HENERAL LUNA: A BETRAYAL

Heneral Luna, as depicted in the movie, was a person who is undeniably strong, goal-driven and has an exceptional sense of patriotism. Heneral Luna was the toughest General there could ever be, he was the hope against the war, and he was the strength of the people. Luna used his power sensibly; he used it in order to defend the country, and that was the joke they had in the movie. Heneral Luna regarded as Heneral Artikulo Uno was indeed a man of his words, when he took an oath to protect the Philippines, he had to risk everything for the good of all the Filipino people. If being a tough leader means you can send off even a higher authority person to jail, then by all means, Heneral Luna is one tough leader. He did everything to save the country, literally everything.

 That’s why it saddens me to know that Heneral Luna was alone in his battle all this time. Maybe that’s why democracy at that period never worked out because Luna was the only who was genuine about his intentions for the country. Everyone else had their own selfish agenda. And just when they thought that Heneral Luna had the intention to be in a higher position, he was caught in a set up by the highest position in the Government. He was murdered in the most unforgiving way; Heneral Luna died in the hands of his own people. He was betrayed.

Instead of uniting with one another to achieve emancipation, someone used their power to protect the seat that they have even if costs someone’s life. I came to realize, at that point, that the true enemy was never the one who conquered us. The true enemy lies within us. Even up to this day, the problem with the youth is that they pretend that they are united to one goal but the truth is their goal is to lift themselves up even it takes a life. That is what’s sad about this film adaptation; we get to see reality and the pain that it has caused to so many people. This film reevaluates us being Filipinos that in order to resolve national issues, we have to solve our issues first as citizens of this country. Maybe after that, we will know what our heart truly desires and by then, we would achieve freedom not just from other countries but even from ourselves.