Title of the Film: Mga Munting Tinig Director: Gil M.

Portes Main Actor/s:

Alessandra de Rossi as Melinda Dexter Doria as Mrs. Pantalan Gina Alajar as Chayong Amy Austria as Luz Bryan Homecillo as Popoy Pierro Rodriguez as Obet Irma Adlawan as Fe

Length: 109 mins or 1 hour 49 mins Copyright Date: September 2002 Introduction: Mga Munting Tinig is a movie for everyone, young or adult because the movie tells and teaches us values that will help us in our present and future status. Th movie gives inspiration to people to let them know what is out there. It not only shows us the life of the people in the province, but also the realism that we are still experiencing. Gil Portes, a director, writer and producer, has a way with this movie because of his visions that made this movie one of the most well known Filipino movie in the world. The way he presented it was beyond outstanding. As for the cast of the movie, the roles that they were assigned to suited them. They are in character and everyone performed their best. This is one of those movies that you would never get tired of watching over and over. This movie will make you realize that even an ordinary person can make a difference.

Summary: Melinda is a fresh graduate student that took up the course of education who chose to be a substitute teacher in the province at Malawig Elementary School. Her father died in a car accident which made her pursue music and teaching. Her mother has high hopes for her and wants to join her in abroad but Melinda wants to prove something to her mother that she could be a teacher here in the Philippines much better than in abroad. When she first arrived at the school, the first things she noticed about it were that the school has insufficient resources. The students had to share books, have class outside because of unsafe classrooms, teachers had to sell ice candies to help in their finance, their area is a bit isolated to the city, and a war against the New People s Army (NPA) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). While Melinda was interacting with her fellow teachers and students, she senses the presence of hopelessness in every one of them, because the people believed that only the rich people can dream and as for the poor, they are left with nothing. So Melinda had an idea that the school should join a singing contest not for the sake of money, but to give the children hope. She motivated the children and their parents to know that there is a future for them. Some challenges were faced when one of the choir members died because of the war which took a huge blow to everyone, but in the end they surpassed all challenges and came out victorious in the singing contest. Plot:
Gil Portes amazes me because of the way the story was told. The plot was accurate and related to one another showing the order of the movie and the way every scene is important to make sure that the viewers are concentrated on the story. The twists at the end and the climax were very unpredictable and made me think of different ways on what will happen. The movie gave me ideas, opened my eyes to the reality of life that its the same as now from before, that there is despair and when there is the presence of despair, there will always be hope.

Technicals: Since the movie was made from the year 2002, the camera used were a bit old but gave a vivid picture of what is happening in every scene. The camera shots were accurate and has great way of emphasizing the important scenes. In the audio, there were some scenes that are unclear to me. If it wasnt for the subti tle, I might not have understood the relation of every shot. The music though is astounding because the way the children sang the Mga Munting Tinig it was very clear and every word was pronounced correctly. The setting of the movie was done in the province which is very accurate for a story like this. Characterization:

Alessandra de Rossi as Melinda Melinda is a fresh graduate student that took up education. She is fond of music and plays the flute. A strong independent woman who never gives up to anything.

Dexter Doria as Mrs. Pantalan Principal of Malawig Elementary School. Strict and firm when it comes to policies. Hides her caring attitude but shows it sometimes.

Lailani Navarro as Pilar Teacher at the Malawig School. Went to abroad to earn more money. tricked by her recruiter that end up as a maid.

Gina Alajar as Chayong Mother of Pilar. Owner of the house Melinda is staying. Caring mother to Pilar and a good friend of Melinda.

Amy Austria as Luz Mother of Popoy and Obet. Coal farmer. Helped Melinda convince the parents of the children to join the contest

Bryan Homecillo as Popoy Son of Luz. Brother of Obet. Playful kid. Curious of his surroundings.

Pierro Rodriguez as Obet Son of Luz. Brother of Popoy. Has a deep hatred of his father that is a member of NPA

Mr. Singh An Indian person. Loans money to the characters in the movie. Hence the term 5-6 bumbay

Theme:
1. Poverty it is shown in the movie because of the situations of the families in the movie. To see them struggling just to survive. 2. Life in the province life in province is a bit hard because of insufficient resources. The needs of the people are hard to find 3. Hope shown by Melinda to prove that every person has the right to dream for him or her self Symbolism: 1. Melinda she is the symbol of people that still believes in others even though the people already gave up. 2. Ice candy the mere candy is a symbolism of the peoples simple happiness that when they eat it, the sense of refreshness to start anew. 3. Flute it is the output of stress in Melindas life to relieve her of her troubles and sorrows in life. Conclusion: Watching the film, it was a real eye opener to me. I realized that the life is the most valued thing. That you should never give up on anything especially yourself. No matter whom you are or what you are, hope is always there to assist you in your life. To give you motivation and inspiration to work hard and strive to do better than your best.