Country: Philippines
Director: Jerrold Tarog
Cast: John Arcilla, Mon Confiado, Arron Villaflor, Joem Bascon & Archie Alemania.
It tells the true revolutionary story of General Antonio Luna. The story begins with America taking control of the Philippines after the Spanish-American war. Luna, a true patriotic led the Philippine force to attack American army during that time period.
This film was selected as the Philippine entry for Oscar and a huge success in the box office. John Arcilla was excellent as Luna and he conveys all emotions of Antonio Luna brilliantly. The violent brutality of warfare was fully expressed by the director in a single shot. Implementing serious humor in a story like this can be a dangerous move and don't know how many people like those scenes. The incident that inspires Luna to be a patriotic was presented in a stylish manner through a flashback sequence. From the post credit scene, it's clear that a sequel to this movie is on board. Overall, I was not familiar with the Philippine revolutionary army and this movie helps me to understand something about their ancient history.
Verdict: Good
Director: Jerrold Tarog
Cast: John Arcilla, Mon Confiado, Arron Villaflor, Joem Bascon & Archie Alemania.
It tells the true revolutionary story of General Antonio Luna. The story begins with America taking control of the Philippines after the Spanish-American war. Luna, a true patriotic led the Philippine force to attack American army during that time period.
This film was selected as the Philippine entry for Oscar and a huge success in the box office. John Arcilla was excellent as Luna and he conveys all emotions of Antonio Luna brilliantly. The violent brutality of warfare was fully expressed by the director in a single shot. Implementing serious humor in a story like this can be a dangerous move and don't know how many people like those scenes. The incident that inspires Luna to be a patriotic was presented in a stylish manner through a flashback sequence. From the post credit scene, it's clear that a sequel to this movie is on board. Overall, I was not familiar with the Philippine revolutionary army and this movie helps me to understand something about their ancient history.
Verdict: Good
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