Oscar Romero :: essays research papers

Oscar Romero was at first a quiet,ordinary priest in the democratic countryof El Salvador. But things change oncenewly appointed Arch-Bishop. Romeroquickly finds out the way the country isrun by the military. The pitiful population ofSalvador are missing and beingexecuted by the military. Romero tries tostop these events by dint of the power ofthe Church.Raul Julia plays Oscar Romero the softspoken priest turned Arch-Bishop. Hischar shamer goes through ametamorphoses from beginning to endthat eventually gets him killed. The onemoment in time that really changes theway he acts is the death of FatherGrande. Fr. Grande was a preacher tothe poor or anyone who wanted to listento the Word of the Lord. By the killingand torturing of people Romero getsvery angry and says STOP In one crack while in prison listening to apriest get tortured, he doesntunderstand why one human being woulddo this to another. We are all human andwhy should their life be interpreted away ifthey have done nothin g. The Church in this movie are peoplevery knock-down(prenominal) in their faith and stand up forwhat they believe in. For example, Whenthe people of one city walk right into achurch that has been taken over by themilitary. This shows their willingness todie for God. Other acts show the peopleof El Salvador courage and deep faith. I thought that this was a very good movie. Thestrong imagery and sadness that these events reallyoccur in El Salvador and other countries like it. Thewords of Romero were inspiring, the way hepresented himself after every bad act by the militaryhe just turned the