Antonio luna october 29, 1866june 5, 1899 was a soldier, chemist, musician, war strategist, journalist, pharmacist, and hotheaded general, a complex man who was, unfortunately, perceived as a threat by the philippines ruthless first president emilio aguinaldo. Heneral luna more than makes for these flaws though through its artistic components such as its beautiful score, wellcrafted cinematography, and, most especially, its fantastic rhythmic script. What this movie gets right is its deconstructions of the filipino value of prioritizing the family above everything else. In the midcredits scene, general gregorio del pilar made ready to cover. John arcilla, mon confiado, arron villaflor, joem bascon, archie. October 29, 1866 june 5, 1899 was a filipino army general who fought in the philippineamerican war. Heneral luna does have its lighter moments, such as the generals nearslapstick attempt to commandeer a train for his soldiers or his gallows. It was initially poised to be pulled from theaters until public clamor caused local cinemas to keep screening the movie in more theaters during its second week. Heneral luna more than makes for these flaws though through its artistic components such as its beautiful score, wellcrafted cinematography. It is indeed one of the most beautiful movies ive ever seen. Oct 12, 2015 heneral luna does have its lighter moments, such as the general s nearslapstick attempt to commandeer a train for his soldiers or his gallows humor while trapped in the trenches.
In a postcredits sequence, general gregorio del pilar paulo avelino is told there. Aug 19, 2019 antonio luna october 29, 1866june 5, 1899 was a soldier, chemist, musician, war strategist, journalist, pharmacist, and hotheaded general, a complex man who was, unfortunately, perceived as a threat by the philippines ruthless first president emilio aguinaldo. A patriotic biopic that veers toward propaganda, heneral luna is about antonio luna, who in the late 1800s led the philippine revolutionary army. Heneral luna 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One of the most expensive and highestgrossing filipino films of all time, heneral luna is a rousing, wartsandall portrait of gen. We can see other characters like emilio aguinaldo, joven. Jerrold tarogs heneral luna revives the historical action movie and in effect. Heneral luna, the sleeper hit of 2015, is the quintessential movie under this category. You let your money, given by them to work for you and that is how you retain power and status. A critique on the film heneral luna i think too much. Reacting to various situations using the screencap of ruscos bloodied face and the caption putangina. I was just too overwhelmed after i saw the film, that i was, admittedly, lost for words. Antonio luna john arcilla faces resistance from his own countrymen as he fights for freedom during the philippineamerican war.
Directed by jerrold tarog and produced by artikulo uno productions, the film received critical acclaim from critics, praising its cinematography. We can see other characters like emilio aguinaldo, joven hernando, apolinario mabini, gregorio del pilar, paco roman, eduardo rusca, manuel bernal, and jose bernal. Joven hernando, a writer, had an interview with general antonio luna for the first. With john arcilla, arron villaflor, mon confiado, bing pimentel. Feb, 2019 1,000 filipino na sundalo tinalo ang 40,000 chinese na sundalo. A users self ratings are compared against these profiles and the closest match is found. Guitar scene to avoid spoiling the experience for anyone, i will just say that as someone who. General luna, the only real military genius the philippines has ever had, who ended up being killed by his own countrymen anyway. Oct 30, 2015 set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most brilliant military men, general antonio luna, as he tries to lead his countrymen against colonial masters new and old, and to rise above their own raging disputes to fulfill the promise of the philippine revolution. Antonio luna leads the fight for independence from the u. Set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most. General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general antonio luna s leadership of the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. Nov 30, 2015 one of the most expensive and highestgrossing filipino films of all time, heneral luna is a rousing, wartsandall portrait of gen.
The cinematography, cast, writing is really wonderful and realistic, although the language used is not what i expected because it looks too modern. In the snare, the general was let go and wounded to death. And finally, when youre watching a movie and the people in front of you are basically giants. Third was joven hernando, the young men, who throughout the movie sticked around general luna and interviewing him with his harry potter glasses. The movie portrays the life of general antonio luna, the brilliant military strategist. General lunas downfall left a considerable measure of inquiries unanswered. Heneral luna reminds audiences that history is, ultimately, a story about humanity, a story full of emotion and action, of successes and failures, of lessons learned and strong connections between the characters and the audiences. Competence, efficiency and results orientation, in tarogs world, trumps petty rivalries, pride and regionalismall the. As a result, luna died not on the battlefields of the philippineamerican war. The movie starts with the ill feeling towards the american colonizers and undoubtedly end with the death of antonio luna. Set during the philippineamerican war, a shorttempered filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the american army. Antonio luna, the brilliant and brusque strategist whose command of. Regarded as one of the fiercest generals of his time, he succeeded artemio ricarte as the chief of staff of the armed forces of the philippines.
The cinematography, cast, writing is really wonderful and realistic, although the language used is not what i expected because it. But the movie is so vivid some of its images burn through consciousness right to conscience. Test matching your answers to the crowdsourced profiles of fictional characters. Set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most brilliant military men, general antonio luna, as he.
Heneral luna, while precise in its storytelling and in its depiction of the major players of the revolution, evokes ambiguous emotions about a nation that has been revealed to be built on a. Filipino regionalists who only cares that their region of origin be overwhelmed with pride kawit soldiers. Kudos to cristina montes for her article heneral luna and filipino audiences opinion, 82615. The documentation on how this quiz works can be found here. We cannot get past our shallowness to provide and achieve greater good. Heneral luna is a patriotic biopic that aspires to.
The actors who played the characters in the movie were not popular in the mainstream movies but they were able to give justice to their portrayals. The portrayal, and rightly so, was in favor of lunas disciplinarian style and tactical and strategic competence. Technically marvellous is the only way to describe the movies sound design from lunas table banging overpowering the raucous in a cabinet. Starring john arcilla, epy quizon, paulo avelino, and arron villaflor. General luna is a 2015 filipino authentic biopic film portraying all antonio lunas administration of the philippine revolutionary guard throughout the philippineamerican war. Truly, the success of the film heneral luna implies that filipino audiences are not mababaw low in intelligence. This is an interactive personality quiz that will determine your similarity with a long list of fictional characters. Antonio luna john arcilla faces resistance from his own countrymen as he fights for freedom during the philippine. For one to be advocated in the philippines you play a game of favoritism that involves businessmen. Nov 23, 2015 general antonio luna, superbly portrayed by john arcilla, is in charge of the philippine revolutionary army, and he is in uberfight mode. Apolinario mabini vs general luna inquirer opinion. Set during the philippineamerican war, a shorttempered filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than. Oct 30, 2015 a patriotic biopic that veers toward propaganda, heneral luna is about antonio luna, who in the late 1800s led the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. Set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most brilliant military men, general antonio luna, as he tries to lead his countrymen against colonial masters new and old, and to rise above their own raging disputes to fulfill the promise of the philippine revolution.
Antonio luna, the brilliant and brusque strategist whose. Throughout the film, the characters, and luna himself, would speak this way, even lifting from the generals poems of past. General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general antonio lunas leadership of. Summary of heneral luna film 453352 the first scene was shot in a specific room, general luna was distant from everyone else with a kid named joven, who needed to compose a life story about the general. Heneral luna was made under the direction of jerrold tarog with the production of. Who go against the order of the army being unified by general luna. We dont have an article named characters heneralluna, exactly. After more than 300 years of being under spanish rule, the philippines is now sold to the united states, under which rule the native country now becomes. Heneral luna cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Rarely does a locallymade movie entertain and inspire you to think at the same time. Heneral luna reaction paper i first watched the film heneral luna last summer vacation, my dad insists that we should watch this historical biopic movie beside the fact that we are interested about history, this movie became a trending topic on the internet and it was the philippine entry on 88th academy awards for best foreign film.
Set during the philippineamerican war, a shorttempered filipino general faces an. Set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most brilliant military men, general antonio luna, as he tries. The story begins in the onset of the philippineamerican war. Opensource psychometrics project home about statistical which character personality quiz. Characters from the movie reacting with anger or massive disappointment over viewers asking why mabini never left his chair, or viewers not being able to distinguish between juan or antonio luna, or marcelo or gregorio del pilar. Apr 02, 2020 this test was created by getting volunteers to rate the perceived personality of a variety of characters currently 510. Heneral luna characters bayani universe wiki fandom. In the closure, felipe, aguinaldo and joven were clarifying their sides of the story. In the films postcredits scene at the end, general gregorio del pilar prepares to. October 29, 1866 june 5, 1899 was a filipino army general who fought in the. Set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most brilliant military men, general antonio luna, as he tries to lead his countrymen against. The film does not only focus on general antonio lunas character. It should be both praise and criticism because it is not bad to show the human side of a person. Sep 29, 2015 third was joven hernando, the young men, who throughout the movie sticked around general luna and interviewing him with his harry potter glasses.
Because there had been good filipino films that were not blockbusters. The movie portrays the life of general antonio luna, the brilliant military strategist who was betrayed by his own countrymen. Filmheneral lunafunnyheneral lunaquotesheneral lunatriviaheneral lunaymmvheneral lunaif you meant one of those, just click and go. Set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of. Jan 25, 2018 the actors who played the characters in the movie were not popular in the mainstream movies but they were able to give justice to their portrayals. Arnaldo dumindin via philippineamericanwar of course. He is one of the characters in the story aside from general luna that has great role and significance in the movie. The film, heneral luna, 2015 is a filipino historical biopic film about general antonio luna. After more than 300 years of being under spanish rule, the philippines is now sold to. Tarog indicated that separating the characters would help flesh the film out further. In the movie we saw how president aguinaldo comes incomparable to the patriotic antonio luna.
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