Author Topic: best catholic movies? (Read 12782 times)

amariec · « **on:** March 27, 2010, 07:29:29 PM »

what are some good catholic films or docuмentaries i can watch?

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #1 on:** March 27, 2010, 07:36:33 PM »

One of my favorites is A Man For All Seasons, starring Paul Scofield (1966).

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #2 on:** March 27, 2010, 07:40:05 PM »

Do you prefer drama, action, what? There are plenty of great movies out there, many of which are perfectly acceptable to watch.

As for docuмentaries, are you looking for secular docuмentaries that are true (i.e., not History Channel stuff), or informational films about the recent, turbulent decades?

amariec · « **Reply #3 on:** March 27, 2010, 07:50:01 PM »

Quote from: gladius_veritatis

Do you prefer drama, action, what? There are plenty of great movies out there, many of which are perfectly acceptable to watch.

As for docuмentaries, are you looking for secular docuмentaries that are true (i.e., not History Channel stuff), or informational films about the recent, turbulent decades?

yes i am looking for true docuмentaries that are religion based, maybe movies about our faith, mary, the lives of the saints, ect.

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #4 on:** March 27, 2010, 07:58:57 PM »

The film I mentioned is the story of St. Thomas More. It was very well done, earning a couple of Oscars, I believe.

There are others, to be sure, but I would have to think a bit, call some friends who know more, or search a little online. I will get back to you, thanking you in advance for your patience :)

spouse of Jesus · « **Reply #5 on:** March 27, 2010, 08:12:25 PM »

One of Godfather movies is about John Paul I and his assisination. I wonder if it is a good movie.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #6 on:** March 27, 2010, 08:19:09 PM »

Quote from: spouse of Jesus

One of Godfather movies is about John Paul I and his assisination. I wonder if it is a good movie.

It's not. All three of the movies contain obscenity, but the third one is apparently not well liked either.

Ladislaus · « **Reply #7 on:** March 27, 2010, 08:22:59 PM »

I've always enjoyed the Warner Brothers The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952). They used to play it on Easter Sunday every year when I was a child, and I very much looked forward to watching it.

I also liked The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) because it almost prophetically foresaw a John Paul II-like papacy; it did, however, give undue sympathy to the modernists, so you have to take this one with a huge grain of salt.

And of course there's always The Passion of the Christ, but there are some things I don't care for in that movie.

Matthew · « **Reply #8 on:** March 27, 2010, 08:30:38 PM »

The Passion of the Christ, while a good movie in many ways, bowed a bit too much to Jєωιѕн sensibilities.

In other words, Mel had to compromise too much.

The movie could have been 1000X more powerful with a few scenes added that should have been there.

I attended a talk about the Oberramergau passion play (in Germany) done every 5 or 10 years. The Jєωs kept pushing for more and more changes -- I think they reduced the resurrection to a completely off-screen affair. The resurrection wasn't shown, but the character who played Jesus, dressed in white, appeared on stage at the end during the curtain call.

I can't give any other examples from memory, but the overall theme was that with every iteration of the play, the New Testament was more and more watered down. Give the Jєωs an inch, they'll take a mile. Sharks smell blood.

At any rate ,the Jєωs won't be satisfied with the New Testament until it's reduced to a blank page -- or a few pages from the тαℓмυd (God forbid!)

Matthew

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #9 on:** March 27, 2010, 08:38:45 PM »

This is a great week to view TPoTC again, although I agree there some things that could have been added, omitted, etc. Overall, it is pretty powerful.

Matthew · « **Reply #10 on:** March 27, 2010, 08:53:57 PM »

Yes, I shouldn't exaggerate how weak PoTC was -- it was still very moving, and a decent portrayal of Jesus Christ.

Matthew

RomanCatholic1953 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 27, 2010, 11:21:22 PM »

You have to go back to the 1950's and before
for good Catholic Movies. I have not been to a
movie in many years because I judge them as
all bad, and corrupting.
My favorite movie of all time is the 1952
movie " Our Lady of Fatima".
I remember when I saw the very first movie
that used a cuss word, that was the 1961 movie
"wreck of the Mary Deere" that stared of all
actors Charlton Heston, the same actor that
stared in the Ten Commandments, and Ben Hur.
And it only got worse since that time.

Alex · « **Reply #12 on:** March 28, 2010, 01:19:11 AM »

I have the whole collection of the "Super Saints" videos by Bob and Penny Lord. Each video on a saint is 30 minutes long. Bob and Penny make their story about the saints very interesting. We see them visiting the sites where the saint was born, grew up, lived, died, etc.. We also get to see footage of the incorrupt bodies.

Vladimir · « **Reply #13 on:** March 28, 2010, 10:31:16 AM »

This doesn't answer the original question, but in my opinion, I think that it is much more edifying to read books than to watch movies. For example, instead of watching The Passion, why not read The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ (revealed to Anne Catherine Emmerich). The Passion is just based on that book anyhow, so why not read the unadulterated and full account?

God speaks to the soul in solitude and silence. Not in movies, or music even. I can guarantee you that 30-40 minutes of reading a spiritual book, like the Dolorous Passion or The Imitation of Christ, will benefit the soul much more than 2 hours of The Passion of the Christ, etc. Reading alone in silence, while meditating on the meaning of the words and reading slowly/re-reading, etc is probably the best way to help you advance quickly in the spiritual life (of course, you should always start with prayer and end with prayer as well. I usually read a few chapters of a book after the Rosary).

MaterDominici · « **Reply #14 on:** March 28, 2010, 01:48:32 PM »

Quote from: Vladimir

This doesn't answer the original question, but in my opinion, I think that it is much more edifying to read books than to watch movies. For example, instead of watching The Passion, why not read The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ (revealed to Anne Catherine Emmerich). The Passion is just based on that book anyhow, so why not read the unadulterated and full account?

I've been listening to this some of this on MP3 CD. Does that count? :smile:

Seriously, though, it's a good alternative if you don't have much time to read. We have an outdoor speaker on our house, so I can turn it on and listen while I hang laundry.