June 22, August 15, June 21, Decent Films Guide. A near-masterpiece. De Niro is excellent. Resolution, color and audio quality may vary based on your device, browser and internet connection. It simply gets better with each successive viewing. Chriss-8 Jan 20, FAQ 1.
Why does Mendoza haul the armor in the netting? Details Edit. Release date October 31, United States. United Kingdom France. English Guarani Spanish Latin. Warner Bros. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 2 hours 5 minutes. Related news. Roland Joffe Director. Jeremy Irons Gabriel. Liam Neeson Fielding. Robert De Niro Mendoza. Aidan Quinn Felipe. Additional information Directors Roland Joffe.
At the mission, a place of peace and harmony, Mendoza accepts a Bible from Father Gabriel and asks to be ordained. The mission grows and succeeds under the guidance of these men. Yet danger arises from another side: the Spanish, in the Treaty of Madrid of , have given lands in South America to the Portuguese. They, unlike the Spanish, still held to slave trade, thereby endangering the Jesuit missions, or redduciones Spanish reduccin, from Latin reduction-,. The Portuguese demanded the expulsion of the Jesuits and the closing of the missions.
As Fahlbusch and Bromiley write in a brief summary of this period: This secular-religious tension came to a climax during the last quarter of the 18th century following the expulsion of the Jesuits. The minister of Portugal, the marquis of Pombal, falsely accused the Jesuits of supporting a Guaran rebellion against the Treaty of Madrid and had them expelled from Portugal and all its American colonies in a total of 2, Jesuits, first from Brazil and then elsewhere The expulsion of the Jesuits, who had contributed greatly to the churchs prosperity, brought about a severe shortage of priests and a loss of intellectual and spiritual leadership.
As a consequence, many native Americans left the church. The church became increasingly controlled by the state. Under political pressure, Altamirano chooses to close all the missions. Mendoza is outraged and elects to disobey his vows, take up arms again, and defend the mission against Portuguese and Spanish troops.
Father Fielding and many of the Guaran follow his lead. Father Gabriel is against violence and chooses love and ministering to the people as a priest, as he also advises Mendoza. He stays behind while the battle rages and celebrates mass. In the final battle, Mendoza and Father Fielding, as well as most of the Guaran are killed. Father Gabriel leads a procession out of the church with the remaining Guaran women and children. They are killed by the troops advancing against them, lighting the mission on fire.
The end of the movie shows Altamirano meeting with both Cabeza and Portuguese Governor, Don Hontar, asking them whether this slaughter was necessary. Hontar replies in a manner that implies that what happened was unfortunate and at the same time inevitable because Inc Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, eleventh ed. Springfield, Mass. Eerdmans; Brill, , Thus have I made it. The former slaver Mendoza, first and foremost, serves as the character giving the viewer an understanding of the terrible burden sin places on a man.
At the same time, Mendoza has not lost his old fighting nature, and when the Treaty of Madrid brings the closure of the mission where Mendoza has found peace, he is willing to forego his vows as a priest and take up arms to defend the mission. Father Gabriel, on the other hand, believes that the message of the Bible is love in all things, and that priests are called to live peaceful lives and to lead by their example.
He does not see violence as an answer. Subscribe to Premium and Remove Annoying Ads! Watch trailer. The Mission One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword. Action Adventure Drama History.
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