Summary of heneral luna movie
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“What stupidity it is to kill your best general,” said one of the American soldiers then. Luna was assassinated, the American troops rejoiced, knowing that the general was a threat to their acquisition of power. We have to make peace with each other because no one else will do it for us. If in this institution exist individuals who let self-interest get the best of them, it is not far that we say, “Divinians have a bigger enemy than any other, and it would be ourselves.” He once said, “Filipinos have a bigger enemy than the Americans, and it would be themselves.
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If we continue to possess this attitude, Gen. Progress is hampered by individuals who are blinded by their greed of something – money, fame, position, superiority, power, self-gratification, and others. With these people driven by their selfish interests, the battle is as hard for us as it was for Gen. Today in contemporary battles, we still find people who do something only for themselves and not for the greater good. They indeed fought for such belief but that was one belief that ruined our fight for independence. During that time, many rich men were hesitant to revolutions because having Americans rule the country would entail success to their businesses. The film reminds us of the time of the Spaniards and later of the Americans when Filipino leaders and other prominent figures put a premium to enriching themselves rather than fighting for our freedom against our colonizers. Luna, the film is also capable of giving the audience a glimpse of the political squabble amongst Filipino leaders. Who knows? Maybe having some guts to stick to our beliefs and fight for them in a place where everyone is too afraid to think outside the box is the answer to this long overdue struggle.įight for your beliefs but do not let selfish reasons overwhelm you. If it is for the better, why not fight for it? In reality, a man is defined by his principles and not by the number of people he pleases by saying yes all the time. Eventually, we have to learn to stand up and fight for what we think is right even if there is a bunch of cowards telling us not to. Many years since his death, his memories aim to tell us that we cannot just live each day bowing down or nodding our heads. Antonio Luna did not bother pleasing anyone or saying yes all the time because he thought of the bigger picture: what there is to do for his country to be free. Heneral Luna wants to teach us the value of having principles in life to stand up for. In this institution, all we should learn from Heneral Luna are lessons that can make us better Divinians, better citizens, let alone better persons. These issues are ones that not only concern the country at large but also ones that reach each of us on a personal note, our relationships with other people, our school, our organizations, and our own battles. We are to be blamed as to this dark period of history, in the same way that we are to be blamed in the issues that haunt us today. Luna? You and I did we, the Filipinos, did. Emilio Aguinaldo? The soldiers of Kawit? His fellow generals? Who really did it? It took me so long to find an answer but I have realized something that could blur the lines dividing uncertainty and understanding. Then one of my friends asked me, “So, who really killed Gen. Antonio Luna endured before it actually took away his life. And by the end of the film, we found ourselves crying as we saw the torture that Gen. We really did have our hearts and conscience pierced by the events in history we never knew happened at all. We watched bits of history that were not given prominence in any of the books Zaide wrote. Watching the film made my friends and I realize that we were seeing history, something that we never learned from Zaide. Jerrold Tarrog and everyone else behind Heneral Luna have put some more gas to a debate that has been going on for decades to date: Who really is to be blamed?
#Summary of heneral luna movie movie#
The movie makes a certain connection with its viewers as it reminds all of us of the value of love of country and of what makes this nation fail. Undeniably, it has a dazzling portrayal of the Filipino character that includes both the admirable side and the malevolent one. The film Heneral Luna is not some ordinary movie that we see in the mainstream today. Published article: SPARKS June-October 2015 issue