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Del Pilar VS Luna

This document compares the films Goyo and Heneral Luna, which depict two Filipino heroes from the Philippine Revolution, Gregorio del Pilar and Antonio Luna. It notes that both heroes were underrated until the films were released. While Heneral Luna showed a perfect hero who fought until the end, Goyo showed that even heroes are human and capable of flaws and growth. Both films portrayed the heroes as initially impulsive and self-centered but developing over time. The films highlighted that true heroes sacrifice everything for their country, even if human, and that the smallest actions can make one a hero.

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Del Pilar VS Luna

This document compares the films Goyo and Heneral Luna, which depict two Filipino heroes from the Philippine Revolution, Gregorio del Pilar and Antonio Luna. It notes that both heroes were underrated until the films were released. While Heneral Luna showed a perfect hero who fought until the end, Goyo showed that even heroes are human and capable of flaws and growth. Both films portrayed the heroes as initially impulsive and self-centered but developing over time. The films highlighted that true heroes sacrifice everything for their country, even if human, and that the smallest actions can make one a hero.

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Remollena, Denzel Iverzon D. Novermber 27, 2019

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Comparison of the Film Goyo and Heneral Luna

A Reflection Paper

Both Gregorio Del Pilar and Antonio Luna were underrated heroes. Most of the Filipinos only know

Gregorio because he was described as the most handsome man that fought for our country, while some only know

Antonio Luna since he was the brother of the painter of the famous artwork: Spolarium , Juan Luna. As the movies

of the two came out, it seemed that a lot of people realized how great these two heroes were, and how they fought

for the Philippines until their last breath. 

Comparisons between the two movies were inevitable. Heneral Luna became a big hit while it was still

showing, and of course, people looked forward to seeing another iconic movie of another hero: Gregorio Del Pilar or

Goyo after he was shown at the credit part of Heneral Luna. In the film Heneral Luna, it showed what a perfect hero

should be. That a hero should be able to give everything he has for the sake of saving his own country. The character

of Heneral Luna was consistent until the end, even if he was betrayed by his co-Filipino, Emilio Aguinaldo (what’s

worse is that Aguinaldo was even the president of the Philippines at that time) he still fought back until he didn’t

have the life to do so. In contrast to Heneral Luna, the film Goyo showed  that even heroes have flaws. That heroes

are just humans that are also capable of making mistakes. Goyo, compared to Heneral Luna, realized only his

growth in the latter part of the movie. In the film, it can clearly be seen the character development of Goyo. From

being a confused young boy to an assured young man. What’s funny is that both Goyo and Heneral Luna are similar

in the way that they are portrayed in the films as impulsive and self-centered men. 
While heroes are seen as people who are role models for everyone, they are also just humans who can

commit a mistake, without them intending to. The films Heneral Luna and Goyo showed us what it takes to be

called a hero, and even the tiniest thing that we can do  for our country can make us a hero. 

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