Jose Rizal was considered as one of the
most brilliant Filipinos ever.
He was
a jack of all trades and his passion for Philippine sovereignty boosted everyone’s
yearning for independence.
Noli Me Tangere is one of the best Filipino
novels I have ever read. Let’s just forget about the reason for the book for
just one sec. It was a well-written novel that had a great ensemble of
characters and situations. While people hate Padre Damaso for constantly blurring the lines of church and state,
Padre Salvi was an annoying dick who
likes to put his junk on virginal lasses.
I hate
him more!
Anyway,
I can’t help the fact that his novel caused a rift between Rizal and the
friars. When people are forcing him to stop, he responded with the equally
stunning El Filibusterismo. This
time El Fili is a more violent take than Noli, as exemplified by Simeon who is the Stone Cold Steve Austin version of Crisostomo Ibarra.
That
didn’t fare well with the Spaniards.
I see
Rizal as one of the most awesome literally wizards ever. I also see him as one
of the most awesome champions of Filipinos. If he was living now, he could have been a popular figure in the field of social and political commentary. I can't say if he'll be an activist (he could but not as much as Andres Bonifacio if he was living in this time) but I'm guessing he'll have a better way in looking at things.
In the 150th year of his birth, let us remember the achievements and
sacrifices he made.
Game
over.
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