Hindi lahat ng pelikula kayang kausapin ka ng direkta... '12 Weeks' tries. It’s raw, quiet, and intimate. Pero sa totoo lang, after everything that happened... I was left asking: 'Yun na ‘yun?'
The film follows Alice (Max Eigenmann), isang 40-year-old woman, after ending a toxic relationship with her ex, Ben, finds out she’s pregnant. Sa edad niya, with no stable partner, and no clear plan, her default instinct is to terminate the pregnancy. Pero syempre, hindi ganun kasimple. Throughout the film, she battles with her thoughts, emotions, hormones, and society’s expectations... all while her body changes.
Una sa lahat, props to the filmmakers for making it feel real. Super grounded ng mga eksena... mula sa awkward but necessary doctor’s appointments, to the tough conversations with her mom and best friend, hanggang sa mga tahimik na moment niya mag-isa. Walang overdramatization. It’s just her... figuring things out.
Pero here’s the thing: kahit ang ganda ng build-up from start to middle, parang nadulas siya sa dulo. Hindi ko gets totally kung ano talaga ang naging decision ni Alice. Nakunan ba siya? Pinili ba niyang ituloy? Bakit bigla na lang may Cotabato? And what does the final year shown mean? Parang may symbolism na hindi ko mahagip... or maybe it was too subtle. Baka nga hindi lang ako ang target viewer, o baka rin... kulang lang talaga sa closure.
Despite that, I appreciate how the film pushed the pro-choice conversation. Hindi ito loud or preachy, pero klaro yung point: a woman’s body is her own. And for that alone, may halaga itong pelikula. Hindi lahat ng kwento kailangan may happily ever after o full circle ending. Minsan, ang ending ay uncertainty... which is valid, and sadly, very real for a lot of women.
Max Eigenmann’s performance deserves a nod... understated, ramdam mo yung internal war sa kanya. Her silences speak volumes.
Hindi lahat ng pelikula kayang kausapin ka ng direkta... '12 Weeks' tries. It’s raw, quiet, and intimate. Pero sa totoo lang, after everything that happened... I was left asking: 'Yun na ‘yun?'
The film follows Alice (Max Eigenmann), isang 40-year-old woman, after ending a toxic relationship with her ex, Ben, finds out she’s pregnant. Sa edad niya, with no stable partner, and no clear plan, her default instinct is to terminate the pregnancy. Pero syempre, hindi ganun kasimple. Throughout the film, she battles with her thoughts, emotions, hormones, and society’s expectations... all while her body changes.
Una sa lahat, props to the filmmakers for making it feel real. Super grounded ng mga eksena... mula sa awkward but necessary doctor’s appointments, to the tough conversations with her mom and best friend, hanggang sa mga tahimik na moment niya mag-isa. Walang overdramatization. It’s just her... figuring things out.
Pero here’s the thing: kahit ang ganda ng build-up from start to middle, parang nadulas siya sa dulo. Hindi ko gets totally kung ano talaga ang naging decision ni Alice. Nakunan ba siya? Pinili ba niyang ituloy? Bakit bigla na lang may Cotabato? And what does the final year shown mean? Parang may symbolism na hindi ko mahagip... or maybe it was too subtle. Baka nga hindi lang ako ang target viewer, o baka rin... kulang lang talaga sa closure.
Despite that, I appreciate how the film pushed the pro-choice conversation. Hindi ito loud or preachy, pero klaro yung point: a woman’s body is her own. And for that alone, may halaga itong pelikula. Hindi lahat ng kwento kailangan may happily ever after o full circle ending. Minsan, ang ending ay uncertainty... which is valid, and sadly, very real for a lot of women.
Max Eigenmann’s performance deserves a nod... understated, ramdam mo yung internal war sa kanya. Her silences speak volumes.
