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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
appeared. Four days after his death, President Marcos granted him the first National
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
firm and strongly marked… The ideal Filipino beauty should have
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
Landscape (1951)