Essay/Term paper: Oscar romero

Essay, term paper, research paper:  Culture

Oscar Romero was at first a quiet,

ordinary priest in the democratic country

of El Salvador. But things change once

newly appointed Arch-Bishop. Romero

quickly finds out the way the country is

run by the military. The poor people of

Salvador are missing and being

executed by the military. Romero tries to

stop these events through the power of

the Church.



Raul Julia plays Oscar Romero the soft

spoken priest turned Arch-Bishop. His

character goes through a

metamorphoses from beginning to end

that eventually gets him killed. The one

moment in time that really changes the

way he acts is the death of Father

Grande. Fr. Grande was a preacher to

the poor or anyone who wanted to listen

to the Word of the Lord. By the killing

and torturing of people Romero gets

very angry and says STOP! In one

scene while in prison listening to a

priest get tortured, he doesn"t

understand why one human being would

do this to another. We are all human and

why should their life be taken away if

they have done nothing.



The Church in this movie are people

very strong in their faith and stand up for

what they believe in. For example, When

the people of one city walk right into a

church that has been taken over by the

military. This shows their willingness to

die for God. Other acts show the people

of El Salvador courage and deep faith.



I thought that this was a very good movie. The

strong imagery and sadness that these events really

occur in El Salvador and other countries like it. The

words of Romero were inspiring, the way he

presented himself after every bad act by the military

he just turned the other cheek. The pictures were

probably the most disturbing thing in the movie.

People with half of their face gone, limbs in all

different positions, just hit me like Wow! How could

a person do this and then live with themselves. The

strength of Oscar Romero gave me chills down my

spine. His acts of generosity, kindness, bravery and

sacrifice he truly did live the way God wanted him.