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“Eh bakit ang mga lalaki hindi kayo pinag chichismisan kapag marami kayong babaeng sinasamahan”

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'Moral' is a film close to Ricky Lee.

"Hindi siya isang bagay na isinulat ko lang. Isang bagay siya na naranasan ko. Binuhay ko. Ikinabuhay ko, nakabuhayan ko noon. So ganoon siya kahalaga sa akin."

Alongside other films he co-wrote, such as 'Himala' and 'Anak', Lee says that he wrote those films under the present landscape at that time. He never thought of 'Moral' to be fitting in the year 2023, and strongly states that he'd prefer to keep the film in its original script.

"Bakit ko palalabasin naisip ko? Bakit ko ire-revise siya ngayon? Pandaraya 'yun."

However, Lee is glad to see that his work is still relevant in today's age.

"Ang blessed-blessed ko naman na 'yung trabaho ko na ginawa ko 41, 42 years ago, eh, may silbi pa rin siya at nakaka-respond pa rin siya sa panahon ngayon in a woke manner, I think."

See original interview here.

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"I want to be good this time… I don't want to sing anymore if I can't be very good"

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https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/hero/moral

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“I don't mind being a housewife but I want to be able to do something else with myself”

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"Akala nila the worst thing that could happen to a girl is lose her virginity"

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Marilou Diaz-Abaya is a multi-awarded film director from different award-giving bodies such as the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), the Urian awards, the Film Academy of the Philippines, the Famas Awards, and more. She was also recently renowned as a National Artist for Cinema last 2022.

During her time, she faced the hindrances set by the adamant Imelda Marcos. This follows the similar struggles that artists at the time all faced.

Marilou Diaz-Abaya's most remarkable works are on the trilogy of feminist films that opens the discussion of how different a woman's life is in a man's world. These works are known to be as Brutal (1980), Moral (1982), and Karnal (1983).

Read more about Marilou Diaz-Abaya and Moral here!

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With deeply embedded retrogressive patriarchal norms and misogynistic practices in the Philippines, Filipinas are often faced with various challenges and uphill battles in expressing their individuality.

Numerous factors, such as machismo, discrimination, and insecurity, negatively impacted the social norms that were eventually instilled in women. Not only did this incite inequality, but it also created artificial limitations that led to unnecessary bias against women.

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1. Given the very detailed portrayal of the actors, how do you think the sexual scenes in the movie reflect a woman's sexuality? Did it cater to the male gaze or was it reflective on a woman's sexuality?

2. Should the movie be remade today how do you think will women be presented? Do you think the same struggles that the main characters faced are still representatives of what women today experience?