Pinoy Bold Movies | Of 80s Top

Producers realized that sex sold, and it sold best when packaged with a narrative of "social realism." The early 80s saw the shift from the "Bomba" films of the 70s (which were largely crude and underground) to the "Bold" films of the 80s, which featured legitimate stars, higher production values, and award-winning directors. The genre became a training ground for filmmakers who had to be resourceful with limited budgets and who used the genre to bypass censorship by cloaking political dissent in narratives of sexual liberation.

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Aesthetic and thematic patterns to notice Producers realized that sex sold, and it sold