Author Topic: The Mission (1986) movie (Read 2541 times)

Pelele · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2013, 07:04:13 PM »

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If the movie was accurate, then what is irrational? Is everything a European conqueror has ever done above question?

The Cardinal was the one who allowed those atrocities to happen, in the movie.

Sigismund · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2013, 08:21:02 PM »

He did, but as I recall it was the Spanish government officials there who actually did it. That doesn't mean the cardinal was guiltless, by any means.

I saw the movie a long time ago. I liked it well enough at the time. I don't know what I would think of it now. Also, I don't really know how accurate the movie was historically. Maybe very accurate, maybe not at all.

Mithrandylan · « **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2013, 09:04:57 PM »

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Stupid movie

Why? It's not accurate?

I don't know if it was accurate, but it was only nominally Catholic. What on earth was De Niro's character?

Renzo · « **Reply #8 on:** December 17, 2013, 09:24:25 PM »

I liked Mel Gibson's "apocalypto."

Pelele · « **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2013, 09:34:10 PM »

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Quote from: Pelele
Quote from: Mithrandylan
Stupid movie

Why? It's not accurate?

I don't know if it was accurate, but it was only nominally Catholic. What on earth was De Niro's character?

He was a mercenary and slave trader who killed his brother and then became a Jesuit Priest.