During the Philippine and American war, a short-tempered Filipino general faces

an enemy more frightful than the American army: his traitorous countrymen. In 1898,

General Antonio Luna was the commander of the revolutionary army who lead the

Philippine army during the Philippine-American war. After 300 years as a Spanish

colony, the Philippines must endure a new foreign power: the United States of America.

General Luna wants to fight for freedom, but the cabinet members want to strike a

pander to the Americans, and they believe that Americans have no bad intention in the

Philippines. The fight between the general Luna and the cabinet members became

fierce. However, General Luna and his loyal soldiers forge ahead when his military

decisions are met with opposition from loyal soldiers only to President Aguinaldo and

obey only his decisions. Ultimately, the General is short temper and pride that brings

him to his death when a group of presidential soldiers assassinates him in broad

daylight. Some of the historians say that President Aguinaldo was the man who ordered

his guards to kill general Luna, while some say that Buencamino who ordered to kill the

General. It is depicted by the film that the assassination of general Luna remains a

mystery. However, according to the letter general, Luna received it was significant

evidence that Aguinaldo is the man behind the assassination of Antonio Luna.

Philippine and America have cultural differences and a few similarities. In the

Philippines, the way of life is unobtrusive, charitable, obliging, wonderful, and non-

confronting. On the off chance that anybody would talk a little trace of something

negative about a person or thing, it would say a lot and would be heard uproariously.

Americans would, by and large, miss the clue. In America, individuals talk

straightforwardly and confrontative and grumble a ton, which is seen by numerous

Asian societies to be discourteous frequently. Likewise, the way of life in the Philippines

is generally carefree and upbeat. You will see individuals grinning all over the place and

being cordial. They may have huge issues or difficulties, yet they seem, by all accounts,

to be cheerful. It's essential for the way of life. Filipinos are passionate people and go

more by their emotions than Americans. I trait this as most likely originating from the

333 years of Spanish principle because other Asian nations don't have this 'Latin

personality'. While Americans regularly settle on choices considerably more by a

systematic rationale, that is the reason Americans have extraordinary military

procedures and methods.

In terms of weapon, Americans have a significant advantage because, during the

18th century, they were already a super-powerful country. Hence, they have advanced

weapons such as high-end guns, snipers, bombs, and canyons. Simultaneously, the

Philippines have limited weapons because the Philippines has a low budget to invest in

war. Nevertheless, in terms of military strategy, the Philippines stand a chance against

Americans even they have more American soldiers than Filipinos. Filipino soldiers were

also more confident, brave, and patriotic than American soldiers because they were

willing to die to protect the Philippines. Especially the tactics and strategy of General

Luna, in fact, according to the historians, the group created by General Luna called

"Luna's sharp shooters" or "Black guard" are a significant obstruction to the defense and

offense of Americans. The even Philippines has no chance in terms of weapons; they

have a chance in military strategy.

Despite General Luna's sacrifice in improving the Philippine military forces

because of his brilliant decisions and strategies, many official security guards killed
General Antonio Luna. He got more than 30 injuries from bolos and shots, making his

tissue spout out and hang out from his midsection. He retaliated, pointing his pistol at

the thankless warriors while tending to them as "professional killers and quitters." Until

his final gasp, General Antonio Luna was alarming, to such an extent that when he

drooped to the ground and the officers analyzed if he was at last dead, they shocked

when the General jerked. What was exciting about this scene is that it had happened,

all things considered and was consolidated in the film for sensational impact. Chronicled

records showed reported explanations of observers in the cloister of that night in 1899.

The film does not just focus on General Antonio Luna's character. The President

was eminent in his endeavor to show a lack of bias and pay attention to his bureau

individuals during warm conversations. However, behind this, he was genuinely

uncertain and troubling about his situation as the Philippine Republic head. His dread

that General Antonio Luna may topple him drove him to deny the General the

opportunity to be vindicated when two individuals from the bureau (Felipe Buencamino

and Captain Pedro Janolino) blamed the General for having individual plans. Apolinario

Mabini, the protected consultant of the Philippine Revolutionary Government, stood just

before their eyes, quiet and attentive, for he realized that something evil would occur.

Heneral Luna is recommended to each individual who needs to have a more top

to bottom comprehension of Philippine history since it doesn't just give you the

externalized adaptation of history. However, it gives you a lot more intensive look at the

happenings during the early time of the Philippine-American War. We find out about the

Filipinos' qualities and shortcomings even with another unfamiliar principle that some

way or another likewise helped us to be what the Philippine country is today.