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Christian Paul S. Belda HUM 3; Section F “BOSES”: A REACTION PAPER In its advocacy against child abuse, the story of “Boses” is all about the story of a young boy named Onyok who is rescued from his abusive father and brought to a shelter for young children that was also abused by their parents. The boy’s traumatic experiences from his father have left deep scars. Cigarette burns perforate his back and he has completely lost his voice. Due to the boy’s curiosity about music, his neighbour who is a violin virtuoso turns to be his mentor. From that moment, the boy was able to find his voice and his self-worth through music. The opening scene of the film was uneasy to forget and heart-breaking one. A middle-aged man is seen slouched over his drink and at the same time puffing a cigarette. Suddenly, a woman knocks on his door and said “Marcelo! Buksan mo ang pinto!” When he opened the door, his neighbour Choleng together with a policeman and female social workers get in. According to them, there is a report of an abused child on that place. Even Marcelo protested, the two women still looked for Onyong, the abused child. Finally, the two women were able to find Onyok on the cabinet and were shocked on the boy’s cigarette burns and blackened palm. While watching the movie, questions entered into my mind. Is it possible that a parent who sincerely loves his child is capable of abusing his own child? Should it really acceptable that a parent who abused his child for a long time, after years and was able to show that he is changing, be given another chance for the child custody? What measure the merits of forgiveness? “Boses” is quite a simple and an ordinary film, but unlike others it indirectly affects our beliefs. “Boses” is really a wonderful movie. The theme of the story is not easy to portray. I loved how bold it was in showing the violence without it being overly violent to the point that it desensitizes the audience. I really loved the role of Choleng in the story as being Onyok’s hero. Choleng’s simple action turns a big change to the life of Onyok. I hope that the role of Choleng in the story will motivate the viewers to report the abuse like this. The violin is not an easy instrument to learn, much less to master. Ariel and Onyok are both an affirmation that Filipinos are really gifted. With him being just a tiny kid, Onyok was very remarkable. For me, the violin music in the movie is a diegetic one since it was used to emphasize the emotion of the character in the movie. The actors of the story are really effective in portraying their specific roles; therefore the movie was successfully delivered its message and story. But among other actors, I will take time to commend Julian’s (Onyok) acting. The kid is real. Although he does not have any dialogues in the movie, he was still able to show his emotions to the viewers. There was enough emotion in his eyes that he didn’t even have to open his mouth. “Boses” is an example of an indie film. With this, the director used some shaky cam shots, the trademark of indie films. This was observed in the opening scene of the movie. I found it unnecessary in that scene. It really gave me a hard time to view what was really happening on that particular scene because of the shaky cam shots. Like any other movies, “Boses” has also its flaws. There are unnecessary scenes in the movie that really took a long time. There was this scene wherein Ariel and his girlfriend were jumping into their bed and that scene really consumed a longer time of the movie. Another flaw is that the casting for Ariel’s girlfriend was not realistic. This is because Meryll Soriano was not really a violinist in the real life. So, I strongly suggest to the director that he should have a lady who really knew how to play the violin. The ending of the story is also unrealistic because of its happy ending which is very rare to happen in the real world. “Boses” is really a very good movie. It is a movie that repairs one person broken lives.

“Boses”: A Reaction Paper