The Mission
“We must work in the world. The world is thus.”
“No, <PERSON>... thus have we made the world.”
I was in Brazil earlier this year and started watching this on the hotel room TV before dozing off from an exhausting day of hiking around the iconic falls. I meant to resume the next day but more water time meant less movie energy. 61
As special as it was to first experience (the first half of) this film where it took place, it hit even harder on a proper screen.
Growing up with <PERSON>’s captivating soundtrack often playing at home, it was great to put moments and stories to the familiar music. It’s a tragic history, and its parts are well played by <PERSON> and <PERSON>. The film made a powerful exploration between the cross-purposes of the spiritual and political wings of the Catholic Church (no pun intended). Having grown up in the shadow of the San Juan Capistrano Mission, the oldest building standing in California, this story lent greater context to the struggles that connected Indigenous Americans of both continents. Highly recommend 529