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Movie review by: Martirez, Concepcion, Celada

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SHORT SENTENCE OR WORDS DESCRIBING THE MOVIE

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SHORT SENTENCE OR WORDS DESCRIBING THE MOVIE

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A heartbreaking movie.

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CAST
Directed by: Maryo J. De Los Reyes
Written by: Michiko Yamamoto

Magnifico - Jiro Manio

Edna - Lorna Tolentino

Gerry - Albert Martinez

Lola Magda - Gloria Romero

Ka Doring - Celia Rodriguez

Domeng - Mark Gil

Ka Romy - Tonton Gutierrez

Tessie - Amy Austria

Cristy - Cherry Pie Picache

Miong - Danilo Barrios

Pracing - Susan Africa

Helen - Isabella De Leon

Ria - Dindin Llarena

Carlo - Joseph Roble

Isang - Girlie Sevilla

Ria's Father - John Romano

Foreman - Dido De La Paz

Makoy - Allyson VII Gonzales

Tessie's Husband - David Granado

Teacher - Scarlet

AWARDS

FAMAS Award for Best Child Actor in 2004
FAMAS Award for Best Picture in 2003
Berlin International Film Festival 2004
Gawad Urian Award 2004
-Maryo J. De Los Reyes (Best Direction)
-Jiro Manio (Best Actor)
-Albert Martinez (Best Supporting Actor)
- Gloria Romero (Best Supporting Actress)
Golden Screen Awards, Philippines 2004

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GOOD ASPECTS:
We learn a lot from this movie. We learn how to appreciate things we have and how lucky we are for experiencing things Magnifico had, for example when we die or when our love ones die, what we do obviously is we buy a coffin and land for them to be buried, some people even have their own Museleo like my grandad but magnifico builds his grandma's coffin and ended up using it for his own and at a young age, Magnifico knows the reality of life and had to sell buko juice and juice in the fair just to have money to buy his sister a wheelchair and for his grandmother's funeral.

BAD ASPECTS:
They did not took care of Magnifico the same way they take care of Ellena, they let Magnifico stroll around and be wherever he wants to be and their mother is treating them harshly.

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Magnifico is a sweet and well-intentioned boy who lived in a Philippine village outside the island of Luzon with his parents who is often berating him for his stupidity, his two siblings and his grandmother, Lola Magda from his father's side. Magnifico's older brother, Miong, went home from Manila because he lost his scholarship and decided not to go back and find a job so he can help his parents and Helen, his younger sister, suffers from cerebral palsy and cannot walk while Lola Magda was diagnosed with diabetes and pancreatic cancer and doesn't have enough time to live. His parents is now facing a big problem and doesn't know where can they get money for the funeral expenses. Magnifico wanted to help his grandmother and his parents. So with the help of his friend, he decided to build a coffin, that are made from board, planks, woods and scraps that are no longer used. While he is making the coffin, he started to sell water and juice during fiesta inside the carnival to earn money for the burial site and wheelchair for Helen so he can take her to the carnival and do good deeds to the people who sell his necessities so that he can get a discount. One afternoon, Domeng, who has the wheelchair that Magnifico wanted for his sister, decided to finally give it to him. When he saw Domeng, he attempted to cross the street and gets fatally hit by a car. Magnifico is now rested in the coffin that he originally made for his grandmother and saved more than enough money for her burial.

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If they treated Magnifico the same way they treat their two other children, maybe Magnifico will also be taken care of and will not end up working for his family, because at a young age what Magnifico did was very dangerous. Specially crossing streets and not just that instead of going to school to study he is spending more time working or gathering money for his family specially after what happened to his grandmother, they needed more money and Magnifico thought of working to earn money for his Family.

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We rate the movie 4 out of 5 stars. The story is really heart touching but the ending can be easily predict.