Heneral Luna Movie Analysis

Improved Essays
“Heneral Luna is a film that should be watched by every Filipino from all across the globe.”

This was the only statement my mind was able to process and produce the first time I watched the renowned movie Heneral Luna. It was as if my whole tiny and parched patriotic-system was watered and revived.

The movie Heneral Luna is a biopic film directed by Jerrold Tarog and produced by Artikulo Uno productions having John Arcilla play the role of Antonio Luna. [1] It was a film narrating the story of Heneral Antonio Luna, the genius Secretary of War of the Philippines during the outbreak of the Philippine-American War.

I must admit, I admired the movie a lot.

As I browse through my social networking accounts, I was in awe of how the movie
…show more content…
There, I began to think again of my admiration.

The story opens up with the scene where Joven[1](Arron Villaflor)was having an interview with Heneral Antonio Luna asking him if he would give Joven and his colleagues permission to write about the life of Heneral Luna. There, Luna narrates some of his hilarious experiences at battlefield. And then goes back at present time.

It was like the movie tried to show or to become too many things at once. Some of the comic reliefs did not get me. Thus, p?’there were parts of the film that got me like, “how did that öhappen?” or “where is this part
…show more content…
It tells basic facts about him; his childhood, how he grew up, and how he chose the life of war. The humor injected in the story and the way the characters spoke was very natural and conversational. Though the cinematography wasn’t really as I was expecting since the hills and plains where some scenes occurred has no more trees, it should’ve been a little more ‘foresty’ with more trees that are lush and green

The whole movie has that “inside” history effect all through out until the part where after the death of the general, some of the characters were “interviewed”. That was the part where the movie moved “out” of history. For me, it kind of intervened with the thoughts and conclusions reflected by the audiences.

Also, the burning flag at the end-part was an indication of this intervention since it drew the attention of the viewers from the real-historic atmosphere towards the fiction “soul” of the

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    I choose the book We Were Soldiers Once And Young. The book was written by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway. Harold Moore served in the US military for 32 years and was in vietnam for a long part of the war. He was part of the First and Second Battalions and was one of the only people out of his friends that made it out alive. Joseph Galloway on the other hand was also in vietnam but as a reporter and journalist.…

    • 1981 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    This Realistic Novel called Fallen Angels was written By Walter Dean Myers and was publicized in 1988. This book is very controversial and viewed very differently by some people. Which is why I chose to ultimately read it and do a report about. Some people loved this book and some people hated it. I was one of the ones to completely fall in love with this very dramatic and realistic Novel.…

    • 943 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    This Third Cinema film looks at “the struggle of ‘cultural decolonization’ and the ‘recuperation of a national culture’” (Buchsbaum, 159). It is an allegory of a nation fighting to recreate itself. This paper will discuss the prominent theme of cultural decolonization and analyze how the character’s personal history and their nation’s national history shape…

    • 1348 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Christopher Hibbert’s Redcoats and Rebels is a narrative that discusses the time in which the colonies rebelled against its mother country Great Britain and fought for their independence. This event is known as the American Revolutionary War. He discusses this war by taking an unusual perspective and looking into colonist behavior to see exactly how they won the war and why the British didn’t but all through the eyes of the British.…

    • 754 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Annotated Bibliography Greenfield, L. (2005). Where Poppies Grow: A World War I Companion. N.p.: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.…

    • 245 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In the chapter ‘Forget Columbus’ of the book ‘The Inconvenient Indian’, the author Thomas King writes about his point of view on the forgotten history of the Native Americans. He conveys about the tales made up about the natives and americans engraved in the history to mainly appeal to the white audience. The author starts the chapter by telling how insignificant was the discovery of the land of natives made by Columbus. According to him the only reason why he was given credit and recognized because his story as Columbus sailing the oceans, travelling across with interesting adventures and going through hardships with a letter to the Emperor of Indies by the King and Queen of Spain captured the imagination of the audience and met the expectations…

    • 1055 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    When reading The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien there were many different things that can be learned. Being involved in a war such as Vietnam required having many different traits as a person. In order to be properly prepared to endure something as traumatic as war, the traits needed are, courageousness, faithful, insightful, and open-mindedness. Each of these traits are essential to successfully entering this type of position. Being in the military, air force, or coast guard takes a lot, and this task can only be taken on by certain people.…

    • 442 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Henry Fleming had always dreamt of being a hero. He couldn't wait to join the army and become glorified. He always imagined himself coming back home with great wounds and telling stories of his great deeds. Or dying in battle and leaving his family and tons of sobbing women behind. All would be talking and telling tales about the brave young man that died for his country.…

    • 240 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Raya Mirkheshti, 8C History- Grant “John A - Birth of a Country” Given the fact that the audience will take away from the movie an impression of the historical events or figures portrayed in the story,does the film improve the viewer’s understanding of historical events? Justify your conclusion. (1 to 3 paragraphs)…

    • 1324 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    The narrator writes during his experience of the war and is much an observer than he is a participant of the story. While it does follow a certain perspective, it is written with a more lyrical and poetic style than is usually accustomed to first-hand accounts of war. While it does follow the squad through their day to day operations, it does more than simply describe their experience. There is also a lot of dialogue which acts as the more personal aspect of the story, revealing the personality and feelings of the various characters. The story follows the journey of the squad through this lens, besides the first chapter, which is something of a prelude.…

    • 1781 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Germany flourished on the nationalism in the early 1900’s of its people, ready to encounter an attack at any moment and any time. People forget the decision of war until they are in the flame of its fire. In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque explains his war experience in World War 1 through a character, Paul Bumer—a kind and sensitive man. While in school, he used to write poems. Paul’s teacher brainwashed him and other students.…

    • 1393 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In “The Man I Killed”, “How to Tell a True War Story”, “Notes”, “Field Trip”, and others. The reader sees him struggle between the truth and fiction in his writing. His personal feelings take the place of others as he uses his writing as an outlet of the war. His detailed almost unrealistic descriptions of Vietnam is the only way he can cope with it. The story of the man he killed is a flashback that he couldn’t stop thinking about.…

    • 1209 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Again, the viewer chose the theme “Power of Tradition” to match the story and movie. The theme matches well to both the story and movie because as the viewer could see, both stories were showing how tradition can make us do things, and we think it’s OK to do them. But when we follow tradition, we do things as in killing,or persecute, things we care about. The viewer thought the movie was better because the movie showed more emotion and it was easier to tell what was going on. Apparently, the movie was able to be seen visually, so that helps with understanding what is going on too.…

    • 865 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Goddess Film Analysis

    • 1153 Words
    • 5 Pages

    The Goddess (1934) is a silent film made by Wu Yonggang, a well-known Chinese director in the 1930s. Hailed as “a masterpiece of ‘the first golden age of Chinese cinema’”, the film marked not only Wu’s directorial debut, but also “the pinnacle of [Ruan Lingyu’s] career” (Harris, 128). Ruan’s “mature, nuanced performance”, which was “subtle but at the same time powerful and rich”, proved to be a major factor in the movie’s success and lasting impact in Chinese cinema – even inspiring Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan to produce Centre Stage (1992), a biopic of Ruan, over fifty years later (Harris, 128; Rayns, 18). This response will examine and show how the depiction of Ruan Lingyu by male directors in both The Goddess and Centre Stage make use…

    • 1153 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Home Alone Belonging

    • 1002 Words
    • 5 Pages

    as you know Home alone is a famous America movie, which was published in 1990. It is a favorite film of many people all over the world. My group decide to chose this film because it suitable for all ages from kids to adults. It brings us gentle moments of relaxation. Besides entertainment, this movie brings us much useful information about America culture as compare to Vietnam.…

    • 1002 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays