Isang Araw Lang: A Movie Review

Isang Araw Lang: (Just One Day)

At the first thought you might be wondering what does the story is all about and why they come up to this title. Isang araw lang, is actually an advocacy of Kuya Daniel Razon, which focus on helping people and doing public service and to start it in just one day. It was shown last July 2009 at the PICCPlenary hall in Pasay City. It was also aired on local television which is UNTV last April 8, 2012. But it still not too late for you if you still have not seen the movie yet. It was called an “indie film” for it was not shown nationwide in the mainstream film industry and it was produced not for business purposes. On the other hand, foreigners who come to watch this were very delighted for it was able to show its message and advocacy through the film. You don’t need a high-cost production if your objective is not only for entertainment, rather sharing morale to people. In my observation, there are many fictional movies that people love to see, but this movie was produced with good intentions not to earn money for them. I was overwhelmed for this project because the proceeds of these are for the La Verdad students. There are students who are eager to study despite having been insufficient with finances and monetary needs. Because of this, Bro. Eli and Bro. Daniel spear-headed the establishment of La VerdadChristian College, which offers free tuition fees, uniforms, books and even free meals for its students. The students surely benefit much from this project.

            About the story of Isang Araw Lang, there is a man named Kuya Daniel, jeepney driver who works hard to sustain the needs of his adopted orphans. He is a man that shows public service to people. He also had his side-kick named Johnny, the man that seems quite reckless and accident-prone but his character also added comedy in the story. Kuya Daniel helps people in need, though there are times it means sacrificing his part of the labor he had given, he still do it without complaints. The orphans were treated lovingly, they go to school, and they have food to eat and a home to dwell in. But most importantly they were taught by Kuya Daniel. He discusses to the children that they must always behave. Just like in real life, villains and antagonists are always present in every story. First, there is the man who had always wanted to end up the brotherly-kindness of Kuya Daniel, Ka René, played by Ka Rene in real life. His aim is to take advantage of the members of their small organization. Besides him, there is also Congressman Ricardo, portrayed by a good veteran actor Rey “PJ” Abellana, who is involved in a syndicate that enslaves children and he is also a man engaged in different unlawful activities. He organized a so called “charitable” program for the orphans, including the ones that Kuya takes care of; unfortunately it was all for publicity and self-aggrandizement. Of course this is not what Kuya wanted so he stopped the evil plans of the congressman. The antagonist of the story makes a way to continue his sinister plans so he kidnapped the poor children and even Kuya Daniel. The Good Samaritan was tortured and beaten-up, however he did not avenged his oppressors. With the help of an old friend who is a soldier that Kuya met in the army, Colonel Cuevas a role portrayed by a good actor Emilio Garcia, helped Kuya to free the children and teach Congressman Ricardo a lesson.

            It a must-see film because it is full of moral and virtues. So, bored and tired of watching Sci-Fi movies? This is the time to call the attention of your whole family for this is worth watching. A kid in elementary grade will watch the movie and get the essence of it; it is a movie for the young, the old and the middle-aged! Maybe the whole story did not happened in real life. But I can assure you, that public service which was been continually working by Kuya Daniel Razon and Bro.Eli Soriano will probably justify what you have seen in the movie. They conduct an –everyday free clinic, maintain a free-tuition school, and they keep a transient house which benefitted a lot of homeless people. They are propagating the words of God that helped people in different ways and situation. As a movie watcher you, yourself can proved how the Goodness of God poured to these two men. In such way they pay it forward to many people who are helpless. A movie or a reality of life, most definitely, public service and kindness to others, especially the less-fortunate must always be the core principle of our everyday lives.