Here’s the thing: in one of the promotional materials for Jerrold Tarog’s new film Heneral Luna, John Arcilla, playing the role of the titular hero, speaks of “blood and sweat” and of jumping “into the abyss.” To those familiar to the film’s history (seventeen years in-the-making!), it’s easy to staple those words to the amount of work put into the film. In classic indie terms: “dugo at pawis ang puhunan“. Yet, what matters ultimately is the final print; and it just so happens that when ardent souls push through, it translates quite vividly in the work.
I saw Heneral Luna in one of its private previews weeks prior the film’s release, and I’m happy that that’s the case here. Philbert Dy, writing for Click the City, says that “it is the rare historical film that seems to recognize that our history is in equal parts farce and tragedy.” Loosely based on Vivencio Jose’s definitive biography The Rise and Fall of Antonio Luna, the film indeed isn’t the typical historical dramas that clutter our theaters of late. It is, dare I say, screams Jerrold Tarog—a key scene towards the end prove that the joke is on us Filipinos, an audit that can only be delivered with equal parts of wit and candor by the man who made Confessional (2009).
We are taking on Tarog’s Heneral Luna as our next movie of the week. What this entails is a string of articles/pieces which hopefully will add more insight to our collective discussion of the film. While we’re at it, let me point you to Tristan Zinampan’s review of the film.
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Heneral Luna is now showing across Philippine theaters; students enjoy 50% off their ticket prices.
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