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. 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. 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. For one to be advocated in the philippines, you play a game of favoritism that involves business people.
Nov 30, 2015 one of the most expensive and highestgrossing filipino films of all time, heneral luna is a rousing, wartsandall portrait of gen. October 29, 1866 june 5, 1899 was a filipino army general who fought in the philippineamerican war. Goyo movie portrays the battle of gregorio del pilar as the general of the. But it is the first filipino historical movie i have seen perhaps there are others of which i am not aware that avoids the pitfall of other similar filmsthat of sacrificing storytelling techniques to the point that the resulting product ends up more like a. Reaction to heneral luna film putting thoughts into words. It revolved not only about the war against the americans, but mainly on the conflict among filipinos. 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. 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. 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. To see the film for the first time has driven me into this feeling of immense anger and sorrow for our muchloved country. General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general antonio lunas leadership of the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. Support the filmmakers and cinema escapist by buying a copy of this movie with our amazon affiliate link. In the movie, we saw how president aguinaldo comes incomparable to the patriotic antonio luna. 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.
Watching heneral luna is one of the best things i have done in my life. Regarded as one of the fiercest generals of his time, he succeeded artemio ricarte as the chief of staff of the armed forces of the philippines. Raj texted friday that we should watch heneral luna. The philppines foreignlanguage oscar hopeful is a rousing historical epic set during the philippineamerican.
Set during the philippineamerican war, a shorttempered filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the american army. Directed by jerrold tarog and produced by artikulo uno productions, the film received critical acclaim from critics, praising its cinematography, writing, acting and plot. Sep 24, 2015 a reflection on the brilliant heneral luna film. Directed by jerrold tarog and produced by artikulo uno productions, the film received critical acclaim from critics, praising its cinematography. Heneral luna is meant to be this generic bespectacled journalists observations of the life and death of a national hero. 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. Sep 10, 2015 heneral luna movie poster heneral luna wittily braved the prejudice of boring history films. We have a local film industry that is generally devoid of critical fare, the industry being flooded with infidelity movies and slapstick comedies. It is indeed one of the most beautiful movies ive ever seen. Heneral luna is a patriotic biopic that aspires to. Heneral luna, while precise in its storytelling and in its depiction of the major players of the revolution, evokes ambiguous emotions about a nation that has been revealed to be built on a.
A critique on the film heneral luna i think too much. The film itself was able to paint a reflection of modern society in the colors of the. Its actually unusual and weird to implant in the mind that some would actually do that. 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. Antonio luna, the brilliant and brusque strategist whose. Starring john arcilla, epy quizon, paulo avelino, and arron villaflor. In the closure, felipe, aguinaldo and joven were clarifying their sides of the story. 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.
General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general. 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. Last week, the film heneral luna by jerrold tarog was released in cinemas around the metro. He begins the film listening to luna recalling his rise to power the. General luna was becoming concerned about the looming presence of american troops and in a cabinet meeting with president emilio aguinaldo, engaged in a. Heneral luna is a great movie by itself, but what makes it stand out is how its gotten people talking and therein lies its success. General lunas downfall left a considerable measure of inquiries unanswered. Oct 12, 2015 heneral luna is meant to be this generic bespectacled journalists observations of the life and death of a national hero.
Heneral luna is not the first filipino movie based on historical events. It was a war of independence from two colonial masters and this film pays honor and respect to antonio luna, one of the. 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. Few days ago, i have the privilege to watch the movie and it never left me. Reflections on heneral luna image from the heneral luna website, and one of my favorite establishing shots in the film. In the snare, the general was let go and wounded to death. 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. It should be both praise and criticism because it is not bad to show the human side of a person.
I hope we can see another movie that is worth it enough to watch, and the. 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. The cinematography, cast, writing is really wonderful and realistic, although the language used is not what i expected because it. 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. You let your money, given by them to work for you, and that is how you retain power and status. This week, my facebook feed was full of people encouraging others to watch the movie, to help it make bank because it deserves the attention and when i watched the film last friday, it was with a literally. Technically marvellous is the only way to describe the movies sound design from lunas table banging overpowering the raucous in a cabinet. Jan 25, 2018 the movie portrays the life of general antonio luna, the brilliant military strategist who was betrayed by his own countrymen. Antonio luna leads the fight for independence from the u. The people behind the movie have thrown some good humor that will appeal to the current generation. Come browse our large digital warehouse of free sample essays. Antonio luna john arcilla faces resistance from his own countrymen as he fights for freedom during the philippineamerican war. The story begins in the onset of the philippineamerican war.
Sep 23, 2015 heneral luna, an indie historical film which had opened quietly the week before, had begun trending in twitter at 4 a. A reflection paper to heneral luna and goyo free download as. General luna, the only real military genius the philippines has ever had, who ended up being killed by his own countrymen anyway. Magtatrabaho na sana ako, kaya lang hindi ko na kayang patagalin pang hindi isulat lahat ng nakuha ko mula sa pelikulang heneral luna ni jerrold tarog. Heneral luna as we all know rears a very emotional elicit of our hidden patriotic angst. Heneral luna is a historical film about one of the philippines greatest generals. Set during the philippineamerican war, a shorttempered filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than. A reflection paper to heneral luna and goyo philippines unrest. Emilio aguinaldo even stated that heneral luna was one of his best war general under him and he never regret anything during his time simply because luna was at his right side. General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general antonio luna s leadership of the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. Sep 07, 2018 heneral luna 2015 20 funniest caught on cam moments that will make you lol in its showtime kapamilya toplist duration.
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