Apuya, Francis Claire T.

September 26, 2022

3rd year BSCRIM CFLM2 wed. 1-4 pm

Heneral Luna movie review

Heneral Luna is a movie where the situation in the Philippines when Spain's
colonial rule ended in 1898 is shown. The members of the government
discussed whether to form an alliance with or repel the American Forces who
will soon enter the country with President Aguinaldo, General Luna, and Prime
Minister Apolinario Mabini. Because he thought that there was a secret goal
behind the Americans entering the country and that the Filipino people
shouldn't be forced to serve their own country as serfs, General Luna opposed
the alliance between the Americans. General Luna asked the battalion at
Kawit, Cavite, for assistance as the fight against the Americans proceeded, but
the commander declined because it was not a command from the President. In
his anger, General Luna humiliates Captain Janolino, the commander, and
begins to organize an army to impose his "Artikulo Uno." Lieutenant Garcia
qualified to be one of the sharpshooters after displaying his bravery when
General Luna called for a volunteer to frighten an American. After forming the
army, General Luna discovered that there are only a select few people who are
willing to fight for the nation. General Mascardo refuses to follow orders from
General Luna because he feels that General Luna has no authority over him as
General Luna begins to assemble additional forces for the preparation against
the Americans. Their disagreement over a telegram nearly led to a
confrontation in Guagua, Pampanga, but President Aguinaldo's order was
received before that could happen. The Americans attacked Bagbag and
Quingua when the two were engaged in a violent argument, prompting General
Luna and the army to rush to Bagbag. Along with Roman and Rusca, General
Luna proceeded to the headquarters. When he arrived, he found that
Buencamino was the only person in the office and that Aguinaldo was not
present. They started arguing, and then they heard gunfire outside the office.
When he got outside, he saw Captain Janolino and his soldiers, who then
attacked him. Rusca was hurt, and General Luna and Roman were dead.
Buencamino asserted that he was not responsible for General Luna's demise.
In addition, the Americans claimed in their newspaper that President
Aguinaldo was responsible for General Luna's murder, though he denied doing
so. Because one of these Americans declared, "You killed the only general you
have," in reference to General Luna, the Americans regard the Philippines to be
disgraceful. The interviewer, Joven Hernando, leaves a final question, asking
why Filipinos should kill other Filipinos because doing so also amounts to
killing the country's freedom. He concludes by recalling all the lessons General
Luna had told him about how Filipinos should defend their nation. General
Antonio Luna's life during the Philippine-American War is presented in the
inspiring but heartwarming film General Luna. The film is unquestionably a
piece of art that shows how political circumstances and power effect our
history and all Filipino individuals. The artfully crafted movie serves as a wake-
up call that we have a greater enemy than other nations who wish to occupy us
—we have ourselves. Heneral Luna depicts the reality of the past, and based on
what I have seen in the present, that reality has maintained up to this point.
The movie demonstrates how politicians and other high-ranking individuals
used the system to their benefit. It is clear that many politicians and people in
higher positions have used their influence to bend the rules up until this point,
especially during this pandemic. A great film that should fan the flames of
nationalism in this country is "Heneral Luna." Every Filipino should see it,
especially the young people, whether they are in the country or overseas. The
reason for this is made all the more clear by the fact that nationalism is either
at its lowest point in our history or, I fear, on the approach of extinction.