Black Robe
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Movie Reviews of Black Robe
Movie Review: History portrayed
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first saw this movie at the theatres more than 10 years ago, it made a profound impact on me. As I now have it my DVD library, I can watch this movie over and over again. Portraying a Jesuit priest's 1500 mile journey through the Canadian wilderness in the early 1600's, it is a story of God and demons, human relations, and our view of other cultures. It gives a wonderful insight into the minds of the Jesuits, how Europe came to conquer the "savages" and "save them" from their false believes. The filming is wonderful, the landscape and scenery stunning, and the performances very good. The movie does not wear silk gloves - the harsh reality of the wilderness is showed in its true and brutal form. Here, only the strong survive, and you cannot be sure that God will save you. One of the best movies of the 90's, and a great preference over Dances with wolves.Movie Review: a masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
Every once in a while a historical drama of true relevance regarding the colonization of North America by Europeans is produced. This year's "The New World" is also such a film.
Black Robe not only deals very well with the chasm of misunderstanding between cultures in interpreting the world, but immerses the viewer into a sense of limitless wild space. The scene where the priest demonstrates the power of the written word and its unintended effect on the Indians is without parallel.
Be advised... there are a few scenes that are brutally graphic. For the squeamish (like me) it's not a big deal... the main of the movie is gentle, meaningful, and gorgeously filmed. One of Georges Delerue's last film scores and one of his best.
Movie Review: Native Americans? Europeans? History? Not this movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
Why such lengthy, passionate, sometimes angry reviews? Because this exquisite work of art confronts nothing less than the Human Condition: The heartrending beauty of our lonely planet, man's inhumanity to man, and the forlorn yearning for peace. The endless battle between hope and despair is depicted with painful clarity--the endless struggle to cope with the apparent absence of our own Creator.
Where is God and why are we here?
That's a tall order for a movie! If you haven't seen Black Robe, try not to read reviews that give away the story, but be forewarned that this masterpiece gets very close to the flame. Fire burns, but it also anneals. I would agree with a number of reviewers that this is the best film ever made.
Movie Review: A true Priest trying to save the damned
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful movie and it shows how reprobate our society are. it shows how, even in bad conditions and even death, that we will must preach God's word. The part where the priest baptizes that women who was dying with the arrow in her neck shows the true charity of what the Jesuits were doing. He was a man who was tryin to save a hopeless and ignorant people. It shows that some people are just destined for hell and how few get on the road that is narrow. The priest litterally takes on evil and satan when he goes into the forest. He deals with abandonment, torture, and death. But in the end people were saved and the greater glory of God shown, and thus his accomplished his mission as far as saving some souls. A wonderful movie.Movie Review: WOW
Summary: 5 Stars
The violation of true relationships in this film is astounding. It demonstrates the sheer violence that can be perpetrated against a people group that you feel has no value as human beings. Sometimes we get so caught up in our "mission" that we forget that we are all made in God's image and we all have value in God's sight. To ignore the incarnationality of Jesus within each one of us is to deny the great gospel message of Christianity. This film shows how a mission without regard for culture can result in devastation beyond all imagination. I highly recommend this film.