I will go right to the point: the film is not about the Philippines, even though some of the most important events of that incredible journey happened in this archipelago. The film is about the first circumnavigation of the world. And given that this is a film for children and teenagers, there are several stereotypes in order to create an engaging plot – among them, the typical division of characters between heroes and villains. Needless to say, the circumnavigators had to be necessarily the heroes. (READ: CrystalSky Multimedia to ‘reevaluate’ the release of ‘Elcano and Magellan’ film in PH)