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Burgos: A Mother's Love

The document provides a reaction to the film "Burgos: A Mother's Love" which depicts the frantic search of Edita Burgos for her son Jonas who was abducted by the military. It shows the different realities of Filipino society including both compassion and cruelty. While the film ends without resolving Jonas' disappearance, it sparked hope for others searching for missing loved ones. The review highlights how the film captured issues that still exist in the Philippines like the government exceeding its power and the lack of equal justice for the rich and poor. It particularly praised the portrayal of a mother's enduring love and the common human desires that transcend differences.

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Burgos: A Mother's Love

The document provides a reaction to the film "Burgos: A Mother's Love" which depicts the frantic search of Edita Burgos for her son Jonas who was abducted by the military. It shows the different realities of Filipino society including both compassion and cruelty. While the film ends without resolving Jonas' disappearance, it sparked hope for others searching for missing loved ones. The review highlights how the film captured issues that still exist in the Philippines like the government exceeding its power and the lack of equal justice for the rich and poor. It particularly praised the portrayal of a mother's enduring love and the common human desires that transcend differences.

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Burgos: A Mothers Love

(A Reaction Paper)


Justice is a commodity : nothing more than an economic good exclusively available for the
rich. This is the thought that filled my head throughout the entire length of the movie. Burgos: A
Mothers Love is a movie depicting the frantic search of a mother for her son supposedly abducted
by the military. The opening scene shows how the mother, Edita Burgos, patiently waits for any
information that may lead to the location of her beloved son, Jonas Burgos, who has been missing for
quite some time. The movie progresses showing the different realities that encompass the Filipino
society : how breathtakingly compassionate and heartbreakingly cruel we can be. It also displays the
power of the government, transcending that which was vested upon them to the point of harming
the citizens of this nation. Apart from these horrors that lurk behind the faade of a society like ours,
Burgos balanced the equation by incorporating the good things that still exist in this world of hate --
- those that depict the essential characteristics of a humane Filipino: the traits of compassion,
empathy, determination, perseverance and strong family ties. Even if the movie ended without
resolution (as the case of the missing Jonas Burgos has not yet been solved), it spurred hope to those
who are desperately searching for their missing loved ones.

In our society, it is undeniable that the power of the government transcends that which was
vested upon them. It is not a shock when we hear of disappearances of civilians, especially those
who stand against the might of the government. But we wonder whether it was actually the military
who took them, or the more rebel group known as NPA. Anyhow, these disappearances bring about
grief and sorrow to the families of those who were abducted. It causes pain beyond what man could
ever carry, one that can wreck even the most solid of foundations.

Looking back at the movie, the line that struck me the most was when Edita Burgos said that
"A mother's love is so great that it can bring back a lost son." True enough, the son (Jonas Burgos) was
brought back to his family --- maybe not physically, but in the memories of the people who have
been a part of his life. Another point well made is the fact that justice is not something available for
those who do not have the money to afford it, that it is a commodity served steaming hot to the rich
but on a cold platter to the poor. As it is in our justice system, the poor who cannot afford such
expensive commodity are denied the righteous claim that they deserve.

To summarize, I find the movie very intriguing as it was able to capture the essence of the real
happenings that exist in our Filipino society. It was able to depict the longings and sufferings of those
who wait, as all of us, though different in color, shape and size share one thing in common : the fact
that we yearn for something beyond our reach.

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