He begins the film listening to luna recalling his rise to power the. It is indeed one of the most beautiful movies ive ever seen. Antonio luna, the brilliant and brusque strategist whose. In 1951, the first postwar philippine fifty peso bill featured a portrait of luna until it was replaced in 1969 by a portrait of sergio osmena. Though many of us admit that we are disappointed about how our historic events turned out to be, many hidden messages. General luna was becoming concerned about the looming presence of american troops and in a cabinet meeting with president emilio aguinaldo, engaged in a. 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 fulfill the promise of the philippine revolution. Heneral luna 2015 20 funniest caught on cam moments that will make you lol in its showtime kapamilya toplist duration. 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. I was just too overwhelmed after i saw the film, that i was, admittedly, lost for words. I hope we can see another movie that is worth it enough to watch, and the movie is not that desperate to gain viewers by giving 50percent off to the students but its a great strategy for. The film breaks the idea of a hero the monument hero by presenting lunas flaws that essentially is. General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general antonio luna s leadership of the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. 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.
Ang pelikulang ito ay ayon sa kasaysayan ng ating bansa. The first scene was that in a certain room, general luna was alone with a boy. Oh well, social networking sites are really the perfect platform for. Technically marvellous is the only way to describe the movies sound design from lunas table banging overpowering the raucous in a cabinet. Goyo and heneral luna died, and so was the courage and dignity of the filipinos. Tarog makes his character human and creates an essay of everything that is. In this film, antonio luna is depicted as a real human being, full of virtues as well as faults. Oct 30, 2015 a patriotic biopic that veers toward propaganda, heneral luna is about antonio luna, who in the late 1800s led the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. Heneral luna 574 words 3 pages unlike most films about heroes, this one manages to tell a compelling story about the brilliant and fiery general.
Sep 24, 2015 a reflection on the brilliant heneral luna film. The first few seconds of the movie showed a disclaimer saying that the movie, while mostly based on facts, is a combination of the real and the imaginary. I wasnt able to catch it until two nights ago because many were claiming that the movie was on its last day of showing, and im left awestruck, to say the least. Oct 30, 2015 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. But the least the movie could have done was show why goyo was a hero in the first place.
Heneral luna movie poster heneral luna wittily braved the prejudice of boring history films. Reaction to heneral luna film putting thoughts into words. A reflection paper to heneral luna and goyo philippines unrest. General luna s downfall left a considerable measure of inquiries unanswered. 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. May 02, 2020 heneral luna more than makes for these flaws though through its artistic components such as its beautiful score, wellcrafted cinematography, and, most especially, its fantastic rhythmic script. Rebyu ng pelikulang heneral luna emilio aguinaldo 2016. Heneral luna 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It should be both praise and criticism because it is. The creators, cast, and crew of the film went on a nationwide school tour. Heneral luna reflection paper summary of the movie the story took place during the philippineamerican war, focusing on the leadership of heneral luna to the philippine revolutionary army. Reflections on heneral luna image from the heneral luna website, and one of my favorite establishing shots in the film. The story focus on the life of general emilio aguinaldo who was elected by the leaders of katipunan that roled by governor jeorge er estregan.
The philppines foreignlanguage oscar hopeful is a rousing historical epic set during the philippineamerican. Heneral luna reflection cruz patricia anne p 11235241. Heneral luna is meant to be this generic bespectacled journalists observations of the life and death of a national hero. A critique on the film heneral luna i think too much. It would be interesting to see the alternate history of the philippines if general luna had not been killed. Come browse our large digital warehouse of free sample essays. Directed by jerrold tarog and produced by artikulo uno productions, the film received critical acclaim from critics, praising its cinematography, writing, acting and plot. After more than 300 years of being under spanish rule, the philippines is now sold to the united states, under which rule the native country now becomes. General lunas downfall left a considerable measure of inquiries unanswered.
In the snare, the general was let go and wounded to death. Sep 10, 2015 heneral luna movie poster heneral luna wittily braved the prejudice of boring history films. Ilan sa mga bumuo ng iskrip ay sina henry francia, e. The cinematography, cast, writing is really wonderful and realistic, although the language used is not what i expected because it. If we all watch the movie, we would all see how chaotic and unorganized our system of government was back then. View essay my reaction to heneral luna movie from bsit 10 at philippine womens university. Oct 17, 2015 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. I hope we can see another movie that is worth it enough to watch, and the movie is not that desperate to gain viewers by giving 50percent off to the students but its a great strategy for making history more fun and more detailed.
Opinion what goyo teaches us about leadership, youth. The 3rd district of quezon province was named after general luna. Heneral luna pelikula wikipedia, ang malayang ensiklopedya. General antonio luna, a barrio in mayorga, leyte, is named after luna. Oct 12, 2015 heneral luna is meant to be this generic bespectacled journalists observations of the life and death of a national hero. General luna, the crazy soldier with the crazy temper, and didnt care who he stepped on, as long as he got where he needed to be. In the 2015 gawad apolinario mabini awarding ceremonies on september 29, 2015, he noted the issue was a reflection of how little some of the. In the movie, we saw how president aguinaldo comes incomparable to the patriotic antonio luna. Jerrold tarogs awardwinning opus about the fiery commander was a surprisingly stirring and resonant film that, for better or worse, opened the hearts and minds of the filipino people to the possibility of a brash, arrogant, womanizing leader whos wildly imperfect and.
Demolishing him even before getting to know him is a. Jan 25, 2018 the movie portrays the life of general antonio luna, the brilliant military strategist who was betrayed by his own countrymen. Heneral luna reflection paper summary of the movie the story. It should be both praise and criticism because it is not bad to show the human side of a person.
It was a war of independence from two colonial masters and this film pays honor and respect to antonio luna, one of the. Last week, the film heneral luna by jerrold tarog was released in cinemas around the metro. Antonio luna john arcilla faces resistance from his own countrymen as he fights for freedom during the philippineamerican war. Nov 30, 2015 one of the most expensive and highestgrossing filipino films of all time, heneral luna is a rousing, wartsandall portrait of gen. The movie makes a certain connection with its viewers. The movie portrays the life of general antonio luna, the brilliant military strategist who was betrayed by his own countrymen. Like the brash and vitriolic general of the same name, it had refused to fade calmly into obscurity and continued to pop in and out of the trending list in succeeding days. It assumed that del pilar is as popularly known as rizal and bonifacio whose lives can be dissected and debated upon by the public.
Luna was assassinated, the american troops rejoiced, knowing that the general was a threat to their acquisition of power. Ang batang heneral is a sequel to the 2015 film heneral luna and is produced by tba studios. General luna, the only real military genius the philippines has ever had, who ended up being killed by his own countrymen anyway. Theyre also the production company that created films such as im drunk i love you, smaller and smaller circles, sunday beauty queen, and birdshot.
He brings a genuine humanity, and at the same time, a really compelling. Ang mga tauhan ay sina john arcilla bilang antonio lauana, mon confiado bilang emilio aguinaldo. I guess they wanted to make it clear that they opted to go for a little bit of creative freedom in. Ang anting anting ni leon kilat general pantaleon villegas revolutionary leader in cebu. General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general. The story begins in the onset of the philippineamerican war. Filipino regionalists who only care that their region of origin is overwhelmed with pride kawit soldiers. Heneral luna more than makes for these flaws though through its artistic components such as its beautiful score, wellcrafted cinematography, and, most especially, its fantastic rhythmic script. Many interdisciplinary courses ask students to submit a reading reflection essay. Goyo movie portrays the battle of gregorio del pilar as the general of the.
The film itself was able to paint a reflection of modern society in the colors of the. It revolved not only about the war against the americans, but mainly on the conflict among filipinos. The movie is paced nicely even at times its layered to different events, but puts itself together consistently. We cannot get past our shallowness to provide and achieve a greater good. Nov 23, 2015 general antonio luna, superbly portrayed by john arcilla, is in charge of the philippine revolutionary army, and he is in uberfight mode. I wanted to know why all of them were crazy about the film. Who goes against the order of the army being unified by general luna. In the closure, felipe, aguinaldo and joven were clarifying their sides of the story. Contextual translation of reaction paper on movie general luna into tagalog. To see the film for the first time has driven me into this feeling of immense anger and sorrow for our muchloved country. Heneral luna, an indie historical film which had opened quietly the week before, had begun trending in twitter at 4 a. A patriotic biopic that veers toward propaganda, heneral luna is about antonio luna, who in the late 1800s led the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. Ang batang heneral, is how flawed we filipinos and our leaders are.
Undeniably, it has a dazzling portrayal of the filipino character that includes both the admirable side and the malevolent one. Heneral luna as we all know rears a very emotional elicit of our hidden patriotic angst. Sep 07, 2018 heneral luna 2015 20 funniest caught on cam moments that will make you lol in its showtime kapamilya toplist duration. Support the filmmakers and cinema escapist by buying a copy of this movie with our amazon affiliate link. For one to be advocated in the philippines, you play a game of favoritism that involves business people. Ang batang heneral was teased during the midcredits scene at the end of the 2015 film heneral luna. Reflection paper unlike most films about heroes, this one manages to tell a compelling story about the brilliant and fiery general. Heneral luna may actually be just what we need to finally find the heroes of our times. You let your money, given by them to work for you, and that is how you retain power and status. 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.
But two days after watching yes, i was still thinking about the movie in. Everyone was into the film and they all say good things about it. Its actually unusual and weird to implant in the mind that some would actually do that. Few days ago, i have the privilege to watch the movie and it never left me. 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.
Sparks juneoctober 2015 issue the film heneral luna is not some ordinary movie that we see in the mainstream today. Heneral luna is a patriotic biopic that aspires to. Set during the philippineamerican war, a shorttempered filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the american army. Few only truly love our country, we dont know and even heard but luna truly sacrificed a lot. Antonio luna leads the fight for independence from the u. Directed by jerrold tarog and produced by artikulo uno productions, the film received critical acclaim from critics, praising its cinematography.
With john arcilla, arron villaflor, mon confiado, bing pimentel. A reflection paper to heneral luna and goyo free download as. What stupidity it is to kill your best general, said one of the american soldiers then. General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general antonio lunas leadership of the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. The first thing that you witness in watching the film, goyo. People were forming a beeline to another cinema dedicated to some movie again, filipino arrgghhh about confused relationships. Oh well, social networking sites are really the perfect platform for advertising. Starring john arcilla, epy quizon, paulo avelino, and arron villaflor. So, i got curious about why general antonio luna was named as heneral.
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