Iginuhit ng Tadhana tells about the life story of a brilliant man who once ruled over the Philippines - Ferdinand Marcos. This movie describes his journey as he became the next Philippine president who would actually make a big impact on the lives of the Filipino people.
This movie was used as a propaganda to give Marcos the advantage of winning the title of presidency against Diosdado Macapagal back then. And true enough, Marcos did win the elections that time. The movie was also used to propagate that Marcos was more than a politician. Hence, the story about the life of Marcos was told in such a way that it would look as if Marcos was indeed a "man for the people". And it altered some events to maintain his good reputation. By now, you could have already thought of the movie's bias towards Marcos through the lines of the actor that portrayed as him.
As I've watched the film, I remembered a documentary that I've seen before. The title of the documentary was "Papogi: The Imaging of the Philippine Presidents". Through this documentary, I was able to realize that Marcos has used this propaganda get the attention of the masses. And Marcos, during his time, believed that whoever has the power over information has also the power to manipulate the beliefs of the people. Indeed, he used the media as his medium to seek attention from the people and to also win their hearts. Moreover, Marcos even chose one of the owners of the biggest media outlet to be his vice-president in order to have easy access in controlling the media.
The way I understood Marcos' life is that he was able to carefully plan his political career. He made use of his God-given talent to climb up the success ladder. He was focused and determined to attain what he wanted in his political career. And indeed, he was able to make changes. However, no matter how focused one is in his career, there becomes a time wherein one has to face certain challenges. These challenges are often in the face of an influence that would distract you and hinder you from fulfilling your "planned route". And this seemed to happen in Marcos' journey. He was ultimately faced with a lot of distractions that influenced him into becoming someone that many would despise. He would've have been the greatest president in Philippine society if it weren't for the distractions and influences he had chose to give in.
In life, we inevitably face certain circumstances that can either make or break our lives. It is up to us whether we would stick to our own principles or let it be influenced by other things. We have total control of ourselves and it is only ourselves who are liable for our actions. We must always be aware of the consequences of our actions and that we must keep in mind that whatever decisions we make in life would definitely have an impact on us whether it'll be little or big.
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