Jose Rizal: Movie Analysis

Jose Rizal is a film produced in honor of the national hero of the Philippines, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. It incorporates scenes from his two
most popular novels, the Noli Me Tangere and the El Filibusterismo, which have gained widespread recognition throughout the
country and beyond borders.

The film is an excellent portrayal of what the Filipino heroes went through for their love for the country. The insertion of scenes from
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo also helps to remind the audience how Dr. Jose Rizal assimilated the events of his own life to
those of his characters. As a man he was honorable; he showed the values of honesty, integrity, faithfulness, and perseverance,
among others. As a Filipino he used these values for the good of the country. He made considerable efforts to strike a balance
between the Spanish and the Filipino people, unhindered by the fact that by doing so he would be putting his own life in danger.
Jose Rizal’s example of patriotism will not be forgotten, and modern-day Filipinos would do well to emulate his brave acts in their
own little ways.

After watching the film one will learn to appreciate more how the Filipino heroes battled the Spaniards for the sake of truth and
freedom, and how they learned to unite to achieve a mutual goal. One will also learn that great care should be exercised when
planning a revolution; good judgment instead of rash decisions should be made. One will also notice that Jose Rizal addresses
issues in his novels that continue to be true and applicable at the present day. The incorporation of his two great books in the
academe would not only harbor appreciation but would also open the eyes of the Filipinos, especially the youth.

Plot[edit]

Jose Rizal is an imprisoned in Fort Santiago under the abusive Spanish colonization. Meanwhile, in Balintawak, Andrés
Bonifacio and his fellow secret organization, the Katipunan, commences the uprising against the tyranny created by
the Spaniards by tearing their cedulas as a sign of Spanish slavery.
Soon, a first lieutenant of the Artillery, Luis Taviel de Andrade, visits Rizal. Taviel de Andrade did not waste time to study carefully
Rizal's case. In just a short period of time, Rizal and Taviel captured each other's sympathy and eventually became friends as they
had usual meetings in Rizal's cell in Fort Santiago. Taviel was even able to celebrate Christmas with Rizal in the cell where they
drank pan get and sang together.
After Christmas, Rizal was sent to the Real Audiencia, the colonial court of appeal, to hear the trial against him. Soon after, the
magistrates decided to condemn him under firing squad on the 30th of the morning in Luneta.
At the night before the execution, Rizal hallucinates, seeing his alter ego—protagonist, Crisostomo "Simoun" Ibarra, from his second
book, El Filibusterismo, tempting him to change the climax of the novel.
On the morning of his execution, his kin receives a small alcohol stove (not a gas lamp as commonly portrayed) from his cell
containing the last poem "Mi Ultimo Adios". Stopping at the place of execution facing the rising sun, Rizal requested the authorities
for him to face the firing squad, but the request was denied. Calm and without haste, he requested to have his head spared instead
and the captain agrees. At the moment the shooting squad points at his back, he readily uttered his final words: Consummatum
est ("It is done").
In the events following Rizal's execution, members of the Katipunan begin their armed uprising, completely catching the Spanish
forces off guard, seizing their mounts, munitions and their rifles. After that, the organization captures a church and the members
executes the friars in an act of vengeance. Later that night, Bonifacio and his top generals meet in their headquarters to plan a new
offensive seeking to capture ten towns in a duration of one week from the Spaniards. As Bonifacio continues speaking, the film ends
as the camera pans to Rizal's picture at the wall of his headquarters.
Summary of Rizal The film started with a scene showing Rizal writing a letter. The letter contains his thoughts that the Philippines
has a serious illness and that it is plagued by the Spanish domination over our country. Crisostomo Ibarra was also introduced in the
film, and it is Rizal’s alter ego. Ibarra had been forced to have two personalities because of the worsening problem in our
country. Rizal had published books such as the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as his weapons..

s ummary of Rizal The film started with a scene showing Rizal writing a letter. The letter contains his thoughts that the Philippines
has a serious illness and that it is plagued by the Spanish domination over our country. Crisostomo Ibarra was also introduced in the
film, and it is Rizal’s alter ego. Ibarra had been forced to have two personalities because of the worsening problem in our
country. Rizal had published books such as the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as his weapons...