Bride for rent is a Filipino movie. I have seen international movies before. I’ve watched African, Swedish, Spanish, and probably more; but I’ve never seen a Filipino movie. There were many differences but also many similarities to movies that I’ve seen before.

Here’s the plot of the movie: A young man hires a woman to become his bride in order to get his inheritance but as the ruse continues, feelings develop between them. I love me some romance movies! Love is so exciting! Also here is a link to the movie: https://www.netflix.com/watch/81010869?trackId=14277281&tctx=0%2C0%2C7acdd522-7f22-4411-abae-1a2785ade902-121644842%2C%2C

While watching this movie, I noticed some differences from American movies. The first difference was the area and landscape. The roads that they drove on were dirt roads. It seemed like the weather was always dreary. In one scene it was pouring rain and I didn’t see the sun too often in other scenes.

The characters seemed very animated. They had a lot of energy and emotion that seemed to be exaggerated or over the top. So many times throughout the movie I had to turn the volume down because of the high pitch tone of voice. In Asian countries one of the main staple foods is rice. There was one part in the movie where the man prepared dinner for the woman because he wanted to impress her. In another part of the movie the woman talked a lot about making eggs with any variety of meat. I guess the main difference would be the language. In the movie, they spoke almost entirely in Filipino and a few words in English. I would not have been able to watch the movie without subtitles.

What I found similar in culture was love. I think it’s amazing how love is so universal. In the movie, the guy was a director and was filming a commercial about couples and love. He interviewed them and found out how long the couples had been together and what was their secret. They all said, “Have fun, keep things fresh, always go on dates, forgive each other, and a few other things.” The point is that love knows no color or no one culture. Everyone still has feelings no matter what country you are from.

I think the culture is overall more respectful than here in the United States. There was one part where the woman was asking for forgiveness from the grandmother and she got down on the floor, on her knees and was begging for forgiveness.

This movie showed two people who had horrible backgrounds, but they found their happy ever after!

Thanks for reading! Catch you next time!