Glorious.docx

Joanna Marie S. Forges BSA-1B

Glorious Cast: Angel Aquino, Tony Labrusca Director: Connie Macatuno Synopsis: It revolves around Glory (Angel), a 52-year-old woman who falls in love with Niko (Tony), a guy 30 years her junior. They start a risqué May-December love affair, but will struggle to keep their relationship intact amidst social disapproval and judgment. Review: The trailer itself was pretty straightforward, Glory who is around at the age of 50, fell in love with someone evidently younger than her in 30 years. The movie started out with Niko and Glory who are apparently making out (like most lovers normally do) and began to have a deep conversation as both tried to unfold each other’s age. “Alam mo, edad lang ‘yan. Ang importante, ramdam kita” Glory has been living with her three children, which are now adults. Along with her children is her abusive husband, who can be seen constantly reprimanding her for the little things that she may have failed to do. Glory’s husband cheated and has been lying about it for 9 years, which probably a reasonable explanation for her to desire a different and a more meaningful feeling of love. Niko on the other hand can be seen as a carefree salesman whose family give very much importance to the commitment and bond within a household. The two protagonists met a décor store when Glory was tasked by her husband to buy a lamp for their home and Niko, who also happens to be a salesman at that time. It was a little bit cliché for me since the way they met seemed like “love at first sight”, which can be commonly seen in most romance movies. Niko who was persistent to sway Glory with his undeniably persuasive messages, sweet enough for Glory to let him meet her that night. That night was indeed the spark of Glory’s admiration and the desire to love, and to be loved. The way they kissed wasn’t exactly hygienic per se, but it really was passionate and have marked a deep connection between the two even if they just met. Although, what seemed to be considered as a “one night stand” in some parts of the world, I believe they took it seriously. Nonetheless, I still believe in the saying that “everybody deserves to be happy” and if they’re both happy, why not? Time came when both sides had to introduce their relationship to their families. When Glory opened up to her children about her being in a relationship, they were delighted to hear that their mother finally found someone to love again but her youngest daughter couldn’t hide her disappointment upon learning that Niko was a year younger than her, but still accepted what made her mother happy. Then it was time for Niko to introduce Glory to his family, the household gave her a warm welcome and immediately accepted her as one of their own. At the family dining table, they have discussed on the plans they have for the future such as the possibility of having a baby. This made Glory uneasy and felt pressured since she is aware that at the age of 50, the chances of bearing a baby would range from around 10% to none at all. Although by

the time of the second visit, the Niko’s family learned that Glory already has a husband with three children, considering that Niko’s family is sensitive to family-orientation, this was an insult to the household. Had Glory told them the truth the first time she was introduced, they may never have been a conflict like this one. Niko’s grandmother personally spoke with Glory telling her to stay away from Niko and if she truly loves him, she’ll give him the life that he truly deserves. In the end, Glory walked away and was able to give birth to a baby boy months later, although Niko never knew about it. For most people, the first impression would give them the presumption that the conflict of the story would root from the society giving them malicious statements saying that they cannot be together just because of the huge gap between their ages. As much as the movie itself showed that both sides of the families accepted their age gap, I would still like to point out that the families hesitated at first. This is one thing that you can never erase in the minds of the people in our world today, if you’re too old for that person, you can love them but you still have to consider the consequences that society would label you. But if we’re looking it on another note, it’s not worth it. Just because you “love” that person, doesn’t mean that you’ll never change your mind. Even married people can have the ability to quickly alter their feelings from the one they married to another person, so why can’t you? Although I still believe that their relationship escalated way too quickly and ended way too easily. What if Glory was just carried away by her emotions driven by the anger that she has implanted within her from the wrongdoing that her husband has done to her? One more thing that I would like to point out from the movie is that, if they were ready to commit to their relationship in the first place, why were they so weak and gave up so easily in the end? What’s stupid is that they were so in love with each other and everything was fine until one simple statement that blurted out from Niko’s grandmother became the kryptonite to their relationship. In my opinion, the one conflict that ended their relationship was trust. Everything began by trusting too much and thus when the world lost their trust in them, they both lose the trust that they have built up for themselves and thus will result to giving up.