And of course Zabala let Lamangan do his job with the supervision of the ministers. You should also take notice that Lamangan needed back ups especially from the ministers of INC since he had no idea about Felix. It was just them today who colloborated the stories and put it on a script.
So the witnessess during Felix’ time is very relevant since the stories came from them. But some of the crew members of that ship told that’s not what happened. Have you watched a hollywood true to life stories? Of course you have. What if the director add something material but was not on the script just to make it more than Felix Manalo the members have known? They’ll probably say ‘That’s not Felix I’ve known.’
Nothing more but only these, since they wanted all of it about FACTS. But the materials laid on the movie are these. And it should be (not all, maybe) about Felix Manalo’s mental and emotional state during his lifetime, and of course, his founding of INC. What Im pointing out is you wanted to see more from the movie about Felix Manalo, since it is titled Felix Manalo. There is no point to discuss it being extravagant since it was well budgeted. Please dont tell me you are expecting to see him in the movie telling his thoughts alone about something TO KNOW HIM INTIMATELY ENOUGH.Īm I wrong? I guess you missed my point. The movie wanted to be truthful to its form that is why they based the movie on FACTS. His beliefs that until now members of the church believes. Since the movie was not taken from an AUTOBIOGRAPHY, it was based on the persons who witnessed the life of Felix. The person referring to a movie was already dead for so many decades now. The other one is written when the person is ALREADY DEAD. Still, there are two types of biography, one which were written by people when the person is still alive (please tell me if Im wrong about this, I haven’t finished any courses in college). That means there is only the BIOGRAPHY WRITTEN BY OTHER PERSON/S. As far as I know (Im a former member of INC, FYI), there is no written autobiography of Felix Manalo. “but it jumps to how he built the said religion, not knowing him intimately enough…”- Tabarezįirst, you should know the meaning of BIOGRAPHY and AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Having too many characters and actors allot more than enough time the film needed to build unnecessary sequences rather than diving deeper to Manalo’s mental and emotional journey.įelix Manalo opens October 7 in Philippine cinemas nationwide from Viva Films. It may be hard to evaluate the film as the first cut is 6 hours long and the final cut is 2 hours and 55 minutes, but it felt really plain. Prosthetics are done inattentively, editing felt rushed and the VFX looks deficient. Supporting characters also felt monotonous, going with the flow without any real personality to provide the story. Its narrative feels superficial as it did not make Felix Manalo flawed, replacing what could have been a compelling story to what the surface sees him as the founder of INC. There are interesting storylines for Manalo, but it jumps to how he built the said religion, not knowing him intimately enough to understand his actions and beliefs. The official doctrine of Iglesia ni Cristo professes that Felix Manalo y Ysagun is the last messenger of God, sent to reestablish the first church founded by Jesus Christ, which the INC claims to have fallen into apostasy following the death of the Apostles.Grand production and a captivating performance from Dennis Trillo might be the best reason to see ‘Felix Manalo’ as the story seems quite sure it has enough juice but it really lacks depth from its titular character. Manalo, the current Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo.įelix Manalo is the founder of Iglesia ni Cristo, a Christian denomination that originated in the Philippines since 1914. Manalo, who succeeded him as Executive Minister of the INC, and the grandfather of Eduardo V. He is a self-proclaimed prophet and according to him, he is the last messenger of God.
"Sugo ng Diyos sa mga Huling Araw ("God's Messenger in this last days")įelix Ysagun Manalo (born Félix Manalo y Ysagun, – April 12, 1963), also known as Ka Felix, was the founder and the first Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo.