THE QUALITY of today's local movies is a far cry from what it was
many generations ago. Instead of focusing on the greatness of our
heroes and the heroic deeds of great Filipinos, our movie producers
seem bent on glorifying murderers, rapists, and other lawless elements.
What has become of our movie industry? Why, instead of emphasizing
courage and moral fibre, instead of encouraging mental, emotional,
cultural, and political advancement, do our movie producers insist
on looking the other way?
The trend towards the glorification of criminals and acts of lawlessness
is what makes local movies all the more saleable to the young.
Perhaps this trend may have been ridiculed in an earlier generation.
But the success of such movies, if they may still be considered as
such, only show how different the youth of today is from the youth
of yesterday. Logic and values seem to have vanished from the vocabulary
of the present generation.
It is, however, not the fault of the youth that they should suffer
from such mental and moral debilities that may lead to the early extinction
of man.
We, as well as the movie producers, have an obligation to satisfy
the curiosity of our young. It is with platinum determination that
we must give the most meaningful answers to their never-ending questions,
no matter how unseemly they may be.
That, then, is what the producers must always bear in mind: the goal
in making movies is to heighten the awareness of the audience, not
to fill their wallets with money soaked in blood.
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