Journey of Eros

The first time I saw Shia Lebeouf was in the movie "A Guide to Recognizing Your saints" in which he played as the young Dito Montiel (Robert Downey Jr.). Inding-indie ang acting at hitsura. I wished I could see him again in other films.

And I did. In Transformers and most recently, in Disturbia. I heard he’s in Indiana Jones too.

He seems to be almost everywhere now.

Blame it to his acting prowess. The kid really acts well. Though a friend noticed his acting in Disturbia is almost similar in Transformers. I see the similarities too but I still believe he’s a good actor.

I like it when he acts as if he’s retarted. He’s good at talking to himself.

We were required in our Humanities class in college to watch any film included in Cine Europa. It was 2003. I can no longer remember the title of the movie we were supposed to watch; it’s the festival when Malena was shown. It was a Rated-18 film and students were required to show their birth certificate. The guards wouldn’t accept spiels like "Don’t I look mature to you?" nor "My mind is mature enough to see the film" nor "Hell, I can watch porno at home." We knew we couldn’t make it inside because they were strict but we nevertheless tried our chance.

I didn’t dare join in the debate. I just listened intently as both parties (my classmates and the guards) exchanged reasons.

My classmates gave up when one of the guards asked, "Do you sure (you’re 18)?"

It was as if we all fell off from the chair.

Hopefully, the guards won’t be that strict to scrutinize my age when I watch this year’s Cine Europa happening on October 18-31 at Shang-rila.
 

Jessica Zafra’s short story entitled "The Wide Open Eyes of Madness" reminds me of Gerry Alanguilan’s "Wasted." The protagonists in both stories have this ‘wasted-like’ behavior due to a love lost. They’re both mad.

Is love that really powerful? I don’t know. I haven’t fallen in love yet.