Reaction Paper to "Amigo" by John Sayles

What makes a hero?
At times of colonialism, being a hero defending a nation is indeed a challenge. We all know that there are several shipway to show heroism, be it in a peaceful or bloody way. But what makes a citizen a hero of his have land?
The film Amigo by John Sayles portrays a push-down store of things. It shows how Filipinos strive to become independent as an American colony. distinguishable cultures of Filipino people are also shown in the film- how they congeal their crops, how they prepare after harvest season, and the Filipinos warm relationship with their family. preceding(prenominal) all it shows their optimistic value and their belief in immortal despite the hardships.
As a freshman college student, the story of El Filibusterismo of Dr. Jose Rizal is still fresh in my mind. His novel is somewhat the corresponding with Amigo. I imagine Rizals Telesforo Juan de Dios, known as Kabesang Tales, in Rafael Dacanays personality. Both of them are the head of the barrio. Their only end is that Tales became a bandit when he can no durable endure the hardships done by the Spaniards, while Dacanay remained a friend, or amigo, enduring the hardships caused by Americans, believing that he can give birth his people in that way. Rafael Dacanay strived to be a hero by responding both to the American and Filipino patriots with deadly consequence.



On the separate hand, I can see Tales son, Tano, in Joaquinitos personality. Joaquinito stood for what he believed in. He joined the rebel group led by his Uncle Simon, his fathers brother.
The story is so heartbreaking repayable to the incident that three people, of the same blood, strive to obtain independence, barely in different ways. Rafael, as an amigo of the Americans, was asked to tell the Americans where the bandits are hiding. Simon, on the other hand, considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans as a traitor. My heart was struck when Joaquinito volunteered to father the burning of Barrio San Isidro, where his father was.
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