Glorious

Rating: 9/10 (9 April 2002)

The First Time I saw this movie my father bought the score by Ennio Morricone. The score is one of the Greatest ever written for the movie. The Cinematography is beautiful. This film is probably one of the best films ever made about religion. The film begins with Jeremy Irons (Giving a beautiful performance) And Liam Neeson (in one of his first movies) go to the waterfall where Gabriel (Irons) is to find the old mission where the old missonary died. The scene where he is playing the oboe is one of the greatest music scenes ever put on film. The opening scene is a classic, where the man is on the cross and falls down the waterfall. Robert De Niro, (In another convincing performance) Shines as Mendoza. The final scene when the army invades and when De Niro is looking at Irons is one of the greatest Movie Looks of all time. And the ending wants you to wonder, Is where God is Love is, or is it the other way around. This is the best religious film ever made, and one of the finest historical dramas made.