Movie The Mission Essay - 529 Words

Movie: The Mission nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;The movie, quot;The Mission,quot; is about how the Spanish in cooperation with Pourtugal try to get the Jesuits off land negotiated by the two countries. The Spanish Church sends people into Asuncion, Paraguay to persuade the Jesuits to get off the land. The film includes spiritual and political activities the are reflected through the church, natives, and the Jesuits. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;What the movie mainly tried to show was that the Church wanted to maintain control over the Jesuits. To show that control, they went to Paraguay and tried to persuade the Jesuits to leave. The Spanish allowed them to take care of the matter to prove that. Spain and Portugal had†¦show more content†¦A young native boy picks up the cross and assumes the role of father proving that killing the head leader does not kill the faith. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;One aspect of the movie was the technology. The Indians were attacked by a powerful weapon, and that was the weapon of being inferior to a race that had a different way of life. The Indians were introduced to guns, complex musical instruments, and simplicities such as clothing. These new things changed their life. In the battle scene, the Indians steal gun powder from the Spanish. The gun powder is then used by the Indians to their advantage. By using home made cannons, they are not totally helpless to the cannons and bullets of the opposing side. One of the most memorable scenes of the movie shows the small native girl picking up a destroyed violin and taking it with her with many more children on a canoe. The only reason I can see for that scene is to represent that even though the children are leaving the area to get away from the bad people, they will never fully forget what happened to them as they encountered the white men. The sequences where the same girl sees her own people dying shows that even though these people were bad, they had made an impact that would not be forgotten. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;This movie, quot;The Mission,quot; shows many of the negative effects of European expansion. It reflects the many political andShow MoreRelatedMovie Summary Of The Movie The Mission876 Words   |  4 PagesThe movie, The Mission, gives a good detail onto the historical context on the imposition of other societies colonial and political objectives towards the native peoples of Paraguay. 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