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RAIDERS OF THE SULU SEA

MOVIE REVIEW

INTRODUCTION

The Raiders of Sulu sea are indigenous people from the south which have verygood at waters and

idealistic on how they lived and preserve their culture from thecolonized country as we saw the film it

shows the battle between the raiders and theSpaniards on Zamboanga which Spanish built a Fort Pilar

which serves as their territorydefenses for their military presence at the south. As the raiders they want

to conquer thefort to establish their presence that their oppression from the colonizers There are 3

greattribes at the mindanao called Balangingi, Tausug and Illanun these three Tribes knownas warriors

and talented on waters which has advantage against colonizer at the sea. Thetribes mentioned are not

really pirates during the times they were plying their trade ofcapturing people and selling them as

slaves.Slave trading was a business then and theywere not raiding ships in high seas.What they did was

go and land in different shoresposing as fishermen.Once captured, the slaves’ palms are punctured and

tied to eachother. The slaves are loaded in their 25 to 27 meter by 6 meter boats that has 30 to

34oarsmen and sails.It was said that their boats were the fastest that Spanish Galleonscould not even

give chase.The documentary was actually focusing on how the tribes wereable to organize a flotilla of a

hundred ships or more with more than 3,000 men. Thishappened when the three tribes connived to raid

Fort Pilar. The three tribes had some sortof a pact on how to go about their business and employing

Taosogs as their warriors. One tribe could set out to sea with a few boats then drop-by each of the

several bases ofthe tribes along the shores.They would call upon all available seafarers to join

theexpedition.The slavery trade of the three tribes ended only when the Spaniards orderedthree

steamboats from England. The steamboats were faster, easier to navigate and hadvarious armaments to

take on the tribes. It was said that the conflict between the tribesand the Spaniards did not stem from

business or trade but was more on belief, religious belief.

appeared. Four days after his death, President Marcos granted him the first National

Artist for Visual Arts

1. Women and landscapes

Amorsolo is excellent regarded for his illuminated landscapes, which frequently

portrayed conventional Filipino customs, culture, fiestas and occupations. His pastoral
works presented "an imagined experience of nationhood in counterpoint to American

colonial rule" and were vital to the formation of Filipino countrywide identity. He changed

into educated within the classical subculture and aimed "to achieve his Philippine model

of the Greek ideal for the human form." In his art work of Filipina women, Amorsolo

rejected Western beliefs of splendor in prefer of Filipino beliefs and turned into keen on

basing the faces of his topics on participants of his family.

Palay Maiden (1920)

“My conception of an ideal Filipina beauty is one with a

rounded face, not of the oval type... The eyes should be

exceptionally lively… The nose should be of the blunt form but

firm and strongly marked… The ideal Filipino beauty should have

a sensuous mouth…not…white-complexioned, nor of the dark

brown color…but of the clear skin…which we often witness when

we meet a blushing girl.”

For Amorsolo, the Filipino beauty become a vital symbol of country wide identity.

The colors of the Philippine flag are evident in the blue kerchief, pink skirt, and white

blouse. The challenge gazes directly at the viewer, retaining a generous package deal

of newly harvested rice, a hope-stuffed second for the younger Philippines.

Landscape (1951)

In this 1951 Amorsolo painting, the mountains can

effortlessly be identified, from left to right: Mt. Atimla,

Mt. Kalisungan, Mt. Banahaw de Lucban, Mt

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