Ok guys, I feel compelled to write this review... not as a historian or even a film critic... but out of a personal need to re-anchor Jerrold Tarog’s trilogy within a broader conversation about the un-defining and re-defining of heroism. Because that, to me, is what these films are really about.
I grew up with stories of heroes. I don’t mind their deconstruction, in fact, I welcome it. However, I tend to hate one-dimensional characters. Maybe it’s a Gen X thing, but for me, when you tear someone down, it’s supposed to be in search of a gem of truth behind the noble lie. Yet watching these films, I found myself wondering if we’ve started to forget that second part.
I also suspect the younger audience... judging from the social media chatter... might be misunderstanding what the trilogy is trying to do. I get it. Back in the day, I too cheered whenever something subverted the neat narratives of History 101. (Remember Bayaning 3rd World?) But shock value and critical insight aren’t always the same thing.
And no, I don’t think it’s fair to judge these films on historicity alone. They’re not biopics or documentaries. Tarog himself admits to taking creative liberties for the sake of storytelling. So what’s left for us to evaluate is precisely that: the narrative.
Btw spoilers. And this will be longer than usual. No one is obligated to read it. I'm writing it more to get it out of my system.
- sudden influenza spreading
- ass weather
- ass flooding from ass govt ghost projects
- earthquakes and landslides
- corruptionmaxxing
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I know they’re next to go. And honestly, that says everything. As I’ve said time and time again, the Philippines isn’t ready for smart, fearless personalities.
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