional Love. One of the most evident themes is the unconditional
love. The unconditional love of a mother, the unconditional love for her family and
her unconditional love for her daughter that despite the circumstances she showed no
weakness in her daughter.
Sacrifice. The movie gives us a glimpse of how much an Overseas Filipino

Workers had sacrificed for their family in working abroad. The movie gives a a lesson
that in life sacrifices are important in order to progress.
Never Giving Up. Although faced with so much challenges and adversity, the
movie tackles an important lesson which is to not give up in life. Josie was struggling
by the abuses of her boss and as well as the burden from her family. But she managed
to remained optimistic as much as possible as she faced her problems.
Forgiveness. The most important lesson that the movie had shown us is the
importance of forgiveness. The movie depicts how hard it is to live with a heart full of
hatred. Forgiving someone is very important as it makes us feel better and happy. This
is something that we can really apply in our daily lives.
Appreciation. In the movie ,Carla represents just how many Filipinos can be
ungrateful at the same time, a possible consequence in OFW families, namely parental
estrangement, right? The movie teaches us to appreciate every little things that we
have.
CREATIVITY:
Where to begin ? Anak (or 'The Child' as it is known in the West) is an

absolutely amazing movie, a movie so powerful that it deserves to be watched by
everyone. The Story is set around Josie and her family, Many years ago - Josie had to
leave her family and become a domestic over-seas so she that she could provide
money to support her family, when Josies husband dies, Josie returns to her family to
take over her job as mother, but when she returns, her family is anything but loving
and welcoming.
The acting in this movie is magnificent, I had never heard of Vilma Santos
until I watched Anak, however after seeing it I had to rent out some of her other
movies, the emotion shown by Vilma, and the other actors is amazing and at times
you really can find yourself believing that this family is real. There were times in the
movie I laughed, times I cried, but I loved every second of it, and it blows almost
every Hollywood movie out of the water.
Anak just goes to show that a movie dosn't need to have sex, drugs &
violence, and also not be a Children's movie to be excellent and a must-see for the
entire family.

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BICOL COLLEGE

COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

MOVIE REVIEW:CHAPTER 4 -FILIPINO CORE VALUES

Filipina Overseas Contract Worker is forced to leave her family and

Contract Worker,one of the many residents of the archipelago who is

The main character is a Filipina Overseas Contract Worker, one of the

SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR SUBJECT :

Sacrifice. The movie gives us a glimpse of how much an Overseas Filipino

Where to begin ? Anak (or 'The Child' as it is known in the West) is an

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