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Gender Role Discrimination

Gender role discrimination describes the situation in which people are treated differently. We all know that in this generation, other people expect that a person don’t do and play the role of it’s opposite gender.

In other people’s mindset, women should always do the house hold chores, from washing clothes and dishes, cooking, cleaning the house and so on and so forth that men shouldn’t do because that’s what society wants to portray, because men should be the one who’s going to its work for its family and men shouldn’t stay at home for doing the role of women.

Uneven access to education and lack of employment equality is one of the reasons why gender role is getting discriminate, because people always base on their expectation and their expectation leads to discrimination. Their basis is always be the gender not the capacity of doing work, the individual skills, and the capability. And the problem in our society is that they order how we should be, rather than accepting and realizing who we are.

“Life is not a competition between men and women. It is a collaboration.” -David Alejandro Fearhead

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Repleksyon sa Heneral Luna:

Sa unang bahagi ng pelikula, ipinakita na agad kung paano ipaglaban ni heneral luna ang ating bansa, nagtalo talo sila at hindi nagkaunawan sapagkat iba’t iba ang kanilang nais gawing paraan upang makamit ang kalayaan laban sa mga amerikano. Ngunit ang presidente ay nalinlang sa mga salita ng mga amerikano, sa pagkakataong iyon, naisahan nila tayong mga pilipino. Tama ang sinabi ni heneral luna na huwag magpapadala sa mga matatamis na salita ng mga banyaga. bilang isang tao, isang malaking aral saatin ang huwag magtitiwala ng basta basta, pangakuan man tayo, sapagkat hindi natin alam ang takbo ng isip ng iba, kung ang kanilang intensyon ba at mabuti o hindi. Sa ating buhay, mayroon talaga ay hindi mawawala ang mga taong lilinlangin tayo sa mga panahong gulong gulo na ang ating isipan. Ipinakita din ni Heneral Luna ang kaniyang katapangan at pagmamahal sa bansa. Tinapangan niya ang kaniyang loob at hindi nag-atubiling harapin ang mga kaaway kahit buhay niya ang kapalit. Tama rin ang isinambit niya na ang ating sarili ay ang ating kalaban. Sa buhay natin, hindi dapat talikuran ang mga problema hindi din maiiwasan ang magkaroon ng problema, ngunit asa ating mga kamay ang kalunasan nito, kung atin itong haharapin ng buong tapang, ay malulunasan natin ito kaagad. Ipinakita din sa pelikula na kahit anong mangyari, ang mga pilipino ay laging inuuna ang kanilang pamilya, lagi nating inuuna ang ka palaban ng ating mga mahal sa buhay. hindi tayo pumapayag na sila ay pabayaan sa oras man ng sakuna o kaguluhan. Isinaad din ni Heneral na walang nakakataas sa batas kahit presidente pa. sa panahong ating kinabibilangan, hindi na maganda ang pamamalakad sa ating pamahalaan, sapagkat ang mga tama ay isinasantabi at ang mali ay pilit na itinatama, kung atin pa nga itong papansinin, ang mga nais na lamang ng mga opisyal sa gobyerno ang siyang nasusunod at hindi na ang batas. nakaka takas ang mga may sala at naikukulong ang mga inosente. Sa ating buhay, dapat maging matalino tayo sa pagdedesisyon sa ating buhay, dapat tayo ay maging matapang sa pagharap sa ating problema, huwag din magpapadala sa sinasabi ng iba at huwag mag papaapekto sa mga matatamis na salita. Bawat oras na ating tinatahak ay dapat maging matalino tayo sa mga bagay na ating ginagawa. Dapat din tayo maging maingat sa pagpili ng mga tao na ating pagkakatiwalaan, sapagkat hindi lahat ng tao ay mabuti kapag ikaw ay naka harap.

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Review sa Heneral Luna

Ang heneral luna ay isang tunay nga na napakagandang pelikula, ito ay puno ng aral patungkol sa nakaraan at pinagdaaanan ng ating bansa mula sa mga amerikano. napaka husay ng mga artista na gumanap sa peli kulang ito. bawat salita na kanilang sinasambit ay tumatatak sa aking puso at isip, sapagkat bawat salita na kanilang binibitawan ay taos pusong may kasamang pagmamahal. bawat pangyayari sa Heneral Luna ay mayroong marka, ito ay isang patunay na ang pelikulang ito ay ginawa nang mayroong buong puso. bawat balang nalalagas sa kanilang sandata at bawat dugo na dumadanak ay mas lalong nagiging kapanampalataya-panabik ang bawat eksena. bawat anggulo at tunog ay nagtutugma sa bawat reaksyon ng mukha pati na rin sa nararamdaman ng mga gumanap. tunay ngang maipagmamalaki ang pelikulang ito, ito rin ay aking nirerekomenda para sa ibang estudyante o ibang tao na nais magkaroon ng kaalaman patungkol sa ating nakaraan.

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Exceeds Expectations

Better late than never... Heneral Luna opens claiming that this is a fictionalized biopic of one of Philippine's most important historical figures, Antonio Luna, for the sake of getting the modern audience into the history's bigger picture. In spite of being more intense and surprisingly humorous, the movie stays loyal to what this figure truly stands for. The war is brutal, over-the-top to bring up for visual flare, and their serious situations being often treated as sincere satires. How the film executed these ideas are just brilliant, it gets larger-than-life without feeling outlandish, towards the heart of defending the nation worth fighting for. The film is all about justifying their quote about the real enemy of this war is themselves. Although we see warfare with both the Philippine and American army attacking each other, this battle is basically the secondary concern here. The real detail of this war is how many soldiers chickening out from the battlefield and some officials wanted to work with the Americans. But of course, their real goal is independence; the movie makes a punchline out of those who aren't helping out, those who are just running away and those who are just isn't fond of Luna's aggressiveness. The film doesn't glamorize the character of Luna, either. Though his intentions are right, his rage could get out of hand which puts most of them off. But that also indicate that winning this revolution deserves more discipline than what they got. Back to the fact that this is taken a lot out of creative liberties, the movie fills this history with vast amount of sense of humor and violent panache. The violence is, again, over-the-top. At times it gets pretty symbolical, specifically the climax. The humor is clearly just satirizing to those characters who aren't being helpful and those who are afraid of facing Luna's rage once more. And when it's not trying to pull off any sense of levity, we just get to see the story flesh itself out more in the sidelines of its history and other characters. The filmmaking is stunning, slick and stylish. The production looks pretty neat. The movie is paced nicely even at times it's layered to different events, but puts itself together consistently. The acting is beyond impressive; specifically John Arcilla as Antonio Luna. He brings a genuine humanity, and at the same time, a really compelling sense of madness, which terrifically lives up to the complexity of its subject. The supporting also lends real gravity and even delight on screen, but it's Arcilla's show and that's more than enough of a worth seeing performance through out. Maybe some quibbles I could point out; maybe how the enemies are portrayed felt like they're written to be campy villains and maybe just one punchline in the film that felt like it belongs to a comedy skit. But again, these are quibbles and they can be debunked, even by myself. The former can be forgiven since they're technically not the main villains of this ordeal, while the latter is just a single scene and obviously designed to keep shaming the cowards at the battlefield. Anything else, there is so much to love in Heneral Luna. It's great, not only because it's humorous and visually interesting, but it's also a two-sided argument towards its history, not based on praising, but actually by criticism. Yes, this is a war movie that gets brutal, but the movie focuses on a meatier and more challenging side of the ordeal. And it pokes fun at some unwise decisions the people behind this war make, but what matters is the intention of its subject unable to die while he's still standing. Otherwise, it's just an ultimately entertaining film that exceeds expectations. Truly recommended.15 out of 20 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote. Permalink 9/10Hot-Headed Heroics!3xHCCH15 September 2015"Heneral Luna" tells us a more detailed account of the life of one of the revolutionary heroes we learn about in school, yet know practically nothing about -- Gen. Antonio Luna. Practically all we know about him is that he had a very bad temper which gained him a lot of enemies, eventually leading to his assassination. Aside from telling us specific situations where this legendary temper flared up, we also get to meet him more intimately as a leader, a soldier, as a son and as a man. Even from his intense penetrating gaze and formidable mustache in the poster alone, you already know John Arcilla will be excellent in this film. His comic timing was impeccable. It was a most vibrant performance of a most vivid man, making him really loom larger than life. He was over-the-top in his explosiveness, just the way Tarog wanted him to be. The way he was built up, we were ready for that climactic assassination scene, however outrageous the savagery. Mon Confiado was a picture of ironic calm as President Emilio Aguinaldo. The more movies we watch about the revolution certainly brings up more and more questions about the controversial Aguinaldo. Nonie Buencamino was so slimy as his treacherous surname-sake Felipe Buencamino. That nonchalant look on Lorenz Martinez face was so hateful as he essayed the role of the equally haughty Gen. Tomas Mascardo. It was also such a casting risk and surprise to put known comedians in such key roles, like Epy Quizon as Apolinario Mabini, Leo Martinez as Pedro Paterno and Ketchup Eusebio as the vengeful Capt. Pedro Janolino. I must admit their presence can be distracting in certain dramatic moments, particularly Eusebio. Or maybe that was their purpose -- to balance out the severe seriousness of those scenes. You immediately upfront that the filmmakers were aiming high for this film. The initial introductory texts were written in English, signifying intentions for this film to make the rounds of foreign film festivals. (I read that there were even certain reels with English subtitles shown in some more upscale cinemas.) The presence of disclaimers stating that this is a work of fiction inspired by fact could somehow raise an uneasy question as to how much fiction was in there mixed among the facts. This film will also grab you with its gorgeous cinematography. The images on the big screen had such vivid colors and innovative camera angles. The period production design and the costume design were meticulous in detail. During a beautifully-edited flashback sequence, there was a stylized scene about Rizal's execution that was so uniquely and hauntingly rendered. There are most gruesome and graphic special effects showing the violent brutality of warfare which will shock you. The historical storytelling was very clear, exciting and engaging from beginning to end, with a fresh graphic novel feel to it. Humor was such an unexpected yet integral element of the script, from those crisp off- color expletives of Luna to those sarcastic side comments of Lt. Rusca (Archie Alemania) and many more in between of different shades. The patriotic sentiments were very poetically-written, but the way they were delivered here felt sincere. They did not sound preachy or cheesy, like when such lines were mouthed by Robin Padilla in "Bonifacio" or Jeorge E.R. Ejército in "El Presidente". Just like a Marvel film, there was an extra scene in the middle of the closing credits, suggesting a next film featuring Paulo Avelino as Gen. Gregorio del Pilar. There was also a brief cameo appearance of Benjamin Alves as a young Manuel L. Quezon, hinting at a possible trilogy. This is a very exciting plan indeed which we all hope will materialize given the success of "Heneral Luna". I hear this is also under consideration of being submitted for Oscar consideration, and I support that campaign. The screening I caught today was a full-house despite being 1:30 in the afternoon on a weekday. It was really gratifying to see a quality Filipino film have commercial success even if it was not an inane comedy or "kilig" teen flick with box-office stars in the cast. Kudos to Artikulo Uno Productions and director-film editor-musical scorer Jerrold Tarog for coming up with what may just be the best, certainly the most audacious, Filipino film released this year to date. Like Gen. Luna, this film leads a mad charge on horseback with a raised fist against Filipinos who say they love their country yet look out for their personal interests first. Let's hope this strong message hits its targets.

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