“The Mission” Directed by Roland Joffe Reflection

Table of Contents

What it Depicts
How it is Related to the Works of de las Casas, and Galeano
Conclusion
Works Cited

The Mission is a historical movie that is based on real events and depicts colonized Latin America in the 18^th century. Its main idea is to show how people struggled to save others and set them free. The Mission is related to Open Veins of Latin America and A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies in a way that they all show how individuals aimed to save people who suffered.

What it Depicts

The Mission is a movie that depicts the challenges and events people had to experience in the 18th century. It addresses the issue of colonialism in a way that shows how Portuguese colonialists enslaved people and acted brutally toward indigenous peoples. The movie represents how individuals of virtue aim to save discriminated and humiliated humans and how they were killed by the Portuguese, who prevailed in military power. People may see how the events in The Mission are similar to the ones happening nowadays. The violence prevails virtue and conscience, and who has the power rules the world.

In Open Veins of Latin America, Galeano describes the poverty in Latin America. He claims that by colonizing it, Europe became wealthier, and all the human sacrifices of indigenous peoples benefited colonialists. Bartolomé de Las Casas wrote his A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies to save people from colonials and protect them with Christian laws. The Mission is related to the books in a way that they all describe colonization and the killing of innocent people. The main purpose of the books was to save and help individuals, as well as it was the mission of the people in the movie.

Conclusion

In conclusion, The Mission depicts the devastating events of the 18^th century that happened to indigenous peoples of Latin America. It shows how individuals of virtue aim to save the victims but get killed, which makes people ponder the topic of good and evil and whether good people always win. The movie’s characters and the books Open Veins of Latin America and A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies aimed to save people and stop colonialists’ crimes.