So Elmo and I attended TWO premieres of GMA Films' latest outing, of which he is one of the lead stars. This photo is from the one at Podium, held at 4PM, Saturday.
The movie was so well-made by director Mark Reyes, from a script by Kit Villanueva-Langit. It's no mean feat for someone to have to put together into less than 2hours, a story that featured all of TWELVE artists, and still come out of it with logic:
- Joshua Dionisio
- Barbie Forteza
- Bea Binene
- Jake Vargas
- Alden Richards
- Louise delos Reyes
- Kristofer Martin
- Joyce Ching
- Lexi Fernandez
- Derick Monasterio
- Yassi Pressman and
- Elmo Magalona
plus several supporting cast members: Sam Pinto, Nadia Montenegro, Bobby Andrews, Angelu de Leon, Pinky Amador and Yayo Aguila.
With cameos by Chuckie Dreyfus, Tim Yap, Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Kuya Germs, Alodia Gosiengfiao, and even Mark Herras, Ynna Asistio, Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera!
Then there's the highly anticipated appearance of the lovely Julie Anne San Jose, who brings the house down and the movie to a close, with her beautiful voice and effortless singing!
In all, it was such a fun movie! Very entertaining and polished, especially the mix of animated effects used in the story of the characters of Barbie and Joshua. I also LOVED the character of Bea Binene, as she portrayed a headstrong teenager who also just wanted her best pal, Jake's character, to treat her like a young lady.
Of course, Elmo's character's story was centered on his relationships with both his Mother (well played by Ms Nadia Montenegro) and his female teacher (Sam Pinto), women who had the most influence on his transition years, as the other two female mainstays in his life--characters played by Barbie and Bea--we only consider as his peers. As such, all three of them are passing thru the same life stage with difficulty.
Other issues presented here in the stories of their characters are: fear of rejection (Alden and Louise), the origins of bullying (Derick), the pressure of being the most popular in school (Lexi and Yassi), AND the torture of keeping your relationship secret from your unreasonably strict parents (Kristofer and Joyce).
See how their stories all come together in Tween Academy: Class of 2012. It's for both parents and children, also for barkadas, to see together.
You may say it's the same old adolescent coming-of-age story, but it's a mighty good rendition of that old standard, I have to say! Congratulations to everyone who worked on this production... a job well done!
Thank you so much also to those who have gone to see the movie! <3
