Elise | An Emotional Colors of Life

02.11.2019 – There have been very exceptions when watching movies in the Philippines. It is rare that new concepts or inspired by western films make it to what is local films are made nowadays. Sometimes you need a fresh new perspective and take the risk. These risks sometimes equate very little box office returns, but get positive critical acclaim due to word of mouth. Sometimes it is very rare to have both, but with local films as a discussion, it is like digging for a diamond in a rough. With Elise it was probably something people should not take high expectations and trust those who have actually seen it. There’s more to share about this film to avoid the ‘Spoiler Alerts’ and that’s where you might find this interesting. Elise appears to be a romantic coming of age film that most have dismissed it just another tried and overused concept in the country. But that’s just above the surface it’s actually a subtle film quite hardly noticed that would change your perspective about Filipino-produced films. There was no huge expectation but this film deserves a second re-watch if you’re keen to be entertained.