Kita Kita | Entertainingly Heartbreaking

Hi, I’m Josh; a moviegoer. I usually voice out my criticisms on movies I watched with my friends over a cup of coffee or while dining out. This is my first time blogging about movies and I choose Kita Kita (I See You) as my first attempt to express my thoughts about movies. A great movie, for me, should have a great story, have excellent story telling and should make me feel satisfied in way. By the way, I have little knowledge of the technical stuff that goes on the background of film making so my thoughts and reactions will be based solely on how I felt for the movie as a common movie buff.

“Kung kailan nawala ang paningin mo saka mo lang ako napansin…” or something to that effect.

I went to the cinema to watch this movie alone on July 24, 2017 and I’m happy I did. At least I won’t have to hide my tears especially during the music-video type ending of the movie that I guess made the whole theater silent with occasional sobs from nearby seats. Even though I have watched the trailer twice and had a hint of what is going to happen; I was still surprised on how beautifully the second half of the movie has exposed the story with all that deep feels.

Kita Kita Mall Show at Marquee Mall

I never expected the pairing of Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez to make me shed that much tears. Yes, I cried and I laughed and I cried some more. There is something magical with “AlEmpoy” as they call the pair. They have played with my emotions throughout the whole movie. What’s more intriguing is I felt that they were not acting at all. I felt like I was in a park watching two people as they journey on through life. The quirks of Empoy seemed unrehearsed and that makes Alex laugh genuinely on screen as I laughed while sitting on the balcony. Also, the two made us feel all the “Hugots” like how we should feel in real life.

I liked how the team behind the movie chose Sapporo as the setting. It has a laid back feel to it that is perfect to the story’s tempo and emotional build up. The places they have been to makes me want to travel to Japan and experience the zen-fullness of Sapporo. The movie gave me insights on how migrant workers from our country adapt to their host destination. How they embrace the host country’s culture without completely forgetting their roots.

I left the cinema wondering if I could fold one thousand paper cranes. Guessing if, of all the plants in the world, only the banana has a heart. I was asking myself how many times should I ring the bell to find my perfect match. Should I grow a mustache? Or play “open the basket”? Or there is truth in the saying “Pag may alak, may balak”? I guess I would have to stock up on cabbages just in case.

Just in case you haven’t watched the movie yet, I strongly suggest you should before you miss it.