The descendants of Emilio Aguinaldo must be cringing with the insinuations in the movie. Heralded as one of the, if not the greatest, generals of the country, the Americans are quoted as saying of Luna: “They only had one general and they killed him.” But his passion and love for his country is admirable. It is a given that Antonio Luna was a hot head. Malupit siya, abusado, mayabang!” How can one justify hacking a person mercilessly until his intestines are in full display?
In the movie, Felipe Buencamino (a member of Aguinaldo’s Cabinet) justifies Luna’s death with the words: “Hindi ko ginusto na siya ay mamatay, pero naniniwala akong makatarungan ang nangyari. Virtue and valor as said by Mabini is “Mahirap hulihin ang hangin.” The idealist who enters the world of governance with the noblest of intentions either comes out totally devastated or becomes the very person he/she was lobbying against.
In time, there is a reverse transfiguration…“Mayroon tayong mas malaking kaaway… ang ating sarili.” The flow of corruption is so rampant that the taint and stench of dishonesty and exploitation can even permeate the holy of holies. The Priority Development Assistance Fund and Disbursement Acceleration Program is still unresolved so the answer to Luna’s question would be foremost “Sarili” and definitely “Negosyo.” Today, it is public knowledge or the norm that public servants, even employees, do receive gifts when favoring a closed transaction. Hoping that I would catch it on the second week when some showings had limited hours, the loud clamor nationwide showed this superb movie once again on regular screening hours and still on with many movie goers patronizing it.ĭiscounts are given to students who are encouraged to watch the movie but personally I feel that this is a “must-see” for all government officials-incumbent and “wannabee”-plus all government employees and all civil servants and every Filipino as well.Īntonio Luna may have said it a century ago but it is so true of our times when government service tantamount to a business enterprise: “Negosyo o Kalayaan… Bayan o Sarili…Pumili Ka.” Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958.I AM so glad that Heneral Luna is on its third week in movie houses.Bathory: Countess of Blood (2008) Full Movie Strea.Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Watch Streaming.The Kingdom of Solomon (2010) Online Streaming.Inside the Twin Towers (2006) Watch Full Movie.Some Mother's Son (1996) Online Streaming.Enemy at the Gates (2001) Complete Full Length.Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) Play Movie.The Silent Mountain (2014) Complete Movie.The Death of Louis XIV (2016) Complete Movie.Panfilov's 28 Men (2016) Full Streaming.The Desert of the Tartars (1976) Watch Streaming.Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) Complet.The Purple Heart (1944) Watch Full Movie.Rock the Casbah (2012) Watch Full Movie.The Story of Ruth (1960) Full Streaming.1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) Watch Full Movie.The Gettysburg Address (2015) Complete Full Length.Once upon a time in China and America (1997) Watch.