Week 8

WEEK 8
The student will watch the movies either Rizal or Rizal sa Dapitan The
students will prepare a reaction paper with the following guide
questions:
1. Describe the Life of Rizal as Represented in the Film.

The best word to describe Rizal's life in Dapitan is "simple but inspirational." It is easy in the sense that
he lives like an average person, but it's inspiring in the sense that when he was there, he was able to
live his life to the fullest without remorse by living life to the fullest while he could. This four-year period
in his life was tediously uninteresting, but it was rich in accomplishments. Rizal made the most of his
time in Dapitan by honing his creative and literary abilities, working on agricultural and civic projects,
and participating in business ventures. He made the most of his time in Dapitan, practicing medicine,
pursuing scientific studies, continuing his artistic and literary works, broadening his knowledge of
languages, founding a school for boys, promoting community development projects, inventing a
wooden machine for making bricks, and engaging in farming and commerce.
Rizal provided free consultations to people in Dapitan during this period, and he operated on her
mother's eye. Rizal had always understood the importance of a good education since he was a child.
During his travels around the world, he observed how modern countries educate their citizens. He
intended to create a modern college for Filipino boys in Hong Kong so that he could train them in
modern pedagogical principles that were unknown in the Philippines at the time.
During this time, Rizal taught English and Spanish to the boys in his school. Rizal aims to instill
resourcefulness and self-sufficiency in young men after teaching the children. Later in life, they would
have a prosperous farming career.
All was going well in Rizal's life in Dapitan, but his enemies were still on the lookout for him, and they
sometimes attacked him, but Rizal fought back, and the enemies fled.
Rizal was introduced to Josephine Bracken. She traveled to the Philippines with his stepfather for a
consultation with Rizal. Bracken's father was unable to be treated by Rizal. She promised she would
return to the Philippines, and she did, and they married. Their relationship was going well before Rizal
discovered Bracken's infidelity, which led to a confrontation and a miscarriage. The film ends with
people bidding Rizal farewell before he departs for Cuba with his loved ones.
2. Based on your readings and class discussion, what can you say about the
film’s representation of Jose Rizal?
Rizal is always and will always be the Philippine national hero in all the class readings and
debates, if no one opposes or petitions him in the future. I believe the film's portrayal of Rizal
was justified and appropriate. In terms of disseminating knowledge or conveying a message,
books and films are two distinct mediums. Nonetheless, the film about Jose Rizal had some of
his representations justified, but not all, but those that were given prominence were fair. As
depicted in the film, Rizal was also Bonifacio's greatest inspiration, as shown by the scene in
which Rizal gave a speech about his homecoming amid death threats. Rizal declared that his
enemies are not in other countries, but in the Philippines, and he went on to offer ideas,
knowledge, and encouragement on how to free the country and its citizens from Spain's abusive
mistreatment. The film also depicted Rizal in terms of his various occupations and specialties.
We saw how the field of medicine; we saw how committed Rizal was to help the Filipinos by
establishing a clinic amid his exile in Dapitan; his specialization in ophthalmology was also
highlighted in a scene where he was about to operate on his mother's eyes; she was the original
reason Rizal chose ophthalmology. There are many aspects of Rizal's career that have been
highlighted, but his work as a writer has received the most attention, because if it hadn't been
for his writing skills, he would have battled the enemies in a different battle; we all know that
Rizal channeled his rage and cries for justice against the oppressive Spanish government that
ruled the Philippines at the time. Under all of the turbulence, he was able to channel his doubts,
concerns, and pain into fuel for the Philippines' future.
3. What is the main question the film seeks to answer.

The question I thought was why Rizal became the national hero of the Philippines? What I know
about being a national hero is fighting and using fist and sword as Lapu-Lapu, However, I was
able to see how Rizal became the national hero that the Filipinos acknowledge; it was because
of his novels and genius. Rizal’s way of battling the Spaniards by educating the Filipino people
is something that is game-changing; despite the fact that he was aware that the majority of
Filipinos belong to the lowest class and are not and would not be given proper and correct
education, those who were lucky, such as Rizal, were blinded by the protection that they enjoy,
and thus had to leave the awareness of rebellion to the poor Filipino masses, who
misinterpreted it as a bloody revolution.

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1. Describe the Life of Rizal as Represented in the Film.

3. What is the main question the film seeks to answer.

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