Bakwit Boys (2018) User Reviews

Beautiful music, heartwarming brotherly love but tainted by romantization of culture of corruption

[autumnsolace-58948 · 6/10 · 17 August 2018]

The film starts off with its fan service but quickly gives focus to its beautiful music. Really loved the heartwarming brotherly love that is emphasized throughout the film. I found the film's message to be absurd, it is summarized with a quote from Rose's mother (non verbatim): "Sometimes you have to cheat in life since the clean path is unfair". The film tries to be practical and normalizes, even romanticizing, corruption which is prevalent throughout the film. The only way to enjoy the film is to act like the Bakwit Boys, is to be willfully ignorant of the different manifestations of corruption throughout the film.