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    The document discusses the 1998 film "Jose Rizal" which depicts the life of Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal from childhood through his execution. It highlights two important themes of the film: the importance of education and the power of writing over violence. While rebellion and revolution failed to remove Spanish colonial rule, Rizal succeeded through his written works which helped gain Philippines' independence after 333 years, though it cost him his life. The film provides insights into the oppression of Filipinos under harsh Spanish control and Rizal's view of society through his novels.

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    The document discusses the 1998 film "Jose Rizal" which depicts the life of Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal from childhood through his execution. It highlights two important themes of the film: the importance of education and the power of writing over violence. While rebellion and revolution failed to remove Spanish colonial rule, Rizal succeeded through his written works which helped gain Philippines' independence after 333 years, though it cost him his life. The film provides insights into the oppression of Filipinos under harsh Spanish control and Rizal's view of society through his novels.

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    The document discusses the 1998 film "Jose Rizal" which depicts the life of Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal from childhood through his execution. It highlights two important themes of the film: the importance of education and the power of writing over violence. While rebellion and revolution failed to remove Spanish colonial rule, Rizal succeeded through his written works which helped gain Philippines' independence after 333 years, though it cost him his life. The film provides insights into the oppression of Filipinos under harsh Spanish control and Rizal's view of society through his novels.

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    Jose Rizal Film - Reaction Paper

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    The document discusses the 1998 film "Jose Rizal" which depicts the life of Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal from childhood through his execution. It highlights two important themes of the film: the importance of education and the power of writing over violence. While rebellion and revolution failed to remove Spanish colonial rule, Rizal succeeded through his written works which helped gain Philippines' independence after 333 years, though it cost him his life. The film provides insights into the oppression of Filipinos under harsh Spanish control and Rizal's view of society through his novels.

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    Jaybee V.

    Enriquez

    BSBA HRM 2-2D

    The movie Jose Rizal which was a heartwarming one shows how Rizal runs his life. The
    life of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the Philippine National Hero from his early childhood, his
    education and the struggle for freedom through his writings and through his life, is the
    fundamentals of the Philippine history.

    The film Jose Rizal (1998) directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and starring Cesar Montano
    as Jose Rizal, recounts the life and works of our National Hero during the colonization
    of the Spaniards in the Philippines. Indeed, Jose Rizal (1998) is a commendable film
    with great actors and good transition of events. When I finished watching the film, there
    are two important things worthy of note that is being highlighted throughout the film –
    the importance of education and the ‘pen being mightier than the sword’. It clearly
    depicted the pitiful and despicable situation of the Filipinos in the hands of the
    Spaniards, which stirred the mind and heart of Rizal to face the reality and that he did
    so through education and writing.

    The pen is mightier than the sword as another maxim states is clearly apt in Rizal’s life.
    All attempts to oust the Spaniards from the Philippine archipelago through mutiny,
    rebellion, and revolution, are completely futile. Dr. Jose Rizal, on the other hand,
    preferred the civilized manner of revolt by using his pen and is the first to succeed. It
    was through his works that we are able to gain our freedom after 333 years of being
    slaves, that is, however, in the expense of his life. It was his pen instead of the guns
    and weapons that succeeded in conquering the Spaniards.

    It introduces us to the life of subjugation of the Filipino people under the rule of the
    Spanish friars. From the execution of three Filipino priests in 1872 for alleged
    subversion to the harsh and unequal treatment of Filipino students in the schools, this
    film is a stinging indictment of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines. It covers his life
    from his childhood to his execution at the hands of the Spanish forces occupying the
    Philippines in the late 19th century. We are also thrown into the world of Rizal's novels.
    So we get a glimpse of how he viewed Filipino society under the Spanish heal. There
    are graphic depictions of violence and even torture. The opening few scenes depict
    some episodes from Rizal's novels. In one a Catholic priest raped a Filipina that’s why
    we had mixed blood. In the other scene a Catholic priest beats a child for alleged
    stealing. Strong stuff and it made me wonder how the Catholic Church could possibly
    retain any power in the country, if this is what the national hero thought about it.  

    The Powerful Spaniards ruled our small country, came here and claim as if it’s they own
    us. They are ruthless, cruel and all the devilish words suits to them. They came here in
    the Philippines, ruled our lands and used us as their slave. Our ancestors have been
    struggling into that situation for almost 3 centuries and I felt bad for myself. We were so
    pitiful, asking for freedom and thirsty for liberty, hungry for our own country.

    Despite all of that, we continued to live our life, thanks to our ancestors fighting
    for our freedom. Bloods stained, people wailing, I can feel their sympathy. As a youth, I
    am challenge that I could do better.  Our Heroes died for us not for nothing but for
    something. Youth is our future. 

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