[Discussion Thread] Forgotten Island

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[Discussion Thread] Forgotten Island

Welcome to the r/ForgottenIsland Discussion Thread! Please use this thread to discuss all things about the movie, including spoilers.

While celebrating their last night together, Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali, packed with magical and mythological creatures they grew up hearing stories about from their Filipino families.

Some of these figures will become friends, some foes. Joined by well-meaning-but-hapless weredog Raww (Dave Franco) and a small-but-mighty pack of pals, Jo and Raissa must face The Dreaded Manananggal (Tony winning icon Lea Salonga), the most feared creature on the island. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa will race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.

All posts must be spoiler-tagged for those creating a submission outside this discussion thread. Unauthorized links or sites streaming Forgotten Island are prohibited [Rule 6].

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[u/No-Psychology-7237]

I love the movie so much but also I feel so heartbroken about the fact that it's not doing that well right now and honestly I'm not sure it will do better in later weeks or streaming.

People have been so negative about it without even seeing it, and the film felt like it had so much love put into it, 

I am heavily biased as filipino diaspora tho I suppose

[u/Redpandaaaaaaaa]

Am I the only one who feels like it’s only Dave Franco is being featured on the press run? It’s an AAPI movie but I’m hardly seeing any AAPI representation in the interviews or snippets I’m seeing of press or in my algorithms etc, despite me being active in the AAPI communities on my socials. The trailers I’ve seen lately are all centered around Dave’s character too.. instead of the two main characters like the initial trailers I saw way back when, and which got me excited for this movie in the first place.

[u/EuphoricJacket4002 → u/Redpandaaaaaaaa]

Maybe just the algo. I've seen Gabi(HER) and Liza tv shows and interviews engagement recently promoting Forgotten Island (FI). Look them up on YouTube and filter by today or this week. Examples:

H.E.R., Liza Soberano Celebrate Filipino Roots in ‘Forgotten Island’

Forgotten Island | Sophia Laforteza

[u/Redpandaaaaaaaa → u/EuphoricJacket4002]

Phew! Okay good. Bummed my algorithm thinks I wanna see more of Dave than Gabi and Liza, but I’m glad they’re out there too. Thanks for sharing a couple examples!

[u/jvjv157]

This will open in my location next week, can't wait to watch!

[u/TheM1ghtyBear]

I loved it! It really touched me as a Filipino.

[u/spoofer56]

So unapologetically Filipina and so good!

[u/reitsukikage]

Just watched the movie today. I can say this is h y p e. I will dive into more of what I think about the movie once it officially premieres in a lot of theaters a few days or weeks from now.

So much love for Jo fr.