Tahong (Vivamax 2024)
Directed by: Christopher Novabos
Tahong is a suitable title for a Vivamax movie because of its dual meaning. Regardless of usage, tahong can be eaten in more ways than one.
The lead character is a female virgin that depends on mussels for a living. While it’s convenient to insert puns here and there, the script still fails to maximize its truest potential. Tahong is mostly used as a low-hanging joke and on a surface level.
Even though it’s already part of their story, there’s no effort to discuss tahong as a body part nor as a form of livelihood. Its differences and similarities are not even part of the lines.
All actors in this movie was given a chance to showcase their acting skills. Most of the time, their acting is exaggerated. Nonetheless, emotions are present. Some scenes are actually moving.
Power dynamics is present among the characters, and some of them are not depicted well. Nag-mukhang hero pa yung isang karakter kahit namantala siya ng tao at ng sitwasyon. Hindi makatotohanan ang ilang mga eksena—lalo na yung ending. Kung hindi siya melodramatic, nagiging unrealistic at idealistic naman siya.
Hindi maganda ang naging timpla ng 𝘛𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘨 na’to. Hindi malaman at hindi nakakabusog. Tamang pulutan lang.
𝗧𝗔𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗚
Rating: 1/5
Cast: Candy Veloso, Salome Salvi, John Mark Marcia, Emil Sandoval, James Lomahan
Head writers: Maya Diaz
Writers: Philip Doria, Melnar Arquillo
Presented by: Diamond Productions
Release Date: October 4, 2024 on Vivamax
A Movie Review by: Vivamax
Storytelling: 1
Emotions: 2.5
Screenplay: 0.5
Technical: 0
Message: 0
AVERAGE SCORE: 0.80
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