My Thoughts About the Filipino Movie 'Seven Sundays'

Seven Sundays is a Philippine comedy drama film wherein the plot is about the father who were diagnosed with lung cancer. He contacted his children about the news and they immediately run into him but they found out that he was just only diagnosed with TB infection. Moreover, aside from being ill, his grown-up children holds their own issue against each other and had to deal with it as they spend time together—every Sunday, specifically.

Mr. Bonifacio or the father was a typical old father that everyone had. He only wants to be with his children before he go to the other side. But, since his children are already grown-ups, they usually had no time for him because of their busy schedules. His first son, Allan, is somewhat regretful of the things that he had because he thinks that, as an eldest, he should be the most successful among this siblings but despite of that he is still grateful because he had a family that he can rely on. Next is, Bryan, the second son of Mr. Bonifacio, is the most successful. However, he still feel envious of his siblings since he had a son that he had no chance to, at least, hold him. The third one is, Cha, their only girl or what they called 'Princess', who only wants to have a partner like what her parents had. Ironically, she had one but not like them. She only settles with him for their children. And the last one is, Dexter, their youngest who only wants to be with them and feel their love, as what his mother feels to him. As this family continues to bond together, more things and problems are slowly showing up. They are finally seeing the another side of one another that are kept for so many years. However, despite of their own issues, they still managed to fix it through communicating and let go their grudge against each other. And, they now finally realized that the only thing no can surpass from them is their family.

This movie could really touch your heart, and also could make you laugh, while tears are still flowing. Moreover, it is also a very relatable film, especially the characters represent each members of the family in a normal household. As for me, I could relate to the character of Allan as I was born with responsibilities carrying on my shoulders and asking for help is really a rare option for me to choose, because I was expected to be strong and being weak is just becoming a loser.

Moreover, this movie shows that family is really significant in everyone's life. If one of the family member is having trouble, most of the family will be affected. Family describes our thinking and feelings. It shows the whole us and communication is very important to fully understand one another. Without this, it could really crack one's complete family and could create a big mess. But, no matter how big the mess is, family is still a family and will always find ways to heal one another.