5 - Sana Dati

Simple but undeniably great film. This is the word that immediately comes out on my mind. 

"Sana Dati" is a cinemalaya film and a trilogy film. According to my research, the "Confessional" (2007) was the first one then "Mangatyanan" (the blood  trail, 2009) and followed by "Sana Dati" who was created about 3 years ago. The main characters of the said film are Lovie Poe as Andrea, Paulo Avelino as Andrew, Tj Trinidad and Benjamin Alves. Each of them played their roles in a great manner. Even the extras gave life to the characters they played. I like the way they act because it’s like it didn’t seem they was acting. They act normal and not exaggerated.

Moreover, "Sana Dati," on its surface, is an extremely influencing sentiment. It centres about a lady who's going to marry someone she doesn't love and whose wedding is tossed into confusion when a mysterious person arrives and reminds her of the man she really loves.

“Love has always been defined by winners. The greatest lovers are those who lived content with it or died inspired by it. "Sana Dati" is not a film about winners. It is not about the fictional poet, named after Spanish director Julio Medem, who wrote the most beautiful verses about the feeling of being in love prior to dying. It is not about Andrew, who, like fictional Medem, died with a heart overflowing with love. The heart of "Sana Dati" lies with the losers, the ones we tend to forget when the most intense statements about love have already been declared. It is about Andrea, whose life goes on despite the tragedy of her one true love perishing. It is about Robert, who is about to marry a girl who does not love him. It is about Andrew, who stirs trouble in somebody else’s romantic affairs.”

- http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/40302-sana-dati-movie-review-francis-joseph-cruz

This statement describes itself.  However, for me this is a film that focuses on a reality in  life.