III - Heneral Luna "Bayan o Sarili"

Many who have heard the name Heneral Luna surely thought of heroism. According to the dictionary, the noun heroism comes from the Greek hērōs, which referred to a demigod. As someone who shows great courage and valor is referred to as a hero, their actions are considered to be acts of heroism. When you usually heard of the word "heroism", the first thing that may popped into your head is bravery, great acts of bravery to be specific and you will even think of the superheros that is famous nowadays, like Superman and Batman but heroism is not just an act of bravery, but heroism is putting other people first even at your own peril, even if it means sacrificing. Yes, it may sounds hard and impossible but heroism consists of forgetting yourself just to attend to the needs of others. Your self is your last priority and others on the other hand are the ones who you put first on your list of priorities.

Antonio Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta

Antonio Luna was born on October 29, 1866 in Manila. He is an Ilocano and was a Filipino who fought in the Philippine-American war. 

The movie, "Heneral Luna", is a 2015, Filipino historical biopic fil depicting Genaral Antonio Luna's leadership of the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the philippine-American war (source: Wikipedia). It is an amazing film especially It was directed by Jerrold Tarog and was produced by Artikulo Uno Productions. The role of Antonio Luna was played by the famous actor, John Arcilla. 

Paulo Avelino is the also one of those who has a strong impact in the audience because of his good looks, obviously. He played the role of Gen. Gregorio Del Pilar.

The movie had the magic of bringing us back in the past and it taught us something which we haven't learned from our past history classes. I used to excel in our history classes before because back then, I am good at memorization but I think I don't learn a lot before. It's just for the sake of passing. I just memorize those terms and forget all about it after the test. I had this regret of what I've done before because upon watching Heneral Luna, I realized, I should've not just memorize those terms and pay more attention to it. Thanks to Heneral Luna, It brought me back in the past and make me realize things. It's an awesome film because it taught us that the colonizers are not our worst enemy, but rather, OURSELVES. It is quite ironic that during the war before, there comes a time that even their alleys became their enemies. Manpower lacks that time and that's their biggest mistake. Pride is also there that time and I think It is also one of their biggest mistake before. 

Heneral Luna is not a boring film because Mr. Tarog also placed some humor in the story and It makes the film more understandable because the people who watched it can relate to the movie. We easily grasped the story because the characters played their role as if they are the one who really fought for the country. The film showed us that Heneral Luna is not perfect. He is once a normal person and also committed mistakes. Some of the politicians and business men don't like the way Gen. Luna is running things. The one he is leading has this different way of thinking that's why they even don't like the way Gen. Luna leads. He is this kind of leader who is arrogant and strict- even boastful. 

I am quite disappointed of other Filipinos in the movie because they are a traitor. It is so disappointing that a Filipino killed his fellow Filipino. A Filipino killed Heneral Luna.  hey should've followed Gen. Luna's plan for the country. Being a boastful and arrogant leader? It is always on purpose. It is for the Filipinos to learn and have this intense love for the country like Gen. Luna. Overall, the film was magneficent and I will surely recommend it to other people because it will really take you to the time where the nationalism took place and what is the real meaning of it. 

It is not only dying for our country that makes someone a hero. It is all about this great desire to do something for our country and taking action no matter how small the act you want to do.