It is indeed one of the most beautiful movies ive ever seen. Our society is so used to being shallow, being in our comfort zones, which only implies that we do not aim for something. It is true, may malaki tayong kalaban sa mga amerikanoang ating sarili, the real enemy of the filipinos are their fellow filipinos. Epic movie shows how the revolution assassinated heneral luna. Directed by jerrold tarog and produced by artikulo uno productions, the film received critical acclaim from critics, praising its cinematography, writing, acting and plot. The story took place during the philippineamerican war, focusing on the leadership of heneral luna to the philippine revolutionary army. Ang batang heneral, is how flawed we filipinos and our leaders are. The people behind the movie have thrown some good humor that will appeal to the current generation. Well, in terms of cinematography, writing, acting, and plot, heneral luna is quite ambitious in. Joe ross reaction paper adult development psy6300 instructor. In the snare, the general was let go and wounded to death.
He served in the first philippine republic under president emilio aguinaldo. Its actually unusual and weird to implant in the mind that some would actually do that. Tarogs film has generated a firestorm of interest and admiration, and it not only puts luna on the pedestal he deserves but venerates him and short of vilifies emilio aguinaldo who was. This reaction paper was submitted to my social studies professor as a subject. In the end, it is lunas wellknown pride and temper that seal his fate as a group of soldiers assassinate him in cabanatuan, nueva ecija.
But really, when a film works this hard to rouse you. It revolved not only about the war against the americans, but mainly on the conflict among filipinos. The final movie in the war trilogy will be about president manuel l. The municipalities of general luna, quezon and general luna, surigao del norte are named after luna. Heneral luna does have its lighter moments, such as the generals nearslapstick attempt to commandeer a train for his soldiers or his gallows humor while trapped in the trenches. In heneral luna and goyo, a young quezon was played by benjamin alves.
Though many of us admit that we are disappointed about how our historic events turned out to be, many hidden messages. One of the most expensive and highestgrossing filipino films of all time, heneral luna is a rousing, wartsandall portrait of gen. Although the previous story was all about fighting for freedom and becoming a martyr like heneral luna himself, for me, goyo shows us that not all leaders or heroes that we look up are strong enough to handle the. It won third prize at the fdcps kasaysayan historical scriptwriting contest in july of 2010. Heneral luna reaction paper free download as word doc. It is a continuation of the first film heneral luna. General luna street, stretching from intramuros to paco in the manila, was named after luna. It shows complete details and information that heneral luna and his. Essential viewing what tarog does to luna is to release him from being just an object of this victors history we have been blindly celebrating throughout the years. This quotation really caught up my attention since the very start of the heneral luna movie.
With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Heneral luna reflection paper summary of the movie. This film enables us to understand not just the life of luna but also the historical context of his struggle and. As a result, luna died not on the battlefields of the philippineamerican war, but he was assassinated on the streets of. This film isnt afraid to tackle these sensitive issues. In this film, antonio luna is depicted as a real human being, full of virtues as well as faults. General antonio luna avenue, a twolane national road in san mateo, rizal, was named after luna. The fall of antonio luna, an original screen play written by henry francia and e.
Heneral luna critique paper raymund gonzalez medium. Epic movie shows how the revolution assassinated heneral. Heneral luna 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. I felt sad, angry, and even almost hostile towards my fellow countrymen who betrayed luna.
Contextual translation of reaction paper on movie general luna into tagalog. Set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most brilliant military men, general antonio luna, as he tries to lead his countrymen against colonial masters new and old, and to rise above their own raging disputes to fulfill the promise of the philippine revolution. A reaction to heneral luna movie free download as word doc. If youre looking for a very intellectual critique of the movie and about its historical accuracy, or is someone who havent learned what happened to goyo in high school or watched the movie yet that you might consider some stuff found here as spoilers, or just someone who cant understand that this post is merely a reaction to the movie and nothing else, then please dont. Heneral luna reaction paper i first watched the film heneral luna last summer vacation, my dad insists that we should watch this historical biopic movie beside the fact that we are interested about history, this movie became a trending topic on the internet and it was the philippine entry on 88th academy awards for best foreign film. Ang batang heneral is a story of one of our heroes, gregorio del pilar. Heneral luna cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Heneral luna the philppines foreignlanguage oscar hopeful is a rousing historical epic set during the philippineamerican war.
Heneral luna is a tale of how a dissenting voice can get swept away and ultimately perish under a wave of egos and personal interest. The first thing that you witness in watching the film, goyo. As of this writing, a movie entitled, heneral luna, is being shown in its 3rd week in metro manila cinemas and nationwide. Im only a little embarrassed at liking heneral luna, an audaciously manipulative movie thats more involving than it should be. Pamela smilo phd june 27, 2010 reaction paper our textbook the journey of adulthood by barbara r.
Heneral luna is a historical movie based in the philippines, when the americans colonized our country and how our filipino ancestors reacted. Rip francis m gloc 9, andrew e, hi c and others tribute for francis magalona music reaction duration. It would be interesting to see the alternate history of the philippines if general luna had not been killed. Despite being a leading propagandist during the twilight years of spanish regime and a revolutionary leader at the onset of the filipinoamerican war, antonio luna remains one of the most unappreciated of all philippine heroes.
Reaction to heneral luna film putting thoughts into words. Carrying the weight of the story is the above stellar performance of john arcilla in the title role of general antonio luna. Marami na akong napanuod na mga pelikulang may ganitong tema digmaan at pagpapakabayani ngunit madalas ay hindi ko ito nagugustuhan. My reaction to heneral luna the movie nowadays, people who would rather risk their lives for the sake of their country are rarely to be found. Heneral luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general antonio lunas leadership of the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. The movie earned at least p200 million in the boxoffice, and its producers this year released a followthrough, a biopic of gen. Heneral luna wittily braved the prejudice of boring history films. The most important thing we can learn from heneral luna. The film was selected as the philippine entry for the best foreign language film at the 88th academy awards but it was not nominated. The story took place during the philippineamerican war, focusing on the leadership of. Set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most brilliant military men, general antonio luna, as he tries to lead his countrymen against. In the closure, felipe, aguinaldo and joven were clarifying their sides of the story. Heneral luna, released september 9, 2015, is a historical biopic film depicting general antonio luna john arcilla and his exploits while leading the philippine revolutionary army against the united states during the philippineamerican war.
The movie heneral luna is one of the best historical movie ever created by the filipinos. Heneral artikulo uno hindi ko ipagkakailalang namangha ako sa pelikulang heneral luna. The movie heightened the filipinos sense of patriotism and love. Reflection paper unlike most films about heroes, this one manages to tell a compelling story about the brilliant and fiery general. From its start, where revolutionary soldiers mistake a bearded general alejandro alvin anson for general luna, to its end, where the grieving love of del pilar dolefully walk out of the screen. Antonio luna october 29, 1866june 5, 1899 was a soldier, chemist, musician, war strategist, journalist, pharmacist, and hotheaded general, a complex man who was, unfortunately, perceived as a threat by the philippines ruthless first president emilio aguinaldo. Heneral luna does have its lighter moments, such as the general s nearslapstick attempt to commandeer a train for his soldiers or his gallows humor while trapped in the trenches. It was a war of independence from two colonial masters and this film pays honor and respect to antonio luna, one of the. Regionalism and insubordination mar the unity of the fighting forces. The film focuses on general antonio luna, the brother of the famous artist juan luna. Awardwinning director jerrold tarog sana dati, senior year, confessional was looking for a story about the filipino hero general antonio luna, and. To see the film for the first time has driven me into this feeling of immense anger and sorrow for our muchloved country. Set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most brilliant soldier, general antonio luna, as he tries to lead his countrymen against colonial masters new and old, and to rise above their own raging disputes to.
It is such a wonderfully crafted movie in such a way that it is not the typical history film that we see as boring and looks like a documentary. Watching heneral luna is one of the best things i have done in my life. The movie have made me hate aguinaldo and made me say that he should not be considered as one of the heroes as he had betrayed our country big time. With its hilarity and candidness, the same as that of that thing called tadhana 2015, and the sincerity and gravitas found in jose rizal 1998, definitely you have to watch this epic masterpiece.
Luna can be heard spewing curse words all throughout the film as he tried to win against the americans. The movie heneral luna, directed by jerrold tarog and developed by artikulo uno productions, seeks to change that. Heneral luna affirms that filipinos lack depth and comprehension, thats why his plans as a general failed to be delivered there was no one to understand him, not even the president. Bee is the study of adult development, and it follows the tenets of developmental psychology, the field of study that deals with the behavior, thoughts and emotions of individuals as they go. The film heneral luna is based on whirlwinds of dust. Released october 30th, 2015, heneral luna stars johnarcilla, monconfiado, arronvillaflor, joembascon the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. I was just too overwhelmed after i saw the film, that i was, admittedly, lost for words. The midcredit scene in the film, however, hinted that an older quezon will be portrayed by tj trinidad. The film itself was able to paint a reflection of modern society in the colors of the. It stimulates a special kind of reflection we need in rethinking our own state of patriotism and sense of nationalism and nationhood.
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