PHINMA UIVERSITY OF ILOILO

Senioir High School Department

Rizal St., 5000, Iloilo city, Philippines

Analyzing a movie entitled, “Hello, Love, Goodbye” using Mise-en-scene Approach

A Critique Paper

Submitted to

MS. JOVELYN R. AZUELO

Faculty, English Department

Senior High School Department

PHINMA University of Iloilo

Rizal ST., 5000, Iloilo City

As a requirement in

APP 002 – English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Presented by

Dasmariñas, Jhet Ambrose

STEM GRADE 12-12A Students

September 19, 2019

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Senioir High School Department
Rizal St., 5000, Iloilo city, Philippines

Abstract

In a nutshell, Hello, Love, Goodbye tells the story of two OFWs in Hong Kong. Joy (Kathryn
Bernardo) is a domestic helper and workaholic trying to make ends meet to support her family
back in the Philippines, while Ethan (Alden Richards) is a suave and carefree bartender whose
family has resided in Hong Kong. The plot is fairly straightforward, but director Cathy Garcia-
Molina has a lot of surprises in store for the audience from start to finish. The film has a clever
and unique way of unfolding, and it takes you on this enriching journey that’s not made of fluff,
not overly dramatic, and surprisingly pretty funny. The film is all that and more.

As a whole, Hello, Love, Goodbye is a beautifully-made, well-acted film that satisfies a wide
audience. Its new treatment of the OFW story make its easy on the heart and easier on the
eyes while making a strong commentary on the Filipino’s toxic culture of dependence and
parental influence on their adult children. It may also well be a reflection of the young Filipina’s
newfound strength as she breaks away from toxic traditions to realize her full potential.
It moves all your emotions and encourages you to seek greater meaning and examine your own
sense of happiness.
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Senioir High School Department
Rizal St., 5000, Iloilo city, Philippines
I. Introduction
A. Information about the work

A movie entitled, “Hello, Love, Goodbye” was directed by Cathy Garcia- Molina and the
writer is Carmi Raymundo . The film follows Joy Fabregas (Kathryn Bernardo), a struggling
overseas Filipino worker, and Ethan Del Rosario (Alden Richards), a bartender. Supporting casts
are Maymay Entrata as Mary Dale Fabregas,Joross Gamboa as Jhim,Jameson Blake as Edward
Del Rosario,Kakai Bautista as Sally Daraga,Lito Pimentel as Mario Del Rosario,Jeffrey Tam as
Carlo,Lovely Abella as Gina Marikit, William Lorenzo as Celso Fabregas, Anthony Jennings as
Eric Del Rosario, Wilbert Ross as Joey Fabregas, Aliyah Billote as Liezel Fabregas,Angela Poliquit
as Annie,Jon Go as Wayne Choi, Poon Po Lun Lilac as Lin (Annie's mother). Filming for Hello,
Love, Goodbye in Hong Kong has begun by April 2019 and was completed after a
month .Principal photography for the film ended by May 19, 2019 in Sucat, Parañaque. Post-
production work for Hello, Love, and Goodbye was done in Bangkok, Thailand with ABS-CBN
Film Productions collaborating with Thai production firm Kantana Group.

Its new treatment of the OFW story make its easy on the heart and easier on the eyes while
making a strong commentary on the Filipino’s toxic culture of dependence and parental
influence on their adult children.It may also well be a reflection of the young Filipina’s newfound
strength as she breaks away from toxic traditions to realize her full potential.It moves all your
emotions and encourages you to seek greater meaning in your endeavors and examine your
own sense of happiness.

The approach that will be used is Mise-en-scene analysis an analysis of the arrangement of
compositional elements in film essentially, the analysis of audio-visual elements includes props
and costumes, setting, lighting, camera angles, frames, special effects, choreography, music,
color values, depth, placement of characters, etc.

B. Thesis statement
Hello, Love, Goodbye a movie that reconciles both characters personal careers and love for
each other in Hong Kong.
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II. Summary

Joy Fabregas (Kathryn Bernardo), a nursing graduate in the Philippines, works as a

domestic helper in Hong Kong. Acting as the breadwinner of her family, Joy aspires to move to
Canada to fulfil her dream of making use of her degree. Part of her plans is also to be able to
petition her father and siblings in order for them to live together in the same country.

In her journey to achieving her goals, Joy meets Filipino bartender Ethan (Alden Richards).
Ethan is a sweetheart playboy already building a permanent life in Hong Kong. In a few years,
he will officially become a resident in the city. After escaping responsibilities all his life, Ethan
now wants to commit to a career and to his family (who also reside in Hong Kong). Joy and
Ethan soon develop a friendship. The two become each other's joy against the grime and grind
of Hong Kong. Will their love be enough to keep them together?

III. Interpretation/Evaluation
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IV. Conclusion

Hello, Love, Goodbye stands out by being a film that dared to expand its story beyond the
main couple’s romance. What perhaps sets this film apart from other Pinoy OFW movies put out
before is the tremendous effort to keep it true to the OFW story but provide good value
entertainment all the same. Through an energetic montage of Joy’s routine, you feel her
exhaustion and her resolve to triumph over the odds to attain her goals.
This is balanced out by a lighter treatment compared with OFW movies in the past. Gone
for instance, are the overly-dramatic monologues on strife to ungrateful family members. In
their place are middle class Hong Kong residents just struggling to get by with the aid of their
foreign helpers. Kathryn did the heavy lifting in the dramatic parts, staying consistent with her
character even through the romance and fan service scenes. Alden served to be a foil to her
character, lightening up the mood and keeping the scenes interesting but holding up his own in
dramatic sequences.

The easiest flaw to find in Hello, Love, Goodbye would be how Star Cinema cannot loosen
its love story formula and how pick up and hugot lines have now become fairly standard in
attracting an audience. There are moments when it does feel Ethan and Joy may be overdoing
the whole “I love you, I don’t love you” bit but, fortunately, everything was handled tastefully
within the narrative and in a less melodramatic manner.
As a whole, Hello, Love, Goodbye is a beautifully-made, well-acted film that satisfies a
wide audience. Its new treatment of the OFW story make its easy on the heart and easier on
the eyes while making a strong commentary on the Filipino’s toxic culture of dependence and
parental influence on their adult children. It may also well be a reflection of the young Filipina’s
newfound strength as she breaks away from toxic traditions to realize her full potential.
It moves all your emotions and encourages you to seek greater meaning and examine your own
sense of happiness.
 PHINMA UIVERSITY OF ILOILO
Senioir High School Department
Rizal St., 5000, Iloilo city, Philippines