The documentary film Rizal: Buhay ng Isang Bayani provided details about the life of Jose Rizal, the Philippines' national hero. It covered his early childhood, education abroad, writing of novels that stirred nationalism, exile in Dapitan, and eventual execution. Despite difficulties, Rizal sacrificed greatly to free the Philippines from Spanish rule. He used his privileges, such as an education and wealthy family, to advocate for his fellow Filipinos suffering under oppression. The film showed how Rizal lived an impactful life in only 35 years and never lost sight of his duty to his country, inspiring future generations.
The documentary film Rizal: Buhay ng Isang Bayani provided details about the life of Jose Rizal, the Philippines' national hero. It covered his early childhood, education abroad, writing of novels that stirred nationalism, exile in Dapitan, and eventual execution. Despite difficulties, Rizal sacrificed greatly to free the Philippines from Spanish rule. He used his privileges, such as an education and wealthy family, to advocate for his fellow Filipinos suffering under oppression. The film showed how Rizal lived an impactful life in only 35 years and never lost sight of his duty to his country, inspiring future generations.
The documentary film Rizal: Buhay ng Isang Bayani provided details about the life of Jose Rizal, the Philippines' national hero. It covered his early childhood, education abroad, writing of novels that stirred nationalism, exile in Dapitan, and eventual execution. Despite difficulties, Rizal sacrificed greatly to free the Philippines from Spanish rule. He used his privileges, such as an education and wealthy family, to advocate for his fellow Filipinos suffering under oppression. The film showed how Rizal lived an impactful life in only 35 years and never lost sight of his duty to his country, inspiring future generations.
The documentary film Rizal: Buhay ng Isang Bayani provided details about the life of Jose Rizal, the Philippines' national hero. It covered his early childhood, education abroad, writing of novels that stirred nationalism, exile in Dapitan, and eventual execution. Despite difficulties, Rizal sacrificed greatly to free the Philippines from Spanish rule. He used his privileges, such as an education and wealthy family, to advocate for his fellow Filipinos suffering under oppression. The film showed how Rizal lived an impactful life in only 35 years and never lost sight of his duty to his country, inspiring future generations.
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Reaction paper to the 2 films: Rizal Buhay ng Isang Bayani & Bayaning 3 rd
World
In the documentary we watched entitled Rizal: Buhay ng Isang Bayani by the
Bookmark and History Department of Ateneo de Manila University, I learned many details upon further getting to know our only national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. He is widely known locally and internationally as the man who awakened nationalism in the Philippines. We also go to know more about his early childhood up until his exile in Dapitan and later on his execution in Bagumbayan. The problems and trials Rizal faced are not all that different from a normal persons difficulties despite his status as an intelligent and talented individual. Although the doubled audio in English and Filipino was a bit of a distraction, my ears were still keen on listening. In many ways we can see that Rizals life was extraordinary compared to our own lives because if you really look into it, he sacrificed his entire being and lifes work in order to free our country from the ruthless Spanish settlement that conquered our beloved country. It was not at all easy to be living as a Filipino back then, Rizal did take it a little better than the others around him considering his parents were quite well-off, his mother was educated, a rare accomplishment during that period. He took that privilege as an opportunity to further his studies abroad, wrote novels and stirred the minds of his fellow Filipinos to wake up and become aware of their oppression. Rizal also propagated his ideas on how to elevate the status of those being burdened. His wealth was not put to waste, he traveled to different corners of the world, met people who came from different walks of life and most of all, loved and valued his education unlike the other rich Filipinos who chose to be live loftily and ignore the suffering and abuse their fellow countrymen had to endure. Its saddening to think about the countless sacrifices our hero has made and how much of his life he had given up all for the love of country. There were many lost chances in Rizals life wherein he could have been tremendously happy but he never lost sight of his obligation to the country. His determination to succeed eventually sparked the nationalistic intentions of the following generations. After watching the documentary I can confidently say that Rizal was incredibly brave and strong, he never let the complications he encountered hinder him from reaching for his goals, he had an unwavering belief that good will always prevail over the immoral. It was eye opening to watch the film on how much Rizal lived a fruitful life even if it was only for about 35 years. I hope that as a part of the youth I did not let him down. I am only longing to live as selflessly as Rizal once did. I also feel as if I am in a better position than most other Filipino youth because I am able to attend a prestigious university, I believe it is my responsibility as well to take what I have learned and use it to progress the country in terms of structural advancement as a future engineer.