This movie, rated 7.4 in IMDb?

Rating: 10/10 (7 February 2011)

Not surprisingly, I am disappointed by human being again. Apparently there exist some people who don't understand what this movie wants to talk about. And the numbers are far greater than expected. As a 10 years old boy watching this movie first time, I could see the obvious conflict between the strong and the weak because, obviously it was clearly shown in the movie as gunfights and killings. Yeah, I had average intelligence of a young boy. And I was bored by this movie. (I was only 10 years old after all.) Some people still see only as much as young me, with tons of historical and political knowledge they gathered in their lives and described in their review. This movie isn't about wars and politics. Strictly speaking this movie isn't even about the religions. What this movie speaks about are forgiveness - self forgiveness -, love - the true love that we will never understand -, and most of all, the path - the path we should choose some day. (assuming you are not going to give up living it, if you know what I mean.) - Are you gonna fight for them like Rodrigo Mendoza? Or are you gonna be with them, and love, like Father Gabriel? The movie does not answer, after all, who can? This movie isn't about the obvious war which is just a background story, but about the parallel conflict between Rodrigo Mendoza and Father Gabriel, which represent unending war in our conscience.I know exactly why the Godfather has highest rating and I appreciate it so much. But having The Mission so underestimated with Robert De Niro acting (Just watch him at the waterfall!) and the music.... the music.. and so much love, so much human. I don't know, should they really be gangster movies to make us feel the Thing? I am very disappointed. Way to go Human Being.