Bona's Final Sequence in Pictures
Bona's Final Sequence, a Masterpiece

Bona (Nora), finally coming to her senses, takes a pot of boiling water and scalds her erstwhile idol Gardo (Phillip).-Isagani Cruz

He tells Bona that he and Katrina will be migrating to the United States and that she must return to her father’s house. She has no home to go to, she says. Gardo tells her that is her own problem since he never asked her to stay with him. He tells her to pack all his things as he will be selling his house to go and live with Katrina pending their departure for abroad. But first, she must prepare his bath. -TD Agcaoili

She tells him that the pot of water is boiling on the stove. He undresses in accordance with their ritual of the bath, but this time, Bona is not destined to make the temperate mixture he loves. She reaches for the cauldron of boiling water, and the next shot shows Bona in a close-up in front of the boiling water. -TD Agcaoili
Brocka uses slow motion, in or order to capture all the nuances of Aunor's face as she explodes in a mixture of rage, frustration, and hate. The revenge comes even more sweetly becauses throughout the film, water has been used to oppress Bona. - Isagani Cruz, Movie Times
Screencaps from Bona DVD provided by Jojo de Vera - posted 12/9/05