Bobo the clown

#4: The Mission and Romero

The most important issue raised in both The Mission and Romero was that of authority. In both films, there was a battle between what was best for the church and what was best for the people. In Romero, the Church wanted to stay out of the Civil War that was taking place in El Salvador, yet Romero felt a moral obligation to cry out against the injustice taking place in his nation. In The Mission, the Church wanted to take sides in the political dispute over the land in question, and the priest in charge had to decide between obeying his superiors or protecting the people he was supposed to help.
Another similar issue raised in the two movies was that of passivity. In Romero, the Arch Bishop was told to remain passive in the struggle, whereas he fel...