El Filibusterismo

Morales Vin Allen A.

BSE-2C
Juan Crisostomo Ibarra has changed his name and
identity to a rich jeweler named Simoun. In disguise,
he travels the world amassing wealth, which he intends
to use to topple the corrupt and abusive regime in his
native land. But Simoun's real motive is personal. He
wants to rescue his beloved, Maria Clara, from the
convent and avenge the death of his father.
In a forest on Christmas Eve, Basilio, a medical student
recognizes Simoun's true identity as the man who
helped bury his mother Sisa more than ten years
before, under a tree. Simoun is in the forest to retrieve
the gems he buried near Sisa's grave.
As the film progresses, all the secrets and intrigues are
revealed, and the plotters' plan fails. A good Filipino priest
throws Simoun's jewels away, thereby eliminating the greed,
violence and other evils they might have provoked.
Comparison of Noli metangere and El
filibulterismo
Noli metangere and El filibusterismo are the two marked novels of our
national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal which are similar and different in some
ways. The two novels are similar primarily in their author, Rizal.
Another, in a way that they both talk about how Spaniards abused the
Filipinos, the abuse of the church of their power and the discrimination
on Filipinos. Both Noli and El Fili shows strong anti-Clerical and even
anti-Catholic color. They convey one story because the latter is
published in sequel or continuation.
However, they are different in many cases. Firstly Noli Metangere,
Latin title meaning “touch me not” refers to the letter of John 20:17
in King James version of the Bible as Mary Magdalene tried to
touch the newly risen Jesus, He said “Touch me not; for I am not yet
ascended to my Father”. Meanwhile, El filibusterismo is Spanish
title which is known in english as The Reign of Greed. Noli is a love
story or a romantic novel, dedicated to our motherland while El fili
is a political novel associated with revenge and anger and is
dedicated to GOMBURZA.
The first is more on action and motion, the latter is thoughtful,
discursive and dialectal. Noli showed a sofspoken, patient,
compassionate and idealistic Crisostomo Ibarra while El Fili
featured a different Ibarra who portrayed the angry and vengeful
side of him and disguised himself as the wealthy jeweller named
Simoun. Noli is written in the idea that would expose the ills of
Philippine society after Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s
Cabin. In general Noli is more on the reformist side of Rizal while
El fili is on his revolutionist.
Personal Opinions Noli Metangere is actually a tale of romance
between Crisostomo Ibarra and Maria Clara. Between the side
lines of Ibarra and Maria Clara’s love story is the historical
narrative of the era of Dr. Jose Rizal. Ibarra’s journey in the
world of Noli is the life of our National hero: from Ibarra’s
philosophies, disputes, and mysteries. Many may conclude Rizal
is Ibarra. Another character that could be Rizal’s reflection is the
farmer that became Ibarra’s mysterious friend.
Elias, contrary to Ibarra in this context, believes in revolution for
the country to be freed from the Spanish oppression. Much can be
said about the controversial Noli, but as much as the students
nowadays stray away from the subject Rizal, we cannot deny the
influence of the Noli Me Tangere, and its role in igniting the
Filipino sense of national identity. El Filibusterismo which literally
means The Reign of Greed in English is the sequel to the first novel
written by Dr.Jose Rizal, Noli Me Tangere.
Rizal proposes a better way, through Father Florentino as he
speaks to the dying Simoun: educate the natives, and when they
shall have reached that stage where they would be willing to die
for their principles, God Himself will supply the weapon, and
“liberty will shine, like the first dawn. ” As gospels of Philippine
nationalism, Rizal’s novels convey the essence of his nationalism
that was to reverberate in the hearts of the people.
 Contrast of Noli metangere and El filibulterismo

Noli is a love story or a romantic novel, dedicated to our

motherland while El fili is a political novel associated with
revenge and anger and is dedicated to GOMBURZA. The first
is more on action and motion, the latter is thoughtful,
discursive and dialectal.
Value the Role of the Youth in the Development and Future of Society

The role of the youth is simply to renew, refresh and maintain. Youth have
a role to renew and refresh the current status of our society including
leadership, innovations, skills etc.