“Muro-Ami Fishing, otherwise known as reef-hunting, is one of the cruelBSAest, most cataclysmic forms of illegal fishing that destroys the coral reefs and exploits children. This practice consequently destroys corals which take whole lifetimes to form and causes the deaths of some of these unfortunate children. For casualties ensuing from these practices (either a kid gets caught in the big net that they use, or the bomb explodes before the children assigned to handle the bomb could leave the area), bodies are left in the shoreline because they are too expensive to return to their homes.”
The film depicts the story of a man who used children as his source of living through reef hunting. It reveals the real happening that been running in the darkest part of the sea in the Philippines. It reflects the Child exploitation and environmental degradation that continuously happening from the past and up to the present. Muro-ami is a very brave movie. It is about time that we make movies that will show us the real condition of our society, and Muro-ami came close to showing that. Yes, it just came close, because the truth is much more horrible than what you see in the film.
If I connect the character in real life, Fredo the character of Ceasar Montano was close enough to the reality. The movie is not only an attribute to the illegal trading in the Philippines yet in some ways it shows also the characteristic of a real Filipino, being family oriented. In the movie, Fredo buried himself from the painful memories that happened in his family. We Filipinos have this kind of defense mechanism of holding our pride every time we got hurt. We conquer it alone and use it as a boost to fight for living. As well as Fredo, we Filipino value a lot the pain that we can use to survive. Fredo chase the sea and revenge of what happen to his family. Filipino as culture, tends to blame and revenge to the one that we know cause of our pain. We value life.
The movie also generates characters that picture the early manner on how to survive. It shows the real Philippines, far from the postcards, the real Philippines covered with fear of living. The children that play as early divers just reflect on how we Filipinos get through just to have a small value of money. It also shows the hopelessness of families in the native part of the country. The movie is not just a plain realization but also hits the political aspect of the country to make some move. Not just every elections and not being stereotype on the problems that hitting the whole country. It is not just showing the environmental degradation and child exploitation. It feed us to help each other and push poverty.The real meaning of the Muro Ami was beauty beneath sorrows.
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