Rizal….

I grew up having high respect for our national hero, a hero who’s not afraid to die, and a hero that has high respect towards his God. Jose P. Rizal a hero like superman.

 

There came Bayaning third world. It featured not only the strengths of Rizal but his grave weaknesses. Every infamous controversy that governed not only of his life but also of his death was also found in the movie. A movie which was a bit of comedic almost caused the respect I gained for our national hero.

 

Towards the end of the movie the questions I had in my head were finally answered. Actually I realized that there is no need to answer if Rizal wrote and signed the document or not. Whether he signed it or not he is still the person who wrote the novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. He is still the person whose life’s mission is to liberate his country and countrymen from unfair practices of the Spaniards. If he did denounce his faith or not it was not because he didn’t love his God but because of how the Spaniards used the name of our almighty father to hold his people in their necks.

 

At the end of the movie I did change my perception for Dr. Jose Rizal. I knew that he is not like superman who is used to look at death face to face but a true human being that has fear and can easily be hurt and not free from controversies by his enemies. I gained much respect for him because I knew even on his death the Spaniards were still trying to stain his name. Catholic, Protestant, or Atheist He is still a Filipino who believes in freedom and liberation of his countrymen.

~ by jayc1216 on March 10, 2008.