Films like this and directors like Terog, renew your faith. From the opening shot, how they introduced the characters, the make up and the style to put early 1900s are all laudable. But accolades are in order for the story and screenplay and how the people behind this movie were able to make history interesting for the ordinary movie going public. This chronicles how Luna , a brilliant military leader, planned the strategy against the Americans. As in any micro society today, there is regionalism (One general will only take orders from a fellow Caviteño) and treachery (last scene). Another thing I love about this movie are the homage to Juan Luna's paintings. Juan and Antonio Luna went to Europe during the Spanish time, where they were awaken by the Spaniard's oppression. In one scene, Juan Luna is painting The Parisian Life and in the movie's final big scene, I saw a glimpse of Spolarium when the bodies were being transferred to another corner. But what I like most in all these, is the fact that somebody thought of doing a movie about history and doing it well. Go watch this.
Review of Heneral Luna
