Conflicting Ideas

Don Paeng and Lupe are in a tight situation where couples at present are experiencing. Conflicts arising from different views, opinions, practices and traditions; are part of the struggles in our society. It depicts the differences we have in our society and even in our own personal views. I, myself have my own personally belief and outlook in life. It may be similar or different from the other point of view. The thing here is that we can’t please everyone and all of us must adjust to the circumstances we are at.
Set in the 1920s, the film "Tatarin" showed conflicts between men and women. There was inequality between the sexes. Like when Lupe wants to do something, she must have the approval of Don Paeng. Men were superior over women. Lupe then became dissatisfied with how her relationship with Paeng was going. She began to find her own relief and disobeyed Paeng. Similar to our present time, women want equally rights and opportunities with men. They want to experience freedom and be able to feel being respected at the same time adored. There exist also a conflict between beliefs of Catholics and Pagans when the men celebrated St. John the Baptist's festival and the women had their Pagan Ritual called “Tatarin”. Don Paeng showed his dislike for such act and he thought of it as a ritual for “indios”. He showed there his strong stand on his belief which each one of us should have. We must stand firm in what we believe in and let nothing influence us that contradicts our faith and belief in life.
What we can get from the conflicts raised in the film is that we must be open-minded and critical in our action and decisions in life. We must learn not to be pulled down by our pride and establish a good relationship, not just with those that are close to us, but also to those who surround us. A lot have changed and developed over time, including practices and belief. We must understand that everyone has his own rights and can fight for what he believes in, without anyone to prevent him from doing so. It’s not the society that must dictate what we should become, but it’s our own preference to establish ourselves as to who we want to be.