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Suzette Doctolero reviews ‘Maid in Malacañang,’ ‘Katips,’ calls one of them ‘Ampanget’

RJ MataroBy RJ MataroAugust 12, 2022No Comments4 Mins Read
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On August 5, Kapuso screenwriter Suzette Doctolero wrote a review for Maid in Malacañang and Katips and described one of them as ‘Ampanget.’

Through her Facebook post, Doctolero first documented her experience watching both Maid in Malacañang and Katips. 

She then published her initial reaction after watching the two films with the single word ‘Ampanget.’

First, she reviewed Maid in Malacañang, praising director Darryl Yap’s clarity in their target audience. She also clarified that the movie was only the point of view of the Marcoses and their supporters.

“Malinaw sa filmmaker kung sino ang audience niya at kung paano magkukuwento kung kaya’t nasakyan ng audience ang pain ng isang pamilyang dati ay matayog at hari, at bumagsak. Pinaiyak, pinatawa, kinurot ang puso ng audience. Wala kasing pretension ang pelikula. Malinaw na ito ay kwento sa Point of View ng mga Marcos o pro Marcos.

“Bilang manunulat, nakita ko ang yaman ng konsepto’t kwento. Although Hindi ito ang unang movie na tumalakay ng ganitong paksa, (nandiyan ang Evita Peron, ang Tsar (kwento ng mga Romanovs ng Russia) at ibp, pero matapang pa rin ang filmmaker na ginawa niya ito, kahit na alam niyang may mga pupuna. Deserve nito ang sucess sa takilya na tinamasa.”

She then dissected the controversial scene of former president Cory Aquino’s character in the movie and considered it an analogy to politics.

“Kontrobersyal at subject sa Interpretsyon ang huling eksena, na ipinakita si Cory, lalo na ang binitiwan nyang salita sa dulo (bilang analogy sa pulitika, kapangyarihan, gamit ang sugal na madjong), pero ito ay totoo. At ang gandang statement sa pulitika ng bansa (maski sino pa ang lider).”

She also clarified that there were no historical distortions in the film, urging critics to watch the movie first.

“May mga scenes lang na ikinuwento kaysa ipinakita pero naiintindihan kong mahal ang eksena (halimbawa, pagpapasabog sa isang parte sa Malacanang o pagpapakita ng pagsugod ng mga rebel forces para mas ramdam ko ang takot ng pamilya at mga maids) pero sa pangkalahatan ay okey naman ang pelikula. Walang historical distortion, wala ring paninira sa mga madre. Panoorin para makita.”

Doctolero then reposted a review of Katips, describing the film as a ‘Ball of Confusion.’ She captioned her post, exclaiming that Katips committed more historical distortion than Maid in Malacañang. 

“Katips review. Totoo, mas maraming ginawang distortion itong katips kaysa doon sa isa. Pero panoorin ninyo pa rin ha para kayo ang maghusga.”

Admittedly, the screenwriter chose not to finish the whole film the first time she watched it.

“Ayokong i-review ng buo itong Katips at hindi ko na tinapos. One hour and 10 mins lang pinanood ko. Sorry, hindi ko na talaga kinaya kasi confused yata ang filmmaker kung ano ang gusto niyang ipakita dito sa movie kaya parang nagsalsal na hindi yata nilabasan. So di ko alam kung gumanda ba nung second half? O confused pa rin. Haha. Panoorin n’yo pa rin at kayo ang maghusga.”

However, she acknowledged that she needed to finish the whole film to give a proper review of Katips.

After that, she posted an in-depth review for Katips, citing her criticisms of the film. 

She criticized the lack of exposition at the beginning of the film. 

“Isang pagkakamali, sa unang eksena pa lang, inassume ng filmmaker na alam ng lahat ng mga taong manonood kung ano ang kaganapan noong Enero? Lalo’t big deal na pinag uusapan ng mga tibak yung importanteng araw ng January (ito ba yung madugong pangyayari sa Mendiola? Ewan. Sila lang ang nakakaalam).”

She also listed her other complaints, such as confusing narratives, one-dimensional characters, and disjointed scenes.

She also considered the film a missed opportunity.

“Nakakahinayang ang pelikulang ito.

“Na base sa isang stage play na hindi nagawang i-adapt sa pelikula at bigyan ng katarungan. Magkaiba kasi ang medium. Mas mabait ang stage play (lahat ay pwedeng idaldal). Hindi gaya sa pelikula, na kailangang ipakita ang mga eksena sa pinaka creative at epektibong paraan. May palagay ako na mga bagito sa paggawa ng movies ang nagdirek at nagsulat kaya sabog ang pelikula. Hindi ko alam kung bakit nanalo ng mga awards. Dyos na lang marahil ang nakakaalam.

“Tunay na missed oppurtunity ito.”

Finally, she described Katips as ‘a bad, ugly, and confusing movie’ while standing by her initial statement, saying that the film was ‘ampanget.’

She ended her scathing review with a piece of advice to moviegoers to watch Liway and Dekada 70 instead.

Doctolero worked on Kapuso productions such as Encantadia, Amaya, and My Husband’s Lover.

Aside from her work, the screenwriter also trends on social media for voicing her opinions on current events and other social topics.

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RJ Mataro is a writer with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications. He has worked for Marikina City's Public information office, coordinating with media personnel and writing press releases for events and local projects. He was also a writer in Marikina City's local newspaper "Tinig" during his collegiate years. He is a recipient of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina's Journalism Excellence Award in 2012. He then ventured into the Business Processing and Outsourcing Industry and gained experience in cultural sensitivity and diversity.

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