Maria Edralyn Tenajeros

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MOVIE REVIEW ON THE DOCUMENTARY OF THE LIFE OF RIZALAs a Filipino, a citizen of the Philippines, it is very significant to be aware of the life of Jose Rizal our national heritage and hero. For certainly, it is he who molds our country right now. It is us who benefited the suffering, ideals and principles of Rizal for the betterment of our country. Aside from the books, news papers, etc. a backing of a documentary film really aid and help our full knowledge and understanding for him. The Documentary was all about the life of our national hero RIZAL. JOS PROTACIO RIZAL MERCADO Y ALONSO REALONDA (born 19 June 1861, Calamba, Philippinesdied 30 December 1896, Manila, Philippines), patriot, physician and man of letters whose life and literary works were an inspiration to the Philippine nationalist movement. The life of a hero from birth to death. A womb to tomb documentary of Rizal. It tackles about his family before he was conceived. The family tree of the Mercados and the Alonsos. The background of from who originates the genes of a person considered as the pride of the Malayan race. Rizal was the son of a prosperous landowner and sugar planter of Chinese-Filipino descent on the island of Luzon. His mother, Teodora Alonso, one of the most highly educated women in the Philippines at that time, exerted a powerful influence on his intellectual development. The documentary also delivers the Family that shelters a hero. The siblings that supports his ideals in life. A brother that consent him in a quest unfathomable where his family suffered most. A quest to uplift the dignity and pride of his fellowmen, the Filipinos. It also showcases the early childhood memories of Jose of his beloved home town Calamba, Laguna. The cradle of a man that molds a Hero, well honored. The place that witnessed the coming of a prophet. The land that blossoms the artistic creativity of an artist. The native soil that cultivates the scientific pursuit of a boy.

The didactic journey of enlightenment of the mind. The uphill struggle to attain equality of the mestizos. From Do a Teodoras endearing patience, Maestro Celestinos strong whip of knowledge, the scholastic triumph in Ateneo de Manila the Jesuit system of education, the medical pursuit in the prestigious University of Santo Thomas and more international journey in hunger for knowledge. The documentary also reveals the soft side of Rizal. The liaison of different ladies that captures not only the eyes but also the heart of a hero. There were at least nine women linked with Rizal; namely Segunda Katigbak, Leonor Valenzuela, Leonor Rivera, Consuelo Ortiga, O-Sei San, Gertrude Beckette, Nelly Boustead, Suzanne Jacoby and Josephine Bracken. A man of no handsomeness, these women might have been beguiled by his intelligence, charm and wit, a natural for Filipinos. The reel also depicts the international pass through of a Malayan. On the day of May 3 1882 where he first left his motherland with the aid of his brother Paciano and without the say-so or consent of his parents which was really grieved. The departure to Spain the docking in Singapore, the passage through SUEZ CANAL, to Naples and Marseilles, at the frontier of Barcelona, the educational pursuit in Madrid, the lovelorn Paris, the ophthalmologic quest in Berlin, at Heidelberg, a lecture in Leipzig and Dresden, the history in Prague, the queen of Danube, Lintz, to Rheinfall, to Salzburg, to Munich to Nuremberg, Switzerland, Geneva, Madrid Exposition, the eternal city of Italy, Rome, Hongkong, the visit in Macao, the liaison in Japan, a visit in the great United States of America, across the Atlantic, London, Brussels, Biarritz. A journey of hardship, adversaries, hunger, and deepening the mind and the souls. A journey where he collected friends who either help him in his ideals or pull him down to his destruction. It also reveals the start of Rizals movements towards freedom. The skirmishing of beliefs and ideals for the betterment of his country. The fight for freedom from the oppressive mother Spain. A combat of writings. A fight with a Pen with a shield of faith. Principles opposed by many not only by the enemies but also by the people he believes and trust with. A contrasting eye opener of Spain. A freedom most awaited by the oppressed. Noli Me Tangere and El Filibustirismo a gift cherished not only by us but also by our neighboring islands and the whole world. The writings, a novel, that break the Chains and enlightens the Filipinos of the prejudice of the colonial Spaniards. A trust that moves the country to do something for its motherland and the future of its children. The principles that ignites the fire of war for freedom. The blood thirsty oppressed, exploited countrymen wrestle for justice and rights. And lastly it shows the untimely remarkable death of a hero and a martyr. After a kangaroo trial. A trial of injustice, bias, and prejudice. A death sentence by gun shots in Luneta sends the end of an undying man. December 29, 1986 was the busiest day of our hero. He bade her mother his last farewell and asked for pardon and forgiveness. Dona Teodora truly lamented this moment not believing that it would be his son who would first meet their maker. Rizal wrote letters to his love ones but the most significant of them all is his last farewell poem to his mother land that was kept hidden in a lamp

which he passed to his sister Trinidad whispering that there is something inside the alcohol cooking stove Trinidad understood. This something was Rizals farewell poem. That he would witness the brutal death and bereavement of her beloved son. Grieved and mourned by the Filipinos, celebrated by the Spaniards for they have put an end to their worst enemy, the thorn to their throat. But unknowingly their merriment will easily terminate for the cry of the Filipinos will soon be heard and put into action. The start of the revolution of the 300 years of domination, repression, cruelty and tyranny of Spain. Unfortunately our hero was not given a proper burial by the friars for he was considered a traitor of the faith and a traitor to Spain and the government. All in all, the movie gives justice to the memoirs of our hero Jose Rizal. It gives side notes for clarity and more understanding for the viewers. The workmanship of the movie is excellent. I praise the researchers and writers for their intricate knowledge of our hero. From the personal letters to his friends and relatives, the heros achievements, travels, and romances is well documented and is so amazing. The actors portraying gives fairness of the real people theyre portraying. The approached of the story on how to deliver it to their audience is great. Viva Jose Rizal!