The document summarizes three scenes from the film Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon. The film tells the story of Nicholas Ocampo, a young Filipino man who discovers the struggles and inequalities faced by Filipinos under Spanish colonial rule. Through his journey from the province to Manila, he learns about society and comes to identify himself as a Filipino fighting for freedom. The social penetration theory best explains how Kulas deepens his understanding of Filipino society and their cause as he spends more time interacting with people in the city.

1. RAMOS, Sherilyn C. BACR 2-1 Prof. Kryztine Viray KABISERA Directed by: Borgy Torre SCENE 1: Portrayed by Joel Torre--Andres-- a modest fisherman who accidentally encountered two floating heavy boxes full of drugs by the sea by during his one morning routine work. This was the first scene in the movie aside the illusion dream of his happy family. I even actually had gotten bored when we heard nothing coming from the movie. But then later we found out that it was all part of the movie; his supposedly dream of having one small family. During when it was his time to decide on what to do with the boxes, it was obvious he momentarily stopped when he discovered what was inside the boxes. Found it abandoned floating in the massive sea with no particular clue who it was come from. After I studied the scene, I therefore conclude that he somewhat made a long intra personal whether to keep the boxes or just leave it what it was used to be. The theory that is applicable in this scene is the theory of Elaboration Likelihood Model. According its theorists Petty and Caceoppo, there are two routes to persuasion: the central route and the peripheral route. The central route uses message elaboration and can produce major positive change. However, the peripheral route can be used in very quick to elicit minor shift in attitude. There are six different message irrelevant cues under this route: reciprocation, consistency, social proof, liking, authority and scarcity. But I chose the former route to explain this scene. Andres had made second thoughts on what to do with the boxes. It took him at least the before the audience started to get bored. And because Andres took a long moment contemplating to the possible outcomes it may serve, in the end he made his decision to keep it. On the benefit to make his discovery more useful, he sold the drugs to the point it changed him from being a simple man down to a selfish father. SCENE 2: When Andres told his best friend Jose --played by Art Acuna--his finding, Jose used his status of an educated and rich Manila man to persuade Andres to make use of the drugs by selling it. They became partner of the business. Because he was not satisfied of his wealth, Jose's greediness of money overpowered him and even made his Andres his ace of getting that wealth for he possessed the drugs. The scene wherein from the moment Jose found out Andres' little 'hidden treasure', he made no hesitation on taking the chance to sell the drugs to particular people for it will benefit him much than Andres. The theory of Elaboration Likelihood Model under the peripheral route reciprocation is best suited in this scene. Jose made a quick decision and did not hesitate because even though he did Andres a favor, that favor would bounce on him back. SCENE 3: The scene wherein Andres' son AJ --played by Carlo Cruz--had became a victim of a hit-n-run that caused broken ribs and arm. Like the previous scenes, this is also suited in the same theory. Due to some situations, Andres had somewhat felt guilty of his indirect offense of selling drugs

2. he not owned. He cut-off supplying the drugs to its loyal patrons and to Jose that resulted of money shortage. Beyond Andres' knowledge, Jose himself set-up the accident to Andres' son AJ just to make Andres hand all the remnants of the drugs he keep. He provoked his companion so that the flow of money would not be slow but rather continuing. The decision made by Andres fall over to Peripheral route scarcity. The scantiness of their money to produce for AJ's hospital bill, Andres had no choice but to disclose all drug leftovers to be converted in money. SHIFT Directed by: Siege Ledesma SCENE 1: The movie showed the sexuality preference of the two lead characters; Estela and Trevor. Estela is a female who acts like a man, while Trevor's a gay but a feminist man. As the theorists Berger and Calabrese explained the definition of the theory of Uncertainty Reduction, it is an initial interaction between strangers characterized by information seeking in order to reduce uncertainty. Uncertainty is reduced as levels of self-disclosure, nonverbal warmth, and similarity increased. The theory of Uncertainty Reduction is appropriate in this movie. It was clarified at the very beginning that the both characters have their different interests and claims. Along the way of the movie, they both got unconscious to the feeling of each other. At first as strangers as colleagues they were unaware of the personality of each of them. Trevor thought Estela as a feminist lesbian and so Estela to Trevor a straight guy. To reduce the doubt of something was not quite fit to those thoughts, they had went to a small coffee break talk. Then they found out that Trevor was a totally gay who often brag the relationship of his to another guy and Estela though boyish, has also the flirt hormone of a lady running through her blood. SCENE 2: Every PUPian students who have watched the movie from the start to end I bet all got loose of their cage complaining why it was ended that way. The way they did not expected. When the open forum started, I strained my hearing above all noise and fortunately caught a very important detail of the movie. Its producer said that Shift is a story of a girl who has no specific and firm thought on what she wants to do in life. The uncertainties of the decisions made by Estela and the things she wanted to do in life are not enough to make her life settled and contented. She tried to do the things that would make her happy temporarily but hoping to change it as a permanent. From social media active, to a call center agent, to a specific work and even to be a gay's lover, she tried all those to gain information which would make her feel and understand things that could finally eliminate the unsettling ideas of hers. This is an obvious example of the theory of Uncertainty Reduction. We seek information to decrease the doubt we have inside. SCENE 3: From simple colleagues or office mates, they became friends because they had no choice but to do some talk. After all, they had been team mates in their agency. During their first talk in a coffee shop, that is the first layer of peeling their onions. Estela learned Trevor is a gay and Trevor found out even though Estela acts like a boy, she's still a girl inside. After they both

3. got comfortable to the existence each other, they grown to companions and even best friends. They bond and the secrets of each other were spilled. The Social Penetration Theory of Altman and Taylor interpreted that the more time we spend with others, the more likely we are to self-disclosure more intimate thought and details of our life. The relationship of the lead characters toward each other was somehow like the law of magnetism; the opposite attract, the same repel. As much as how unequal their personalities can be, they became lovers just because of often interaction to each other. BLUE BUSTAMANTE Directed by: Miko Livelo SCENE 1: Graduated with engineering degree course in the Philippines, Blue Bustamante -- played by Joem Bascon -- finds his opportunity to have higher job as engineer by going to Japan. Unfortunately, finding himself unemployed as engineer in that country, his friend/co-immigrant Jun helped him to find a job not as what he finished but as a stunt man of a superhero character in a superhero television show. He declined at first knowing its not the job he expecting but accepted it later on for the sake of his family. Blue don't have gut to tell his family his real occupation because he thought it was an embarrassment. He lied in his family in some ways though. He neither tells it nor shows it. He was a stunt man but his family knew he's an engineer. So I'm claiming it has something to do with the theory I chose. I prefer to match this movie to the theory of Buller and Burgoon; the Interpersonal Deception Theory. It states that communication senders attempt to manipulate messages so as to be untruthful, which may caused them apprehension concerning their false communication being detected. SCENE 2: Along with Blue's son Kiko, his four other friends get to become friends because of mutual feeling they have towards their bully. Also, they come along when they found each of them has an interest and like to their favorite superhero TV show. The five kids formed as a team to imitate the characters in this show with the names of a colors; Blue, Red, Green, Yellow and Pink. Instead to choose a masculine color, the other boy (forgot his name) preferred to be as Pink. The four other kids have the same question as to why their friend's favorite color is pink knowing he's a straight boy, or not. Pink boy defended himself that he likes pink because he has a crush on Pink among the superheroes. This is why I came to the theory of Communication Meaning Management. In its fourth tenants of communication explains that social constructionists see themselves as curious participant in a pluralistic world. It became part of the society that if you're a man, you should like manly colors like red, green, blue etc. And if you're a woman, you choose feminine colors like pink, yellow etc. It became part of the construction of the society that if you prefer otherwise, they would be also uncertain to your sexuality otherwise. SCENE 3: The scene wherein Blue always afraid on seeing Saito, his co-stunt man. Every time Blue get glances of Saito, there's just a scary aura emanating from him. Blue claims that Saito didn't like his existence because of the squinting glary eyes he was giving to Blue. He thought

4. that Saito glares at him and the obvious hatred he shows. Not to mention along of seeing Saito the creepy whispers with his name on it. "Saitoo." When it was time for Blue to clear things out, he found out that Saito does not hold any hatred and grudges toward him and rather clarified that he has blurred vision so he was always squinting. He always wants to make conversations with Blue because he adores and respects him much. Every time people do staring and make eye-contacts with other people, the receiver's always reason is that the sender is rude and hates them. Like in the previous scene, Communication Meaning Management befitted in this portion. According to the theorists Pearce and Cronen, the two people who are interacting socially, construct the meaning of their conversation. This theory assigns meaning to situation, behavior and messages of others. GANITO KAMI NOON, PAANO KAYO NGAYON Directed by: Eddie Romero The movie entitled Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon is a 1976 Filipino romantic classical film which brought numerous awards and tremendous appraisal to the country. It has given an honor to the Philippine media to the point it was one of the ABS-CBN's produced restored films. And watching it with my fellow PUPians last 18th of October, the curiosity it had given me was all answered. Before I watched the film, I have to ask myself first what the title is pertaining to. I didn't asked my classmates because I know they have the same question as myself and I don't want to spoil myself either. The film is trying to tell the Filipino people the life of struggle we experienced for the sake of the freedom during the era of Spanish colonization in the Philippines. It was presented through the story of Nicholas Ocampo -- portrayed by award-winning actor Christopher de Leon. A simple provincial young man who lived his life with plain and simplicity of a Filipino. Then came this Spanish priest who classified himself as a Filipino which brought Kulas the life of complicated things. Through the journey of Kulas from his province to Manila, he discovered many things about the society the people were living. A true Filipinos --born and raised in the Philippines— were dismissed by Spaniards as Filipino but rather an Indio. Kulas himself has no idea what a Filipino is, he only knew himself as a Tagalog. He seen how low as slaves the Spanish rulers had treated the Filipinos. Later on, after he witnessed violence, cruelty, and inequality of his people through the hands of Spaniards; after he knew what Kidlat --his co-prisoner--is fighting for despite of almost killing himself, he realized it was all because the fight over our freedom. What struck me most was at the end of the story. Kulas finally defined himself as a Filipino, so as he called the three boys he found that they are also one. The message of the film is at the title. The creator of the movie is asking the new generations and wondering: Their Filipino lives were like that before, what could be were doing now? Are we still Filipino? The answer is yes, we're still Filipino and we're doing what we can to maintain our freedom. The theory I think suits for this movie is the Social Penetration Theory. If the story would be running around Kulas' life in the province only, without the journey to the city, I imagined

5. myself sleeping at the corner of the dark air-conditionized Recto M. Claro Hall. But the story has run as what the director had planned. It revolves around Kulas and the Filipino society before. The director used Kulas as the instrument to show the societal condition of the Philippines during the colonization of the Spaniards, and later on Americans. I compared Kulas and the society as the two communicators in this theory. Kulas went to the city; Kulas making the first move of the relationship. The more days he lived through the city; the more time he spends with the other Filipinos, the more he became inclined to the Filipinos in the country. Just like peeling an onion, as the theorists exampled. Little by little, the truth of the condition of the society revealed in front of Kulas. The state either it's good or bad (but mostly bad) has unraveled all for Kulas to discover. He also became intimate and into self-disclosure so as the society to him and even willing to be part of the uprising against the Spaniards. His connection to the society had gone deeper and both of them shared and exchanged informations, details and feelings.