Gumi, Novel-Kate C. Philo 01
BSN 2-B Movie Analysis
“ Pasensya na, Trabaho lang”
There are people who do evil because of the need to live. There are people who still abide
by, fight, and ought for what is right according to the law. And there are people who feel like they
are God who can control those they think are below them. And there were those people in the
middle, being blinded or just turning blind eyes. Indeed, there are things going on that are far
beyond what someone like me could ever imagine. Am I really that blind to what’s really
happening in my own land?
Moral courage in today’s socio-economic and political context is really difficult to see. The
courage to initiate to act on the right even if it means that you need to go against all odds is seldom
found not just in the political aspect but also in our current society in general. It’s always that
feeling that whenever I look around I felt the unkindness and unforgiving aura of a lot of people
as well as the silent but concealed agony of many due to fear of being oppressed or pulled into the
fight. And I can’t deny that I am in between. Money, power, and greed are undeniably and
unfortunately reigning since time immemorial, it is indeed the root of all evil. In the political
context, I think I saw some politicians who have the moral courage to fight for the truth and rights.
But all these things that have been happening inside the government like corruption and such made
me doubt their intentions also. It doesn’t feel genuine anymore, I don’t want to generalize but all
of the past and current issues that involve the government made it hard for a lot of people to trust
them. It just appears like a façade, just like a compromise for them so that in the end they’ll get
what they want. “ When you’re starting out, you should sway like a bamboo. Then, when you’re
at the top, you can be as stiff and as rigid as a flagpole”, a politician advised his NBI agent son-
in-law in the movie entitled “On the Job” which was based on a true story.
A gunshot toward a person’s head, and then screaming and shrill cries were heard. Jhonny
Tiu, a businessman was killed on the sidewalk. The movie left a mark I will never forget. What
sets this apart from all the action movies that I’ve watched locally and internationally, is that it
was done in a very realistic way. The movie director Erik Matti is a genius for producing these
very timely and mind-blowing shots of events. Basically, the story is about two prisoners who are
also hired killers. Tatang, played by Joel Torre introduces a young thug named Daniel who is
played by Gerald Anderson to the gun-for-hire trade. We soon realize that both men are prisoners
who are allowed to leave jail whenever they are called for a job. When Tatang is summoned by
the warden and informed of his parole, he is forced to retire from his deadly trade and must ensure
that the immature Daniel is ready to take over. Sgt. Acosta played by Joey Marquez is a good cop
who is investigating a murder in his neighborhood. Ironically, his brutal honesty is also what has
impeded his career over the years. His investigation is soon put on hold when his chief of police
informs him that the case has been assigned to Atty. Francis Coronel Jr. played by Piolo Pascual -
a National Bureau of Investigation agent. When a certain witness appears who is also a friend of
Sgt. Acosta, his life becomes entangled with the lives of these hit men and cops, and he may be
the key to unraveling the truth in this tale of corruption, power, and greed.
