Negosyo o kalayaan, bayan o sarili? Pumili ka! - General Luna (a question that our politicians need to answer) He was a wild card, General Luna, but one has to admire the man for his unequivocal patriotism, courage and strength to stand by his principles. At times, funny, at times no nonsense, at times acting with no clear intent as to what he was hoping to achieve - Arcilla made Luna multi faceted and confusing, so much so that the audience understood how government and military leaders at the time felt in dealing with him. Arcilla, was ever present, lending an animation to the character with his acting strength, honed from years in theater and film and made Luna the polarizing character he was intended to be.
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A brilliant war strategist, Luna accepts no compromises in achieving full independence from the foreigners and mobilizes soldiers and and platoons all over Luzon to beef up their defenses against attacks from the strengthening American army, all while trying to counter the advances of the politicians advancing their own agenda.Īt first glance, the filmmaking approach of director Jerrold Tarog seemed very theatrical, with a lot of dialogue laced with bravado, especially during the cabinet meeting with President Emilio Aguinaldo (Mon Confiado) and Apolinario Mabini (Epi Quizon) where Arcilla established the character of Luna. Luna, oftentimes perceived as arrogant, stubborn and headstrong by politicians who want to to push the idea of annexation under American rule, earned himself the ire of businessmen and other cabinet officials who want to compromise and do business with the Americans at the time. Heneral Luna gives the audience a deeper insight into the life of the General Antonio Luna, who at the time of the transition from Spanish to American rule, was head of the revolutionary army. It was a commendable move for the filmmaking team at to take a gamble on making this movie and give the lead role to veteran actor John Arcilla, who, while he has proven his mettle in theater, film and television, has yet to receive his big break in headlining a major motion picture. Its sad to think that while national heroes like Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo are credited for their work towards attaining Philippine independence from foreign rule, very little is said about other heroes like Luna in the history books. Its quite embarrassing to admit that going into the cinema, I had only a vague idea of the role that General Antonio Luna played in the revolution towards independence during the time of Spanish and American regime in the Philippines.