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RIZAL SA DAPITANDIRECTED BY: TIKOY AGUILUZREFLECTION PAPER ON THE FILM“Simple yet inspiring” is the best word that can describe the life of Rizal in Dapitan. It is simple in a way that he lives like an ordinary people and inspiring because when he was there, he was able to live his life to the fulle...

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RIZAL SA DAPITAN DIRECTED BY: TIKOY AGUILUZ

REFLECTION PAPER ON THE FILM

“Simple yet inspiring” is the best word that can describe the life of Rizal in Dapitan. It is simple in a way that he lives like an ordinary people and inspiring because when he was there, he was able to live his life to the fullest without regrets by living the life while he can.

This four year interregnum in his life was tediously unexciting, but was abundantly fruitful w/ varied achievements. He practiced medicine, pursued scientific studies, and continued his artistic and literary works widened his knowledge of languages, established a school for boys, promoted community development projects, invented a wooden machine for making bricks and engaged in farming and commerce. As he was exiled, he lived in a commandant’s house but after winning the second prize in the Manila Lottery and also from his savings being a merchant and farmer, he bought a land in Talisay. In this place, he built three houses made of bamboo, wood and also nipa with different shapes. The first house served as his home, the second house is for his students and lastly, the third house is for his chickens. Rizal was also implicated in the activities of the nascent rebellion, because of that he was deported to Dapitan in the province of Zamboanga. There he built a school, a hospital and a water supply system, and taught and engaged in farming and horticulture. Abaca, then the vital raw material for cordage and which Rizal and his students planted in the thousands, was a memorial. Due to that event Rizal was able to make his own home a place where he can teach young people and those who are willing to gain knowledge by staying on his place and doing some labor by helping Rizal in his works. I’m also amazed that Rizal had also practiced medicine in Dapitan. He had many patients, but most of them were

poor so that he even game them free medicine. To his friend in Hong Kong, Dr. Marquez, he wrote: "Here the people are so poor that I have even to give medicine gratis." He had, however, some rich patients who paid him handsomely for his surgical skill.

On the movie his mother and sister (Maria) arrived in Dapitan and lived with him for one year and a half. He operated on his mother's right eye. The operation was successful, but Doña Teodora, ignoring her son's instructions, removed the bandages from her eyes, thereby causing the wound to be infected. Thus Rizal told Hidalgo, his brother-in-law: "Now I understand very well why a physician should not treat the members of his family." Fortunately, the infection was arrested so that Doña Teodora's sight, thanks to her son's ophthalmic prowess, was fully restored. During that time Rizal give knowledge in his school, he taught boys English and Spanish. Though after teaching the children Rizal aims of inculcating resourcefulness and self-sufficiency in young men. They would later enjoy successful lives as farmers. Since boyhood Rizal knew the value of good education. During his travels abroad he observed the education system of modern nations. He himself planned to establish a modern college in Hong Kong for Filipino boys so that he could train them in modern pedagogical concepts, which were then unknown in the Philippines. A certain event also occurred wherein Rizal Encounter with the Friar's Spy. At that time he was living peacefully and happily at his house in Talisay, a kilometer away from Dapitan. His mother, sisters Narcisa and Trinidad, and some nephews were then living with him. His blissful life was then suddenly jolted by a strange incident involving a

spy of the friars. This spy with the assumed name of "Pablo Mercado" and posing as a relative, secretly visited Rizal at his house on the night. He introduced himself as a friend and relative, showing a photo of Rizal and a pair of buttons with the initials "P.M." as evidences of his kinship with the Rizal family. Though Pablo’s intentions was already been seen by Rizal he then ask Pablo if his true intentions thus making Pablo more furious and tried to take Rizal’s life but he failed because Rizal is skilled when it comes to close combat fight. I am so angry about Rizal at that time because he let the spy scape because he is too kind. At the near the end the movie Rizal in dapitan he met and courted the stepdaughter of a patient, an Irishwoman named Josephine Bracken. On the movie it was said that Josephine simply wants to accompany his father George Taufer because of his eyes. At some point in the movie it was showed that Josephine’s Father Taufer returned to Hongkong uncured. However after going back to hongkong Josephine followed his wishes and returned to dapitan so that she could reunite with Rizal and be married. The love that blossom to them was not obtain because Father Pedro Obach did now allow a marriage because he would not return to the religion of his youth and was not known to be clearly against revolution. He nonetheless considered Josephine to be his wife and is the most precious person in his life. The part of Rizal's life where he came to know Josephine is the most romantic. Their love story was an example of unconditional love because despite of the fact that there were no priest who was willing to marry them, the couple exchanged their vows before God in their own way. Their love bear its fruit - Josephine was pregnant.

Unfortunately, Bracken gave birth to a one-month premature baby boy. The child was buried in Dapitan, bearing the name Francisco, after Rizal's father. One event that take place on the movie is prior to the outbreak of the revolution, the Katipunan leader, Andres Bonifacio, seek the advice of Jose Rizal. In a secret meeting the group agreed to send Dr. Pio Valenzuela as a representative to Dapitan who will inform Rizal of their plan to launch a revolution against the Spaniards. When Dr. Pio Valenzuela appeared in dapitan he show to Rizal at night, Rizal and Valenzuela had a talk in the former's garden. There, Valenzuela told him of the Katipunan's plan. Regarding this, Rizal outspokenly objected Bonifacio's “premature” idea for two reasons. The Filipinos were still unready for such bloody revolution and the Katipunan lacked machinery, before plotting a revolution, there must be sufficient arms and funds collected. Due to those reasons Rizal did not accept the offer and also he do now want needless battle that would cause death of many people. However, the fact Rizal has contributed a lot for our freedom remains in our hearts even though he lost his precious child due to his lack of control to himself. As Rizal was in Dapitan he was able to show the depicting of what a life a hero is. By these many reasons, we can’t deny that Rizal was truly loved by all Dapitenos. As you can see, when Rizal left Dapitan, all of his students, their parents and also ordinary people together with a band said their last goodbyes. This movie illustrates how Filipinos at that time show their love for their country despite the injustice that they were experiencing from our Spanish conquerors. Filipinos at that time do not enjoy the same privileges as the Spaniards. In education for

instance, not everyone were allowed to enroll in universities, unless you are of Spanish blood or from a moneyed Filipino family.

Rizal sa Dapitan was a good portrayal of Rizal’s life while in Dapitan. Albert Martinez portrayed Rizal in an impressive way - a well-mannered gentleman, intelligent, respectable and handsome. The choice of actress of Amanda Page as Josephine Bracken was also rational - white skinned and beautiful, really American like. But Candy Pangilinan as Rizal’s sister was a bit unconvincing because she is a comedienne. That scene of her and Rizal arguing seemed like she was trying to make us laugh. The script was also excellent. Rizal used deep words, like a poet, like Edgar Allan Poe, what we call as ‘matalinghaga’, and it showed us how intelligent Rizal was. They also used Spanish words which made me say, ‘What? Anu raw?’ because there were no subtitles. When it comes to the lessons that could be found in the movie, certainly much can be found in Rizal sa Dapitan. In the movie, two filmmakers are trying to investigate on who Jose Rizal really was. Was Rizal really against the revolution, or was he just resentful because he knew he wouldn’t be the hero if he took part in it? Did Rizal truly love Josephine Bracken and was he willing to marry her? Was Josephine sent by the priests to spy on Rizal? These are only some of the many questions that the film was trying to answer. But the most important question in the movie was, “Did Rizal write those retraction letters or were they merely fabricated by the priests?”

At the end of the film, I realize that the movie has introduced more questions than answers, and left the bigger issues like Rizal’s retraction unanswered. However, does it really matter? We know what Rizal has done, and we know that he has contributed greatly to our freedom as a nation. Personally, the truth about his retraction will not change how I see him.

The event on the film was a flashback of yesterday, on time were our country was under the Spanish colonization. The highlights were on the life of our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, the moment when he was being ferried to Dapitan in the province of Zamboanga. There are scenes showing brutalities that Dr. Jose Rizal suffered from doing and trying to achieve his mission which is to liberate his beloved country, Philippines. Upon putting him in that place under the supervision of the Spanish authorities Dr. Jose Rizal have done a lot to develop and help that oppressed and uncivilized area to a much better place. Even he was lonely for he was being astray from his own home he did good things to help his countrymen. It has showed in that film that the priest were so against the deeds of Dr. Jose Rizal may it be for the welfare of the villagers. At present times person who is concerned about the education of the youths are praised and regarded as heroes or a gift from God, but during the time of Rizal when he had free classes offering education to the very unfortunate sectors of children the church showed that they were against. The church in person of the friars persuaded people especially the parents to stop sending their children in school where Dr. Jose Rizal was the teacher, for they have treated Rizal as a traitor and was excommunicated from church.

It must be noticed in that film that what the friars does in his sermon was to attack what Rizal is doing, when in fact those activities of Dr. Jose Rizal were all for the benefits of the people living in Dapitan. It must be also noticed that in that film there were scenes were the Spanish government tried to do assassination to Dr. Jose Rizal whom they treated as a criminal. But the plan didn’t work for Rizal have defended himself against the assassin, just like how Dr. Jose Rizal have defended his country against the wrong doings of the Spanish Government in hand with some disobedient friars whom only think for their own good. It was a very heart breaking scene was Rizal was buried in an improper place and not into a cemetery where he deserved to be. His mother has cried a lot begging from those Spaniards to tell to her the place where his favorite son was buried, injustice. It just reflects the true colors of the Country, Spain at that time to colonize Philippines and became a slave, to work for the mother country Spain. Because of what happened to Rizal a lot of Filipino have wakened their minds to see the inequalities that were truly happening at old times. Now a day, Dr. Jose Rizal was an image of inspiration in every heart of Filipino to be nationalistic and learn to love in blood their own birth country. To help people out of your status in life, to see how important Education is on how to properly guide the youth to become the leaders of the future generation. Dr. Jose Rizal have inculcate to our minds to continue good deeds for the betterment of our country, Philippines....