This place is where you can love yourself again: My Perfect You Review

photo grabbed from abs -cbn

My Perfect You deserves a five star feedback just like the future of Abi's Happy Sunshine Camp resort, or so we thought.

I know a lot of people who doesn't like movies from the mainstream media, because yes, it's mainstream, the storyline's all the same leading up to the same happy endings and indie films have a better shot on staying longer in my heart. But, you guuuuys, it's so worth the watch! I cried so much last night because of how relatable it was!

So the summary was, Burn (Gerald Anderson) went through depression because his girlfriend left  and rejected him right when he asked her to marry him, in front of all their officemates so add the humiliation there. He lost his job as a graphic artist, didn't get a second chance, and got rejected by everyone. Her mom has a mental health issue, and her girlfriend left him because she feared the genes would run down if she marry and create a family with Burn. Until one day, Burn lost it, he went out his room for the first time looking like a hermit, drove in the middle of nowhere until he got into an accident. And then he met Abi (Pia Wurtzbach), who owns a resort from a remote area. Abi didn't have customers for almost 2 years that's why when she met Burn, she got so excited giving everything she could offer to Burn, although the resort was obviously uninhabited for a long time because of how dirty the rooms were. After learning that Burn doesn't have money to pay his short stay at the resort, Abi asked his smile as a payment.

"Abi, ikaw ang pinakamakulit na taong nakilala ko!"

"Dahil ikaw ang pinakamalungkot na taong nakilala ko!"

Burn agreed at first, but he was triggered by Abi and his friends when they asked about what makes him happy. Think about your first kiss, your work, your family, your girlfriend, the first time you court her, they said. Burn exploded and told them his story and asked them again if they were him, can they still smile? The movie was just starting, but damn, this part made me bawl my eyes out. Turns out Abi had her share of depression after her dad left him, and her mom left her too. She built a resort in a remote area which everyone thinks is stupid.

"Alam mong mas nakakatawa pa dyan? Yung mga tao na yan, sila din yung nagsabi sayo nun na follow your passion! Kaya mo yan! We believe in you! Nagsusumiksik sa tabi mo pag okay ang lahat. Pero pagnagkamali ka ng isang beses lang, magkaroon ka lang ng isang kapalpakan, sila din yung unang tatakbo papalayo. Because nobody loves a loser. Right?" - Abi


ANG SAKIT TALAGA NITO GRABE ATAKE!! 😭😭😭

But back to the plot, it has one of the greatest plot twists out there! Who would have thought that Burn was actually suffering from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health disorder that actually keeps a person away from reality, affecting the way they think and behave. It's when the brain reaches it's pain limit, that it creates a new world to help you cope up with it.

If you know the korean drama "It's Okay, it's Love" you'll understand more about schizophrenia given that korean dramas are highly informative and entertaining.

So in the end, Burn was sent to his friend Aris, a psychologist, and helped him recuperate. The people he made up, Abi, Bubut, Andres, and Lucky, they were all real people he see daily before, living different lives.

It's one of the best pinoy movies I ever watched. Given that I barely watch pinoy movies before, (but I dived into indie films back in college) I gave some other mainstream pinoy movies a chance. You'll think it's corny at first, or how someone who dealt with depression for a long time easily warmed up to people he barely knew despite sharing their struggles to each other. Pero ganun naman talaga eh, mas comfortable kang magshare sa taong di mo kilala kasi ijudge ka man nila, hindi ganun kasakit because they don't matter. But if people matter so much, mas masakit pagnagsalita. 

One thousand thumbs up to Ms. Cathy Garcia - Molina and to the writers and to everyone who made this movie possible. The mainstream film industry should also try different paths, and target social issues as much as possible. Don't just entertain, but also inform.

It was triggering to be honest, I felt every ounce of pain I felt before, all the doubts, the rejections but in the end it's as if I healed with Burn.


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P.S I just finished reading Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff last week but wasn't able to make a review but here's a link to the playlist: Playlist for the Dead

I like Crown of Love by Arcade Fire and Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists (funny song actually lol)



Love, Sam