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The Mission (1986) - Uncut Version (Patreon)

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2026-05-15 23:46:11
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2026-08

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Robert DeNiro, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson, Chuck Low, Ray McAnally

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Erin Mileur

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" I think that quote actually also very accurately describes the 80s animated films of Don Blouth.

Actuarial Lurker

Directed by Roland Joffe who also did The Killing Fields- my last pick This won the Palm D'Or in 1986 at Cannes and was nominate for SEVEN Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume, Film Editing, Original Score and winning one for Cinematography, won 3 BAFTAs and more arcanely listed on the Catholic Vatican Film List AND THE Anglican Church Times Top 50 Religious Films Spoliers on plot historicity: It is loosely based on REAL events in 1750s when Spain DID gave a portion of Paraguay to Portugal and the Jesuits and Indigenous Guarani WERE slaughtered by the slave trading Portuguese. The falls and other parts are a conflation from other Jesuit missions in the area from the 1660s.

Clare Manion

Oh wow, here’s another I’ve been meaning to see for ages (thank you A.L.!). I’ve heard “Gabriel’s Oboe” on various classical channels for years, so it’s great to finally see where the piece comes from (agreed, Morricone is second only to John Williams…I’d argue, a close second). This was a fantastic film, but yes, deeply frustrating — not on the part of the film, but rather on part of the hypocrisy of people/institutions. On the part of reality. Read enough history and such things are no longer shocking. But they will always be deeply sickening. The cast was brilliant. Like you guys, I loved DiNero’s redemption arc. That first act of grace/mercy when the Guarani man cuts the Sisyphean burden off his back is particularly moving. And then all the kids were super charming — I hope they had a wonderful time during filming.

Actuarial Lurker

When my wife and I lived in Manhattan (and for a good while after we moved to Long Island) we attended Mass at an Upper East Side Jesuit run Catholic Church in Manhattan. Among the parishioners we'd see see from time to time were Jeremy Irons... This film was a "passion" project (pardon the pun) for Irons, Neeson and DeNiro as left leaning Catholics with all taking significant pay cuts for the Social Justice message and despite that was still a commercial failure despite the artistic success. De Niro wanted the role because of the redemption arc.

Actuarial Lurker

The river scene at 1:20:00 where the Cardinal is brought to the rural Mission reminds one a LOT of Kurtz' compound in Apocalypse Now but of course with the 180 degree opposite vibe

Actuarial Lurker

Not to justify it but contextualize The Jesuit order was formed in the 1500s as a major force of the Counter Reformation and was always viewed by various countries Catholic and Protestant as the secret force of the Pope and by 1750 "Enlightenment Europe's" monarchs saw them as a threat to the weakening hereditary power structure. This event was among various efforts for Rome to "throw a bone" to various Kings to avoid them secularizing all of Europe...and of course as we see now in Europe and the US you can't "throw a bone" to Fascists since they don't play by the rules...

Actuarial Lurker

The end scene- they aren't just shooting kids, they are Portuguese Catholics shooting a Priest carrying a Monstrance with the consecrated Communion Host. Protestants believe the communion bread is symbolic of the Last Supper but Catholics believe in the Real Presence that since Christ said "where 2 or more of you are gathered in My Name I AM there with you-that Christ is spiritually present in the Host. So Jeremy Irons' character in peaceful disobedience is having the religious soldiers shoot AT Christ... Fitting movie for when SCOTUS full of Catholics undoes the Edmund Pettus bridge and Selma...

Youtalkingtome

Good for those guys. This is such a powerful story and definitely needed to be told.

Youtalkingtome

I swear, I don’t know how the most learned historians aren’t all depressed alcoholics. This world.