The Crime of Padre Amaro
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Movie Reviews of The Crime of Padre Amaro
Movie Review: 2002, Father Amaro Picture makes it big in Mexico!
Summary: 5 Stars
Evaluation of the Movie:This is a Movie that will make one think.
There is just so much controversy on the issue
that will be shown here in this movie. I want
to say that this movie was a blockbuster hit
in Mexico, it made history at the box office.
The movie deals with Manipulation of words
and situation for convenience, money, love,
lust, and the love of a woman toward a priest
that really is just a no no, but occurs.
This movie has to be approaced at a higher level
of thinking when viewing this film. "The Crime of
Father Amaro" is a recommended movie to All who read
this review. In the end, man is just evil by himself.
This film
just involves the greed of man, and the temptations of life
in where many fall, and is sure is
the case with the young Father Amaro who falls to the pleasures of the flesh.
This film is truthful, and realistic, and this story was
written in 1847 if one pays attention to the detail when
the movie is beginning. In the end, Man is Evil, and without
Jesus Christ they are just damned. The characters in this
story were not devout Christ Catholic followers of Christ
and about his word only, but followers of their own lustful greed actions for power/control, and pleasure for flesh.
In the end, one will find out that no one in real life on
this earth by viewing this film will like to be told the truth.
The real true preachers who preach the Gospel on this planet are the ones who behave well in all daily actions-public and private, and who interpret the Word, and Most importantly always mention 24-7 Christ in a positive light.
The ending storywise in this
motion picture will surprise all-You cannot miss this movie-
El Crimen del Padre Amaro-The Crime of Father Amaro.
This movie will make you think that there is a darkside out there in this world, a world that many just want to blind
because they just say so. The truth is the key, because lies just build over more lies, and get the characters of this story into a big vortex(black hole) of hurt.
Other films i recommend to readers who are reading this
post, movies that i consider to be good are:
1. Solaris-George Clooney
2. Swimfan-Erika Christensen
3. L'Ennui-Sophie Guillimien
4. Cyborg-Van Damme
5. Lawnmower Man-Pierce Brosnan
6. New Eve-Karin Viard
7. Friday the 13th-Part 4
8. Leprachaun 4-In Space
9. Ghosts of Mars-by John Carpenter.
Movie Review: SPIRITUAL ECSTASY AND SEXUAL PASSION
Summary: 5 Stars
The release of the film THE CRIME OF PADRE AMARO caused about as much of an uproar in Mexico in 2002 as the publication of the novel, written by Jose Maria Eca de Queiroz, caused in 1875. With its dangerously intertwining themes of spiritual ecstasy and sexual passion, it's not hard to see why. At the heart of the story is a young priest who wrestles in a major way with the tempting hungers of his body and the grace-filled yearnings of his spirit. It does not help that, to pursue his vocation, he is sent to a town sustained by a culture of corruption.
One thing the actor Gael Garcia Bernal does not know how to do is give a bad performance, and in the movie's title role he captures brilliantly all the agonizing ambiguity that comes with being a young adult male intent on asserting his masculinity while also serving the spiritual needs of his community. Unfortunately, his happily deluded demeanor meets with an equally intense personality in the form of Amelia, a devout young devotee acted with mesmerizing perfection by the gorgeous Ana Claudia Talancon. Amelia idolizes the young priest as a true and noble holy man whose sexuality is made sacred by his presumably pure soul. He in turn dares to drape her in a cape reserved for representations of the Madonna and recites to her from Solomon's "Song of Songs" as they seduce each other. Controversial? Better believe it.
As in the film THE HEALER (please see companion review) "The Crime of Padre Amaro" depicts sexuality and spirituality as equally powerful forces of attraction capable of producing very different results. The outcome in "The Crime of Padre Amaro" is shocking in more ways than one and well worth contemplating for a long time.
By Aberjhani
Author of I Made My Boy Out of Poetry
and Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (Facts on File Library of American History)
Movie Review: Great Movie... Gael Garcia Bernal is fantastic as always
Summary: 5 Stars
Any movie that discusses the problems going on with the Catholic church is and always will be a subject of controversy. "The Crime of Padre Amaro" is not the exception to the rule. However, I looked at it from an actor's point of view rather than from a religious point. This is (I feel) a very well made movie, the acting is excellent from the entire cast as well as the writing of the script and director Carlos Carrera who I believe did an outstanding job directing this rather controversial film.
I saw the movie because like a lot of people I'm a big Gael Garcia Bernal fan. I have (so far) liked every movie that he has be in. He is truly a fine and gifted actor one of the best from today's generation of young actors. I really enjoyed this movie and even a man of the cloth is allowed to make mistakes (even though they take their vows that they will never break any of the Catholic Church cardinal rules especially never to engage in sexual intercourse with a woman. But after all a priest is no different than any other man simply because he swore off temptation. That is why many of them after years of sacrifice cannot go on hiding their feelings and emotions and leave the priesthood for a chance at a normal life with a woman and a family. Overall this movie is excellent and Gael Garcia Bernal proved one more time what a great actor he is. I encourage everyone to see this film it is really fantastic. Even if you don't speak Spanish (it does come with subtitles) the story is very easy to follow and the language becomes second nature once the film gets going. THE CRIME OF PADRE AMARO, was nominated for an Academy award as Best Foreign film and is a shame that it did not win because I feel that it really deserved it.
Movie Review: " ... but my vocation is the most important thing."
Summary: 5 Stars
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
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Movie Review: The controversy of Padre Amaro's Movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
The crime of Padre Amaro is a movie based on novel wrote last century, that relates the controversial behavior of a young priest recently ordenaded, who was sent to a small town in rural Mexico. In his arrival to the town he met a pretty young woman with very strong religios believes and faith. Padre Amaro came to this comunity to help the old priest who was runinig the church for a long time but Padre Amaro found out that too many things were wrong, he starts trying to fix everything but he relaized that was almost impossible to change the sistem. He found conexion religion-narcs, and even he discovered the affair in between the old priest and a mature woman who had a restaurante in town. After a while Padre Amaro began runing the church in the same way and under the protection of the cardenal, soon he knew that he was in the middle of a mafia. Besides he fell in love with the religios woman and both of them gave up into a pationary relation-ship. Finally she died by accident while trying to have an abortion and nobody knew what really happened because Padre Amaro never told the truth.This is a good movie in my opinion, because it keeps you interested since the begining to the end.
It is amazing how the directors could create this movie based on a novel and spacially at this time when the world is suffering a religios crisis, in particular the christianism.
At this time in USA we know about a lot of cases that relate with Padre Amaro. So the movie was on big screen for several weeks becoming a hit while controversy is still a topic to talk about.