Zombadings Review: One Step to Equality By: Myra Burgos

Zombadings: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington is an independent film directed by Jade Castro that reached main stream. The story was about a boy named Remington, 6 years old, who bullies all gay people living in his Barangay then one day; he encountered a gay “mangkukulam” in a cemetery. Because of his anger, he cursed Remington that when he grew older, he will be gay. Fifteen years later, the curse finally happened. Remington started to act like a homosexual that he used gay languages and wore tight shirts and short shorts just like what other gays do.  There were crimes about a killing that their main victims were gay people. Remington got scared and started to look for the gay mangkukulam to help him turn back to his real self again. The revenge of the dead gay people arose and became zombies. To end the curse and the attack of the gay zombies, a man must exchange and accept to be gay forever. The requirement was that he must be willing to be gay and never had an intercourse with the same sex. That turned out to be his father. The mastermind was his uncle that turned out to be gay also. In the end, his uncle died and everything went well again.

If we look at the brief summary of the story, it doesn’t make any sense at all but if we look deeper to the theme of the story, it’s massage is very emphasized; equality, no discrimination and accept the freedom of people. That was my understanding of the movie’s theme.  We all know that most of the people would prefer to be with straight people that with homosexuals because they do not like being with them. Most of the people also judge them as if they are not people like us. This movie helps us to realize that they are humans like us not some alien ore whatever. They have the right to be respected by us and not treat them as outcasts. We need to respect their decision to be who they are right now. That is my reaction on the film and it really made me agree on it.

Zombadings: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington is indeed a great movie. They did a great job in making the audience laugh and in giving its message. The actors also did very well and they really fit their characters. The movie, I should say, is a hard 10/10 in every way, every angle I could think of.  Independent films are rising! Go INDIE FILMS!