Yanggaw is a film directed by Richard Somes. The film tells the story of a woman named Amor who faces drastic changes following a mysterious illness. Later, it was discovered that her illness caused her to transform into a monstrous beast at night, or in Filipino folklore, she transformed into a yanngaw or aswang. According to Merriam-Webster, Aswang is a witch who possesses an evil spirit. The film mainly revolved around two aspects. The first was how his family reacted to his condition and the second aspect illustrates how others, that is, their neighbors, reacted to the changes that happened to Amor and his family. Both the mentioned aspects were illustrated in a cause and effect narrative flow. At the beginning of the film, viewers are given an introduction to how Amor is doing; perhaps there was a glimpse into Amor's current situation. She was so sick that she didn't utter any words, she couldn't even open her eyes at first, which could also imply how terrible her feeling was. Additionally, her body was not fully shown and much emphasis was placed on her face, this shot implies two things. Suspending the projection of his entire body, perhaps his face alone, allows viewers to think about what kind of illness Amor was suffering from. Additionally, this could also illustrate the discomfort she felt and how helpless her situation was, as she was just wrapped in a blanket and couldn't do anything. Given her vulnerable and sickly state, Amor returned home to seek rest and comfort in the arms of her family. His arrival was a surprise for his family. Two things surprised them. The first was that they were shocked that Amor was home again, and the second was Amor's state when she came home, a...... middle of paper ... ...infers that the filmmaker did this in order to illustrate what had happened. the whole theme of the film which was the strength of every family. Most often, families face difficulties that will test their unity and uniqueness, as will the appearance of a change in Amor's physical and psychological state. Sometimes, some of them ran away from their families in hopes of escaping their problems, just like Toto, but no matter what, they always found refuge in the arms of their families, just like Amor, and more importantly again, there was an existence of endless love of parents towards their children, just like Nyor and Inday who are ready to protect and save their children from possible threats. Although Nyor ultimately killed his daughter, I perceived this act as something heroic in which he saved his daughter from further corruption of his daughter..