Analysis Of The Movie Weighed But Found Wanting: Reaction, Approaches Applied, Themes And Lessons Learnt

There is a woman named Kuala she became crazy because Cesar let their baby get into abortion. Cesar is a womanizer, he has a son and wife. Cesar’s son named Junior. Junior is a teenager and has a girlfriend named Evangeline. As the story goes, there is a man named Berto who took care of Kuala. While the fiesta is celebrated Junior got jealous to the celebrity partner of Evangeline. So he went to the bar and get some drink. Milagros, the lady who served his beer. After Junior finished his drink he played bowling. Milagros action is different she has intention to Junior. That night Milagros did her intention, to have one night stand. Junior came to Berto’s house and joined to collect woods. In a moment Kuala is missing and they found under the tree. Kuala whispered “Wag mong patayin anak natin, wag Cesar. ” That time Junior was in shock after hearing the name of his father. Kuala was sent to Lola Jacoba because of gossip that Kuala is pregnant. At the end Berto and Kuala died.

Reaction

The story of the movie is great. I rate it 8 out of 10 because of some scenes are obviously scripted or not acted properly. Example scene where they attended a wake. The wife of mayor and wife of Cesar talked. The line they said, I saw it scripted. On the first half of the movie I felt normal because the sequence of the scenes well controlled I did not feel tedious. I thought Berto is bad person because there is a scene where Berto saw Kaula sleeping while her legs are spread and made a way to let Kuala sleep in his house. While Berto is taking good care of Kuala I change my thoughts to Berto into a good. Second half I’m still waiting for the climax where Cesar will be accused of what he did to Kuala. But it did not happen. I did not expect that Berto and Kuala will die in the movie I thought they will live together with their child in bahay kubo that he found in the mountain. I’m bothered because I can’t find Christopher De Leon in the movie after I searched the cast I’m slightly upset that he was the one who played Junior.

There is one strange character in the movie, Milagros. Milagros is simple and quiet but there is a “Malandi” inside her. I think why the writer titled it “Tinimbang ka ngunit kulang” in my own understanding, if we are weighed it should he equal to others because we are all the same human being living in the same world. Kuala and Berto weighed but found wanting. They are wanting of social respect, love and humanity. Junior saw all the bad attitude in his town. He is the one who showed kindness and respect to them.

Application of Literary Standard

Universality – The plot of the story is the same with other Filipino movies. The climax, falling action, and denouement is at the end of the movie. The chismosa, babaero, and spg scenes are used by the Filipino writer in every movie they make.

Intellectual Value – The movie relates the situation of Kuala and Berto to our society that if you are crazy and have a disease people will bully you and make fun. Spiritual Value – The movie inspire us to become a better person. It teach us to respect others even though we are in different status.

Permanence – The movie was showed 1974 but the relevance is still present.

Application of Critical Approaches

Deconstruction – The “Tinimbang ka ngunit kulang” has many interpretation. It could be wanting in love, respect, social acceptance, and humanity.

Moral/Intellectual – The content and values is about attitude of social/community towards the others.

Theme: Lack of humanity, Filipino culture.

Lesson: Don’t degrade others they deserved to be one of us, they deserved to be respected as human. They need help not judgement.