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The Secrets of Rizal's Family - Reaction Paper
The Secrets of Rizal's Family - Reaction Paper
When I read the title of the documentary, I felt the excitement shivers
down to my body and it gets my interest. Watching a documentary like this will help me,
as an individual, a student, and as a Filipino Citizen to understand how our National Hero
Jose Rizal lives his childhood and what aspects did he get that affect his thinking and
doings in life. I’ve encountered many books, interviews, and many more that are tackling
Rizal’s life, but this documentary is the most comprehensive for me so far.
Looking at the controversies of Rizal’s family made me think that even the
family before has their issue inside the family. The conflict between Teodora Alonso and
Teodora Formosa gets my attention and interest. In my perspective, Teodora Alonso
doesn’t have any motive to poison Teodora Formosa because if she wants to put her to
death in the first place, she will not go into the Alonso de Alberto’s mansion to stop Jose
Maria Alonso’s anger. And in that, I like to commend Teodora Alonso’s love for her
children, that even though she didn’t do any crime, she admitted it because she loves
her children and she doesn’t want to be a way to them.
In conclusion, I would like to commend the way Howie Severino and his
staff by making this comprehensive documentary; they clearly tackled the secrets of
Rizal’s family without bias in getting the information that they needed. I would strongly
recommend this documentary to watch by all the Filipino citizen or even not, that wants
to know the controversies inside the Rizal’s Family.