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February 10, 2014TABLE OF CONTENTSI. Title of the MovieII. CharactersIII. Setting (Location/ Time )IV. Moral Lesson of the StoryV. AuthorVI. Synopsis VII. ReactionVIII. Will you recommend the movie to your fellow AMAERS, why?

I. Lapu-lapu The Movie

II. CharactersLito Lapid, as Lapu-LapuJoyce Jimenez, as BulaknaDante Rivero, asFerdinand MagellanVic Vargas, as Rajah HumabonRoi Vinzon, as ZulaArsenio Bautista, as Datu SobranoJulio Diaz, as RadeeinDinah Dominguez, as JulianaMark LapidMaria Isabel Lopez, as Ming MingConrad PoeJeric Raval, as MaisugCloyd Robinson, as Padre ValderamaGloria Sevilla, as Inday Puti/Queen BaugaAlma SorianoIan Veneracion, as Juan Sebastian El CanoVon Vibar, asPigafetta

III. Settings ( Time/ Location )March 16, 1521 Magellan landed on the island of HomonhonMarch 17, 1521, Lapu-lapu parleyed with Raja|Rajah Calambu (or Kolambu) of LimasawaApril 7, 1521 Kolambu guided Lapu-lapu to CebuApril 26, 1521 - Zulas plan to ally with Magellan was revealed on the night he also sent his son to offer two goats to the Spaniards April 27, 1521 Battle of MactanMactan Island,Cebu,Philippines1565 - TRIBAL men headed by Datu Lapu-Lapu battle with Spanish invaders headed by Ferdinand Magellan IV. Moral Lesson of the StoryWhatever you are physically male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy all those things matter less than what your heart contains. If you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior. All those other things, they are the glass that contains the lamp, butyouare the light inside.V. AuthorThe following are the people who are the mind behind the movie;Director: William MayoWriter : Jerry O. TirazonCinematography : Leodigario B. Dalawis Jr.Music : Blitz PaduaFilm Editor : Ruben PatuaVI. SynopsisThe movie tells the story of the first true hero of the Philippines, Lapulapu.Lapu-Lapuwas the king of Mactan, an island in the Visayas, Philippines, who is known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted Spanish colonization. On the morning of April 27, 1521, Lapu-Lapu and the men of Mactan, armed with spears, and kampilan, faced Spanish soldiers led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. In what would later be known as the Battle of Mactan, Magellan, and several of his men were killed.According to Sulu oral tradition, Lapu-Lapu was a Muslim chieftain, and was also known as Kaliph Pulaka.The people of Bangsamoro, the Islamic homeland in the Philippine Islands, consider him to be a Muslim and a member of the Tausug ethnic group a variant of the name, as written by Carlos Calao, a 17th century Chinese-Spanish poet in his poem "Que Dios Le Perdone" is "Cali Pulacu".The 1898 Philippine Declaration of Independence refers to Lapu-Lapu as "King Kalipulako de Maktan". In the 19th century, the reformist Mariano Ponce used a variant name, "Kalipulako", as one of his pseudonyms.Unfortunately this movie's portrayal of Lapulapu is about as historically authentic as the statue of him which now stands on Mactan Island. The movie opens with a battle scene straight out of the movie Braveheart. Two armies oppose each other on a beach in Mactan Island. One army is under the command of Lapulapu who is the king of Mactan. The other is under the command of Rajah Humabon who is the king of neighboring Cebu. The two armies charge each other and there follows a chaotic scene with lots of sword fighting but, strangely enough, little blood spilt.One almost expects Mel Gibson with face painted blue to pop out and give an inspirational speech to his troops. The sound quality of the sword play is so patently bad as to be absurd. It sounds more like a metal chain being banged against a tin plate.Needless to say, the forces of Humabon are soundly defeated and Rajah Humabon himself escapes with a gash to the stomach delivered by Lapulapu himself. Humabon's forces retreat in rickety boats which appear to be lacking in seaworthiness. They regroup in Cebu and mourn their bad fortune. The historical source for this supposed battle is never made clear, but this won't be the last time the director takes liberties with the historical facts.Lapulapu's forces spend the night resting from their exertions during the battle and tending to the wounded. Lito Lapid, who plays Lapulapu, spends much of the movie posing for the cameras and looking noble. This is a common mistake that mediocre directors make when portraying historical figures. They somehow imagine that these folks spent all of their time making speeches and strutting a pose.Anyway, Lapulapu soon falls for Bulakna and proposes marriage, although why a middle aged king doesn't already have a wife is never explained. The fact that Filipino datus of that era maintained harems of wives is conveniently glossed over. The middle part of the movie is a never ending series of plots against Lapulapu hatched by Humabon and his faithful lackey, Datu Zula. Needless to say, Lapulapu foils these plots at every turn. I was beginning to wonder if Magellan would ever show up, but he eventually does about two thirds of the way through the movie. The effects budget in this movie is so low that they can't even afford to show a complete sailing ship. Instead, they show close-ups of what is obviously a mockup of Magellan's ship. The historical fact that Magellan sailed into Cebu harbor with three ships is conveniently ignored. Only one ship is ever shown.At first Humabon is suspicious of his visitors but he soon comes up with a plan on how to use the Spaniards against his bitter enemy, Lapulapu. Humabon agrees to become a Christian along with all of his followers. He also agrees to submit to the authority of the King of Spain. In passing, Humabon mentions to Magellan that there is a datu on the island of Mactan who refuses to submit to Spanish rule. By the way, the director has Humabon, Lapulapu, etc. speaking in Tagalog, a language which the actual historical figures never spoke (they spoke Cebuano). This is perhaps forgivable since the director assumes a Tagalog speaking audience. The director also has the Spaniards speaking Spanish but he provides no Tagalog subtitles. One wonders what fraction of Tagalog speakers can understand Spanish? It must be a very low percentage.Anyway, Magellan soon hits on a scheme to attack Lapulapu on Mactan. Antonio Pigafetta who chronicled the battle provides us with an excellent account of the battle. Unfortunately the director made a travesty of Pigafetta's account. He has Magellan and his men doing most of the fighting on the beach and not in the surf where the real battle took place. Of course, he has Magellan personally fighting Lapulapu which never happened. And just to show you how ridiculous the battle scene is, at one point Lapulapu is fighting Magellan with a log. Of course Lapulapu eventually slays Magellan and the Spaniards retreat. Pigafetta tells us that the Spanish lost just eight men killed, but in the movie dozens upon dozens of Spanish corpses litter the beach. Pigafetta tells us that the forces of Lapulapu poured a constant rain of arrows and javelins down on the luckless Spaniards. But in the movie not a spear or arrow is to be seen. Instead, the actors fight against one another with swords.

VII. Reaction :The movie tells the story of the first hero of the Philippines, Lapu-lapu. The movie opens with a battle scene between two armies on a beach on Mactan Island.The battle scene lacks in historical veracity. The two tribes costumes look the same who makes me confuse. I wonder who are the antagonist or the protagonist between the two.

VIII. Will you recommend the movie to your fellow AMAERS, why?Yes, I will recommend this movie to my fellow AMAERs, it's for additional knowledge on how Lapu-lapuknown as one of the people from our past that need to be remember and for them to be more motivated for their goals for the mere future