Movie Review: "Seven Sundays" (Excerpt) : Reading and Writing Skills

READING AND WRITING SKILLS
ACTIVITY SHEET #1
TOPIC: Properties of a Well Written Text (ORGANIZATION)

MELC: Evaluate a written text based on its properties (organization, coherence and cohesion,
language use and mechanics) (S2 Q3); (EN11/12RWS-IIIgh-4)
Unpacked Learning Competencies:
1. Determine the beginning, middle, and end of the story read; and
2. Write episodes of life from childhood to young adulthood using a graphic organizer;
ACTIVITY 1.
Read the excerpt of the film review lifted from (Lionheartv.net 2017). On a separate sheet
of paper, use the graphic organizer below to show the order of events recounted in the film
review.
MOVIE REVIEW: “SEVEN SUNDAYS” (excerpt)

Star Cinema’s “Seven Sundays” revolves around the story of Bonifacio family,
whose patriarch, Manuel, (Ronaldo Valdez) is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Seeing the family he built with his now deceased-wife, falling apart, Manuel has only
one dying wish: see his four children together again and reconnected, happy and
looking for each other, like when they were still kids. But time and distance have
taken a great toll on his children’s relationships which have been mostly strained by
insecurities and pride among them. His eldest, Allan (Aga Mulach), is a struggling
father trying to make ends meet for his own family. Bryan (Dingdong Dantes), the
middle child, who in spite of being the most successful, harbors bitterness towards
Allan, whom he thinks has remained his father’s favorite. Cha (Cristine Reyes), now
a mother of three, tries to hide her malfunctioning marriage, and Dexter (Enrique
Gil), the youngest, keeps himself distant from the family he thinks abandoned him.
They are forced to reconcile under the same roof, and as they try to grant their dying
father’s wish, a recollection of their history and some assessment of where they are
and have gone as a family, are inevitably ensued.
But Dingdong Dantes has arguably emerged as the strongest performer. There
is a powerful exchange of accusations and revelation of insecurities among the
siblings, where Bryan bares his bitter struggle to prove himself and his worth in the
family. Enrique Gil’s Dexter has practically the same baggage. He struggles to
connect to the members of his family whom he feels left him when he was in need of
someone to guide him through growing up. As anticipated, every member of the
family has to survive the pains of growing up, but it is growing apart that proves to
be more damaging to the Bonifacio family, and it is more evident in Dexter.
But then, all these characters radiate around Manuel, played by Ronaldo
Valdez, who has singularly maintained his dramatic genius throughout the film. His
struggle as a father trying to keep the foundations of his already rattled family makes
his character accessible, hence it emerges as the most relatable element of the film.
For what it’s worth, while “Seven Sundays” struggles to abandon the
conventions of its genre, this Cathy Garcia-Molina-helmed family drama turns out
to be actually memorable. Its utter earnestness to relate a familiar story moves the
film to levels that are bracing enough to capture audience and tug at their
heartstrings. With its poignant sentiments about family, it hits right in the heart,
and for that, “Seven Sundays” is exceptional.
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TITLE
BEGINNING
MIDDLE
ENDING
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ACTIVITY 2. Write an episode of your life by providing events beginning from childhood to young
adulthood by filling out the table below. Provide a catchy title for your story.
TITLE: ________________________________________________________________________
DATE/TIME LIFE EVENT/S
REFLECTION: How did you write your life episodes? What pattern of paragraph development did
you use?
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MOVIE REVIEW: “SEVEN SUNDAYS” (excerpt)

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