Ernesto de la Cruz, a diminutive stuntman known by his stage name Weng
Weng, appeared in one of the very few films to make it big in the
Marcos-sponsored Manila International Film Festival. The James Bond
homage "For Your Height Only" made him the first genuine Filipino
international star, as it was shown with some success in several
international markets. His life and the context of it is the subject of
Leavold's new documentary "The Search for Weng Weng"
A proper appreciation of Leavold's efforts should begin with his overall research field: the pulp cinema scene of the 1960s through the 1980s. There is some reticence, I suspect, in tackling this field among most people who write about Filipino cinema.
However, it continues to be embarrassing that, as noted earlier, it was a pulp cinema icon’s action flick that got sold at that 1982 event, not, say, one of the films by the big names in the “second Golden Age” of Filipino films.
A proper appreciation of Leavold's efforts should begin with his overall research field: the pulp cinema scene of the 1960s through the 1980s. There is some reticence, I suspect, in tackling this field among most people who write about Filipino cinema.
However, it continues to be embarrassing that, as noted earlier, it was a pulp cinema icon’s action flick that got sold at that 1982 event, not, say, one of the films by the big names in the “second Golden Age” of Filipino films.
When me and my other org-mates watch this film we are very amaze in the main character of the movie which is Weng Weng because his height or physical appearance did not get in his way buy his moral values and attitude that bring his character up in the movie business.
No comments:
Post a Comment