Scorpio Night (1985) : Movie Review

Film Review Outline:

I. Movie Title

            Scorpio Nights

II. Cast of Characters

            Anna Marie Gutierrez as Security Guard’s Wife

    Daniel Fernando as Danny

            Orestes Ojeda as Security Guard

            Amanda Amores as Fely

            Mike Austria as Mike

            Eugene Enriquez as Genio

            Caloy Balasbas as Elton

            Carlito Abrasia as Karlo

III. Synopsis

            There was a couple lived in an apartment. The husband works as a security guard. The daily routine of the husband when he goes home is, eat his dinner, washes the dishes, goes straight to bed and make love with his wife. Every time the couple makes love with each other, the student above their room is peeking in everything they do and specially the love making. The guy peeks through a hole in his floorboard. One day the student goes to the room of the wife where he does the same thing as the husband does to her wife and the wife acts as if she didn’t know that the man having sex with her is not her husband. As the two does the act repeatedly, they just realize that they got addicted with what they are doing. The security guard knew that her wife and the student are having an affair. Until one day he goes home, he saw his wife and the student having sex. He didn’t control himself and he shoots the student and his wife then afterwards, he shoots himself.

IV. Review

a.       Character Analysis

Danny (Daniel Fernando)

-          Danny is such a (future) rapist. He maybe has a psychological problem because if he has a stable mind set, he will not let himself to have an affair to the security guard’s wife.

Security Guard’s Wife (Anna Marie Gutierrez)

-          I think she was just tempted with Danny because of the sense that she and her husband don’t have a child. Maybe she thinks that she and Danny may have their own child if they continue their affair.

Security Guard (Orestes Ojeda)

- He really loves her wife so much. He wants to give her wife a child but with some manner, he couldn’t. Because of the love for his wife he decided to kill her wife, Danny and himself. Maybe he can’t accept the fact that his beloved wife is cheating on him.

b.      Technical Critique

The movie itself may be erotic but if you look and realize the fact that was revealed in the movie, you can realize that the story is great to watch. The problem with the movie is the scenes (erotic scenes) that are not necessarily needed. The also problem of the movie is they don’t show us the background of each character. If the director included the background of the characters, it would be easier for the audience to understand where the characters are coming from.

c. Sociological Significance / Relevance

            The film wants us to be socially aware about people that thirst for love or maybe sex. The lascivious acts of the characters has something to do with their past. Doing such a thing like having sex with the person you’re not really related is not a thing that can be done by a person without any reason. Their behavior maybe affected by the people that surround them. The people surrounds you has a big part developing their behavior.