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The document provides a movie critique of the Filipino film "Seven Sundays". It summarizes the plot as focusing on four siblings - Alan, Bryan, Cha and Dexter - who are asked by their father to spend seven Sundays with him before he passes away from terminal cancer. Each sibling has their own life and issues. The critique praises the film for its casting and characters, particularly Aga Muhlach's portrayal of the humble eldest brother Alan. It highlights the film's message about family, love, humility and acknowledging imperfections. The critique concludes that each cast member excelled and the film inspires families to make their own peace.

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Campong, Ayya S. Bsed Math GEC 102 A6-1

The document provides a movie critique of the Filipino film "Seven Sundays". It summarizes the plot as focusing on four siblings - Alan, Bryan, Cha and Dexter - who are asked by their father to spend seven Sundays with him before he passes away from terminal cancer. Each sibling has their own life and issues. The critique praises the film for its casting and characters, particularly Aga Muhlach's portrayal of the humble eldest brother Alan. It highlights the film's message about family, love, humility and acknowledging imperfections. The critique concludes that each cast member excelled and the film inspires families to make their own peace.

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Campong, Ayya S.

BSED MATH
GEC 102 A6-1

“SEVEN SUNDAYS”
FILIPINO MOVIE CRITIQUE

I am a fond of good and heartwarming stories about family. Seven Sundays is certainly
one of them for it delves deeper connections that are gratifying and fulfilling. I was excited
because the movie trailer immediately caught my attention with the all-star grouping of actors.
Now that I have already seen the movie, I am giving full positive credit to the Director and
scriptwriter for this exceptional, intensely motivated masterpiece forming results that really made
this film even more unique than it already was.

Alan (Aga Muhlach), Bryan (Dingdong Dantes), Cha (Cristine Reyes) and Dexter
(Enrique Gil) are four siblings who are so busy leading their own lives and dealing with their
own issues that they have neglected to spend time with their father (Ronaldo Valdez) learned bad
news from his doctor that he had only barely two months to live because of terminal cancer and
asks his four children to spend seven Sundays with him before passing on. The four Bonifacio
siblings with their families of their own and leading and living their own lives, come together to
spend seven Sundays with their beloved patriarch and tried their best to set aside their issues and
differences with each other.

Seven Sundays is not the first drama to tackle sensitive family issues. As a matter of fact,
may other have utilized the very same formula as this film by director Cathy Garcia Molina. But
what sets Seven Sundays apart, which also served as its main strength was its perfect casting.

Aga, despite his extended break, proved why he remains as one of the country’s best
actors. He was the epitome of a big brother trying to be strong for his family even when the
ground beneath him threatened to sink. His maturity and humility in wanting to patch things up
with his siblings and fulfilling his role as the big brother was very impressive and believable. It
made viewers want to have someone like him as a big brother.

Dingdong as the achiever Bryan came off at times as arrogant, but when he opened up to
his brother about their issues and chose to open his heart to his family, it was also a moving
moment. I loved Enrique Gil’s portrayal as the baby of the family. His open vulnerability
communicated volumes about his character and it’s a great testament to his skills that he was
able to deliver on the role as naturally as everyone else on the talented roster of talents for this
film. Cristine also made a good impression as the princess of the family and the neutralizer when
their mother passed away.

Perhaps, one of the best parts of the movie for me was the message of humility and sincerity.
The Bonifacios had deep-seated issues but they also knew when to acknowledge their
shortcomings. While it was a given that they would have a major confrontation in some part of
the film, I was genuinely moved by Alan’s humility in reaching out to his siblings and
acknowledging his lapses as the eldest brother.

I also liked that the film did not try too hard to make each moment a tear-jerking one, thus
achieving a better impact for the dramatic moments of the film. At the center of this movie is
family and love and this film successfully inspired families to make their own peace and
acknowledge their own imperfections as well. Great job to the entire team. Each member was a
star in their own right.

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