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silentasylum
12-02-2002, 02:35 PM
el crimen del padre amaro

my aunt was visiting and she was telling me that she tried to go watch this movie with a friend of hers from work, when they arrived at he movie theatre they were surprised to see people with signs protesting the movie right outside the movie theatre, my aunt was not prepared for this unexpected crowd. she did not have the courage to go and watch the film, she said she felt bad because of the things the people were saying to her. i offered to go see it with her since they probably wont bring it to a screen near to where i live. i'll just wear earplugs or something when i walk up.

in case anyone hasn't heard the movie is about a priest who falls in love with a teenage girl who becomes pregnant, she seeks his help in getting an abortion and this uncovers other happenings going on in the Chruch. Mainly that the Church is being partly funded by drug money.

many priests have denonced the movie for its vicious portrayal of priests but one priest was quoted as saying that it is an "honest movie" and that it should be looked at as a "wake up call for the Chruch to review it's procedure for selecting and training priests and being closer to the people."

is this playing in a theatre near you? are there people protesting?

dh1989
12-02-2002, 03:03 PM
I have not even heard of the film, but it sounds interesting. And heck to the priests who are whining. They should stop learning about films and turn on the news to see what a lot of the people in their occupation are doing. I have nothing against men of the cloth, but a lot of them are not perfect.

dh1989
12-02-2002, 03:05 PM
So those the protesters are religous, eh? Really nice of them to cut down a woman going to see a film. I mean its entertainment! I don't think one of the ten commandments was "Thou Shall Not Buy A Ticket For A Film". So maybe they should call themselves sinners. In my opinion, those protesters are goofy, and you and your mom should go and see the film for entertainment. Just ignore the idiots with the picket signs. They probably don't stay long because they need to go burn Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings books and films later.

daredevil0214
12-02-2002, 04:12 PM
from the moment i heard about the protests (in new york i saw at least two) i had to go see it. im one of those people that LOVES a good CONTROVERSIAL movie. haha. i just thought the buzz surrounding that was enormous. so i want to see it. but. i still havent. my father, being the pious man he is, wont let me see it. gr.......