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Ded na si Lolo as a movie, portrays how beliefs affect the living of a family in a community,
that the way the family members behave all depends on the accepted superstitious beliefs which
no one knows where they originated, basta sabi nila.
It shows how people value the importance of superstitious beliefs with the fear of bad
luck. So, they just blindly embraced it with the thinking that they will not be harmed if they
follow such belief. However, theres one character who tried to be rational by asking why they
have to emulate such beliefs which no one knows how and where did it come from. But as usual,
in the Filipino family setup, the eldest should be obeyed and followed. Therefore, the youngest
has to obey and follow also the rules implemented by the eldest in consonance with the preexisting traditional beliefs.
Among the many irrational superstitious beliefs which gaudy Junie tried to question are the
following:
In the end, though, characters are different when it comes to the observance of these beliefs,
they find love and unity not just in their family but as well as in the community. There is social
order at the end of the communication process.
References:
Craig, Robert T. and Heide L. Muller. 2007. Theorizing Communication. USA: Sage
Publications, Inc. p.
Littlejohn, S. W. & Karen A Foss. 2008. Theories of Human Communication. Ninth Ed.
Thomson Wadsworth.