Black & White

I watched Manila Kingpin at the mall just this afternoon. This is the 2nd time that I went to the theater to watch a movie alone. :) 

This movie was an official entry for Metro Manila Film Festival or MMFF. 

When I first saw the trailer of Manila Kingpin, I was surprised because it was in black and white. I thought it was a joke or a commercial or something, but then I saw the same trailer again and again and it made me very interested, and it made me want  to watch Manila Kingpin because FYI I'm very much into period, medieval, Cultural, Historical, old setting kind of movies :). And Manila Kingpin's setting is in 1940's ( not sorta sure bout this). 

The story-line was  very satisfying, even the editing of the movie and the action scenes wasn't bad either. The action scenes were believable, not cliched and were not corny. Though the movie was tend to be serious, there was a hint of comedy in some scenes. It made the movie light and more enjoyable. The cinematography was good too, it captured the scenes in the right angles and in the right time. I was also satisfied with the the actors' acting. Though I was able to predict some of the things that'll happen next, I still very much enjoyed watching it, though I was alone. HAHAHA.

It won a lot of awards in the MMFF, 11 to be exact. At first you wouldn't expect it to win anything because the other movies were waaay more famous and were able to promote a lot with their movies than Manila Kingpin did. But when you watch the movie, you'll know exactly why. I believed,  even before watching it, that it's a good quality movie, and I was so psyched when I heard that it won best picture and other awards so I didn't delay it any longer and decided to watch it whenever I got the money and the time. And that was today! :)

My 110 pesos wasn't wasted. It was worth it! :)

Ciao, kissa~xx