MOVIE REVIEW: HENERAL LUNA

Heneral Luna is a heartwarming yet an empowering movie that portrays the life of General
Antonio Luna during the Philippine – American War. The movie is undoubtedly a
masterpiece that illustrates how power, in terms of political circumstances, affects our history
and the whole Filipino citizens. This historical-biographical film is released last September 9,
2015 under Artikulo Uno Productions and is directed by Jerrold Tarog. The film, Heneral
Luna, portrays patriotism in the Philippines in a way that Heneral Luna, himself, did not quit
in fighting for the Philippines’ freedom up until his last breath even if other high-ranked
government officials is against his governorship and were starting to betray the country.

The film Heneral Luna is an eye-opener to every Filipino that change and freedom should not
be for our own selves only, instead, it should be for the whole country, and also an eye-
opener about how the film industry in the Philippines should be given a high recognition
because the Philippines can produce films that can keep up to other countries’ films. This
film does not just show us who we were in the past, but also shows us who we should be in
the present. Heneral Luna is not just a story to tell. It is a history to embody. We should keep
in our mind all the patriotism that General Luna has shared to us, we should not be slaves of
our country nor our government officials. We should stand for what is right, not just for
ourselves, but the whole country. Moreover, Heneral Luna is a proof that artists should not be
degraded because artists do not just express themselves, they also stand a point through art
which really makes a difference and can go somewhere higher. Jerrold Tarog, an artist, and
the director of Heneral Luna proves that art can really make a difference, reach a lot of
audience, and can teach a lot of people about who we were and who we should be, may it be
in the film industry or in our perspective regarding the freedom and change of our country.