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    Ganito Kami Noon-Paano Kayo Ngayon

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    This film depicts the struggles of Filipinos to find their identity during the transition from Spanish to American colonization. It shows the abuse and maltreatment by Spaniards and lack of education in rural areas. The main character, Kulas, encounters different definitions of "Filipino" from Father Corcuera, Lim, and Don Tibor, realizing being born in the Philippines is not enough and it means taking responsibility for the country. As Kulas learns more about the world on his journey, the spark in his eyes fades as he questions his understanding and realizes society can be cruel. The values taught in the film about finding identity and independence transcend time.

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    Ganito Kami Noon-Paano Kayo Ngayon

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    Lenard Jay Villiaros
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    This film depicts the struggles of Filipinos to find their identity during the transition from Spanish to American colonization. It shows the abuse and maltreatment by Spaniards and lack of education in rural areas. The main character, Kulas, encounters different definitions of "Filipino" from Father Corcuera, Lim, and Don Tibor, realizing being born in the Philippines is not enough and it means taking responsibility for the country. As Kulas learns more about the world on his journey, the spark in his eyes fades as he questions his understanding and realizes society can be cruel. The values taught in the film about finding identity and independence transcend time.

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    This film depicts the struggles of Filipinos to find their identity during the transition from Spanish to American colonization. It shows the abuse and maltreatment by Spaniards and lack of education in rural areas. The main character, Kulas, encounters different definitions of "Filipino" from Father Corcuera, Lim, and Don Tibor, realizing being born in the Philippines is not enough and it means taking responsibility for the country. As Kulas learns more about the world on his journey, the spark in his eyes fades as he questions his understanding and realizes society can be cruel. The values taught in the film about finding identity and independence transcend time.

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    Ganito Kami Noon-Paano Kayo Ngayon

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    Lenard Jay Villiaros
    This film depicts the struggles of Filipinos to find their identity during the transition from Spanish to American colonization. It shows the abuse and maltreatment by Spaniards and lack of education in rural areas. The main character, Kulas, encounters different definitions of "Filipino" from Father Corcuera, Lim, and Don Tibor, realizing being born in the Philippines is not enough and it means taking responsibility for the country. As Kulas learns more about the world on his journey, the spark in his eyes fades as he questions his understanding and realizes society can be cruel. The values taught in the film about finding identity and independence transcend time.

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    Lenard Jay A.

    Villiaros
    BCAED-2D
    “Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?”
    (Reflection Paper)

    The film “Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?” directed by Eddie Romero
    was a brilliant masterpiece ahead of this time. It depicts how Filipino struggled to find
    their own identity during the transition between the Spanish and American
    colonization of the Philippine islands. The film was able to address social issues
    existing at the time like the abuse and the maltreatment of Filipinos by the Spaniards,
    lack of proper education of Filipinos living in barrios and provinces, and also the
    struggled to find own identity of the Filipino people.
    At most part of the film, there is a big confusion in the identity of Filipino. The
    main lead of the film, Nicolas Ocampo, also known as Kulas, had many encounters
    with the different definitions by different person of the word “Filipino”. Kulas was able
    to meet people with different personalities during his journey to the unknown after the
    death of his mother. At the first part of the film, Father Gil Corcuera defined the word
    “Filipino” as the Spaniards living in the Philippines. Also, Lim, who is a Chinese
    merchant, also identify Filipinos as the Spaniards living here in the country. But for
    Don Tibor, Filipinos are those who are ready to take responsibilities. All of these
    encounters made Kulas realize the true meaning of being a Filipino. Kula came up
    with the realization that being born in the Philippines is not enough to be called a
    Filipino, being a Filipino means that we take responsibility to defend this country,
    along with the culture and tradition acquainted to it.
    The other concept that I liked about this movie was how the level of Kulas’
    happiness decreased all throughout his journey. As he continued in his uncertain
    adventure, Kulas discovered and learned new things about the world. At the beginning
    of the film, Kulas seems to be happy go lucky person even though he lost so much in
    his life. But in his attempt to learn more and fit into the new environment he’s into,
    the spark in his eyes faded, questioning his current self. I can relate to this young
    adult wanting to conquer the world. During the early years of my education, I was not
    exposed to the true state of our society, I am just student standing in the corner
    waiting for things to happen. It is late in the game that I began to look into the world
    with a different perspective. Meeting and interacting new people with different
    attitudes made me realize that there is more to explore in this world. I also started
    aiming for more than being grateful with I have. With all these things changing in
    front of my eyes, I realized that more you know about how things work, the more you
    learn that our current society is a very cruel place to live in.
    I had a lot of fun and learnings watching this classic film. The values that we
    can learn from this film transcends time. Being a Filipino is such a pleasure knowing
    that our ancestors fought for the independence of this nation from the hands of our
    colonizers. The people before us made the independence we experience right now
    possible. Their undying love for this country allowed us to enjoy the freedom that they
    fought for.

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