Tiongson said:

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nothing's wrong with the entertainment, for not all art
seek to entertain. However it's the kind of
entertainment expressed by the tagalog word
PALABAS that is being questioned.
 PALABAS
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creates a make belive world that makes audience forget
the reality that surrounds them.
unheathy permanent escape fom ones true world
has no time for appreciation of deeper substance
shying away from truth, covering discontent leading to
ignorance of the problem and possible change.

HINDERS
PROGRESS
 TIONGSON
RECOMMENDS:
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upliftment and enrichment of concepts of
entertainment, a concept that would recognize
reality molded by colonial experience

HERO OR HEROINE
UNDERDOG
DEHADO
SUFFERING
SUBMISSIVE
MASOCHISTIC
 WHAT'S WRONG
WITH THIS VALUE?
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 MASOCHISM, the love of being persecuted (which is
unhealthy feeling among Filipinos for it's conforming to
Christ's teaching.
creates a notion to accept suffering even if it's unjustly inflicted
on them (Filipinos) by local or foreign oppressions
Filipinos have become escapist and superficial
Suffering has become a virtue so they find no reason to end it.
this disvalue provides an escape for the Filipino from the
troubles they should be facing
they don't trace the roots of their problems and has accepted it
as a natural state.
Should be destroyed because:
it would negate all change and progress among Filipinos.
it would rob the Filipino of his dignity as a human being.
"ALL EVIL ARE PUNISHED AND ALL GOOD
IS REWARDED.“ FILIPINO MOVIES

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PERPETUATED THE WORLD AS BEAUTIFUL, AS JUST AND AS
DESIRABLE
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS VALUE?
offers unrealistic resolutions to real-life problems for these things
doesn't happen in real life.
it gives false hopes to people and makes them not think of the real
problems.
tradition and change
MAIN PROBLEM
ECONOMIC LIBERATION
WOULD BE MADE POSSIBLE IF:
IF AND WHEN THE MASSES HAVE OPENED THEIR EYES TO
TEH REALITIES AROUND THEM AND FURTHER HAVE
DECIDED TO CHANGE THESE CONDITIONS.
 COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS:
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1. Why do you think the cinema has risen as one of the
most popular and powerful means of mass communication today?
2. Why is Philippine aesthetics considered colonial?
3. Do you agree that the principal values found in most Filipino movies today are
negative? Explain your answer.
4. Cite some of the standards of beauty in the Philippines. Substantiate your answer
with examples.
5. What kind of entertainment do most Filipinos find enjoyable? What are some of
the ingredients necessary for a film to be regarded as entertaining?
6. What is the concept of “hero” in Filipino modern pictures? What specific values do
you we ascribe to the kind of heroes that we see in Philippine movies?
7. Discuss some of the reasons why most Filipino movies have happy endings?