HENERAL LUNA

Jerrold Tarog

ACTIVITY 4 FILM REVIEW

Guide Questions:

1. Characterize the following:

1.1 Heneral Luna
1.2 Emilio Aguinaldo
1.3 Gen. Tomas Mercado
1.4 Felipe Buencamino
1.5 Pedro Paterno
1.6 Col. Fancisco “Paco” Roman
1.7 Joven
1.8 Kapt. Eduardo Rusca

2. Give three favorite scenes and explain why?

3. What do you think is the most applaudable about the film?
4. “Heroes are also human.” Explain as shown in the film.
5. Analyze the following scenes:
5.1 Joven being shot and his hand and ear were stricken. (symbolism)
Why do you think Luna was so affected and why was he protecting Joven? How important is
Joven’s character?
5.2 Luna’s mother visited him /conversation with his mother
6. Realizations:
6.1 Political problems at that time that are apparent today
6.2 Why do the same societal ills continue to plague us until now? And what are we doing about
it?
6.3 Who are we as a nation?
6.4 Heneral Luna’s message to you
6.5 Interpret: Hindi lamang tayo-ayon nga sa tanong sa dulo ng pelikula- “MGA ALIKABOK NA
NAG-AALIMPUYO, TAYO’Y MGA DALUYONG NG PAG-ASA’T PAGBABAGO. TAYO’Y FILIPINO.
(We are not-according to the question at the end of the film- “just dust that turns fiery, we
are waves of hope and change. We are Filipino.”)
7. What’s your favorite Heneral Luna’s quotes? (at least 10)
8. Identify scenes which are fact and are fiction. (3 each). Justify your answer.