Author Topic: Has anyone seen this yet (Read 65431 times)

MyrnaM · « **on:** June 06, 2012, 01:11:06 PM »

For Greater Glory

http://www.forgreaterglory.com/

Nicholas · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2012, 01:33:06 PM »

This is but a hand full of movies I can recommend. I'm disappointedthat the film didn't name Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ as the driving force to the establishment of the anticlerical/church laws. The local theatre only ran the movie for one week. So if someones interested in watching the film at the theatre, they would have to do it quickly.

Catholic Samurai · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2012, 01:46:10 PM »

It was awesome.

The general Enrique Gorostieta gave a few short speeches about freedom (being an atheist liberal that's expected), but it's pretty easy to ignore because there are plenty of martyrdoms throughout the movie, and it really drives home what the Cristero movement is truly about; the Catholic Faith. At the end, Gorostieta converts and makes his confession before going to his death.

And I though it was SO ironic that in the movie Gorostieta refuses an AGREEMENT offered by Calles, negotiated by Rome, which is of course a deadly compromise.

And contrary to what I expected, they made Fr.Vega look like an okay guy with some rough edges. They definitely didn't exploit the Train Burning incident. They actually made it look like it was an accident.

There was only one bad part though - where the women have to smuggle ammunition, they're shown in their bras and bloomers for a few seconds. So that's the only part a guy would have to look away.

In spite of that, I'd still encourage you to go see it.

Nicholas · « **Reply #3 on:** June 06, 2012, 01:46:16 PM »

My apologies. This movie deals with the Cristeros, a large group of the catholic faithful in Mexico in 1926 to defend their right to attend the holy sacrifice of the alter in church when the anti-catholic Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ government closed the churches. Many were martyred for the faith. Their rallying cry was "Viva Christo Rey". Deo gratias.

MyrnaM · « **Reply #4 on:** June 06, 2012, 02:40:54 PM »

Everyone here in Spokane at Mount St. Michael are talking about this movie, encouraging each other to go see it, support it. It is rated "R" for the violence, but that is what martyrdom is.

I haven't seen it yet, but so many here have seen it, I agree we as Catholics should all support a good Catholic movie when one does come around.