Heneral luna is a historical film about one of the philippines greatest generals. The most important thing we can learn from heneral luna. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the heneral luna movie on. There are quotable lines that portray some of the situations today. The cinematography, cast, writing is really wonderful and realistic, although the language used is not what i expected because it looks too modern. He deliver some heavy lines that will mark on the viewers hearth. Heneral luna memes and hugot lines go viral centertechnews. Jerrold tarogs awardwinning opus about the fiery commander was a surprisingly stirring and resonant film that, for better or worse, opened the hearts and minds of the filipino people to the possibility of a brash, arrogant, womanizing leader whos wildly imperfect and. General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general. Your onestop urban lifestyle guide to the best of manila. Heneral luna the movie uploaded a video 4 years ago. Ang batang heneral was teased during the midcredits scene at the end of the 2015 film heneral luna.
Heneral luna more than makes for these flaws though through its artistic components such as its beautiful score, wellcrafted cinematography, and, most especially, its fantastic rhythmic script. Sep 30, 2015 in the previous entry, i wrote a lengthy composition about artikulo uno productions heneral luna here. The movie heneral luna, directed by jerrold tarog and developed by artikulo uno productions, seeks to change that. General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general antonio lunas leadership of the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. Starring john arcilla, epy quizon, paulo avelino, and arron villaflor.
Heneral luna was a one of a kind film, great production, invested with good script, cast and great amount of money. I had a chance to watch the movie heneral luna with my wife and family members and i was truly impressed with the crowd that it pulled. Support the filmmakers and cinema escapist by buying a copy of this movie with our amazon affiliate link. Since it was shown on september 9, the netizens make some noise by creating a funny post and some hugot lines. He was the most intelligent in the philippine military, the wisest man who ever ruled the philippine system in fighting using brilliant tactics instead of technology. Heneral luna was made under the direction of jerrold tarog with the. Heneral luna is an epic biographical film set during the time of the philippineamerican war, after spain surrendered to america or in other accounts, after the philippines was sold to the united states. Indeed, i laugh and made me ponder to its thrown hitting lines. It was initially poised to be pulled from theaters until public clamor caused local cinemas to keep screening the movie in more theaters during its second week. The lines at sm bf on sukat road were long and we couldnt get seats for the midafternoon screening. This part of the movie is intended to show the conversation. Technically marvellous is the only way to describe the movies sound design from lunas table banging overpowering the raucous in a cabinet. It seems that netizens could not get enough of the biopic heneral luna. Directed by jerrold tarog and produced by artikulo uno productions, the film received critical acclaim from critics, praising its cinematography.
It opens with the beginning of hostilities with the american occupiers, and ends with the assassination of luna on june 5, 1899 a period in which luna served. A patriotic biopic that veers toward propaganda, heneral luna is about antonio luna, who in the late 1800s led the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. The movie, which will be shown in cinemas nationwide beginning this september 9, puts the spotlight on lunas heroic works and his unflattering personality which eventually led. Heneral luna reaction paper i first watched the film heneral luna last summer vacation, my dad insists that we should watch this historical biopic movie beside the fact that we are interested about history, this movie became a trending topic on the internet and it was the philippine entry on 88th academy awards for best foreign film. The movie is also packed with lines that some may say as hugot linesor those that has deep meanings that might be applicable in modern life. Your one stop urban lifestyle guide to the best of manila. Heneral luna is a patriotic biopic that aspires to. Set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most brilliant military men, general antonio luna, as he tries to lead his countrymen against. Heneral luna, while precise in its storytelling and in its depiction of the major players of the revolution, evokes ambiguous emotions about a nation that has been revealed to be built on a. I do not think so, because the movie approaches the luna story on its own terms.
While following the traditional trajectory of a war movie, heneral luna is more fundamentally concerned with examining how internal rivalries proved the. Those who were able to see the highly acclaimed biopic took to social media to share memorable lines from the film and even generated memes. If you have seen the historical flick, heneral luna you can still catch it in cinemas. Stream music from the film heneral luna excerpts, a playlist by jerrold tarog from desktop or your mobile device. May 15, 2020 i had a chance to watch the movie heneral luna with my wife and family members and i was truly impressed with the crowd that it pulled. In the previous entry, i wrote a lengthy composition about artikulo uno productions heneral luna here. Well, you should be lining up by now and procure some time to watch this historical movie heneral luna, for these kind of movies are scarce at present. Heneral luna is our official entry to the 2016 oscars. As of this writing, a movie entitled, heneral luna, is being shown in its 3rd week in metro manila cinemas and nationwide. This movie is credited to artikulo uno production produced by fernando ortigas. The release of heneral luna movie is a rare occurrence in the history of the philippine cinema.
This is the first part of the latest antonio luna movie. Oct 30, 2015 set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most brilliant military men, general antonio luna, as he tries to lead his countrymen against colonial masters new and old, and to rise above their own raging disputes to fulfill the promise of the philippine revolution. The movie heightened the filipinos sense of patriotism and love. Sep 04, 2018 and for a movie this expensive and this epic in scale and scope, it is such a daring move on director jerold tarog and cowriter rody vera and the people behind it that im in awe at the boldness of such a move. Ang batang heneral opens in cinemas nationwide on wednesday, september 5, 2018. Music from the film heneral luna excerpts soundcloud. Heneral luna has been making waves when it premiered on september 9and when it extended its run to more than two weeks heres to hoping for more. John arcilla, heneral luna 2015 fighting for our nations freedom may sound so 1890s now, and we have our heroesboth celebrated and unsungto thank for that. Heroes are usually portrayed in local movies as flawless. Sometimes always never triple word score true history of the kelly gang.
The hugot lines are not the cheesy ones flying around social media, but hugot lines that make you reflect. Some created by netizens as their way to pay tribute to the late general. Oct 12, 2015 if you have seen the historical flick, heneral luna you can still catch it in cinemas. I recently watched the film heneral luna, and the movie itself is filled with hugot lines. Sep 20, 2015 gripping scenes, emotional lines, punchlines with perfect timing this is a movie that shall leave a mark for decades. Heneral luna picked as phs 2016 oscars bet advertisement those who were able to see the highly acclaimed biopic took to social media to share memorable lines from the film and even. While heneral luna is admittedly didactic, it tells a good story. Ultimately, people do not watch movies for spectacular visuals or for crowddrawing names in the cast.
Set during the philippineamerican war, heneral luna follows the life of one of philippine historys most brilliant military men, general antonio luna, as he tries to lead his countrymen against colonial masters new and old, and to rise above their own raging disputes to fulfill the promise of the philippine revolution. Heneral luna picked as phs 2016 oscars bet advertisement those who were able to see the highly acclaimed biopic took to social media. Jose take you through the his book, the rise and fall of antonio luna, the primary historical text where heneral luna the movie was based from. The flow of the movie is more on the main points of heneral lunas life that reflects the current philippine society. Sep 22, 2015 8 badass quotes from heneral luna movie. Heneral luna the movie uploaded a video 4 years ago 4. Ian veneracion delivers lines from one more chance, heneral luna he adds a little action to even the most dramatic lines from filipino movies. But it is the first filipino historical movie i have seen perhaps there are others of which i am not aware that avoids the pitfall of other similar filmsthat of sacrificing storytelling techniques to the point that the resulting product ends up more like a. With john arcilla, arron villaflor, mon confiado, bing pimentel. May the story of someone who is willing to give his life to the filipino people be remembered not forgotten in between lines of a textbook. The movie, which will be shown in cinemas nationwide beginning this september 9, puts the spotlight on lunas heroic works and his unflattering personality which eventually led to his assassination. Sep 29, 2015 heneral luna was a one of a kind film, great production, invested with good script, cast and great amount of money.
And finally, when youre watching a movie and the people in front of you are basically giants. Here are 10 lines from the movie to remind you that youre not alone in your office frustrations. Manila, philippines antonio luna has been one of the most unappreciated heroes of all time, until a movie about himself was shown in. Heneral luna general luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general antonio lunas leadership of the philippine republican army during the philippineamerican war. These people took the courage and fought their own inner demons to stand up. But it is the first filipino historical movie i have seen perhaps there are others of which i am not aware that avoids the pitfall of other similar filmsthat of sacrificing storytelling techniques to. Ang batang heneral explores the parameters of leadership, mortality, and fame. General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general antonio lunas leadership of the philippine republican army during the philippineamerican war. Here are 20 memorable or hugot lines from the movie that will be repeated ad nauseam by the lunatics fans of heneral luna. Nov 19, 2018 this is the first part of the latest antonio luna movie.
Allow me to overshare my thoughts on this very wellmade movie that is heneral luna. It opens with the beginning of hostilities with the american occupiers, and ends with the assassination of luna on june 5, 1899 a period in which luna. Ang batang heneral takes the opposite route from its predecessor heneral luna by replacing frenetic, almost cartoonish energy with introspection. Let us continue to support the movie and spread the word. The character asked, nasubukan mo na bang hulihin ang hangin. Heneral luna received a grade a from cinema evaluation board of the philippines. Tarrog goes against the grain by showing how repulsive luna was during his years as a general of the philippines. In philippine history,i can say that this movie is. Sep 24, 2015 a reflection on the brilliant heneral luna film. My recent favorite hugot line is by the sublime paralytic, apolinario mabini.
He built impenetrable trenches, in which one was called the luna line. We had to buy tickets for the next screening three hours. Now, the spotlights on the movie more than ever, as it has been announced that the film is our official entry to the 2016 oscars, under the foreignlanguage category. The film, heneral luna, 2015 is a filipino historical biopic film about general antonio luna. More than its vivid portrayal of the fiercely passionate antonio luna. Heneral luna is a great movie by itself, but what makes it stand out is how its gotten people talking and therein lies its success. One of the creative liberties taken by the film with the historical. Set during the philippineamerican war, a shorttempered filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the american army. Ian veneracion delivers lines from one more chance. Here are 10 thoughtprovoking hugot lines from the movie to celebrate. Bugallon led a charge on the american lines and though fatally shot, continued to advance. Gripping scenes, emotional lines, punchlines with perfect timing this is a movie that shall leave a mark for decades. It is indeed one of the most beautiful movies ive ever seen. Heneral luna the badass must see film the traveling doctor.
Oct 30, 2015 a patriotic biopic that veers toward propaganda, heneral luna is about antonio luna, who in the late 1800s led the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. If you havent watched the most talked about movie this year, here are some badass lines that would entice you into watching it. Here are five reasons why jerrold tarogs 2015 biopic movie, heneral luna, is a mustwatch and a filipino pride. General luna is a 2015 filipino historical biopic film depicting general antonio luna s leadership of the philippine revolutionary army during the philippineamerican war. Arthur acuna is an actor, known for nino 2011, the bourne legacy 2012 and posas 2012. This week, my facebook feed was full of people encouraging others to watch the movie, to help it make bank because it deserves the attention and when i watched the film last friday, it was with a literally. The pain of dying for your country as felt by heneral luna is as painful seeing our country experience its slow death. Heneral luna is not the first filipino movie based on historical events.
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