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    1) The student watched the film Heneral Luna with their block mates and was surprised by how engaging it was compared to typical historical films, finding it to be hair-raising and eye-opening. 2) Though originally proud of their Cavite hometown and Emilio Aguinaldo, the film caused them to question Aguinaldo's status as a hero given his actions. 3) The film effectively portrayed Antonio Luna's flaws and used them to tell the story, unlike other historical films that present perfect heroes, making it a more honest and impactful film.

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    1) The student watched the film Heneral Luna with their block mates and was surprised by how engaging it was compared to typical historical films, finding it to be hair-raising and eye-opening. 2) Though originally proud of their Cavite hometown and Emilio Aguinaldo, the film caused them to question Aguinaldo's status as a hero given his actions. 3) The film effectively portrayed Antonio Luna's flaws and used them to tell the story, unlike other historical films that present perfect heroes, making it a more honest and impactful film.

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    1) The student watched the film Heneral Luna with their block mates and was surprised by how engaging it was compared to typical historical films, finding it to be hair-raising and eye-opening. 2) Though originally proud of their Cavite hometown and Emilio Aguinaldo, the film caused them to question Aguinaldo's status as a hero given his actions. 3) The film effectively portrayed Antonio Luna's flaws and used them to tell the story, unlike other historical films that present perfect heroes, making it a more honest and impactful film.

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    Heneral Luna

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    1) The student watched the film Heneral Luna with their block mates and was surprised by how engaging it was compared to typical historical films, finding it to be hair-raising and eye-opening. 2) Though originally proud of their Cavite hometown and Emilio Aguinaldo, the film caused them to question Aguinaldo's status as a hero given his actions. 3) The film effectively portrayed Antonio Luna's flaws and used them to tell the story, unlike other historical films that present perfect heroes, making it a more honest and impactful film.

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    Muoz, Mariella L.

    AC 102 MWF (8:00-9:00)

    September 21, 2015


    Sir Alipio

    Heneral Luna
    Reaction Paper
    My block mates and I had watched one of the Philippines historical movie
    entitled Heneral Luna for the benefit that we would gain extra points from one of
    our subjects. I already made my assumption that it is the same with those boring
    and dull historical movies just like reading a very thick history book but I was wrong,
    upon watching the film right there, I realized that I will absolutely watched this film
    even without extra points or being required because it was the best historical movie
    I have ever watched so far it had given me the hair raising effect and I cant
    distinguish if its because of the breath taking scenes from our history that made
    me prouder for our countrymen who had sacrificed their selves or the truth that
    unveiled to me that there are so many holes and wrongness with our nationhood
    that time.
    I am from Cavite and a certified Kawitea and before I watched the film I
    am proud to be what I am and to my hometown and to our greatest hero there,
    Emilio Aguinaldo, but after watching the film I began to question myself if Aguinaldo
    was even worth it to be one of our national heroes just because he declared the
    Philippine Independence and has been the first president of the first republic of the
    Philippines.
    The movie had greatly affected the way I understand the history of our
    nation. It made a great remark for Antonio Luna being one of or national heroes.
    Unlike most historical movies that try to cram in all the details from the heros life,
    Heneral Luna is not weighed down by details. Filipino historical movies often tend to
    revere heroes and present them as somewhat perfect people but Heneral Luna
    explore the main characters fault and used it to define the story.
    After watching the film in the cinema and as the credits rolled almost all
    of the students and other viewers of the movie were clapping including me and
    walking home buzzed with discussions. It was a very interesting movie for making
    us realized that this history we are enjoying is one tinted with half-truths and veiled
    lies. Those details of the nations past that may or may not have a more lasting
    impact on our state as a people are either left as footnotes or completely forgotten
    and neglected. Distilled of dirt and sin, all that is left are fragranced memories that
    can only fuel a pride that may be as misplaced as it is dangerous.
    What sets Heneral Luna apart from other historical epics is its
    relevance to this day. Its a convincing wake-up call from the past. Just like what
    Antonio Luna was saying "Mga kapatid, meron tayong mas malaking kaaway kaysa
    sa mga Amerikano ang ating sarili, It is indeed true in our nation especially in
    politics that each politicians brings the downfall of their fellowmen just to be on
    them on the top. Also one of Lunas challenge to those officials in the movie is when
    he said Negosyo o Kalayaan? Bayan o Sarili? Pumili ka?!, and the only thing I can
    see in this is the politicians targeting the highest office in 2016. One is riddled with
    charges of corruption, one is ridiculed for incompetence during the times of
    disasters. The movie had question our Filipino psyche, and makes us ask why we,

    despite the hundred years or so that have transpired, havent really changed at all
    as a nation
    Heneral Luna begs us to look beyond the stereotypes of both the man and
    the history that has been made around him. It begs us to see everything with
    clearer eyes, with just enough skepticism, and more importantly, without the
    influence of those who have the greatest to gain for turning our history into a
    spectacle of brave and unblemished patriots, of those who hanged heroes without
    owning up to their sins.

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