Other members of the Cabinet however argue that it would help the country grow economically if the Philippines becomes an American protectorate. The Philippines’ military leader General Antonio Luna (John Arcilla) argues that they should kick out the Americans and continue the revolution of the Philippines in becoming an independent nation. In the treaty, Spain relinquishes its territories to America, including the Philippine archipelago for 20 million dollars. Unknown to the Filipinos, Spain has signed the Treaty of Paris with America after losing the Spanish-American war. The Filipinos are ready to become a self-ruled nation but conflict among the Filipino cabinet arise when American forces appear in the country. Heneral Luna is set in 1898 after the end Spanish colonial rule, following the Philippine revolution. The Philippines was an American territory from 1898 to 1946.The Philippines is named after a 16 th century Spanish King by the name King Philip II.The Philippines was under Spanish colonial rule for 333 years, from the late 1500s to late 1800s.
It is based on Filipino war hero, Antonio Luna and gives insight into The Philippines’ colonial past.įor the purpose of this blog therefore, here are some historical facts about the Philippines: If you reached this line, thanks for taking time to read.Heneral Luna is a Filipino period movie from 2015, starring John Arcilla, Aaron Villaflor and Nonie Buencamino. Now, next oe my To-Watch films is “Silong.” Let’s do this! Let’s do our part and the FIRST is to watch the movie and be educated. I hate how on point they are when they said some decisions only favor the few or the more wealthy. Say no to the little things that cloud your judgement: Greed, money, power. I know we are sort of a “damaged culture” but it is never too late to fix something. There is hope for the local cinema industry! I hope for the day then when we see the list of movies in a cinema, 90% will be Filipino ones and the elitists won’t be like “how baduy.” I sincerely hope your vision for it materializes and it really becomes a trilogy – like Marvel but even better because we are talking about real life heroes here. We need more movies like this and less of the “kabit theme” or shallow movies. So thank you guys, for taking time and your talent to create this work of art. The message of the entire movie is CLEAR – no dead scenes and the 2 hours felt so fast. I applaud the whole team behind Heneral Luna for making the cinematography so brilliant that it will surely reach the market they’d like to tap. Why do we do that? Beat each other black and blue when we could channel our energy into more productive things? The reason for their fight might be the most valid excuse but it all boils down to the decisions we make. Nothing upsets me more than wasted time (especially with the traffic now, time is MORE PRECIOUS than gold). There won’t be any spoilers here (because the movie is based on historic facts) but there were scenes in the movie where Heneral Luna and the other characters let their ego get in the way and ended up being counter-productive. I KNOW that we’ve already seen A LOT of social media posts encouraging us to watch the movie (amazing cinematography, line-up of cast, etc) so how will my post be any different? I am not an expert when it comes to the topic of Philippine history but what I picked up from watching the movie is this: Filipinos should never bring down their own countrymen.
I usually wouldn’t go for those seats but the cinema was PACKED and I came across an article that it would get pulled out soon so I didn’t miss the opportunity. I paid Php230 for my ticket and settled for seats on the side, nearer the screen. You might be thinking, “What on earth does this outfit post have to do with a Heneral Luna movie review?” I am just sharing that this is what I wore when I watched it but blogging requirement aside, it’s really a film you shouldn’t miss. That’s exactly what happened after I watched “Heneral Luna” by Jerrold Tarog. We have seen a lot of great movies (most, international, I’m pretty sure) but not all will leave you applauding right after the movie and better yet – call you to action. I never thought a movie could move me so much that here I am crafting a blog post about it and it’s almost midnight.
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