Alamat ni Meng Patalo' Kwento ng Husay at Katarungan
These are just some traditional outdoor gameswe playedafter school or during recess. Idon't know about you but we took these games seriously. Not as serious as this film comically did, but it meant our pride and dignityback in those dayswhere PlayStation, Beyblade, YuGiOh cards, Crash Gear, computer gamesand smartphone apps haven't been commercialized yet.
Patintero (or Harangang Taga)isthe most popular gameamong them.We only need chalk or a sharp stone to create an imaginaryforce field that the attacking teamneeds to cross and returnto their home base without being touched by the defending team.Teamwork and strategies are needed to outsmart the opposition. It's simple but you have no idea how intense this game is until you've played it. And it's amazing how the film caught itsmagical aspects while giving life to its likeable players.
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Let me clear that this is a fantasy city where everything is jolly andtheirsportsfest has a patintero tournament in it.Its sillinessslightly matches toShaolin Soccer and Dogdeball: A True Underdog Story. Children get hurtin a funny waybecause of its sharp editing.The Patintero matches are as dream-like as what we think of them when we're kids with uplifting musical score, smashing sound effects and cool visual flavor. The subtle backstage story is also great. Simple but with family values, friendship, gender equality and an anti-smoking advisory. Meng Francisco is not being oppressed because she's a girl. She represents the weak that stands up and gets by with the help of her friends. The Maselang Bahaghari move was not carefully developed, though. Congratulations to Mihk Vergara for an impressive debut!
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Children will definitely enjoy this butit's also forthe parents. You might not notice it but outdoor games shape kids. These teachthem valuable lessons such as sportsmanship, critical thinking and honesty.Other priorities will come as they grow older andthey have to learn how to let go. I can't recall when was the last time I played Patintero but it's surely fun and nostalgic remembering those days. Just let them play while they still have time, but never forget to guide them with their studies.
Most of the time, it's hard to criticize a kid for their acting. But in this case, everyone did good even in their small parts.Mga Patalosurely won our hearts with theircharm and buyable camaraderie. Nafa Hilario-Cruz (Meng) fits the titular character and contributed some genuine moments to the film. It's cool seeing Isabel Lenlen Frial (Mikay) grow up from a cutebatang yagitin Bantatay to a patwitams nerd. William Buenavente (Shifty) reminds me of RJ Padilla. I remembered that I love wearing visors, withmy embroidered name on the side, when I was a kid. I like howthey never revealed Z-Boy's (Claude Mikael Adrales) identity. There's always that one weirdo in every team. Sometimes, it's me.
It's a rare gem that makes me thank God that I've experienced this era and watched our childhood fantasies come to life in the big screen, especially in the gala premiere where I felt that this movie was made out of love more than anything else.
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This is also good film to encourage everyone that Pinoy indie is not limited to national issues, poverty porn, gay romance and millennial angst. Anino sa Likod ng Buwan is atour de force compared tothis. But Patintero issomething that I'll definitely enjoy with my future kids and grandkids. It's a timeless film about a timeless game.
Nowadays, kids are obsessed with gadgets, gossips and love, love, love. Most of them are more comfortable with playing never-endingappsin their homes instead of personally interacting with their friends. This is a call for help.Patintero should be seen in schools more than in cinemas.
Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Pataloreanimatesthe classic outdoor game ina stylish and invigorating way. The film treats this simple pastime as an honorable thing without losing the fun out of it. Every move must be calculated, every friendship must be treasuredand every promise must be fulfilled.Traitslike that should be conserved and sharedfor generations to come.In my review of Sing, I mentioned that it’s the last movie of 2016 I had been meaning to watch. That’s not entirely true. I actually wanted to watch Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo last year as soon as I saw its trailer. Unfortunately, it wasn’t shown to any theaters near me last year. And since Filipino indie films rarely get the chance of becoming available through, er, “alternative Internet sources”, I kind of became resigned to the idea that I would never get to see it. But, to my delight, I unexpectedly found it in the Internet recently. So, now, here’s my review (sheesh, a review for a 2016 movie this late into 2017)…
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Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo is about a young girl named Meng who, like most kids in her school and neighborhood, is obsessed with patintero. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have much success with the game, earning her the moniker “patalo” (loser). When a Buwan ng Wika patintero tournament is organized, Meng recruits her academics-focused bestfriend Nicay, the lollipop-loving new kid Shifty, and wannabe superhero Z-Boy to make a team and compete. Though they ironically named their quirky team “Mga Patalo” (The Losers), they intend to shed off their “patalo” reputation by winning the tournament. While this is going on, Meng also has to deal with the developing riff between her and her older brother, Manuel, who used to be her patintero playmate before he went to high school.
Patintero has the disposition of an anime. If you watch anime, then you are aware that it depicts a featured interest or sport as more action-packed and popular than it normally is in real-life, exaggerating to the point of entertaining absurdity. Well, in the same way, this movie paints a world – specifically, the community of San Jose – where the game of patintero is a huge deal. Players treat it seriously, huge bets are made, and matches play out in a colorful, over-the-top, aggressive manner. As a result of this utter silliness, the movie is extremely charming.
It’s also nostalgic. Early in the film – through the appearance of a two-peso coin – it’s strongly implied that it’s set in the 90’s. I guess it’s an attempt to make the detail of patintero-playing neighborhood kids more realistic by taking away the existence of gadgets. In fact, Patintero is probably intended for an audience that grew up in the 90’s – like me – rather than present-day children. Hence, 80’s and 90’s kids are probably the ones who will get a kick out of this movie. It celebrates the kind of the childhood we had, as it reflects sentiments and elements very familiar to us.
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This appears to be more of the case when you consider that the movie doesn’t sugarcoat. It doesn’t shy away from the delivery of moderately crude language and tackles themes like death, family discord, being torn between family and friends, and cheating. This movie is not primarily for children, though they can also watch it and find it enjoyable.
It also gets surprisingly thoughtful at times. For example (SPOILERS), one detail about Meng’s character is that she is constantly trying to learn how to “fly” – probably to help her up her patintero game (or is it to get to her OFW mother?). An advice that her grandmother gave her at some point is that she won’t be able to fly if there are many things weighing her down. Then, in the final match, in which Meng bets that she will no longer play patintero if she loses, she accomplishes “flying.” But only when she doesn’t care anymore of what’s the result of the match would be, of the possibility of not playing the game forever, as long as she plays her heart out in that moment. That’s nicely effective writing right there.
In the end, Patintero is not perfect. It’s a tad self-indulgent at times, and the script isn’t exactly tight and thoroughly clever. In fact, there’s some sloppiness with it. It has geeky charm, but it doesn’t match the delightful levels that Saving Sally has. It’s not the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World-of-the-Philippines that I was hoping it would be. It admirably shows some ambition, but it doesn’t have the budget and production knowhow to back it up.
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Nonetheless, it has a fresh concept for a Filipino film, and executes it generally well. The child performances are pretty good. It’s generally funny. The aspects of nostalgia and whimsy totally work. And it has a “komiks” feel – visually and tonally – going wonderfully for it, and the narrative is amply competent to do something of quality out of this.
Thus, all in all, I think Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo has the entertainment value to adequately please a tasteful Filipino moviegoer.Pili ka ng kakampi. Kunin mo yung mabilis. Tapos yung mahaba ang kamay. Piliin mo na rin yung mga sakto maglaro, huwag lang yung patalo.
Ngunit para kay Meng Francisco, sa baranggay nilang adik sa patintero, kahit siya ang madalas matira sa court sa huling balik at isang point na lang ang kailangan, lagi siyang nalalaglag. Patalo siya, kahit
