The film "Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon" explores what it means to be Filipino through the story of Kulas, a young man searching for the answer. As Kulas experiences the cruelty of colonial rule and conflict between Filipinos, he comes to understand that being Filipino means having a heart for the land and fighting for the freedom and dignity of the people. The movie shows how cultural identity was established amid the struggles of the Philippine revolution and depicts how deception can cloud one's understanding of their identity and society.
The film "Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon" explores what it means to be Filipino through the story of Kulas, a young man searching for the answer. As Kulas experiences the cruelty of colonial rule and conflict between Filipinos, he comes to understand that being Filipino means having a heart for the land and fighting for the freedom and dignity of the people. The movie shows how cultural identity was established amid the struggles of the Philippine revolution and depicts how deception can cloud one's understanding of their identity and society.
The film "Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon" explores what it means to be Filipino through the story of Kulas, a young man searching for the answer. As Kulas experiences the cruelty of colonial rule and conflict between Filipinos, he comes to understand that being Filipino means having a heart for the land and fighting for the freedom and dignity of the people. The movie shows how cultural identity was established amid the struggles of the Philippine revolution and depicts how deception can cloud one's understanding of their identity and society.
The film "Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon" explores what it means to be Filipino through the story of Kulas, a young man searching for the answer. As Kulas experiences the cruelty of colonial rule and conflict between Filipinos, he comes to understand that being Filipino means having a heart for the land and fighting for the freedom and dignity of the people. The movie shows how cultural identity was established amid the struggles of the Philippine revolution and depicts how deception can cloud one's understanding of their identity and society.
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Vina Cris A.
Mesias BSBA Marketing II
Mr. Armel P. Lozada
REFLICTION
The story is about a simple but kind-hearted farmer named Kulas who was orphaned early in the beginning of the film by death and death of his mother, his only known relative. Because of an errand of a priest, Kulas is swept on the tumultuous history of the Philippines revolution as well as the struggle of the society to define itself after being freed from its colonial master.
At first glance, the film seemed to be simple love story between a simple young man and his beautiful yet ambitious love interest, but the movie subtly picks up important lessons along the way. What struck me in particular is how Kulas, at the beginning, has no idea of what Filipino is, nor does not know any reason why he’s called as one. You see, in the old days, natives are called by their regions they live, or the island they are from, and colonization of Spain. The film perfectly depicts that the Spaniards are not the only ones who abused the Filipinos, but fellow Filipinos as well, which make it a lot sadder. Kulas had seen it all, the cruelty and unequal treatment, as if his heartbreaks over Diding isn’t enough already. In the beginning, he was Tagalog, and he used to call himself that way until the middle where he slowly grasped the problem with his society.
I guess what’s heartwarming with the story in in the end, Kulas was able to define and call himself as a Filipino. This is born out as a painful choice, but one has decided himself and stood by until the end. The viewers will reach the same conclusion as Kulas did at the end of the film: Being a Filipinos doesn’t only mean the physical ties we have with the land, or with the family.
It means recognizing ourselves as the protector of this land, and protector of our fellow men. It is being able to fight a grander cause, fight for what is good for our country, and preserve the dignity and freedom our ancestors have fought for. Who / what is a Filipino?
The story “Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon” delved between the complexities of racial and cultural identity which in turn produced a type film that easily portrayed social realism. The factor can define by critically analyzing how Kulas dealt with all the misadventures that he experience during the whole movie. His fluidity to the ways of the historical Filipino society is what makes him both amiable and frustrating. He answers and tackles issues and problems with simplicity and naivety, even if the world is cruel to him. Despite of all this, hope and curiosity never left him. This is one the reasons why this film meticulously tackles what the real Filipino is and should be yesterday, today, and tomorrow. SUMMARY
Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon ? Is the story of an uneducated
and arrogant young man named “KULAS” who is searching and keep on asking to every People he will talk with of who or what is a “Filipino”. A pure Spanish and pure Chinese friend of him told him that they were Filipinos because they were born on the country (Philippines). Seems like being born in the country is the main criteria. The movie wanted to portray and to present the true meaning of being Filipino. As the story proceed, we could see and realize that being Filipino does not matter only or does not have a meaning of just being born in the country. Because it’s the heart for that land that counts. We could see in the movie those revolutionaries who have that strong courage to go and fight the foreigners who keep on ruling the country under their unjust system and authority. See? True Filipinos do not just sit and allowing themselves to be a slave of strangers in their own land. As much as they could, with all their might and heart, they would fight to save and to get back their rights and their lives as well.
The movies also presents how our country face its struggles in establishing its cultural identity. Its shows how cheap a life of an individual costs to colonizers before, how rude and how easy is it for the aliens of the lands to shot, punch and imprison Filipino people. It tries to awaken our love for our country and to strengthen our nationalism.
The movie evidently depicts Interpersonal Deception Theory. It showed
how Diding (a woman who wants nothing but fame and wealth and she’s the love interest of Kulas) and Don Tibor (a greedy Visayan Lawyer of Kulas, who also has an interest with Diding), made Kulas be fooled and be manipulated in their own ways. They used Kulas’ innocence for them to enjoy and abuse his kindness and their part of Kulas’ wealth as well. It is the time when his Chinese friend, Lim, who helped him in many circumstances and in many ways that made Kulas’ vision and maturity awaken towards his life and the present situation of his country.
