#HENERAL LUNA MOVIE 2015 TV#
Something I feel very strongly about in the local movie scene - and really, this applies to TV shows as well - is that it takes so much away when you can tell and actor is acting, when they're just throwing out lines without meaning it. Seriously though, I loved how it made the people so real. Everything worked together to create a great movie. I ask myself when I write my opinions, what worked? It was easy for this movie: everything. It portrayed Luna as irreverent, but showed a great deal of respect for his passion to defend the country and its people. The cinematography was also great - shots and lighting used were very deliberate and enhanced the viewers' experience of the story without distracting from the overall tone.įinally, I loved the overall tone of the movie - unapologetic in honesty, while still showing vulnerability. It injected realistic amounts of humor, action, swearing, and heartbreaking sadness that war, and particularly this narrative, would bring - all without seeming indecisive in its tone. It was well paced, with an easy-to-follow narrative, but it never tried to dumb anything down for the audiences. In general, what I loved the most about the movie was how the story was treated, and how the filmmakers treated the audience. I think the mark of a great movie lies not only in how it made you feel while you were watching it, but how much it stays with you once you're done, and boy, did Heneral Luna stay. This movie was great considering all standards to measure movies against, and I enjoyed it immensely. To say that Heneral Luna is probably one of the most important contemporary movies in Filipino (pop?) culture is probably still an understatement.