Movie Review (Fremista, Ferdinand)

Ferdinand F. Fremista, Jr.
Media and Information Literacy

Grade 12-A. montani
The Ending I Wanted to Be

Hello, Love, Goodbye: A Movie Review
Spearheaded by Director Cathy Garcia-Molina, ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye,’ as a
Filipino movie, turned out well in my eyes and for our fellow countrymen. Its storyline
was well-crafted and it was truly a movie with high quality animation and
cinematography. But the most impressing part for me was how the story went on the
end because it made the movie unique and distinct to others.
The story revolved mainly around two characters: Joy Fabregas, a nursing
graduate who became a domestic helper in Hong Kong to help her family on the
everyday expenses; and Ethan, a bartender who has romantic feelings for Joy.
Ethan, being also a playboy but has charming looks and charisma, courted Joy.
Despite of being resistive by his looks, Joy happened to found out that she also had
feelings for Ethan.
The two characters’ love story struggled to work out because of each lover’s
conflicts. Ethan must strive to escape from the mistake of his past love relationship.
Joy, as a breadwinner, took her responsibility of supporting her family and must work
hard to achieve it. And she had also her goal to achieve her own dream and must
not stuck to her life as a domestic helper.
To achieve her Joy’s goals in life, she had given an opportunity to work in
Canada for herself and her family. Knowing that there’s a relationship between the
two lovers, she can’t go easily and Ethan cannot go with her due to his issues with
the Embassy. So she must make the difficult choice: love or herself?
That’s why I’m impressed when she chose herself over love. Unlike the usual
ending of stories that concluded with happy-ever-after, this movie chose practicality
over fantasy. It is not a bad ending, but rather, it ends in a promising manner hoping
that their relationship may cross its paths again and be fixed at last.
This story also shows the importance of loving yourself. You must complete
the missing pieces of yourself before dealing with other priorities. In the movie, Joy
chose to work abroad instead of being with Ethan. She felt that her goals in life is the
missing piece of herself so that’s why she followed what her mind and heart speaks.
It may be selfish as it seems, especially in the case of Ethan who was abandoned by
his past lover and caused to ruin his own life, but later you will realize that before you
can truly care of others, you have to first take care of yourself. If Ethan truly loves
Joy, he will wait as according to a saying, “true love waits.” If the love is pure
between a man and a woman, no matter how long the distance and the time it takes,
it will find a way.
Moreover, the movie depicted the lives of the normal Filipino OFWs working in
Hong Kong: their activities while having their day-off, engaging and talking to other
Filipinos, and others. Thus, they are living in a normal, and practical life which has a
goal of supporting someone dear to them – a reason why the ending is in line with
the theme and environment of the story.
Just to put, this story cannot be executed well without the talented actors and
actresses who starred in the movie like Kathryn Bernardo as Joy, Alden Richards as
Ethan, and other supporting characters such as Maymay Entrata, Jorross Gamboa,
etc. Kathryn’s beauty and Alden’s handsome looks were exceptional, they portrayed
their respective characters very well, and the flow of the movie was well-crafted by
one of the best romance movie director, Cathy Garcia-Molina.
In accordance with the subject, Media and Information Literacy, if it were to
apply on what happened in the movie, I will say that the use of media is very
common and close of becoming a necessity to the Filipinos abroad, especially the
use of communication device to talk to their loved ones in the Philippines. It is very
helpful of making distant relationship close enough and somewhat forget the anxiety
of becoming an OFW and being far away from them. Also, information was accessed
easily through the use of radio. In the part of the movie were the character of
Maymay Entrata was missing, a message was sent through a radio and were heard
by other Hong Kong OFWs and that’s why she was able to find easily.
If it were to apply to the movie itself, it will now say that we should be
responsible of what we are watching. A movie must be watched for a person with
appropriate age. In the movie, there were scenes that are not suitable for kids below
the right age.
Overall, it was an excellent movie. ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye’ is not your typical
romance movie genre and it is something that everyone should be related especially
the OFWs who were working hard abroad. It has a very distinct and unique storyline
and it ended on what I want the story to end with leaving the happily-ever-after
stereotypes and happy ending fantasies.

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Ferdinand F. Fremista, Jr.

Media and Information Literacy

The Ending I Wanted to Be

Spearheaded by Director Cathy Garcia-Molina, ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye,’ as a

end because it made the movie unique and distinct to others.

feelings for Ethan.

not stuck to her life as a domestic helper.

it will find a way.

the theme and environment of the story.

one of the best romance movie director, Cathy Garcia-Molina.

In accordance with the subject, Media and Information Literacy, if it were to

the right age.

stereotypes and happy ending fantasies.

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