ALEJANDRO M.

PITOGO JR DATE: 03-14-24

11-HUMSS 2 MS. HANNAH GIMINIANO

HENERAL LUNA

REACTION PAPER ON HENERAL LUNA

I. Heneral Luna
II. Short Summary
Heneral Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years
of being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his
military
decisions were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal
to
President Emilio Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought
him his death. A pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up
until now is a mystery, whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a
different person who had a grudge against General Luna.
III. Reaction and Conclusion
The film is truly remarkable and I can say with great confidence as one of the best
historical movies ever created in the Philippines. The film showed the bravery of not
only General Antonio Luna himself, but also our fellow Filipinos at that time. Despite
the lack of supplies, equipments, proper training and cooperation, they fought against
the Americans with all their might. In addition to that, focusing on General Luna,
despite his bad temper, pride and aggressive behavior, we could see how much he
loves his country and fellowmen. He is one of the prime examples of a patriotist.
Upon watching the film, I have learned a lot more about the history and the heroism
of the Filipino people.
One of the scenes that caught my attention was how General Luna did not hesitate
to climb his horse, holding only a single gun and proceeded to marched towards the
Americans who were firing rains of bullets. Although it was reckless and somewhat
an idiotic thing to do, it showed how brave and strong General Luna is. He was
willing to sacrifice his life just to fight against the American army. In addition to that,
the Filipinos were hiding and doing a safe fight, but as soon as General Luna marched
towards the enemies, they all stood up with their weapons and backed up for Luna.
This part proved that Luna was a great leader and that the Filipinos would never let
their commander alone.
Heneral Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years
of being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his
military
decisions were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal
to
President Emilio Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought
him his death. A pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up
until now is a mystery, whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a
different person who had a grudge against General Luna
Heneral Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years
of being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his
military
decisions were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal
to
President Emilio Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought
him his death. A pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up
until now is a mystery, whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a
different person who had a grudge against General Luna
Heneral Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years
of being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his
military
decisions were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal
to
President Emilio Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought
him his death. A pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up
until now is a mystery, whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a
different person who had a grudge against General Luna
Heneral Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years
of being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his
military
decisions were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal
to
President Emilio Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought
him his death. A pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up
until now is a mystery, whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a
different person who had a grudge against General Luna
Heneral Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years
of being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his
military
decisions were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal
to
President Emilio Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought
him his death. A pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up
until now is a mystery, whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a
different person who had a grudge against General Luna
Heneral Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years
of being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his
military
decisions were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal
to
President Emilio Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought
him his death. A pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up
until now is a mystery, whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a
different person who had a grudge against General Luna
Heneral Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years
of being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his
military
decisions were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal
to
President Emilio Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought
him his death. A pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up
until now is a mystery, whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a
different person who had a grudge against General Luna
Heneral Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years
of being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his
military
decisions were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal
to
President Emilio Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought
him his death. A pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up
until now is a mystery, whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a
different person who had a grudge against General Luna
Heneral Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years
of being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his
military
decisions were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal
to
President Emilio Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought
him his death. A pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up
until now is a mystery, whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a
different person who had a grudge against General Luna
Heneral Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years
of being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his
military
decisions were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal
to
President Emilio Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought
him his death. A pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up
until now is a mystery, whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a
different person who had a grudge against General Luna
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General Antonio Luna is the commander of the revolutionary army in the
Philippines during the Philippine-American war. After more than three hundred years of
being under the reign of Spaniards, the Philippines in this time had to endure a new
foreign power: the United States of America. General Luna pursues a fight against the
Americans and refused to comply and be fooled by them, although his military decisions
were met with resistance from soldiers and people who are loyal to President Emilio
Aguinaldo. In the end, his temper, pride and stubbornness brought him his death. A
pack of presidential guards took his life in broad daylight that up until now is a mystery,
whether it was really Aguinaldo who had him killed or it was a different person who had
a grudge against General Luna.
The film is truly remarkable and I can say with great confidence as one of the
best historical movies ever created in the Philippines. The film showed the bravery of
not only General Antonio Luna himself, but also our fellow Filipinos at that time. Despite
the lack of supplies, equipment, proper training and cooperation, they fought against the
Americans with all their might. In addition to that, focusing on General Luna, despite his
bad temper, pride and aggressive behavior, we could see how much he loves his
country and fellowmen. He is one of the prime examples of a patriotist. Upon watching
the film, I have learned a lot more about the history and the heroism of the Filipino
people.
 One of the scenes that caught my attention was how General Luna did not
hesitate to climb his horse, holding only a single gun and proceeded to marched
towards the Americans who were firing rains of bullets. Although it was reckless and
somewhat an idiotic thing to do, it showed how brave and strong General Luna is. He
was willing to sacrifice his life just to fight against the American army. In addition to that,
the Filipinos were hiding and doing a safe fight, but as soon as General Luna marched
towards the enemies, they all stood up with their weapons and backed up for Luna. This
part proved that Luna was a great leader and that the Filipinos would never let their
commander fight alone.
This film also showed that something never did change in our country. In Antonio
Luna’s words; “Brothers, our greatest enemy is ourselves”. It revealed that the greatest
enemies of the Filipinos, are the fellow Filipinos themselves. And up until now, it is still
happening. The film is great and educational, but it also showed how flawed our country
is and the people living in it.