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* UndyingLoyalty: A lot of soldiers who served under Luna was this to him, especially Eduardo Rusco and Paco Roman.
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* ExactWords: General Tomas Mascardo dares Luna to bring along a coffin if he tries to arrest him. Luna does just that.
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* TheDogBitesBack: Earlier in the film Luna humiliates Captain Pedro Janolino and his Kawit Battalion for their dereliction of duty. In the climax when [[spoiler:Luna is brutally assassinated]], these same men are the ones leading the charge in [[spoiler: his slaughter]].
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* TheDogBitesBack: Earlier in Many of the film Luna humiliates Captain Pedro Janolino and his Kawit Battalion for their dereliction of duty. In the climax when [[spoiler:Luna is brutally assassinated]], these same men are the ones leading the charge who played a part in [[spoiler: his slaughter]].Luna's brutal assassination]] were viciously humiliated by him at one point or another.
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* TheDogBitesBack: Earlier in the film Luna humiliates Captain Pedro Janolino and his Kawit Battalion for their dereliction of duty. In the climax when [[spoiler=Luna is brutally assassinated]], these same men are the ones leading the charge in the [[spoiler=slaughter]].
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* TheDogBitesBack: Earlier in the film Luna humiliates Captain Pedro Janolino and his Kawit Battalion for their dereliction of duty. In the climax when [[spoiler=Luna [[spoiler:Luna is brutally assassinated]], these same men are the ones leading the charge in the [[spoiler=slaughter]].[[spoiler: his slaughter]].
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handpick him sixty men, setting up the events of the Battle of Tirad Pass..
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** [[spoiler: As Luna was shot by several men at point blank range he continued to call them out of their treachery and cowardice. Even when his eye was shot, he still struggles to stand.]]
--> ''"Mga TRAYDOR!"''
--> ''"Mga TRAYDOR!"''
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* PrettyBoy: General Gregorio Del Pilar played by Paulo Avelino.
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* MagnificentBastard: Aguinaldo is able to keep his power no matter what it takes and still comes off as a hero to most people.
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* DirtyCoward: There are some examples in the Philippine army. The most notable was [[Buencamino's son who ran away in the heat of battle, and everyone who shot and hacked Luna]]
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* DirtyCoward: There are some examples in the Philippine army. The most notable was [[Buencamino's [[spoiler:Buencamino's son who ran away in the heat of battle, and everyone who shot and hacked Luna]]
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* DirtyCoward: There are some examples in the Philippine army. The most notable was [[Buencamino's son who ran away in the heat of battle, and everyone who shot and hacked Luna]]
* ForegoneConclusion: Anyone familiar with history knows that [[spoiler: Antonio Luna died betrayed by his own countrymen.]]
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* ForegoneConclusion: Anyone familiar with history knows that [[spoiler: Antonio JerkWithAHeartOFGold: Luna died betrayed by disciplines his own countrymen.]]troops through humiliation and death threats, and he also terrorized civilians outside the church by pointing his gun at an old vendor. He does apologize when he cools down and his treatment of other soldiers seems justified since they are at war.
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* DreamSequence: Luna's flashback, paired with {{In Universe Camera}} and {{epic tracking shot}}.
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->''"Mga kapatid, mayroon tayong mas malaking kaaway kaysa mga Amerikano. Ang ating sarili."'' [[note]] Translation: Brothers, we have an enemy bigger than the Americans. Ourselves[[/note]]
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* Gorn: The film uses a lot of this.
** During one battle with the Americans, the film pans to a close up of a Filipino soldier's head exploding after getting shot.
** [[spoiler: Luna getting shot multiple times at close range and hacked to death at the end]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: The film alternates to this when not showing {{gorn}}.
** During one battle with the Americans, the film pans to a close up of a Filipino soldier's head exploding after getting shot.
** [[spoiler: Luna getting shot multiple times at close range and hacked to death at the end]]
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* LeeroyJenkins: Luna charges at the Americans on horseback while indiscriminately firing his revolver.
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* DawsonCasting: [[OlderThanTheyLook John Arcilla]] is 49 years old when Antonio Luna was 32 in 1898, not that it really mattered since Arcilla looks young for his age.
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* MemeticMutation: "[[NoIndoorVoice MGA TRAYDOOOOOORRRRR]]" to name a few. Any popular quotes from the movie is guaranteed to spawn memes.
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* MemeticMutation: "[[NoIndoorVoice MGA TRAYDOOOOOORRRRR]]" to name a few. Any popular quotes from the movie is guaranteed to spawn memes.
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** ReasonBeforeHonor: Buencamino wanted negotiation and minimizing losses, putting him in odds with Luna.
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In 1898, General Antonio Luna (John Arcilla), commander of the revolutionary army, is spoiling for a fight. The Philippines, after three hundred years as a Spanish colony, has unwillingly come under American rule. General Luna wants to fight for freedom but members of the elite would rather strike a deal with the United States. The infighting is fierce in the new cabinet but General Luna and his loyal men forge ahead even as his military decisions are met with resistance from soldiers who are loyal only to President Aguinaldo (Mon Confiado). [[ItWasHisSled Ultimately, it is the general’s legendary temper and pride that bring him to his death when a pack of presidential guards assassinate him in broad daylight.]] While American newspapers are quick to point the blame to Aguinaldo, the mystery has never been completely solved and the General’s killers were never put to justice."[[http://henerallunathemovie.com/#Synopsis (Taken from the film's official synopsis.)]]
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In 1898, General Antonio Luna (John Arcilla), commander of the revolutionary army, is spoiling for a fight. The Philippines, after three hundred years as a Spanish colony, has unwillingly come under American rule. General Luna wants to fight for freedom but members of the elite would rather strike a deal with the United States. The infighting is fierce in the new cabinet but General Luna and his loyal men forge ahead even as his military decisions are met with resistance from soldiers who are loyal only to President Aguinaldo (Mon Confiado). [[ItWasHisSled [[ForegoneConclusion Ultimately, it is the general’s legendary temper and pride that bring him to his death when a pack of presidential guards assassinate him in broad daylight.]] While American newspapers are quick to point the blame to Aguinaldo, the mystery has never been completely solved and the General’s killers were never put to justice."[[http://henerallunathemovie.com/#Synopsis (Taken from the film's official synopsis.)]]
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* DawsonCasting: [[OlderThanTheyLook John Arcilla]] is 49 years old when Antonio Luna was 32 in 1898, not that it really mattered since Arcilla looks young for his age.
* {{Determinator}}: Many of the Filipino soldiers in the film would fight to death for the country
* DawsonCasting: [[OlderThanTheyLook John Arcilla]] is 49 years old when Antonio Luna was 32 in 1898, not that it really mattered since Arcilla looks young for his age.
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In 1898, General Antonio Luna ( John Arcilla ), commander of the revolutionary army, is spoiling for a fight. The Philippines, after three hundred years as a Spanish colony, has unwillingly come under American rule. General Luna wants to fight for freedom but members of the elite would rather strike a deal with the United States. The infighting is fierce in the new cabinet but General Luna and his loyal men forge ahead even as his military decisions are met with resistance from soldiers who are loyal only to President Aguinaldo ( Mon Confiado ). [[ItWasHisSled Ultimately, it is the general’s legendary temper and pride that bring him to his death when a pack of presidential guards assassinate him in broad daylight.]] While American newspapers are quick to point the blame to Aguinaldo, the mystery has never been completely solved and the General’s killers were never put to justice."[[http://henerallunathemovie.com/#Synopsis (Taken from the film's official synopsis.)]]
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In 1898, General Antonio Luna ( John Arcilla ), (John Arcilla), commander of the revolutionary army, is spoiling for a fight. The Philippines, after three hundred years as a Spanish colony, has unwillingly come under American rule. General Luna wants to fight for freedom but members of the elite would rather strike a deal with the United States. The infighting is fierce in the new cabinet but General Luna and his loyal men forge ahead even as his military decisions are met with resistance from soldiers who are loyal only to President Aguinaldo ( Mon Confiado ).(Mon Confiado). [[ItWasHisSled Ultimately, it is the general’s legendary temper and pride that bring him to his death when a pack of presidential guards assassinate him in broad daylight.]] While American newspapers are quick to point the blame to Aguinaldo, the mystery has never been completely solved and the General’s killers were never put to justice."[[http://henerallunathemovie.com/#Synopsis (Taken from the film's official synopsis.)]]
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->''"Bayan o sarili?"''
-->-- '''Heneral Luna'''
''Heneral Luna'', released September 9, 2015, is a historical biopic film depicting General Antonio Luna's leadership.
"Set during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.
In 1898, General Antonio Luna ( John Arcilla ), commander of the revolutionary army, is spoiling for a fight. The Philippines, after three hundred years as a Spanish colony, has unwillingly come under American rule. General Luna wants to fight for freedom but members of the elite would rather strike a deal with the United States. The infighting is fierce in the new cabinet but General Luna and his loyal men forge ahead even as his military decisions are met with resistance from soldiers who are loyal only to President Aguinaldo ( Mon Confiado ). [[ItWasHisSled Ultimately, it is the general’s legendary temper and pride that bring him to his death when a pack of presidential guards assassinate him in broad daylight.]] While American newspapers are quick to point the blame to Aguinaldo, the mystery has never been completely solved and the General’s killers were never put to justice."[[http://henerallunathemovie.com/#Synopsis (Taken from the film's official synopsis.)]]
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!! ''Heneral Luna'' contains examples of the following tropes:
*HonorBeforeReason
*ItWasHisSled: Anyone familiar with history knows that [[spoiler: Antonio Luna died betrayed by his own countrymen.]]
*LargeHam
*RapePillageAndBurn: The American soldiers did this.
-->-- '''Heneral Luna'''
''Heneral Luna'', released September 9, 2015, is a historical biopic film depicting General Antonio Luna's leadership.
"Set during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Filipino general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.
In 1898, General Antonio Luna ( John Arcilla ), commander of the revolutionary army, is spoiling for a fight. The Philippines, after three hundred years as a Spanish colony, has unwillingly come under American rule. General Luna wants to fight for freedom but members of the elite would rather strike a deal with the United States. The infighting is fierce in the new cabinet but General Luna and his loyal men forge ahead even as his military decisions are met with resistance from soldiers who are loyal only to President Aguinaldo ( Mon Confiado ). [[ItWasHisSled Ultimately, it is the general’s legendary temper and pride that bring him to his death when a pack of presidential guards assassinate him in broad daylight.]] While American newspapers are quick to point the blame to Aguinaldo, the mystery has never been completely solved and the General’s killers were never put to justice."[[http://henerallunathemovie.com/#Synopsis (Taken from the film's official synopsis.)]]
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!! ''Heneral Luna'' contains examples of the following tropes:
*HonorBeforeReason
*ItWasHisSled: Anyone familiar with history knows that [[spoiler: Antonio Luna died betrayed by his own countrymen.]]
*LargeHam
*RapePillageAndBurn: The American soldiers did this.
