![]() ![]() There are so many comparisons and contrasts between our present government’s cronyism and willingness to appoint positions of power to unworthy people just due to their loyalty. The film is not afraid to build up the hype of its lead character and rip this hype apart by showing him not being worth this adulation. It makes pointed attacks at Aguinaldo’s choice to have Luna killed instead of finding a way to work with him and to promote Goyo because of his fealty. Based on the research of the filmmakers, they portrayed Aguinaldo as a man who valued loyalty over true value and worth. The film tears away at the concepts of blind patriotism and idolatry while serving some contentious characterizations of Aguinaldo and his cronyism. It is this meditation on how we see our idols that makes ‘Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral’ so intriguing as a film.
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