“Noli Me Tangere”
I. INTRODUCTION A.
Title of the movie: Noli Me Tangere (“Touch Me Not”)
Director: Gerardo De Leon
Characters:
Edwardo Del Mar as Crisostomo Ibarra
Edita Vidal as Maria Clara
Leopordo Salcedo as Elias
Cristina Sampang as Sisa
Oscar Keesee as Padre Damaso
Zandro Muhlach as Basilio
Carlos Dala as Crispin
Engracio Ibarra as Kapitan Tiago
Lilian Laing De Leon as Donya Victorina
Fred Gonzales as Pilosopong Tasyo
A.
Noli Me Tangere is base on a novel which Dr. Jose Rizal wrote against the Spaniards. This novel is about the injustice of the Spaniards to Filipinos also known as “Indio”. The film also narrates the romance between the two main characters, Crisostomo Ibarra Y Magsalin and Maria Clara Delos Santos. Let us witness the love story between the main characters and what happened to Crisostomo Ibarra in his journey to get revenge.
C. The film that I just watched was more of a silent movie, at first, I find it hard to understand so what I did is, I read the summary of the story first then I watched the movie after. Crisostomo was a charming and a lovable man back when he was still unaware of the betrayals of his trusted friends. When his father was send to jail his views and outlooks in life changed. Instead of showing respect to the government He planned to take revenge to those who betrayed him and his father. For me, Crisostomo was never a hero; he was also a victim of the harsh society.
II. Summary
The film revolves around Crisostomo Ibarra, who, after seven years in Europe studying, returns to the Philippines. His father, Don Rafael Ibarra, was sent to prison in connection with the death of a tax collector. His father died in prison because of Padre Damaso.
Meanwhile, In San Diego, a party prepared by Captain Tiago is held to welcome his arrival, which is attended by Padre Damaso, Padre Sibyla, Doña Victorina, and other important guests. He doesn’t mind insults thrown