The Red Shoes..not just a love story
*clockwise: Nikki Gil and Marvin Agustin (Lead Stars); Ms. Tessie Tomas (Mrs. Marcos’ impersonator); Me with the actual red shoes; An actual Former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos pair of red shoes used in this flick
It took a while for me to make a flick review for because it is indeed not just a love story..actually, it is an amalgamation of different love stories (love for a mother, a sweetheart, the Philippines, for freedom and justice, etc.)
Before watching it may seem the story centers on how Lucas stole one of Mrs. Marcos’ pair of. Well, as I’ve said, it’s a combination of different forms of love. It is not a documentary, not an anti-Marcos flick nor is it just a chick flick. Again, no spoilers here, just the “NOTs” because I want to disspell the presumptions of many and which I was also guilty of before seeing it..I recommend everyone to watch it!
*Synopsis: In 1986, Ten-year old Lucas Munozca catches sight of the first lady’s 3000 pairs of shoes and steals a lovely red pair, he gives one shoe to his childhood sweetheart, while he gives the other to his widowed mother. In 2006, Lucas is stuck with his past, unable to move on from losing the love of his life. When his mother suddenly needs to complete pair, Lucas is forced to confront the consequences of stealing the shoes and to reveal why he did it.
