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    Reflection On Ded Na Si Lolo

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    The film "Ded na si Lolo" depicts life for the urban poor in the Philippines and Filipino culture. It shows the strong family ties and how the death of one community member affects everyone. The family is brought together to deal with their father's death, while others help or want to be involved. Each family member has a distinct personality that mixes with their beliefs, from the demanding mother to the calm father to the eldest sibling who wants to lead. The community demonstrates helping each other according to Filipino traditions, both serious and superstitious, surrounding death. It also highlights the individual characteristics that connect the family despite superficiality or lack of discipline from some.

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    The film "Ded na si Lolo" depicts life for the urban poor in the Philippines and Filipino culture. It shows the strong family ties and how the death of one community member affects everyone. The family is brought together to deal with their father's death, while others help or want to be involved. Each family member has a distinct personality that mixes with their beliefs, from the demanding mother to the calm father to the eldest sibling who wants to lead. The community demonstrates helping each other according to Filipino traditions, both serious and superstitious, surrounding death. It also highlights the individual characteristics that connect the family despite superficiality or lack of discipline from some.

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    The film "Ded na si Lolo" depicts life for the urban poor in the Philippines and Filipino culture. It shows the strong family ties and how the death of one community member affects everyone. The family is brought together to deal with their father's death, while others help or want to be involved. Each family member has a distinct personality that mixes with their beliefs, from the demanding mother to the calm father to the eldest sibling who wants to lead. The community demonstrates helping each other according to Filipino traditions, both serious and superstitious, surrounding death. It also highlights the individual characteristics that connect the family despite superficiality or lack of discipline from some.

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    Reflection On Ded Na Si Lolo

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    The film "Ded na si Lolo" depicts life for the urban poor in the Philippines and Filipino culture. It shows the strong family ties and how the death of one community member affects everyone. The family is brought together to deal with their father's death, while others help or want to be involved. Each family member has a distinct personality that mixes with their beliefs, from the demanding mother to the calm father to the eldest sibling who wants to lead. The community demonstrates helping each other according to Filipino traditions, both serious and superstitious, surrounding death. It also highlights the individual characteristics that connect the family despite superficiality or lack of discipline from some.

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    The film Ded na si Lolo is a depiction of the Filipino

    culture, emphasizing on the way of living of the urban


    poor. For one point, it was able to showcase the strong
    family and relationship ties that keep hold of the core
    values that bind each member of the community. It was
    shown that the death of one member of the community
    will ultimately affect each of the other members, may it
    be directly as in the case of the family who were brought
    together and had to deal with one anothers personalities
    for the sake of their father, or indirectly as in the case of
    the other people who would want to involve themselves
    (that is to help and pay respect to the family and to the
    dead) or at least know more about the event (to gossip).
    In terms of family relationships, the mother, holding the
    responsibility towards the children and the household,
    was seen very demanding and kind of irritating in
    nagging almost about everything. The father, on the
    other hand, was seen more calm and understanding. The
    children were then expected to be obedient and
    submissive to everything that their parents order. The
    eldest sibling was seen to have this dominating
    personality in criticizing her other siblings and in wanting
    to lead the discussion especially one that involves making
    important decisions. The youngest was seen to be more
    sensitive and takes things very personally especially
    towards her older sisters constant critique of her
    husband. The whole community was seen to be very
    helpful and demonstrated bayanihan in helping to carry
    the casket, as well as in showing concern towards the

    family. The rest of the family members were then seen to


    showcase their unique personalities that mix up with their
    individual logic and belief (mostly superstitious) regarding
    traditional ways and methods for setting up a wake.
    These superstitions included the most intricate details
    such as not having soup during the wake, cutting the
    rosary to end the cycle of death within the family, putting
    money on the hand of the dead for luck, positioning the
    foot of the dead away from the door, not cleaning during
    the wake, not saying thank you, not wearing red, and
    others. One tradition included gambling set up near the
    place, where each player is expected to pay his or her
    respect towards the dead by giving an amount everytime
    that he plays.
    The family members were also seen to value
    individualistic characteristics that relate them with one
    another, may it be through small and superficial things
    pertaining to the same liking and interests. Although the
    superficiality
    of
    this
    characteristic
    was
    also
    demonstrated, it somehow evokes the positive and joyful
    outlook of the characters in the film. Emphasize on drama
    and form was also shown as the gay son extravagantly
    went to the wake wearing a daring red long gown,
    wanting to naturally faint for show. This was also shown
    with the siblings constant fainting with the news,
    delivering an issue that make it a hot topic outside of
    their doors. Lastly, lack of discipline was demonstrated by
    the gay son as well in deliberately flirting with some guys
    during the wake while the rest are praying.

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