Way Back Home
Characters of Way Back Home
Joanna- Kathryn Bernardo
Jessica – Julia Montes
Michael- Enrique Gil
Aj- Sam Concepcion
Ariel- Tonton gutierez
Amy- Agot isidro
Lerma- Lotlot Isidro
Cinematography- Julius Palomo
Directed By: Jerry lopez sineneng
Plot
One of the big dramatic moments of Way Back Home has one of the main characters yelling at her sister for having the gall to wash her hedgehog plushie. She freaks out to an extent that just doesn’t seem comprehensible anymore. And that’s largely the problem with this film. The writing goes overboard in trying to depict the conflict between the sisters, and in the process, loses touch with the truth at the core of the story. When all is said and done, the film wants the audience to be happy for both characters in the end, but one of them just doesn’t seem to deserve it.
Years ago, sisters Jessica and Joanna (Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo) were watching turtles on the beach, when the two are accidentally separated. Joanna wanders off, and her family is unable to locate her. Twelve years later, their mother (Agot Isidro) has been unable to move on, while Jessica has come to resent the distance that's grown between them. Joanna, meanwhile, has been living a simple life in Zambales, knowing nothing about her true identity. That is, until, she runs into her family at a swim meet. Joanna is brought home to a family she's never known, and Jessica struggles with the attention being showered on her newfound sister.
The film immediately gets into trouble with the clunky way that the family loses Joanna. It all starts out with the parents leaving their two young daughters unattended in the middle of a crowded beach. Granted, they were tending to the needs of their vomiting son, but it’s completely unreasonable to have them leave their two younger daughters alone. Sympathy is something the film struggles with throughout its runtime. The film asks the audience to be invested in the plight of both sisters, but it makes one of
Joanna- Kathryn Bernardo
Jessica – Julia Montes
Michael- Enrique Gil
Aj- Sam Concepcion
Ariel- Tonton gutierez
Amy- Agot isidro
Lerma- Lotlot Isidro
Cinematography- Julius Palomo
Directed By: Jerry lopez sineneng
Plot
One of the big dramatic moments of Way Back Home has one of the main characters yelling at her sister for having the gall to wash her hedgehog plushie. She freaks out to an extent that just doesn’t seem comprehensible anymore. And that’s largely the problem with this film. The writing goes overboard in trying to depict the conflict between the sisters, and in the process, loses touch with the truth at the core of the story. When all is said and done, the film wants the audience to be happy for both characters in the end, but one of them just doesn’t seem to deserve it.
Years ago, sisters Jessica and Joanna (Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo) were watching turtles on the beach, when the two are accidentally separated. Joanna wanders off, and her family is unable to locate her. Twelve years later, their mother (Agot Isidro) has been unable to move on, while Jessica has come to resent the distance that's grown between them. Joanna, meanwhile, has been living a simple life in Zambales, knowing nothing about her true identity. That is, until, she runs into her family at a swim meet. Joanna is brought home to a family she's never known, and Jessica struggles with the attention being showered on her newfound sister.
The film immediately gets into trouble with the clunky way that the family loses Joanna. It all starts out with the parents leaving their two young daughters unattended in the middle of a crowded beach. Granted, they were tending to the needs of their vomiting son, but it’s completely unreasonable to have them leave their two younger daughters alone. Sympathy is something the film struggles with throughout its runtime. The film asks the audience to be invested in the plight of both sisters, but it makes one of