The movie, as netizens pointed out, depicted lapulapu, the first ever filipino hero, as a villain. If there are those who find the twisting of historical facts in elcano and magellan offensive, they should be. Animated film elcano and magellan sharply criticized on social media. On one side, he is the enemy, but on his side, he is the hero. Lapulapu, magellan and blind patriotism cebu daily news.
The warriors of lapulapu, a native chieftain of mactan island, overpowered and defeated a spanish force fighting for rajah humabon of cebu under the command of portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan, who was killed in the battle. A semifictonal account about the life of filipino hero lapulapu. Heres everything wrong with the elcano and magellan movie. Elcano and magellan, the first voyage around the world with the philippines very own hero lapulapu. After nasa picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut roger nelson is dispatched on a multiyear solo mission aboard the magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources. With lito lapid, joyce jimenez, dante rivero, vic vargas. Lapulapu 2002 the first filipino hero and the king of mactan.
It can be recalled that magellan was on his way to the mollucas islands or spice islands when he stumbled on philippine shores, particularly on mactan island and met chieftain lapu lapu and his men. The trigger was the local film distributors release of the movie trailer and translation of the title from the original spanish as elcano and magellan. Lapulapu and the road of resistance engaging in battle is not a matter of last resort. Teaser, poster for elcano and magellan movie draw flak in. Movies like lapu lapu if you like lapu lapu you are looking for movies about with spaniard, ship, king, island, queen, female nudity and warrior themes of action, biography and history genre shot in philippines. The first voyage around the world with philippines very own hero lapulapu, declared the teaser poster released for the local audience. Presidential spokesperson salvador panelo says they will leave it up to the mtrcb to deal with a spanish animated movie that has ferdinand magellan as the hero and lapulapu as the villain. The part i liked the most is that when lapu lapu rejected magellans offer twice and waged war against the spaniards. This spurred backlash from filipino netizens on a possible villainous.
In honor of his triumph, lapu lapu s monument stands tall in the island of mactan today, symbolising the countrys first successful resistance to spanish. Hollywood likes to tell us lies that the government should waste trillions of dollars to send people to mars, then, these astronauts would be called heroes merely because they survived, not because they. A commemorative marker can be found which gives people an insight that the spot is where lapu lapu and his men repulsed the spanish invaders killing magellan during the battle and thus making lapu lapu the first filipino to have repelled european aggression. Written on the side is featuring the battle at mactan between magellan and lapulapu. The warriors of lapu lapu, a native chieftain of mactan island, overpowered and defeated a spanish force fighting for rajah humabon of cebu, under the command of ferdinand magellan, who was killed in the battle. From the old mactanmandaue bridge you just take a multicab bearing the sign punta engano, about 15 minutes from the old bridge to the compound, fare is p11. One of the main characters, elcano, seemed to have a princess for a love interest. Nov, 2019 the trigger was the local film distributors release of the movie trailer and translation of the title from the original spanish as elcano and magellan. The movie s release, based on an article posted on last feb. Part of the poster depicts an animation of lapulapu with the subhead with philippines. Lapu lapu defeated magellan in the battle of mactan in 1521, antonio pigafetta survived the battle and wrote a book about it. Lapulapu is widely celebrated as the first filipino hero, famously vanquishing portuguese conquistador ferdinand magellan and his army in their attempt to colonise mactan island. A lesser mentioned point, but no less questionable, would be the adoring behavior the tribe showers elcano and magellan with once arriving on the shores of cebu.
Magellan brought christianity to the philippines and died defending it. Nov 06, 2019 a movie poster of a spanish production of an animated movie entitled elcano and magellan. Among other things, lapu lapu is commemorated in two films about his life and a giant bronze statue of him on the island of mactan. Lapulapu, magellan and the battle of mactan penfires. Inside the compound is the statue of datu lapulapu and the shrine. What filipinos say about spanishproduced film on hero magellan. The set, location, cast and production team did a good job, but more research needed to be done, and the dearth in historical accuracy gravely affected the films authenticity.
To generate local interest, the following texts were added to the movie poster. Its easy to go to the lapulapu monument and magellans shrine once you are in opon or lapulapu city. Lapulapu, magellan and blind patriotism inquirer opinion. Lapu lapu dinah dominguez ian veneracion lito marcos. Magellan, who is portuguese, is portrayed as a determined and revered explorer, instead of the slaveowning navigator who jumpstarted 333 years of colonization for the philippines. Massive outrage sparks over spanishproduced animated feature. Ferdinand magellan was killed in a battle in which he should not have involved himself. The problem with the new magellan animated movie youtube. Many filipinos consider lapulapu as the philippines first hero as he defeated magellan and his. Palace leaves it up to mtrcb to handle magellan movie. With the philippines very own hero lapu lapu and featuring.
Chief lapulapu warrior and hero of the philippines. Lapulapu was fighting against a foreign intruder to protect the people of his island, and he did it very rightfully, since lapulapu and the people of mactan did not do anything to deserve an. Not taking kindly to colonizers being depicted as heroes, filipinos took to twitter today to express disgust and extreme disapproval of the upcoming animated film elcano and magellan. But lapulapu refused and up until now magellans remains were never recovered. Nov 29, 2019 the villainous depiction of lapulapu in the movie poster is an easy one, which netizens were quick to point out and critique. Instead, for rulers like humabon and lapulapu, it is an opportunity to increase ones prestige and prove himself to the people. Lapu lapu refused to give up magellans body or the bodies of the seven other expedition mariners killed in the battle. The top left of the poster also mentions a special highlight featuring the battle of mactan, between ferdinand magellan and lapulapu. Magellan is a figure known in philippine history as the explorer who claimed the land for the king of spain in 1521 but failed to influence mactan, an area ruled by chief lapu lapu. After nasa picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut roger nelson is dispatched on a multiyear solo mission. Spoiler alert although it was a good idea to make a film about lapulapu, the film didnt quite meet my expectations. It is about time that they should make a movie about magellan, and if they did a good job, it would be better than apollo or the martian.
Mar 20, 2015 as of today, lapu lapu is still a major hero in the philippines. As a film rated for all ages, the conceit of elcano and magellan is. These downed fighters were wearing armor, and contemporary burial practices at the time as noted by archeologists here show the deceased being buried with worldly possession and keepsakes. The old movie about lapu lapu 1950s is a bit forgiveable than the 2002 film where the added fiction and unbelievable story telling were the. This became the first recorded successful resistance of precolonial filipinos against european colonizers and led lapulapu to be popularly recognized as the first freedom fighter of what is now the philippines cebu. At midnight of april 27, the spanish met with humabon and his men, divided into 20 to 30 balangays. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. If you like lapulapu you are looking for movies about with spaniard, ship, king, island, queen, female nudity and warrior themes of action, biography and history genre shot in philippines.
We then used it briefly to trace magellans route on our map and to learn about the five oceans of the world. The villainous depiction of lapulapu in the movie poster is an easy one, which netizens were quick to point out and critique. In honor of his triumph, lapulapus monument stands tall in the island of mactan today, symbolising the countrys first successful resistance to spanish. Lapulapu is remembered as the first filipino to resist. There is a filipino film lapulapu in which he appears, but im not sure about its availability outside of the. Lapulapu is remembered as the first filipino to resist spanish rule. Most criticisms online pointed out that magellan and his men who eventually prompted the 300year colonization of the philippines were painted as protagonists while the natives, particularly lapu.
Like many european explorers, magellan was a proselytizing catholic, and because of this he lost sight of his main goal, which was to find the spice islands. Slated for a january 2020 release in philippine cinemas, the animated film features the battle of mactan between lapu lapu and magellan. Nov 07, 2019 magellan, who is portuguese, is portrayed as a determined and revered explorer, instead of the slaveowning navigator who jumpstarted 333 years of colonization for the philippines. Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps. A semifictonal account about the life of filipino hero lapu lapu before, during, and after the fateful battle of mactan. Among other things, lapulapu is commemorated in two films about his life and a giant bronze statue of him on the island of mactan. There was particular outrage at the films depiction of lapu lapu, the ruler. Magellan is a figure known in philippine history as the explorer who claimed the land for the king of spain in 1521 but failed to influence mactan, an area ruled by chief lapulapu.
It can be recalled that magellan was on his way to the mollucas islands or spice islands when he stumbled on philippine shores, particularly on mactan island and met chieftain lapulapu and his men. Lapulapu is also depicted as a villain in the film. Pinoy action movies dont get better than this and for you beginners just starting to discover our disorienting cinema this is the film to watch. May 25, 2012 the expedition of ferdinand magellan lost nearly everything but still made a profit in the end, yet the survivors were labeled as traitors. A movie poster of a spanish production of an animated movie entitled elcano and magellan. Teaser trailer on upcoming animated movie on magellan draws. Across the magellan marker is a covered area where a mural painting showing the battle of mactan is hanging on the wall. Historically, lapulapu is the one who killed magellan after resisting portugals colonization efforts at the battle of mactan. I liked lapu lapus attitude because he is wise and cares for his people at the same time he can be brutal to his enemies. The first voyage around the world, after its local film distributor announced that the spanishproduced movie will be screening in philippine cinemas in january 2020.
Lapu lapu was fighting against a foreign intruder to protect the people of his island, and he did it very rightfully, since lapu lapu and the people of mactan did not do anything to deserve an. The films trailer caused a stir for purportedly depicting lapulapu in a villainous light. The first voyage around the world is getting sharp criticism from filipino netizens. Teaser trailer on upcoming animated movie on magellan. With the philippines very own hero lapulapu and featuring. Lapulapu was the king of mactan, an island in visayas, phillipines, who is know as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted spanish colonization. Little t made a model of a spanish galleon with her older cousin when we went to their house. It may be the same reaction from european viewers, if theyve seen films about lapulapu lamberto avellanas epic in 1955 and that of 2002 starring lito lapid where magellan is the antagonist. Teaser, poster for elcano and magellan movie draw flak in the. Conversely, the trailer depicts our very own lapu lapu as a savage, complete with a cavemanlike grunt. May 11, 2008 the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Lapu lapu is widely celebrated as the first filipino hero, famously vanquishing portuguese conquistador ferdinand magellan and his army in their attempt to colonise mactan island. The leader of mactan waged a war against the spaniards, which is soon to be known as the battle of mactan, where magellan met his fate.
Modern philippine society regards him as the first filipino hero because he was the first native to resist imperial spanish. Nov 12, 2019 the films trailer caused a stir for purportedly depicting lapulapu in a villainous light. Teaser, poster for elcano and magellan movie draw flak. At midnight of april 27, the spanish met with humabon. Animated film about ferdinand magellan accused of glamorizing. The movie, which is about the spanish expedition of portuguese conquistador ferdinand magellan and concluded by juan sebastian elcano, drew flak from netizens saying that filipino hero lapulapu. Nov 07, 2019 presidential spokesperson salvador panelo says they will leave it up to the mtrcb to deal with a spanish animated movie that has ferdinand magellan as the hero and lapulapu as the villain.
Lvns top stars delia razon and mario montenegro were reunited for the nth time in this 1955 lamberto avellanas monumental epic, lapulapu. Ph distributor to reevaluate elcano and magellan film. Filipinos blast animated film elcano and magellan for. I enjoy being lapulapu and pretending to leap like lapulapu in gma 7s video. The trigger was the local film distributors release of the movie trailer and translation of the title from the original spanish as. A film based on the life of retired western police district colonel jimmy tiu, who last served as sta. Lapu lapu is remembered as the first filipino to resist. What filipinos say about spanishproduced film on hero.
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