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Here’s a summary of Heneral Luna The Movie made by me.

The first
scene was that in a certain room,General Luna was alone with a boy
named Joven, who wanted to write a biography about the general. He
asked him to tell the story of life and the general reminded him jokingly
that the biography might become a novel. Then, it started in the
meeting between the higher officials of the government. Of course,
President Emilio Aguinaldo and the Prime Minister of the Philippines,
Apolinario Mabini were present at the assembly. However, it was not a
civil conversation among the members. They were shouting at each
other, debating on wether they should be trusting the Americans or
not. It was clear to the others that the foreign country was plotting
something against their country. However, there are some people that
still sided with the Americans, saying that they weretrustworthy, unlike
the Spaniards. Pedro Paterno was one them. Thus, useless arguements
erupted among them again and again. “Para kayong mga birhen na
naniniwala sa pag-ibig ng isang puta.” -one of Generel Luna’s
remarkable line during the discourse.The arrival of a messenger
stopped the brawl momentarily, sending a letter to the President which
contained bad news. Yes, the inevitable happened. Some soldiers
scouting in Santa Mesa district, Manila were killed by the Americans
and had terrotized other places in the Philippines too. After the leaders
were stationed on the territories they must protect, General Luna with
his trusted comrades,Jose Alejandrino, Francisco “Paco” Roman,
Eduardo Rusca, Jose Bernal, and Manuel Bernal had a battle with the
Americans in Intramuros. Their enemies were well-equiped and trained,
so they had to request reinforcements from the Kawit Brigade. But
Captain Pedro Janolino was irritated with the general’s bossy attitude
so, he refused to follow his orders. Luna was so annoyed with his lack of
cooperation so, he stomped into the hut the captain was in, who was
sleeping beside a naked woman, and dragged him outside to humilliate
him in front of his soldiers. Janolino reported the general’s wicked deed
to the president, but Mabini counseled Aguinaldo to let it pass. The
country was at war, but the pathetic cabinet members were still
arguing about deepening the relationship of Americans and Filipinos.
Felipe Buencamino was pressing on trusting them, which earned him an
arrest from General Luna, who was flamed by his lies. President
Aguinaldo was aware that the other members are getting fed up of the
Luna’s attitude. Luna also fought with General Mascardo because he
was spewing insults at his co-general, who refused to accept that he
had a son in the war who chikened out. After that internal battle,
General Luna went to house of the love of his life to clear his mind from
pressures and struggles. Isabel was the name of the young woman.
“Mas mahalaga ang papel natin sa digmaan kaysa sa anumang
nararamdaman natin,” she stated as a closure to her relationship with
the general. She was right. She pledged that it will be their last
rendezvous and by the next time they meet again, they are stangers to
each other. When General Luna was back at his home, he played his
guitar. His moment was interruped by his mother, Doña Laureana Luna
y Novicio, who had spoken with him shortyly. She reminded him that he
was bound to die if he continued fighting, but nonetheless, his will
wasn’t shaken. He could have been a doctor, but look at how destiny
played with him ‘cause right now, he’s a mighty general. Then, General
Luna was summoned by a telegram written by the President that asked
him to show up in Cabanatuan. When he arrived, he was welcomed by
the silence of the place. Stangely, there’s only a few people around.
Felipe Buencamino was the only one present in the office and he told
him that the President left long ago before he arrived. When he heard a
gunshot outside, he went out in order to punish the soldier who did it.
In the ambush, the general was fired and stabbed to death. In the
ending, Felipe, Aguinaldo and Joven were explaining their sides of the
story. General Luna’s demise left a lot of questions unanswered. The
end.

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