![]() General Tomas Mascardo (Courtesy of Wikipedia) In history, before any interpretation, there must be certitude of facts. Therefore, this article shall feature some of these. However, it is also apparent that many still rely on the film for their knowledge of the general, and with it, the historical liberties and inaccuracies. Views on Antonio Luna's Wikipedia article dramatically increased from more than 9,800 in August to more than 130,600 in September. Of course, there is the aim to make the viewers read on Luna and many actually did. Apparently, these very people were even educated by the film. Alas, the education of the Filipino people of their own history has been thoroughly exposed by the film. This may actually work for an audience fairly educated in Filipino history, but not otherwise. ![]() This is a sacrifice the film has to take in order to fit its purposes. Indeed, periodization and historical accuracy are not among the priorities of the film. While historical accuracy is important, there are bigger truths about the Filipino nation that can only be reached by combining the real and the imaginary.Ī viral Twitter post concerning one of the film's characters, Apolinario Mabini Liberties have been taken with the depiction of historical figures and the order of events. This film is a work of fiction based on facts. It has also to be taken into account that at the beginning of the film, the viewers had already been conditioned by this message ( spoiler alert): Not all details can be fitted in one film. Then again, it has to be clarified that no film is perfect, and historical films are no exception. While the film has undoubtedly raisedĪwareness of the people on the Filipino general and has featured the prowess of Filipino film-making, the film has also taken its own number of historical liberties and inaccuracies. ![]() That is, in comparison with Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo's more than 41,000 likes and El Presidente's Such is the hype for the film that, as of the publishing of this article, its official Facebook page has more than 239,300 likes. There is also a projected premiere in cinemas in the United States. Sesquicentennial, a film about him ( Heneral Luna) has been showing in theaters in the Philippines for a month already. On October 9, exactly twenty days before the 149th birthĪnniversary of Antonio Luna and a whole year in advance of his
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