Patayin Mo sa Sindak si Barbara (Celso Ad Castillo, 1974)


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Ewan ko lang kung may iba pang nakapuna, pero maliban sa pari, driver, at isang boy, si Nick (Dante Rivero) lang ang lalaki na tauhan na pelikulang ito? Basically sa kanya umiikot ang kwento. Isang araw, napauwi si Barbara (Susan Roces) mula US para sa libing ng kapatid nya, si Ruth (Rosanna Ortiz). Nagpakamatay si Ruth dahil sa selos, anxiety, at despair na rin dahil may babae daw si Nick. Seryoso. Pinatay nya ang sarili kasi ayaw aminin ni Nick na may chicks sya. Bago sya mamatay, pinagsusumpa nya si Nick at ang babae nito, habang nangangakong babantayan ang anak na si Karen (Beth Manglongat). Dito na sya sumanib sa manika. Wala pa rin sa sarili si Nick pagkatapos ng libing, galit ang anak nya sa kanya, ayaw na ni Barbara sa kanya. Basically na castrate na si Nick. Ang kwento, pwede nang matapos doon. Pero hindi, si Barbara talaga ang gustong tudasin ng espirito ni Ruth. Bale dapat sana ang pamagat, “Turuan lang natin ng leksyon ang asawang nangaliwa pero tangina patayin natin hindi lang sa sindak ang kabit nya kahit pa stepsister ko pa sya.” Mabigat din ang Christian symbolism sa pelikula, kaya natural, overtly patriarchal din ang treatment sa mga tauhan na sina Ruth at Barbara. Dalawang babae na handang magpatayan para sa lalaki (phallus). Maganda ang pelikula, medyo sobra lang yata sa mga monologue, pero mapapatinding pa rin ang balahibo mo. Subukan ko naman humanap ng kopya sa version ni Chito Roño.

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