Alfonso, Reymart M.

BSA 2 - 15

The Monuments Men

The monuments men is a film that shows importance to art.
The people in the movie saved art masterpieces like paintings and
sculptures. And those artworks are part and shows there culture and history.
These are very important to them so they protected it from war and carefully
stored in a safe place like a museum. This film taught us that we should
preserve artworks that have been part of our culture and history.
Unlike in The Monuments Men, here in the Philippines, there
are significant things that shows our several culture from different old tribes
that were not preserve, not taken care of and some were already gone and
destroyed. These are paintings, sculptures and architectures made and built
hundred years ago. Although we have our museums, like the National
Museum, where artworks and treasures are carefully preserved, still, there
are masterpieces that was destroyed from war and sadly destroyed by
normal people. Some examples are monuments and statues of people who
had been part of our history that was not preserved and not maintained
clean. There are also historical old houses that had been demolished and
destroyed. There are artworks that had been made by different old tribes in
the Philippines that was not preserved. And also, paintings made by some
artists were not preserved and some are missing.
The film shows us the art appreciation. In our country, our
culture and history are rich, and we can see these from different art
masterpieces that we should appreciate more and take care of. In this way,
we can still appreciate the beauty of our culture and history and next
generations can still see these beautiful artworks.