Parade of stars ng MMFF 2016 magiging boring, kulang sa mga sikat at malalaking artista

IN KEEPING with the tradition ay tuloy na tuloy ang noong una’y kinansela nang MMFF 2016 parade as it finally kicks off on Dec. 23.

Just a bit of history, for many years in the past ay nakasanayan na ng mga artista as well as moviegoers na tuwing bisperas ng Pasko idinaraos ang taunang festival parade.

Minsan na rin kaming sumakay noon sa float ng isang Nora Aunor-Judy Ann Santos MMFF entry bilang bahagi ng PR nito.

In recent past though ay nagkaroon ng consensus among the participating stars na iurong ito nang isang araw earlier para hindi sila mangarag in the Noche Buena preparations.

Biruin n’yo nga naman, maaga pa lang ng a-beinte kuwatro ay naka-assemble na ang walong floats na kalululanan ng mga artistang kalahok, braving the sweltering heat of the sun habang binabaybay nila ang kalyeng daraanan ng mga ito amidst a sea of humanity.

Karaniwang pagabi na matatapos ang parade with the stars scampering to get home as fast as they could para maghanda naman ng pagsasaluhan ng kanilang pamilya on the dining table. Hindi natatapos sa Christmas Eve ang ngaragan dahil kinabukasan, araw ng Pasko ay kanya-kanya silang monitoring ng mga ipinalalabas nilang pelikula.

Ang kaibahan nga lang ng taong ito is pretty much obvious mula nang ma-narrow down ng MMFF selection committee ang walong opisyal na kalahok.

Since public knowledge that there aren’t too many big stars in this year’s festival, expect a “starless” parade sa darating na a-beinte tres.

Without having to explain further, expect less crowd turnout on the streets craning their necks to get a better view (as well as better photographed shots) ng mga artista. Sinu-sino lang ba kasi ang matatawag na malalaking artistang lulan ng float (even the floats, for sure, would look less impressive and fabulous dahil wala naman sa walong entries ang fantasy movie) kundi tatlo lang, namely Nora Aunor, Paolo Ballesteros and Eugene Domingo?

Katuwaan lang. What would Nora’s, Paolo’s and Uge’s respective floats look like? Hmmm, siguro ay bare o walang gaanong adorno ang mga ‘yon.

Literally going by the film titles, Nora’s float would probably have her seated on the central chair of a dining set; si Paolo naman ay inaasahan nang nakasuot ng pambabae na parang extension lang ng kanyang lola character in Eat Bulaga’s Kalyeserye; while Uge’s float would bear a septic tank? Sana lang, it’s just the look, huwag pati amoy.