TILILING DEBACLE

 

One upcoming movie just suddenly became controversial. Its the movie Tililing directed by the Daryll Yap. On the reason it became controversial is because of its poster.

It became controversial because a certain celebrity reacted on it. None other than Liza Soberano. She has some anticipation, but has some reprimands too.

Really hoping that this movie will spread awareness and enlighten us on the struggles of dealing with mental health. But the poster? It’s a no for me. Mental health is NOT a joke. Stop the stigma. pic.twitter.com/EHndPS2khs

— Liza Soberano (@lizasoberano) February 8, 2021

And the mental health advocates, supported her. Which in turn made Daryl Yap respond to Liza:

Sa iyo Miss Liza Soberano, Ang iyong pag-asa na sana’y makapagbigay liwanag ang aming pelikula sa pagpapalawak ng...

Posted by VinCentiments on Sunday, February 7, 2021

“Sa iyo Miss Liza Soberano,

Ang iyong pag-asa na sana’y makapagbigay liwanag ang aming pelikula sa pagpapalawak ng kaalaman sa pangkalusugang pangkaisipan ay hindi masasayang,

HINDI KA NAMIN BIBIGUIN.

Ang aking mga artista sa pelikulang ito ay nagdaan sa mga pagsubok na nagpatatag din sa kanilang kalusugang pangkaisipan, sigurado kaming hindi nila tatanggapin ang isang proyektong ikapapahamak ng kanilang prinsipyo at pagkatao; Matatalino ang aking mga artista, at matapang ang kanilang direktor.

Kapag napanood niyo na po ang #Tililing ay mauunawaan ninyo bakit ito ang titulo, bakit nakalabas ang kanilang dila; at bakit namin tinitindigan ang kalidad at mensahe ng pelikula.

Kaisa po ninyo kami sa inyong adbokasiya.

Maraming Salamat po.”

But in another instance he said this:

itong mga advocates kunô ng mental health, binibigyan ako ng mental stress. buti na lang sa paparating na...

Posted by Darryl Yap on Monday, February 8, 2021

“itong mga advocates kunô ng mental health,

binibigyan ako ng mental stress.

buti na lang sa paparating na pelikula..

hindi lang pili, hindi lang iilan.

naniniwala kaming lahat tayo ay may kabaliwan,

lahat may pinagdadanaan, halata man o hindi

LAHAT TAYO AY MAY #TILILING.”

Which in turn, made Liza to apologize:

Thank you kuya Baron for the kind words and sorry if I have offended anyone. I’m afraid my intentions were misinterpreted. I always want the best for films that tap into mental health, so I wish this film all the best. 🙏🏼Looking forward to seeing it. 🤍

— Liza Soberano (@lizasoberano) February 8, 2021

My two cents is this. The poster, doesn’t made me to be interested in it. I can say that in the near future, I will not watch it. Not because it has offended me, in any manner. But because it ‘snot my thing. Plus I don’t have the resources to watch it. I have no job no at the moment, and even if I do, I will be very busy, to make time to see is. The point is, the film is not out yet. So what Liza have done, is judging the movie by it’s poster, and judging the movie by its poster, is like judging the book by its cover. And judging the book by its cover, is an act of stupid individuals. No one really knows to this point, how the movie would even turn out. Is it even a comedy, drama , or horror. No one knows for now.

To celebrities, please know the full issue before reacting. Speaking of stigma, if you keep doing that and being woke at every issue, without knowing it fully, you and your colleagues will be stigmatized as dumb and stupid. You might be the next, sa classroom may batas, and papaano kami kakain, despite having millions of pesos in your name. I will not say shut up, although I will like it if you do, but just know the issue better, before speaking onto it. As Mark Twain said:

“ It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”

And please. let's stop this thing, of being offended in behalf. Only be offended if you're offended.