Technological University of the Philippines Visayas

Name: Crimary Canlubo Mahinay

Date: December 15, 2015

Course: BSET 4W

REACTION PAPER ON THE MOVIE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

The movie is good. As of my rating, my rate is 8 out of 10. It was a bit harsh but with
gentle part along with it. It was harsh because of a man who is accused by a fault that he didnt
commit. Just because he cant read, they took the opportunity to pass it to him. He was beaten
several times when he was brought to jail. The pain he endure while in prison is somewhat I
can relate to present times. The people who get imprisoned to the fault they didnt commit. And
as on how to relate this to Rizal, during his time, his case was prejudged, he was considered
guilty before the actual trial. He accepted all the charges and testimonials towards him and
ignored all the proofs and evidence in his favour.
Because of Dantes didnt got a privilege in studying, he is eager to learn when the Priest
he met at the prison of chateau dIf made him a deal to trade the knowledge from he learned if
Dantes would help him dig the tunnel to escape. Dantes learned much about in mathematics,
literature, philosophy, economics and sword combat. Quite opposite to our Rizal for he was
indeed smart during his time. Has a title of a doctor with a vast knowledge in the field of arts
and sciences. Much eager to learn more, and maybe Rizal is rich during those time, he went
abroad to study and pursue his goals. In his stay on Europe that he read lots of book including
Alexander Dumas book The count of Monte Cristo which serves as one of his basis to write
his novel about our situation to our country against the Spaniards misrule.

An article that I read saying when Rizal was young he was taught by his mother to be a
religious person as he was baptized a Roman Catholic. What I think that maybe because of
being a God fearing person, he cannot endure the pain anymore on what his fellow
countrymen had suffer in the hands of the Spaniards that he made a revolt. Same goes for
Dantes, for his trust in Gods goodness that life are fair and justice until he loses his faith to
God and blaming him for his suffering for six years in confinement at prison.
Despite of the complete opposite of financial status between Rizal and Dantes they
share the same goal and hopes that someday change will come its way and have there
dreams come true, freedom and for the bad side, revenge, make them pay for the suffering
they have caused to them. Each society they were in, only with fortune and prestige gets to be
respected. For people who have power and money can over ran those ordinary people. There
is no equality of treatment.
My overall reaction of the movie and with relation to our national Hero that life isnt
always fair. I must say that I learned that I must accept that every circumstances that was
happening, misfortune or being lucky, it just about how to deal with every problems that we
encounter. For Rizal to use his brain, write a book to spread and let others know how we
suffered from the tyranny for the Spaniards and for Dantes took his revenge on the people who
hurt him. By reality Dantes, although he is right for taking his revenge, still it is wrong to put the
law in its hands, that is why even though he almost fulfilled all his revenge, he is still doesnt
feel fully satisfied. Also with Rizal, he was killed without seeing the fruit of his hard work to free
us from the state on where we suffered.
Overall, they are almost related to each other because it speaks about betrayal,
injustice, conspiracy, and revenge. Though the revenge that Rizal seeks is to realize the
Spanish governments mistake on how they ruled our country. Both of them was charge in
committing treason, Dantes was charge and accused because of it and Rizal was charge not

only treason but also sedition and illegal association. Both of them also were not given chance
to further defend themselves in the court because they were condemned already before the
trial begun and plotted or scripted the evidence to make the accusations against them were
concrete and strong. It is to show that even on us, not all times that we have to endure the
suffering that we are having, sometimes we have to fight also.