This was one of the best movies I have seen; NOT because the acting was excellent, but it was! NOT because the music was excellent, but it was! NOT because the photography was excellent, but it was!
In addition to all the above, it spoke of a very real and present danger existing in our societies today, so skillfully, and with such excellence of production, and character and thematic development that I will long remember the story, the feelings of ALL the characters, and, most important of all, the POINT.
The REAL CRIME became evident in the early stages of the movie: the sin of placing ego ahead of God, and the people to whom one has voluntarily become a Shepard. Padre Amaro's youthful amoral dedication to the development of his career (should have been `calling') littered white lies that like mustard seeds grew and grew until he became a spiritual disfigurement of what he should have become. Placing extrinsics ahead of integrity, Amaro's service to God and His congregation finally became a mockery.
This lesson hits a soft spot with me as I watch our present day `public servant' shepards almost ubiquitously putting their own personal interests ahead of their duties to the people. Greed in ambition
can be a dangerous thing, especially in the realm of service to the public, be it religious, governmental, or charitable.
And, like a boil, it will ultimately be lanced.
This movie is a real credit to the Mexican film industry.
Rating: 5/5 10/10 Bill Schaefer Berwyn PA ephraim@chesco.com
In addition to all the above, it spoke of a very real and present danger existing in our societies today, so skillfully, and with such excellence of production, and character and thematic development that I will long remember the story, the feelings of ALL the characters, and, most important of all, the POINT.
The REAL CRIME became evident in the early stages of the movie: the sin of placing ego ahead of God, and the people to whom one has voluntarily become a Shepard. Padre Amaro's youthful amoral dedication to the development of his career (should have been `calling') littered white lies that like mustard seeds grew and grew until he became a spiritual disfigurement of what he should have become. Placing extrinsics ahead of integrity, Amaro's service to God and His congregation finally became a mockery.
This lesson hits a soft spot with me as I watch our present day `public servant' shepards almost ubiquitously putting their own personal interests ahead of their duties to the people. Greed in ambition
can be a dangerous thing, especially in the realm of service to the public, be it religious, governmental, or charitable.
And, like a boil, it will ultimately be lanced.
This movie is a real credit to the Mexican film industry.
Rating: 5/5 10/10 Bill Schaefer Berwyn PA ephraim@chesco.com