"Adela" tells the story of an old filipino woman, who lives next to a mount of plastic trash and how she interacts with a community full of desperation, crime and false hopes.
The film has some very strong images, especially the locations make you feel very uneasy at times. It is more of a slow and silent movie, which can be nice sometimes because it helps to display certain emotions but is on the other hand my biggest point of criticism. Not much happens throughout this film. Unfortunately, I really have to say that for me the movie has its lengths. I know that many people will disagree because they prefer a slower, more emotional approach but in this case it doesn't work for me. What you get is a nice portrait of hopelessness, an element of thrill, not so much.
All in all this is a good film if you like a more sober style of film-making that depicts problems without necessarily naming them or putting them in the foreground. For me there are better of this kind and there would have been more potential, but I can see why people like it.
The film has some very strong images, especially the locations make you feel very uneasy at times. It is more of a slow and silent movie, which can be nice sometimes because it helps to display certain emotions but is on the other hand my biggest point of criticism. Not much happens throughout this film. Unfortunately, I really have to say that for me the movie has its lengths. I know that many people will disagree because they prefer a slower, more emotional approach but in this case it doesn't work for me. What you get is a nice portrait of hopelessness, an element of thrill, not so much.
All in all this is a good film if you like a more sober style of film-making that depicts problems without necessarily naming them or putting them in the foreground. For me there are better of this kind and there would have been more potential, but I can see why people like it.