By the way, spoilers for the movie "Quezon."
The deconstruction of heroes
Deconstruction is seductive. It flatters our intelligence. It tells us we’re wiser than those who came before us. Jerrold Tarog’s Heneral Luna–Goyo–Quezon trilogy captured that mood perfectly... three films that tore apart the marble idols of Philippine history and held up the flawed, all-too-human faces beneath.
And let’s give credit where it’s due: the trilogy is a masterful and ambitious achievement by any standard. Few directors have attempted such a cohesive cinematic universe for Philippine history, and fewer still have pulled it off with this level of craft. Tarog’s command of tone, pacing, and symbolism is remarkable… a blend of history lesson, political essay, and moral provocation. The production values are world-class, the performances blisteringly committed. For a country still learning how to dramatize its own past without sermonizing, this trilogy is a milestone. It made history breathe, bleed, and argue with itself.
That said, I would not treat these films as biopics or doc
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