Pluma 2

 

Pluma: Rizal ang Dakilang Manunulat   The documentary documentary,, titled titled “Pluma: “Pluma: Rizal ang Dakilang Dakilang Manunulat” Manunulat” attempts attempts to trace the evolution of Rizal, shoing ho Rizal as a!le to document parts of his life that is reflected from his ritings"from his !irth up to his last moments# The documentary also highlighted  parts of his life thatedmade a !ig impact the Teodora Teso odora %l %lons onso o as ac accus cused of poiso poi soni ning, ng, the theinfluencing de deat ath h of his th thee patriotism$ &'M( &'M()R )R*% *% incident priest priests, s, hen an and d al also hi hiss controversial speech that he made in honour of his friends+ achievements#   &iven the instances instances during during Rizal+s Rizal+s time, he as from an ilustrado ilustrado family  family hich helped tremendously in his development as a child, the right type of environment to !e nurtured despite the influence and tyranny of the friars during his time# e as said to !e !orn as a genius, !ut  !elieve that the concoction of forces paved even further in not .ust unlocking u nlocking !ut also surpassing his potentials$ - !ecame envious of this part !ecause - can someho associate myself ith Rizal+s !ackground, !eing a prodigy, hoever mishaps do happen, and my development as put into a halt# - see Rizal as a model of genius that is achieva!le through !uilding yourself to  !ecome a genius# -+ve alays desired or ished to !e a genius, and Rizal as an e/ample e/a mple of ho a genius as made not !orn, he came from a society that pre.udice as aiting in their front door and despite ho grand the achievements of one, it ould !e !attered don# Rizal+s life as a life of determined mastery of hatever he laid his eyes on, he ill see to it that he+ll ac0uire and apply it# -t made me feel somehat associated in him and even inspired !ecause of his ill#   My reaction to Rizal+s life as a fusion of envy, inspiration, gloom, and yearning# 1ould 1ould - !ecome something as close to him, someone ho challenged an empire, hose glory aakened the consciousness of a nation that eventually lead to its freedom2 - think that - may not !e su!.ected to a place of such recognition, !ut to a life that - may live like ho Rizal lived, a life of  determination, only ith him as his pen and paper, and his indomita!le ill$ a life that is like of  a fleeting arro, !uilt of nothing !ut direction and intent# - as really attracted to the idea of his intellect and pursuit$ he channelled his life and orks through through his ritings, ritings, a man ho thrived in his realm of ords, ho ould have thought that a mere riting can !ecome even !igger than an empire# -t is true that the pen is mightier than the sord, for sords can only do so little and that it has to !e ielded along ith violence, hoever the pen and paper hich he used to communicate his ideas, possess a su!tle genius"   !ehind his ritings, there is an idea"and ideas are !ulletproof, its effect so su!tle yet a force to reckon ith# -t as he, the great g reat riter, our national hero, 3ose Rizal, a genius in his on right# "Genius has no country, genius burst forth everywhere, is like light and air – the patrimony of  all; cosmopolitan as space, as life as God.” " God.”  " 3ose Rizal