The presence of a Hollywood crew shooting around the metro is a large blip in the radar of news in the Philippines. Gracing the streets are the likes of Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener, The Mummy, and The Mummy Returns), Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (28 Weeks Later, The Hurt Locker, and The Town), and Oscar nominee Edward Norton (Fight Club, American History X, and The Incredible Hulk). They all figure in The Bourne Legacy. Tony Gilroy, who wrote the screenplays for the first three installments of Robert Ludlum’s Bourne series, is now helming the directorial chair.
This time, Manila will play itself and will not pretend that it’s some city in character. That’s great. Get this, the producers of the film chose Manila over Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta. Manila got in because of its friendliness. So, our personality wins us over again. Here familiar places in Manila like Remedios Circle, San Andres Street, and Quirino Avenue will be represented the way they are. Whatever conditions they are in, a slice of the Philippines will forever be captured in HD quality and Dolby Surround Sound glory. People from all around the world will see our current state, the as is moment, a piece of our anima. With the film franchise’s formidable standing, it is already guaranteed to rake in a substantial share in the movie houses of the world which will give ample screen time for the Philippines.
Representation entails an amount of authenticity, and thus, with the film presenting Manila and its environs with a huge degree of honesty, it should prove to exude the life and dynamo of the environment unperturbed by attempts of extreme distortion. Of course, there is beauty in authenticity, the lived experience that will continue on being “re-lived” by the audience. They might say: it is not that bad, or it is more fun here. But whatever the response, we should always embrace our identity, this culture fermented through time. The juxtaposed land of rusty tin-roofs and terrific beaches, kalesas and roaring jeepneys, animated streets and smiling faces, it will be voluminous to list down; and quality films provide a much faster visual equivalent for these images and some box-office value too.
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