As mentioned in the documentary, Rizal is found everywhere in the Philippines from

historical textbooks to statues such as the Rizal monument in Rizal Park; even globally as
people have been naming animals and plants after him. It is clear that the Filipino people know
Rizal as the national hero who fought for the independence of the Philippines, yet knowing
about Rizal stops there. People tend to only know Rizal as our national hero and forget to
appreciate his works and the story behind the great "national hero" of the Philippines. Most
Filipinos think that Rizal wanted to free the Philippines from the Spaniards through a revolution,
yet such information is a fallacy. Before studying Rizal, I was one of those people who thought
that Rizal wanted a revolution, yet I was totally wrong. As I read Rizal’s “Data from My Defense”,
I was astonished by his defensive way of denying himself being a part of the revolution. Through
his writing, I could feel that he never wanted an armed revolution, yet people used his name to
achieve such independence. Rizal became the voice of the people. His straightforward way of
writing inspired people to take action, yet that was far from Rizal’s intentions. Rizal wanted
“liberties”; he wanted Filipinos to think of themselves as worthy of such freedom. Rizal could
have more relevance in our society today, if we, Filipinos, appreciate his writings more instead
of knowing so-little about him. This is in relation to Renato Constantino’s “Veneration without
Understanding”. Hence, the documentary made me realize that even older generations know
little about Rizal, and we continuously fail to give appreciation to his writings.