Experience of watching BOURNE LEGACY

About the Film 

          It was my first time to watch the Bourne Legacy and honestly I don't really know yet about this movie that there is even sequel about this movie. Not until of course we were updated that they are going to shoot here in Manila that is why I bothered to watch just to see how does our hometown look like on a hollywood film. We were able to watch the Premiere night at Mall of Asia because our parish offers a ticket that could be also fund raising at the same time so it cost Php 500 each. When the film had started, as usual I don't understand much and I find it difficult to comprehend the main point of the story though the thing that I got was about looking for the virus. When people hear the Manila Philippines, instead of clapping they just laughed on it. Now speaking of scenarios in Manila part I was able to identify which was the thing that I've witnessed during their shoot and realized that the places will be compiled and project as one place. I can determine which part of Jeremy and Rachel that it wasn't them but their double or stunt. I was totally amazed of how they have done in Pasay Rotonda because of the chasing scene that also involves the billboard. In fairness the Chowking was projected in long seconds, which is no doubts of it since I've also seen on how that place prepared food for the production staff. I was also amazed of the chasing scene in many parts of Manila.

The issue of Manila as stinky and ugly 

       Boy Abunda called Tony Gilroy as "walanghiya" due to the fact that he find it offensive on how the director described the Manila at stinky and ugly during the interview on BBC news. Although it was clarified that it was not an interview from BBC news but it was from the interview with Charlie Rose on Bloomberg TV's "Tonight". This was Tony Gilroy's exact statement from the interview 

“We didn' t want to go to Europe. Bourne had gone to Europe. We thought about Latin America, Southeast Asia, [but] there are [already] several films that were planning on going to Latin America. We went to Jakarta [Indonesia], we went to Ho Chi Min City [Vietnam], and we went to Manila and it felt so Bourne-ish. It's just so colorful and ugly and gritty and raw and stinky and crowded,"

      I believe this is not to criticized or complain about the negative side of Manila. Tony Gilroy is talking about the perfect venue for them to shoot which happens to be Manila as their choice. As he said it felt so Bourne-ish.  As many people also complained that the film only shown the ugly parts of Manila then I can't see the point because in the first place the film is not about showcasing the tourism in our hometown but this is just a film that is totally planned from their storyboard. Be thankful that they have chosen our place or country for the hollywood film. If you have watched the film and understand the story then would you expect Aaron and Marta to have accommodation in any 5 stars here in Manila? Then having their chasing scene at Luneta Park, Mall of Asia, Global City and Intramuros or even outside Malacañang?