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While Rizal’s is more poetic (he was a writer and a doctor and everything else gray), Luna’s was more action-oriented-a very good quality to consider in making a film. To be honest, the General’s life is more cinematic than Rizal. Prior to becoming the revolution’s general, he was exiled and jailed in Spain, which in those days was the hotbed for anarchist and nationalist views. (Yes, he was on the streets like a real anarchist with guns and bombs.) He was not like Bonifacio, whose concept of the revolution was inspired by the illustrados in L’Éurope but he learned of it the way Rizal did: he was thrown smack in the middle of 19th century revolutionary Europe. A military strategist and tactician, Antonio had a more exciting life like Rizal, but he took a more traditionally revolutionary path. This time around, the national hero moved out of the limelight to give way to. Take Illustrado, a GMA teleserye on Rizal which didn’t work. Jose, which makes retelling opportunities veer toward anticlimactic and bland. Rizal’s life has been retold countless times every natural-born or bred Filipino know Pepe or Dr.
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In the 90s, the Rizal storyline has been exhausted by superb movies by superb (and my favourite) directors Marilou Diaz-Abaya ( José Rizal, 1998) and Mike de Leon ( Bayaning 3rd World, 1999). Much have been dissected about Rizal’s martyrdom but very little of the other characters who joined him in the revolution. While I am not a fan of the over exposition, here are the reasons why I think it is worth your P200:
#HENERAL LUNA MOVIE REVIEW SERIES#
Produced by Artikulo Uno Productions and the first in a series of movies that retells Filipino independence fighters (eventual heroes, until they are officially recognised by law), Heneral Luna is a surprisingly good movie.
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Heneral Luna is extended for another week and I suggest trooping to the nearest cinema house to catch it before, god forbid, it suffers the same fate as local non-blockbusters.