Although Laguna as a province wasn’t mentioned in the musical play “Pilato,” it is implied that its theme is a Catholic presentation of how disinformation and misinformation have polluted the truths of practically everything not excluding biblical knowledge.
The question being posed by the theater piece “Ano ba ang katotohanan (What is the truth?)” as if the theological epistemology is doubted.
But no.
The play is firm that it was Pontius Pilate who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus Christ for His being dissident honest.
What the musical is trying to say was the many interpretations of history that tend to misinform or disinform.
Eldrin Veloso, the director, is nonchalant about his stand amidst all these subjectivity in treating historical figures or biblical characters.
Veloso as the writer has defined well his point of view and characterization distinct from each other traditionally adapted from the original source or any other derivations of the material bringing forth a truthful portrayal of the scenes and the personages that pivoted in them.
Veloso in his directorial berth didn’t distort any single iota of veracity in biblical and historical facts.
He stuck to the whole truth and nothing but.
The main lesson, though, of the play is to veer away from carries of misinformation and disinformation which are prevalent in the present time.
“Information comes to us in countless forms and modes. But how do we sift through the chaos to uncover the truth? Would we even recognize the truth if we meet it face-to-face?
“Essentially, that is what the play hopes to put out there—a journey that dares to unravel the mystery of truth’s many faces. With our society on the brink of a post-truth era, I believe this is a story that demands to be told now, more than ever,” said Eldrin.
Truth, for Veloso, should be analyzed and not to accept anything hook, line and singer without fact-checking.
The world, digital or real, is corrupted with fake news.
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