masahista

after having heard about it from different sectors for months, i was able to wrestle (well, borrow for a night) a copy of "masahista" from mr. eli guieb. and no wonder the film has made the rounds of filmfests! the editing is fantastic (trivia: the supervising ed was my professor in college, nonoy dadivas). i thought it was clever to cast alan paule, of "macho dancer" fame, this time as a gay customer. how the tables have turned but times still have not changed! the "aquarium" scene is reminiscent of many 70s films about the objectification of men and women. notably of course, one of my bernal favorites, "aliw". i liked the ending, which, knowing me, is very real and open-ended, of course.
oh, and coco martin is cute!:P