AXIOMS of Communication

AXIOMS of Communication based on local movies

Greta & Iolo: Four Sisters & a Wedding

Axiom 3 states “THE NATURE OF A RELATIONSHIP DEPENDS ON HOW BOTH PARTIES PUNCTUATE THE COMMUNICATION SEQUENCE.” We have different interpretations of what others say, often resulting in misunderstandings. One example of this scenario is when Bobbie witnessed Chad's infidelity and decided to tell Alex about what she saw. Although Bobbie's intentions were good, Alex interpreted it as Bobbie (who all the sisters viewed as the perfect one) being envious of her relationship with Chad and ended up arguing. Oftentimes, our relationships affect the way we communicate. In this case, because the sisters hadn't been on good terms since meeting, there was tension that led to misinformation.

On the other hand, Axiom 4 states that “COMMUNICATION CAN BE BOTH DIGITAL AND ANALOGICAL.” Our words and actions are interconnected, sometimes what we say can be understood differently depending on the level of relationship we have with that person and how we say them. Take for example, Bobbie, due to her rocky relationship with her sisters, her words get misinterpreted a lot and usually becomes the cause of the problems. That is why it’s important to be consistent with what we say and how we say it.

Nicole & Arabella: The Day After Valentine's

Strangers with very different personalities and outlooks in life were led to an unexpected twist of truth of events. A relationship that sparked the day after valentines.  The movie is about two broken individuals struggling to heal from their pasts and as they bumped into each other, they found a connection. A broken soul repairing another broken soul while silently fighting her own battles. Their psychological barriers affected how they communicate between themselves and to others. It shows healing, forgiveness, family relationship, and self-love. 

The dominant axiom present in the movie is also the famous axiom, which is Axiom 1. One cannot not communicate. There’s this scene in the movie wherein Kai (JC Santos) is trying to hide his new and fresh wound in the arm from Lani (Bella Padilla) by covering it with an elbow sock. And also, another representation of axiom 1 wherein Lani starts showing her scarred back and scars as a sign of forgiveness to her parents in the end. 

• AXIOM 3: Lani and Kai kept in touch with each other after their vacation in Lanai, Hawaii. Both punctuates differently from their constant communication. Lani interprets it as a start of something new; a fresh start of their relationship, but as it turns out, Kai perceives it only as a sole friendship. Misreading, misinterpretations of actions driven by both lost souls led Lani to believe they should be feeling the same way just because she ‘fixed him’.

• AXIOM 5: The relationship between Lani and his abusive father and her condoning mother really does show axiom 5 in the movie. In a flashback in the movie, the young Lani was beaten severely by his drunk father without her mother, brother or even her Aunt Vicky intervening in the said abuse. The hopelessness that she felt as she grew up left a sore impact on her and her family.

Kai and Lani’s friendship all throughout the whole movie shows a symmetrical relationship between them.