Goyo and Batang Heneral

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  goyongtrash:

  Remember who you are

  I don’t usually go at the cinema. But when I do, it means that I am really interested with the film that I’m going to watch.

  Goyo: ang batang heneral is another film we can devour, to feed our minds and replenish our thirst with quality films.

  After watching this film, you will know how flawed was Gen. Goyo, not something that our Hekasi or History teachers taught us. We just know that Goyo was the youngest general and brave when he fought the Americans. But that’s it. I don’t know that he was the favorite of Aguinaldo. He was a womanizer. He ordered to torture the Bernal brothers (security escorts of Gen. Luna) and he was immature. Even his bravery is also questioned, did he died for the country, or because of one man only?

  But the most outstanding and unforgettable must be the scene with Goyo and Manuel Bernal.

  
  

  

  
  

  When Manuel told Goyo “Gagawin mo ba talaga ang lahat ng inutos ng pangulo? Hindi ka sundalo, isa kang aso. Tahol goyo Tahol!”

  It felt so real and we can still use these lines until today.

  A lot of people compare it to General Luna and say Goyo is not as good as the former. Maybe because General Luna has a shock value, cursing endlessly, and he was very hot headed, opinionated and intense character while Goyo was very soft spoken and quiet. But I beg to differ, Goyo is as good as general Luna. The shock value is still there not with curse words but with the lines the characters tell. We hear Apolinario Mabini’s words that we can ponder and analyze.