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Caregiver. Obviously, the movie belongs to the family of OFW films like Anak, Milan..etc..etc.. Hmmnn, my dad was an OFW. If he had a better opportunity, he would not choose to leave the country. OFW's life is hard but they say it's better than staying broke here in the Philippines. But he said that he does not want to whine about it. It was his choice and he knew he should face the consequences. However, having been retired for almost half a decade, he says that the lifestyle here in the Philippines is much harder than his lifestyle when he was in abroad. The movie shows that while a lot of us wants to work overseas, the life of an OFW is hard. Hmmnn.. we already know that and we also appreciate it by tagging them as our modern heroes. There's no need to exaggerate about it and we're not exactly sitting on a corner, not worrying and doing anything that we want either. All of us have problems. How about paying a little more respect on Filipinos who stick around trying their best to cope up with all the really hard circumstances? The "Local Filipino Workers" and to those who refuse to be away in the midst of an ever "growing" **sarcasm** economic crisis. Those workers who are constantly worrying about the heat, traffic, pollution, corruption, unending political scandals and the ever soaring prices of goods. Come to think of it, I think it requires a lot of "heroism" driving or commuting around the metro, seeing the different faces of evil. Poverty, corruption, crimes and injustice. Yes, they're everywhere. They also exist in other countries. But lets look at the quantity. Now think.
Our country is a sick society, most of us agree on that. Its like our motherland saying, "Hey, my name is Philippines. I am an exporter of flesh products called Filipinos. They're actually professionals in our country but since you don't need professionals, you can make them your helpers and they would not ask for much."---this is practically what most OFW film is saying. Baka pwede iba naman? The film makers made this kind of stories as cliche. Its like a double dead carcass. Naabuso na nga sa totoong buhay, sa pelikula, aabusuhin pa.
Suffering is beyond everyone's control. We have our own social construction of reality. Each one of us has a different story. Why not flip the coin to the other side and have a fresh and better look to refresh our perceptions?
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