What happens when a handsome and middle class boy who can't figure out that girls don't literally mean what they say gets his phone stolen and his heart broken? You get a friendly online neighborhood stalker who snoops on the girl who got the misfortune of buying a stolen phone because that's all she can afford. Thanks to the app called Storebox which Karter's sister downloaded on his phone and Pampanga's wifi ready restaurant which specializes in pancit luglug, he gets So Connected with Trisha. He gets obsessed with her life and fills his room with his picture, eventually coming up with the decision to go all the way to Angeles, Pampanga and start a friendship with her.
The film stars Jameson Blake as Karter and Janella Salvador as Trisha. The supporting cast are Krystal Brimner as Karter's sister, Ruby Rodriguez and Rolly Inocencio as the restaurant owners, and Cherise Castro as Karter's girlfriend.
Trisha, unlike Karter who sits on chair all day editing videos for their Youtube show Misyu, has to physically work hard as a waitress and spend time caring for her fling who gave her the cellphone. They eventually break up which gives Karter the opening that he needs to get into her life.
The premise of the movie of two strangers falling in love is fairly obvious but what gives it a nice twist is the fact that instead of rooting for Karter all the time, we do have this feeling of unease that we can't shake off because, after all, it is creepy to stalk someone online or offline. It reminds us that it is easy for us to feel close to someone or feel that we really know them based on us following their social media posts. Fantasy, like what Panti-Panti stands for, is easy to embrace, easy to talk to. But, when it becomes reality that responds to us in a way that we do not like, we tend to shy away from it.
In this age of social media where various sites and viral videos paint a picture of what a relationship should be, we forget that the biggest thrill lies in uncovering what is unique about each other little by little. This film is reminiscent of Ingrid Goes West where the titular character gets obsessed with an Instagram star and proceeds to find out what she likes and casually mentions them, artificially creating that feeling of a "soulmate connection", just like what happened when Karter was establishing his chemistry with Trisha.
The film makes us realize that if we are looking for something real, bonding and connecting in the real world is a must. Social media might be able to bridge worlds, but hearts get connected by looking in each others eyes and seeing if indeed, part of our soul is similar to what the other person holds within.
The film directed by Jason Paul Laxamana under Regal Films opened yesterday and is stillshowing in theater nationwide.
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