Kaya parang ang hirap din eh. Without the hype, I doubt a lot of people would have given it attention. And without the people who’ve given it attention, it might not even have a cult following.

A bit off-topic, but I remembered a movie that was hyped to be the “first all-digital Filipino animated film” (IIRC, it’s Dayo). It’s a passable film, but without the hype, I don’t think a lot of people would have even bothered watching it. Personally, I went to watch it to see if it matches the hype, and was kinda disappointed. I was thinking it’s the same for Anito. That there are people who bought it to scrutinize or laugh at it due to the hype. Except that in Anito’s case, it eventually got its re-evaluation.