Goyo and Batang Heneral

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  goyongtrash:

  Remember who you are

  I don’t usually go to the cinema. But when I do, it means I am really interested in the film I’m about to watch.

  Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral is another film we can devour to feed our minds and quench our thirst for quality films.

  After watching this film, you will see how flawed Gen. Goyo was—not something our Hekasi or History teachers taught us. We only grew up knowing that Goyo was the youngest general and that he was brave when he fought the Americans. But that’s it. I didn’t know he was Aguinaldo's favorite. He was a womanizer. He ordered the torture of the Bernal brothers (the security escorts of Gen. Luna), and he was immature. Even his bravery is called into question: did he die for the country, or just for one man?

  However, the most outstanding and unforgettable scene has to be the one between 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.

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