#thekingmaker

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#ImeldaMarcos #Philippines #TheKingmaker #LaurenGreenfield #VeniceFilmFestival Watching The Kingmaker while waiting for the 4 o'clock habit update report of the DOH on COVID-19. The 2019 documentary film written and directed by Lauren Greenfield, features the political career of Imelda Marcos with a focus on the Marcos family's efforts to rehabilitate the family's image and to return to political power, including her plans to see her son Bongbong become President of the Philippines, and the alliance that Bongbong and Imee Marcos established with Rodrigo Duterte in his bid to win the 2016 Philippine presidential election. — Wikipedia https://www.instagram.com/p/CCDMX1SpOSh/?igshid=19hjx1wsncudu

Lauren Greenfield's 'The Kingmaker' may cling with the fascination of the Marcos regime, specifically the lavish lifestyle of Imelda Marcos and her grandeur vision for the country. But it proves that she is an unreliable narrator, telling her own narrative for her advantage. This trait is part of her appeal that refuses to fade. The film shows the rise and fall, and the rise again of the Marcos family in the Philippines. But the film also highlights the "motherly" side of Imelda which many believed that she is the one who "calls the shots," pulling strings behind the curtain. [Read the full review on salidakritika.blogspot.com] #Yaduing #filmreviews #filmcriticism #TheKingMaker #Marcos #documentaryfilms #films https://www.instagram.com/p/CCAiJ1iHGNA/?igshid=1wf71nqpoivlg

The Kingmaker

Finally watching @greenfield_lauren #thekingmaker Must See ! @showtime 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_EjLCBAZCy/?igshid=y02vdc4iz53s

#TheKingmaker is an interesting take on Philippine history from how the Marcoses came to power and fell, to how they're going at it again. Initially, I had reservations because I thought this was just another one of their efforts to challenge the history. However, this documentary proved me wrong. While it did highlight the "justification" of the infrastructure they built, The Kingmaker certainly did not shy away from how the First Family was perceived. From mass spendings to importation of wildlife where they displaced 254 families from Calauit, the world witnessed the extravagant life that they were living. As it went deeper, you can clearly see the character development of Imelda Marcos. She used her role as First Lady to call the shots, which even came to her advantage when Ferdinand Marcos fell ill. She was indeed running Malacañan Palace like Cercsei Lannister did in GoT with her Golden Company and the elephant she never had. Joke's on Cersei, though, because Imelda didn't just get a giraffe but an entire jungle of animals. Then came Martial Law. I was so relieved when they featured numbers to illustrate the tyranny the reigned on the Philippines. However, what the producers failed to include was those numbers were the only reported figures. Similar to current goverment's war on drugs. Imelda exhausted the victim card at this point. As the narrative shifted to the 2016 elections, I got reminded of the disappointment that we are currently facing. So many broken promises. But the cherry on top was a losing Bongbong Marcos and by a hundred thousand votes, no less. The Kingmaker shows us the illusion or the reality that this family chooses to live in and the political machinery that needs to be eradicated. Historical revisism, trolls, fake news, ill-informed and uneducated public, and the growing political forces that support them -- the second coming of the end of days of the Philippines is upon us. "There are so many things in the past that we should forget. In fact, it's no longer there." Such a haunting way to conclude this documentary because it's an ode to the political machinery that they started when they came back to the Philippines from exile. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-jaC14lkMe/?igshid=forsubuz5b09

Thank you so much @kennedyryan1 and Serena 🥰💗 for my beautiful copy of #thekingmaker ! It’s gorgeous inside and out! I love it! 🖤🖤🖤😍🔥📚 #books #romancebooks #romance #kennedyryan #thankful #bookhaul #autographedcopy #love #readingislife #read #booklover https://www.instagram.com/p/B76Yw_cAp77DjwPalmMEcIkOoEteOuWBcXtYlg0/?igshid=1fhvyn57ai2j0

Had a wonderful time talking to this brilliant storyteller, Lauren Greenfield, who is nominated for a Writers Guild Award for her eye-opening documentary about Imelda Marcos #thekingmaker Good luck and congrats on the #wga 🙏❤️🎬🎥 (at Alcazar Palm Springs) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7EnAmYnRFk/?igshid=19hm3ltriea55