BONIFACIO: Ang Unang Pangulo

REFLECTION
A sweeping chronicle of the life of Andres Bonifacio, this ambitious biopic skips any
elongated childhood segment (except for a young Andres watching from a crowd the garrote
deaths of the three martyr priests, Fathers Gmez, Burgos and Zamora) and presents to us,
without further ado, an idealistic Filipino who came to be called the "Father of the Philippine
Revolution." Born in November 1863, Bonifacio led the movement called "Katipunan" (where
he was called "Supremo" or supreme leader) and also a founding member of Dr Jos Rizal's
"La Liga Filipina," an organization calling for political reforms from the Spanish colonial
regime.

Without any real dramatic context to appreciate the rivalry between Aguinaldo
and Bonifacio, the film becomes its own version of propaganda. Audiences are force
fed lessons in history through a checklist of events and a long list of pedagogic
speeches, all punchline with the resounding mantra that Bonifacio was not a
traitor. But regardless of its truth, this revelation is handled with such bludgeoning
and suffocating force that it is more mandate than argument. The result is not

about a national hero but about a simple human being trying to do his best for
his country.You see that he is a good brother to his sister whose welfare he is
concerned and in some scenes, you see how guilt-ridden he is as he grapples
with the death of his only son.
For once, the film gives the young people a chance to know a great man from
the pages of history. It is a device that works as it links the present generation to
that crucial decade in Philippine history. Hence, for more than an hour and a
half, you get to reflect on the life of Bonifacio and the other equally heroic
figures in Philippine history such as Melchora Aquino, Jose Rizal and Gregoria de
Jesus and Ladislaw Diwa, among others. On the whole, theres great pleasure
watching a humanized version of Bonifacio and what he did for the Filipinos. The
fate of Bonifacio and his brother is indeed a clear example of revolutions
devouring its own sons and it ends with the viewers having a good idea as to
who are the real heroes and villains of that revolution. Kailan man marami pa

rin ang sagabal sa lalamunan, traidor at walang pusong maisakatuparan ang

kalayaan ..

WAR WITH JAPAN

THE PHILIPPINES HELL
REFLECTION
Kailanman ay walang mabuting naidulot ang digmaan, this was usually
heard by almost aged veterans during World War II. The most serious long
term consequence of World War II on the Philippines was to aggravate and
embitter its internal social divisions. Bitterness and sufferings will never be
forgotten. Half of Philippine population had been gone. A certain event that
really marks to the Philippine revolution is the DEATH MARCH. The
enormous ,sarcastic and devastating bloody war always remembered by the
Filipino heroes who offer their lives against the hand of filty Japanese.
Going back to Death March, The marchers made the trek in intense heat and

were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards thousands perished.

Innocents people got killed, civilian got slaughter. We can consider it that
the hell hour of life is during the Japanese occupation in the Philippine islands

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HISTORICAL FILM HUNT

SUBMIITED BY;

Albia, Michelle
Altoberos,Geraldine
Calo, Jiger
Delacruz, Jopher
Gaddi,Vincent
Gustaman, Teddy Mea

SUBMITTED TO;
Prof. Richelle A. Delmo