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HENERAL LUNA (2015); MOVIE CRITIQUE

Watching movies is one of my hobbies that I spend most of the time.


And once in a while, I never saw a very insane and captivating movie. General
Luna, guessing by the title of the movie gives me the idea that this is about the
history of the Philippines. As a viewer, I cannot get the message that the
director wants to depict but I know that it talks about the independence of our
ancestors to fight for our country. The director gives us the idea of a grand
nationality and fighting within bloody havoc the Filipino themselves. The
director and filmmakers made the film's indulgence to the observer very
sensational and worthy. The characters in the movie have a great privilege to
portray each personas of the past because they've shown the modesty and novelty
of typical Filipinos. Emphasizing the Philippine history gives the more
entertaining and captivating especially remarkable scene of the epic. I may say
this film is very honorable for us Filipinos to grasp.

The movie begins in a room where General Luna (John Arcilla) and a boy
named Joven (Aaron Villaflor) who wanted to write a memoir about the general. And
the general started it with the meeting of the Philippine Presidential Cabinet,
the officials were debating about whether they should be trusting the Americans
or not. General Luna and one of the officials start fighting but held by
President Aguinaldo(Mon Confiado). "Para kayong mga birhen na naniniwala sa pag-
ibig ng Isang puta."~one of General Luna's remarkable lines during the discourse.
Then proceeds to the commotions where the Americans terrorized other areas in
some part of the Central Luzon. Terrified by the commotions, the army led by
General Luna planned for the battle but interlocked in some problems of the
officials of the military co-operation. One of these is Captain Pedro Janolino
that the General humiliated in front of his soldiers and also General Mascardo
who refuses to give troops to barracks in the assigned places. He went back home
and meet his mother, reminding him that he'll die if he continued fighting, but
his not still shaken. He could've been a doctor but he's now a mighty general
that is ready to fight for he thinks that's and to do that right thing. He was
summoned in the Office of the President in Cabanatuan but the president is
nowhere to be found, instead, he was ambushed and stabbed to death including his
trusted soldier by his fellowmen. In the ending, Felipe, Aguinaldo, and Joven
were explaining their sides of the story about the fallen General Luna. The
General's death left many questions to us that nobody can answer that mystery.
The director and his team blended it with humor and war-making it
interesting, not boring. The atmosphere of the entire film was portrayed
wonderfully, it shows political machinations and political infighting when the
battle is not present, for the point of view General Luna and his collaborators.
This film also grabs you with its cinematography, some images on the big screen
had such vivid colors and innovative camera angles. The period production and
costume design were accurate in detail. During the edited flashback sequence
including Rizal's execution that was uniquely and hunting, there are most
gruesome and graphic special impressions showing the violent cruelty of battle
which will astound you. Luna closed his eyes and recollected the past days with
their family and the events in their lives and the people around them were
extraordinary. How the film executed these ideas are just glorious, it gets
larger-than-life without feeling strange, towards the heart of defending the
nations worth fighting for.
The presence of disclaimers stating that this is a work of fiction
inspired by the fact could raise an uneasy question as to how much fiction was in
here mixed among the facts. But it's not truly fiction, they have just added them
to create a history mindblowing film. Characters in this film are true and lived
in real life decades of years ago, except for some characters that are fictional
like Luna's lover Isabel (Mylene Dizon)And the young journalist (Arron
Villaflor). As you go through the movie, historical storytelling was very clear,
exciting and engaging from beginning to the end. The epic hero in the movie
Heneral Luna was portrayed in detail as long as the supporting characters.
General Luna was a good guitarist in real life, a writer and to be a doctor to
save lives but he became a general in the battlefield to sacrifice his life to
save thousands of lives.The scenarios are naturally implied to Filipino's
characteristics before, including the battlefield that the can't override the
equipment of the Americans to fight them, and also the killing scenrio of Luna
which represents the Spoilarium that's painted by his brother. General Luna has a
great symbolism of our Philippine History but also Our Filipino cultures and
ways.
I don't usually watch Filipino movies because it's boring, but now I
may say it's not when I watched the film. The characters were detailed well but
some should have to emphasize their roles. And the setting of the film gives the
great phenomenal idea about the places in the Philippines in their time. Those in
character, who played off despite the weaknesses and strong points of the main,
major and minor players during the Philippine revolutionary era, takes us back to
the times that give the emotional and intellectual views. There are lots of lines
that are remarkable to us Filipinos, like what Luna said, "Negosyo o Kalayaan,
Bayani o Sarili, pumili ka!' and also "May higit tayong kalaban kaysa Amerikano,
ang ating sarili".I was so sad when Luna and his fellow captains and soldiers
were killed by their fellow Filipinos. His line proved that our enemy is
ourselves, notwithstanding his beliefs in what is in his mind. During those
times, he almost gave up his life, attempting suicide, yet he continued to fight
and live not minding himself that it's useless after all. As gratitude to General
Antonio Luna, I salute him for his insane and stubborn braveness of fighting the
hoping freedom that he wants for his country, although he's buried to the land he
has grown with and it's our beloved country, PHILIPPINES. Mabuhay Ang Pilipinas!

-NOELYNE T. CABIAS

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