Synopsis
Nation or self?
A Filipino general who believes he can turn the tide of battle in the Philippine-American war. But little does he know that he faces a greatest threat to the country's revolution against the invading Americans.
2015 Directed by Jerrold Tarog
A Filipino general who believes he can turn the tide of battle in the Philippine-American war. But little does he know that he faces a greatest threat to the country's revolution against the invading Americans.
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General Luna, 장군 루나, 卢纳将军, 盧納將軍
Welcome to dysfunctional Philippines. The film tells the story of their General Luna who bravely fought the Americans when they invaded the country, but more it tells the story of the filipino people and their weaknesses. Not just 100 years ago, but also how it relates to todays attitudes, never fighting for national pride and the corrupt nature of their culture. Considering this comes from the Philippines, this is film making on a grand, yet economical style, and they pull it off well. There are faults, but it's message and characterization of their heroes is clear, and I must say I enjoyed this one greatly. Not only a history lesson, but also a illustration of the filipino spirit along with a dash of humor.
Let's talk about General Luna.
General Luna, the infamous Filipino general with a temper as passionate as his feelings for his country. General Luna, the crazy soldier with the crazy temper, and didn't care who he stepped on, as long as he got where he needed to be. General Luna, the only real military genius the Philippines has ever had, who ended up being killed by his own countrymen anyway.
Now, let's talk about this movie.
What this movie gets right is its deconstructions of the Filipino value of prioritizing the family above everything else. There's also its criticism of the regionalist mentality that plagues most officials - unsurprising, as the country is made up of 7, 107 scattered islands.…
Like many flawed male protagonists before Luna, some might take the wrong lesson from his characterization. Arrogance and temper should not be revered in leadership. This film was a mistake. I'd say that Luna contributed to Duterte's popularity and eventual presidency in 2016--it was unfortunately easy to project Luna's tough-talking, discipline, and other strongman qualities on Duterte. But Luna's patriotism and nationalism is admirable, Duterte's is not.
literally saw a white man in this app say “this movie looks cheap and ugly they should’ve shot this in film” DUDE did u even watch the film??? ur ancestors literally committed genocide and colonized my country in this EXACT movie and u go on about how it looks shit?? god the caucasity
Whenever Philippine cinema makes a historical biopic, they're usually little more than live-action dioramas where the heroes are treated with reverence and slavish to history books which makes for an "eat your vegetables" type of cinema. Not this one though (at least for the most part). This film is about General Antonio Luna, considered one of the greatest generals in Philippine history who is one of the key figures in our revolt against Spain and one of the resisting forces in the colonization of the Philippines by the United States during the Philippine-American war. The film actually makes history come alive by actually striving to make an entertaining film first and foremost, painting a human picture of General Luna as…