A Reaction Paper To Tikoy Aguiluz

 

A Reaction Paper to Tikoy Aguiluz’s Rizal sa Dapitan 

Unpretentious – this is the most appropriate adjective to describe the movie Rizal sa Dapitan, the director with its writer and actors and actresses are very successful in narrating the last days of  Rizal in Dapitan. They presented it without an overcoat. Through this movie, I have known Rizal a little deeper. After watching the movie I came to realize two things – Rizal is a man of knowledge and also a man of wisdom. Truly, in this life, knowledge and wisdom are vital to survive on this place called Earth, so is Rizal. It is really a nice idea to choose the latter part of Rizal to be in movie because, in my opinion, his later life showcases his manhood,. manhood,. It showed a lot of Rizal’s characteristics. characteristics. Rizal is showed in the movie as a prisoner in Southern Philippines. He became a catalyst for change in that place as he turned out to be not just a developer of the place but also he helped the young men to develop themselves through teaching them academics and nonacademic things. Moreover, Rizal is also portrayed as a good son and a good brother to his family. I have witnessed how Rizal valued his family; he eve said that he is willing to stay in Dapitan if he will be allowed to be with his family. He cherished his family a lot; evidence to this is when Rizal healed his mother’s eye problem and how he became hospitable to his sisters. Rizal, on the other hand, is portrayed as a romantic lover to Josephine Bracken. Even he spent his life criticizing the Catholic church, he was