Rizal Life Reaction

One of the strengths of Jose Rizal is the internalisation of the character references of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo in the life of Rizal and of the Filipinos in general. This only shows that the devil books atomic number 18 reflections of the lives of the Filipinos during the Spanish regime. But the thought and noble ideas of the book do non only live in the past still also in the present manifesting the universality and immortality of Rizals ideas. The beautiful transition of Rizals time and the setting of the two novels is really impressive.One must have really read the books to damp appreciate the movie Jose Rizal. While watching the film, I cannot help but relate Rizal to Crisostomo/Simoun, Leonor to mare Clara. Rizal and Crisostomo both came from a well-off family. Both of them canvass in Europe. Both have dedicated their life to free their mountain from oppression. And then theres a scene where Leonor was walking down the aisle and mare Clara singing in th e nunnery.Both were locked up-the former to a person whom she does not love the latter to a place, which seems to be a dead end. Maria Clara jumping off from the bell tower is her appearance to get out, her way towards salvation. The film also works through a series of flashback wake Rizal as a genius, a writer, a doctor, an artist, a lover, a friend, a brother and a son, thus giving a rich food grain of Rizals character. I also commend the film for its bravery in showing the evil tyranny of the Catholic Church during that time.Considering that the Philippines is a Catholic nation, that is alike butchering a sacred cow but alas, Abaya works her fast one in depicting the suffering of the Filipinos because of the friars. I particularly love the at last scene of the film when Rizal, excellently played by Cesar Montano by the way, criminal in the ground facing the sky, having his last breath looking at a beautiful sunrise- a metaphor depicting that Rizal did not pass off in vai n.He did not die defeated because his death is the blowtorch that lights Philippine independence, that ignites Philippine Revolution. This is more apparent in the scene where Simoun (a character in El Filibusterismo) appeared to Rizal telling him to rewrite the story. Rizal wrote and an imaginary explosion happened. A burst of light and flame overwhelmed the screen. In a way that has been the bequest of Rizal-bringing light to the Filipinos. He died victorious because in the end his memory and bequest remain forever.