This was the Filipino movie I have been waiting for‚ for a long time. Most of the Filipino movies that I’ve seen are cheap imitations of Hollywood movies with forgettable characters and forgettable plots. But I won’t be forgetting "Jose Rizal" anytime soon. With impeccable production values and a truly great performance by the lead actor‚ Cesar Montano‚ "Jose Rizal" is the equal of anything that Hollywood can produce. The movie tells the life story of Jose Rizal‚ the national hero of
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Preparation time: 10 minutes Yield: 8 servings 1 small head of butter lettuce (also known as Bibb or Boston lettuce) 1/2 small head of red or green leaf lettuce 1/2 small head of romaine lettuce Approximately 1/4 cup salad dressing (your choice) Separate the lettuce leaves from their heads and discard any cores. Place the leaves in a bowl of cold water. Soak the leaves briefly to dislodge any dirt or debris by swishing them around with your hands. Be gentle so as not to bruise the
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Two Perspectives of the Same Thing Marcus Rediker’s The Amistad Rebellion gives the impression of being told by someone who lived through the experience‚ while provide fact and details need to understand the story in a deeper level. However it doesn’t just describe the actual event‚ the rebellion‚ but also informs the reader of what happened before the slave boarded the Amistad‚ what transcribe throughout the journey that lead the slaves to rebel and what happened after they took the ship until
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In the 1997 movie Amistad‚ Steven Spielberg illustrates the events that took place in 1839 on the Spanish ship‚ The Amistad (La Amistad). The movie travels through the events with vivid and powerful emotion. The slaves‚ even though they could not speak English‚ undoubtedly demonstrated their intense longing for freedom in Spielberg’s version of the historical event. The setting of Amistad proved to be frequently accurate. The backdrop of the movie was unfailing to the period in which it occurred
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D’voya L. Wilks Wilks 1 Carlos Pettigrew AP Language November 27‚ 2012 Amistad Assignment The speaker of the film “Amistad” is David Franzoni. Since this fact was not identified verbally during any part of the movie‚ and I was not able to view the credits‚ I went to the World Wide Web to find the author for the movie. The subject of the film “Amistad” would prove to be freedom and everyone’s right to the acquisition to such freedom despite opposition. This is proven throughout the
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Amistad was produced and released by Stephen Spielberg in 1997. Many of the main characters from the film Amistad are portrayed by famous actors such as Anthony Hopkins‚ Djimon Hounsou‚ Matthew McConaughey‚ and Morgan Freeman. The main theme of the film depicts how you should never lose hope in the face of adversity. One of the main characters of the film who was portrayed by Djimon Hounsou as Cinque a member of a tribe captured by a neighboring African tribe and being sold into slavery. Along
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evident in the movie Amistad. Cinque the chosen spokesman for the Africans had a vivid real idea of freedom. He wanted to go home. It’s that simple. He had been taken by force from his home and family and place in a foreign place and was being held captive for something he did not understand. He did understand that some people were obviously against him and his people. He was destined to return home and he would obviously do anything to ensure his freedom. In the beginning of the movie Roger Baldwin
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In Time Movie: Reaction and Reflection Paper When I watched this movie”‚ it really reflects me a lot because there are so many lessons I’ve learned. Even though it is a Sci-Fiction movie I had a great time watching it because I’ve learned many things on how we should spend our time wisely because I believe in the saying “ time is gold” that one should apply to his/her life. It teaches me to cherish most of your time with the most important persons in your life and don’t waste it. This is to when
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This weekend a new science-fiction movie staring Charlize Theron captivated my interest for one and a half hours. My boyfriend had given me the previous history of the original cartoon series (a cult hit) by Peter Chung. This short reaction paper will explore the movie’s costumes‚ location‚ and the meaning of the name "Aeon Flux". Let’s start off with a short synopsis of the movie: This thriller is set 400 years in the future. Charlize Theron stars as Aeon Flux and she is the top underground operative
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Naomi Lee Japitana CFP-E BSA February 4‚ 2014 NSTP Reaction Paper about the movie “Frozen” “Frozen” was one of my favorite movies so far in my teenage life. It remains to be different from other movies that I had watched. Yes‚ most Disney movies are almost all about love‚ love and love for opposite genders but this movie is really not. I mean‚ it is about love but a kind of love that everyone else can ever be satisfied. This is about the love of a family specifically‚ the love a sister to another
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