Review: Ang Babaeng Allergic sa WIFI (No Spoilers to mga vakla !)

Yung naisip ko na paano ka pala mabubuhay kung wala kang wifi? vs Paano ka mabubuhay ng walang jowa? Charot. Mahirap mamili diba?  Naisip ko din na mabuti na lang di pa uso yung internet, wifi, cellphone na android, iphone, facebook, google, instagram and twitter nung nag aaral ako. Naku, nakikini kinita ko na mangyayari sa ken. Hahahaha.

Nung nareceived ko yung invite kay Ed of whereiseduy.com na manood ng special screening ng Ang Babaeng Allergic sa Wifi. Sabi ko tungkol ba sa millennial yan? Love story? Eh nung nakita ko na si Jun Lana yung director, gow na agad ako. Eh halos lahat ng pelikula ni Direk Jun gusto ko eh. Kaya winner na agad sa ken Ang Babaeng Allergic sa Wifi. Haba ng title lang hahaha. Tagal itype sa insta hahaha.  The movie stars Sue Ramirez, Jameson Blake, Marcus Paterson, under IdeaFirst Company,  October Train Films and Cignal Entertainment.

Eto na yung review ko.

Yung unang bungad sa screen lakas maka instagram story ng color yellow with background na orange na naka volks si Sue aka Norma. Para syang naka preset sa pastel. Basta ang ganda ng cinematography, na capture yung ganda ng lugar sa Batangas at Subic. Yung burol at tulay, ang ganda ng shot. Parang sarap puntahan.  Pansin ko lang laging naka yellow tops si Sue dito.

Anyway, ang simple lang naman ng istorya, tungkol eto sa magkapatid na Leo (Marcus Paterson) at Aries (Jameson Blake) . Girlfriend ni Leo si Norma (Sue Ramirez). Napag alaman na allergic sa wifi si Norma, because nagno nose bleed sya tuwing naka internet or naka wifi. That's why, yung parents nya napilitan syang dalhin sa province ng kanyang lola so that maka breath ng fresh air and mawala sa social media, dahil di naman abot ng wifi yung place ng lola nya. Spoiler na ba to? I hope hinde.

Sa umpisa alam mo agad na typical millennial love story to na makakarelate lahat ng millennials and the not so millennial like me. Medyo maaalala mo lang yung time na panu ka din na inlove at nawasak ang puso mo ng impakto. Hahaha. Ang nakakatuwa lang kase sa movie is napaarte ni Direk Jun Lana yung tatlong bida. Revelation si Jameson Blake dito dahil surprisingly magaling syang umarte, di pilit, natural na natural lang. While si Marcus ganun din naman, pero mas angat si Jameson Blake para sa ken. Same with Sue, maayos din naman yung character nya as Norma. Revelation din yung sidekick ni Jameson, yung babaeng sidekick na matalak,  si Macha (Angelie Sanoy).

Di ko lang napigilan talaga yung maiyak bandang huli ng movie, nakakainis lang na bakit nangyari yun, naisip ko baka may remedyo pa. Pero alam mo yung wala na talaga. Tsk tsk. Sakit sa dibdib. Ganitong ganito yung naramdaman ko sa Meet You in St Gallen. Hagulgol. Yung di ka na makahinga sa sakit.


Ah etong Ang Babaeng Allergic sa WIFI ay entry sa Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino. Panoorin nyo po sa August 15 na! Magdala kayo ng kasama tsaka panyo. Kakailanganin mo silang dalawa sa oras ng panonood. Maniwala ka sa ken.

CIGNAL ENTERTAINMENT’S ANG BABAENG ALLERGIC SA WIFI EXAMINES LOVE IN THE TIME OF THE INTERNET

In this digital age, being single is one thing, but living a life without the internet?



That’s almost like living in the the Dark Ages or being in solitary confinement-- minus the jail bars.



As much as we hate to admit it, we eat, breath, and live our lives on the internet and the only time we go offline is when we need to get some sleep. 

We even manage most of our relationships online, and for a lot of people, those “likes” and “comments” have become a gauge of their friendships. 



But what if you suddenly can’t use any form of technology? Will you be doomed to be alone forever?

CIGNAL ENTERTAINMENT, the new original content division of CIGNAL, in partnership with THE IDEAFIRST COMPANY and OCTOBERTRAIN FILMS, presents a fresh look at love in the digital age with “Ang Babaeng Allergic Sa WiFi.”



When a teenage girl develops an allergy to Wi-Fi, she is forced to live in a remote province, pushing her to reevaluate her relationships and the boy she believes is her one true love.

The movie stars Sue Ramirez, Markus Peterson, Jameson Blake and is directed by award winning director Jun Robles Lana.



“What interested me most about the idea, when I came across a 2009 news report about a British man who was allergic to Wi-Fi, is the opportunity to explore the underlying sadness and emptiness of modern relationships,” shares Director Jun Robles Lana.

“Nowadays, with the advances of technology, no matter where we go, it’s so easy to get in touch with our loved ones. But a lot of our correspondence has also been reduced to emojis and likes and superficial interactions online. What happens if the technology that’s supposed to connect you to the whole world suddenly isolates you literally and takes away your freedom and the life you once lived and knew?”

Can love endure without an internet connection?



Lana’s interesting new take on love immediately drew netizen’s attention as its first trailer released last year hit one million views on Facebook just eight hours after being uploaded and continues to be one of the most viewed and talked about upcoming local movie trailer.As a matter of fact, after releasing the second trailer on July 12, it trended as number one on Twitter in just 2 hours after the posting.



“Ang Babaeng Allergic sa WiFi” is Cignal Entertainment’s first venture into full length feature film production and is one of the eight feature films chosen by the Film Development Council of the Philippines for the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2018 happening in August.



For more information you may check out

Cignal Entertainment’s Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/CignalEntertainment/  Ang Babaeng Allergic Sa WiFi’s Facebook Page- https://www.facebook.com/AngBabaengAllergicSaWiFi/