Movie director Ronaldo Carballo revealed that two recently released Filipino films were considered a flop.
In his Facebook post, Carballo discussed the low ticket sales of Isang Gabi, starring Coleen Garcia and Diego Loyzaga, and Fuchsia Libre, which was led by Paolo Contis and John Arcilla.
The director expressed his frustrations due to the low support of local films.
According to him, people now prefer to watch their films via online streaming platforms.
“Wala na talaga sa formula yan. Kahit sinong artista ihain mo, ayaw ng tao. Ayaw na talaga ng mga tao manood ng local film sa sinehan,” he said.
“Ang mahal talaga ng panonood ng sine, kumpara sa ang mura naman ng Subscription ng Netflix at pwede pang ipasa sa iba ang Subscription ng libre,” he added.
He suggested that it would be better for producers to just collaborate with online streaming platforms.
“Kaya the best thing talaga ay i-produced ang Pelikula with Netflix quality at ibenta diretso sa Netflix, upang hindi naman laging luhaan ang Producer na walang bumabalik sa ipinuhunan,” he stated.
Most of Carballo’s friends agree with what he said.
“Wala kasing kalatuy-latoy ang mga Tagalog movies ngayun. Sa Title pa lang ng mga movies na nakikita ko ngayon, ay di ka mae-enganyo na manood. Tapus sa kwento o istorya, ay yun at yun pa rin. Walang bago. Minsan kopya pa sa mga banyagang pelikula. At minsan naman walang kalidad ang pagkakagawa. Parang projects lang ng mag-aaral sa Mataas na Pamantasan yung movie, at kadalasan mas maganda pa nga yung gawa ng estudyante lang. Paano pa kaya makakabangon ang Pelikulang Pilipino sa pagkakalugmok nito?” netizen Max said.
“FilmMakers have fo understand the need of the consumers. Dapat naka align sa nangyayari sa marketplace . They are moving away from expensive things., and membership club and subscription based companies are the in thing ngayon,” netizen Mariah remarked.