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La Visa Loca

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 7:06 PM

The film, La Visa Loca, revolves around the main character of Jess Huson. He's a cab driver who aspires to work abroad to be a caregiver and be with his girlfriend. The only problem is that his visa always get "denied" stamp.

All the characters in the film La Visa Loca, stood out to me. They all had very different characteristics and traits that are realistic and evident in Filipinos and Foreigners here in the Philippines.

Jess is a typical Filipino. He's down to earth, caring, and he takes care of his sick father.

Johny Delgado, Jess father, relies only on his son for support but loves him so much.

Nigel Adams, a famous television host, became Jess client. He drives him around as he films his documentary about the practices of the Filipinos during the holy week. He looks down on Filipino.

Mara is Jess ex-girlfriend. She's a sweet loving mother to her only son Jason. She works at a carnival freak show as a mermaid. She only wants a better life for her and her son.

There was this one scene that really broke my heart, it was when Jess saw her mother back in the Philippines with her American husband. Jess was their cab driver when they arrived. She acts as if she's not a Filipino. She insults the people and the surroundings while they were in the cab. She didn't realize that Jess was her son up until she was about to pay him. They exchanged meaningful but heartbreaking looks. They didn't utter any word but I can see and pain in Jess eyes and the guilt and his mom's eyes. I got teary eyed in that scene.

In the film ,we can see a lot of Filipino traits and practices that even I have forgotten. Practices like the faith healers, "anting anting", Cristos, pautang, freek shows, and a lot more.

I remembered this one scene where Jess was listening to the radio and the topic is why do we use the word penis, vagina, pubic hair, and etc when there's a filipino word for it. Does it mean that we're ashamed of our own language? Do we look down on it?

That scene hit me really hard because it's true. It got me thinking why.

It also showed how majority of the Filipinos are so desperate to go abroad. To the point that character of Jess agreed to cruxify himself just for a visa. I really think that it could happen in real life. That there are Filipinos who would do whatever it takes for a better life.

Personally, I liked the film. I liked the truth, the humor, and how the it ended. I love the fact that Jess decided to stay and be with Mara and his son. How he took his father out of the nursing home and took care of him himself.

He gave more importance to his family than his dream to go abroad.