Preview

Spanish People and Baler

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
454 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Spanish People and Baler
“Reaction Paper”
“Baler”
The film is based on the historical event known as "The Siege of Baler,"where 57 Spanish soldiers held fort in the town of Baler for almost one year (October 1898 to June 1899) during the final moments of the Spanish occupationin the Philippines. The film's story is actually a romance between a Filipino-Spanish soldier (played by Jericho Rosales) and a Filipina Baler native (playedby Anne Curtis).
Baler is a classic set love story played in the role by Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales. It has a unique set up of the love story between a Spaniard and a Filipina that happened in the siege of Baler, Quezon in the World War where we fought the Spaniard colonization.
The HUKBALAHAP or Hukbo Laban sa Hapon is the main army of the Philippines that time who resisted in the war against the Japanese and can be clearly manifested in this movie as the same people who fought against the colonization by the Spaniards. The movie, Baler is played in the perfect combination by Anne Curtis, a Filipina who fell in love with Jericho Rosales a Spaniard. This is yet another once in a lifetime team up by two of the best actors and actress in Philippine cinema. Baler is a movie that captures a different twist in its story as set in the early times of the Filipino-Spanish colonization and as the warring parties come across.
The Romeo & Juliet-inspired love story is given a "romance inthe time of war" twist.I can say that Baler is already the best movie in the film festival, thecraftsmanship is definitely there. There were nice shots of the Baler town in itsrural glory and the acting of Jericho Rosales and Anne Curtis is commendable.Even the supporting cast of Philip Salvador, Carlo Aquino, Rio Locsin, NikkiBacolod and Mark Bautista had strong performances in the film.However, I do have my scene picks: First and foremost is the flimsyproduction of the Baler church where the Spanish soldiers held fort. It didn't look authentic at all and you could see how unreal

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    The Tunnel Movie Analysis

    • 709 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The movie was about a group of P.O.W.s and their attempt to escape a German prison camp, or Stalag that was created to hold the most troublesome inmates.…

    • 709 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Review: It would take a while to sum up the princess bride starring Cary Elwes as Westly and Robin Write as Buttercup, but it still serves as an entertaining and humorous movie adaptation, directed by Rob Reiner, of William Goldman’s 1973 novel of the same name.…

    • 410 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    The film follows the story of Sgt. Jimmy Takata who is seeing flashbacks (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) of his experiences in the war. Through his flashbacks we catch a glimpse of his participation the liberation of a French town where he met an orphaned little girl and in the rescue of the “Lost Battalion.” In the French town Jimmy suffers from a head wound caused by a bullet ricocheting off of his helmet. This causes him to be illegible to help in the rescue of the Texan Battalion, however, Jimmy and his friends get around this by sneaking out to the front lines where they join the savage attack on the Germans in an attempt to save their fellow Americans.…

    • 782 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Milagro Beanfield War

    • 864 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Although it may seem as if the plot of the movie Milagro Beanfield War is based off the events…

    • 864 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Flyboys Analysis

    • 325 Words
    • 2 Pages

    This movie is based on a true story about the historical events of that time. Many men in America during World War One were impatient on the United State’s refusal to enter into the war, so they would go to Europe and Canada to enlist in their armies to fight against the German power. A group of these men actually enlisted into the Lafayette Escadrille where they signed up to fight against the Germans even when they knew that the average life-span for a fighter pilot was 3-6 weeks. The bravery and commitment to fight for democracy was very much so real from these fighter pilots and many risked their lives to do…

    • 325 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Describe the setting of the film - (What time and place does the film make reference to?)…

    • 749 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Spanish are most known for bullfighting. Which is a matador who is sweeping his cape past a charging bull, which makes the bull mad. Then the matador starts to throw arrows at the bull until almost killing it. The crowd wants to see the blood go all around the ring of the wall. The Spanish believed that the Bulls would come back to life afterwards. So it would be a good show in the end. Many of the biggest bullfighting can be found in Spain.…

    • 296 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The motivations for the Spanish to migrate were to get money/gold, spread the religion and control new land. On page 46 it says, "Cortes had heard of a wealthy land to the west", which made him want to explore it and rule it. When the Spanish arrived they were welcomed, but they quickly took advantage of their kindness and killed the leader of the new land. The Spanish were successful because they built an empire and brought in tons of gold and they "operated many plantations" (page 52).…

    • 255 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Ringer, formerly known as Marika before the alien invasion, is one of the novel's main characters and protagonists. She is also the narrator of Parts 1 and 7. A soldier, she is determined and brave, always evaluating the risk before taking action, and she is the best marksman of the group residing at Walker…

    • 55 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Spanish Myths, And Legends

    • 1230 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The "Lady in Blue" The "Lady in Blue" is a popular Spanish legend in the Southwest and particularly New Mexico. The legend of the lady started with New Mexico Indians in the 17th century and remains popular today.…

    • 1230 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    zoot Suit

    • 320 Words
    • 1 Page

    This Film is n Zoot Suit, was produced by Luis Valdez. The film is in a theatrical style and is based on a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial. This event took place when a group of young Mexican-Americans were wrongfully charged with murder. In the play, Henry Reyna is played by Luis Valdez’ brother, Daniel Valdez and he does a great job creating parallels to the inspired role of Hank Leyvas. Reyna is a pachuco, who was unfairly prosecuted, and then thrown in jail along with his gang for a murder they did not commit. The play is set in the barrios of Los Angeles in the early 1940s against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots and World War II. As in the play, Edward James Olmos portrays El Pachuco, an idealized Zoot Suiter, who functions as narrator throughout the story and serves as Henry's conscience. The film is very effective in showing when Henry jumps in and out of his mind. Over all the film as a main message that is that there are many pachucos at the time but not all have to end up in jail or dead (like the real situation with Hank Leyvas). This is shown at the end as we see that Henry’s brother joins the military and does well for himself. The reason that this film was such a great success in my eyes is that it was in a form of a play and that the audience was actually brought in and somewhat engaged. I felt as the narrator spoke to me. And in a sense the narrator spoke to the idea that there are many outcomes to a single event or happening. He spoke to the idea that if one reflects on certain turning points in their lives, if they would to do something different, life would have been different overall.…

    • 320 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    The last thing that stood out was the tone. The tone which was very sketchy at certain parts for example Juliet was way too whinny. Even though she is supposed to be really sad and and emotional she went a little overboard with it in the film, if she had toned it down a little bit it would not have been a problem. Another part where the tone was all over the place was during Mercutio’s death scene during this scene the tone was all over the place. It was sad, happy,…

    • 443 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Spanish Observation

    • 285 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Today I was asked to do a 1:1 with a child that only speak spanish in the school that I have visited twice. When I got there the child was sitting in the classroom couch watching…

    • 285 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Between 1500 and 1700, North America became a destined land for European settlers. While in some instances, the Indians of North America had to fight the invaders; overall it was the first time in history they Europeans and Indians were brought together for the first time. The Indians played a crucial role in the establishment of the European colonies through trade, alliances, and warfare. It is with their role and the interaction with the European settlers that would bring about a shift in each culture that would change the course of history.…

    • 901 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The movie is set in 1967 during the peak of American involvement in Vietnam. A young college student named Chris Taylor drops out of school to join the army infantry division. Not long after arriving, Chris’ view on the war and the soldiers who fight begin to change after he witnesses his comrades’ rape and murder innocent Vietnamese villagers. The incident causes the platoon to divide into to groups, one lead by Sgt. Barnes who condoned the incident, and the other by Sgt. Elias who was against it. The groups continue to battle each other despite the fact that they should be focused on the North Vietnamese.…

    • 1053 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays

Related Topics