Jose Rizal

José Protacio Mercado Alonzo y Realonda Rizal (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) is the most venerated and acclaimed patriot in the Philippines recognized for his unselfish contributions in the historical and social transformations in the country. He is one of the national heroes of the Philippines regarded by the National Heroes Committee, together with Andres Bonifacio.

Rizal was born to a wealthy family in Calamba, Laguna and was the seventh of eleven children. He attended the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, earning a Bachelor of Arts diploma and studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. He continued his studies at the Universidad Central de Madrid in Madrid, Spain, earning the degree of Licentiate in Medicine, making him eligible to practice medicine.

Imprisoned in Fort Santiago under the abusive Spanish colonization, José Rizal (Cesar Montano) was approached by a young uneducated indio asking the importance of education during his life. Meanwhile, in Balintawak, Andrés Bonifacio (Gardo Versoza) and his fellow secret organization of Katipunan, commenced the uprising against the cruel tyranny created by the Spaniards by tearing their cedula as a sign of Spanish slavery.

Soon, a first lieutenant of the Artillery, Luis Taviel de Andrade (Jamie Fabregas), visited Rizal. Taviel de Andrade did not waste time to study carefully Rizal’s case. In just a short period of time, Rizal and Taviel captured each other’s sympathy and eventually became friends as they had usual meetings in Rizal’s cell in Fort Santiago. Taviel was even able to celebrate Christmas with Rizal in the cell where they drank and sang together.

After Christmas, Rizal was sent to Royal Audiencia (the colonial court of appeal) to hear the trial against him. Soon after, the magistrates decided to condemn him under firing squad on the 30th of the morning in Luneta.

At the night before the execution, Rizal hallucinates, seeing his alter ego-protagonist Simoun of his novel El Filibusterismo tempting the author to change the climax of the story.

On the morning of the execution, his kin received a small alcohol stove (not a gas lamp as commonly portrayed) from his cell containing the last poem "Mi Ultimo Adios." Stopping at the place of execution facing the rising sun, Rizal asked the authorities for a last request as he faces the firing squad but the request is denied. Calm and without haste, he changed his request to save his head during execution. At the moment the shooting squad points at his back, he readily uttered his final words: Consummatum est. (It is done.)

After the execution, members of the Katipunan successfully seized the Spaniards' weapons and horses and soon after, Katipuneros of many filipino provinces in war continued to battle, leaving Rizal's legacy in their minds and hearts.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rizal_(film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rizal

MY REACTION:

Rizal is a very smart man and that’s what I want to him because he didn't use his physical strength to fight for his country. He inspired the Pilipino people to fight for our country and not to be afraid to the Spanish invaders and I think there are some of heroes like him but not like the story of him like one of the boy scout student who grab the bomb and let it explode to his body. That’s why many people are saluting him for his bravery and his love for his country. like when he said that “my liberty is my country” and that line inspire me a lot.

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My reaction to "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso" :P

"Cinema Paradiso"

Cinema Paradiso is a 1988 Italian drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. The film stars Jacques Perrin,Philippe Noiret, Leopoldo Trieste, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano and Salvatore Cascio,and was produced by Franco Cristaldi and Giovanna Romagnoli, while the music score was composed by Ennio Morricone along with his son, Andrea.

"Cast"

Philippe Noiret as Alfredo

Salvatore Cascio as Salvatore Di Vita (child)

Marco Leonardi as Salvatore Di Vita (adolescent)

Jacques Perrin as Salvatore Di Vita (adult)

Antonella Attili as Maria (young)

Enzo Cannavale as Spaccafico

Isa Danieli as Anna

Pupella Maggio as Maria (old)

Agnese Nano as Elena Mendola (adolescent)

Leopoldo Trieste as Father Adelfio

Nino Terzo as Peppino's Father

Giovanni Giancono as The Mayor

Brigitte Fossey (Extended cut) as Elena Mendola (adult)

“Plot”

In Rome during the 1980s, famous Italian film director Salvatore Di Vita, returns home late one evening, where his girlfriend sleepily tells him that his mother called to say that someone named Alfredo has died. Salvatore obviously shies away from committed relationships, and he has not been back to his home village of Giancaldo, Sicily in 30 years. As she asks him who Alfredo is, Salvatore flashes back to his childhood.

It is a few years after World War II. Six-year-old Salvatore is the mischievous, highly intelligent son of a war widow. Nicknamed Toto, he discovers a love for films and spends every free moment at the local movie house  Cinema Paradiso. There he develops a friendship with the fatherly projectionist, Alfredo, who takes a shine to the young boy and often lets him watch movies in the projection booth. During the movies, the audience can frequently be heard booing whenever there are missing sections, causing the films to suddenly jump, bypassing a critical romantic kiss or embrace. The local priest has ordered these sections to be "censored." The deleted scenes are piled on the projection room floor. At first, Alfredo considers Toto a pest, but eventually he teaches Salvatore how to operate the film projector. The montage ends as the movie house catches fire  highly flammable Nitrate film was in routine use at the time. Salvatore saves Alfredo's life, but not before the film reels explode in Alfredo's face, leaving him permanently blind. The Cinema Paradiso is rebuilt by a town citizen, Ciccio, who invests his football lottery winnings in it. Salvatore, though still a child, is hired to be the new projectionist, as he is the only one who knows how to run the machines.

About a decade later, Salvatore, now in high school, is still the projectionist at the Cinema Paradiso. His relationship with the blind Alfredo has only strengthened, and Salvatore often looks to him for advice advice that Alfredo often dispenses by quoting classic films. Salvatore has started experimenting with filmmaking, using a home movie camera, and he has met, and captured on film, a girl, Elena, daughter of a wealthy banker. Salvatore woos and wins  Elena's heart, only to lose her owing to her father's disapproval. As Elena and her family move away, Salvatore leaves town to serve his compulsory military service. His attempts to write to Elena are fruitless; his letters are always returned as undeliverable. Upon his return from the military, Alfredo urges Salvatore to leave Giancaldo permanently, counseling that the town is too small for Salvatore to ever find his dreams. Moreover, the old man tells him that once he leaves, he must pursue his destiny wholeheartedly, never looking back and never returning, even to visit he must never give in to nostalgia or even write or think about them.

Salvatore has obeyed Alfredo, but he returns home for the first time to attend the funeral. Though the town has changed greatly, he now understands why Alfredo thought it was so important that he leave. Alfredo's widow tells him that the old man followed Salvatore's successes with pride, and he has left him something an unlabeled film reel and the old stool that Salvatore once stood on to operate the projector. Salvatore learns that Cinema Paradiso is to be demolished to give way to parking lots. As he looks at the proceedings, he recognizes many people who attended the cinema when he was a projectionist there.

Salvatore returns to Rome. He watches Alfredo's reel and discovers that it is a very special montage. It contains all the romantic scenes that the priest ordered to be cut from movies. Alfredo spliced all the sequences together to form a single film. Salvatore has made peace.

i get this information from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_Paradiso

"Reaction"

this movie was a successful because of the director shows the world that even a child actor can make this a fantastic movie and the location is just simple it is like only a Canadian houses or village, one of the line Alfredo said: "Living here day by day, you think it’s the center of the World. You believe nothing will ever change Then you leave a Year, two years When you come back everything's changed" and "don't come back forget us don't ever send us a letter forget your town" and i think Alfredo was the father of Salvatore because he had a soft felling for Salvatore so that even Salvatore don't know his father he expresses his love to Salvatore ,and it is all about a flash back of his childhood that he really enjoy of when he is in love or when he feel the love of a father...