Philosophical Analysis on Different Movies
Franklin J. Manao March 4, 2011
BS Industrial Pharmacy Dr. Paula Sioco
Philosophy I
Reaction Paper
The first movie was El Krimen del Padre amaro (The crime of Father Amaro). There are so many immoralities in this movie. The first one is regarding what Father Amaro committed. Being a priest of a catholic church, you are used as an instrument of God and you should dedicate your life to only Him. Meaning, you are not allowed to commit any relationship with the other people. However, Father Amaro did not and so I treat him as an immoral person. It is because he engaged himself into a situation that is against his duty. According to a philosopher, a moral being is the one who does his duty even though it is against what he wants. So in the case of Father Amaro, he put himself into a relationship with Amelia (which is what he wants) and betrayed God’s command (his duty) which implies that what he did is contradictory to the principle of being a moral person. Another immorality in the movie also emerged from the relationship of Sanjuanera and Father Benito. Like Father Amaro, Father Benito disobeyed his duty of not having any relationship with a person because he promised to dedicate his life to God before he fully became a priest. Like Father Amaro, you can consider father benito as an immoral person. With regards to Sanjuanera, her actions were also immoral. Commiting adultery is an immoral act and against the Ten Commandments. As a catholic, Sanjuanera is obliged to obey what were written in the Ten Commandments, but with his relationship to Father Benito, she only showed that she violated a law which means that she did not make her duty, thus she violated the principle of being a moral person and is disqualified to be called as moral. Another supporting information for her being immoral is
BS Industrial Pharmacy Dr. Paula Sioco
Philosophy I
Reaction Paper
The first movie was El Krimen del Padre amaro (The crime of Father Amaro). There are so many immoralities in this movie. The first one is regarding what Father Amaro committed. Being a priest of a catholic church, you are used as an instrument of God and you should dedicate your life to only Him. Meaning, you are not allowed to commit any relationship with the other people. However, Father Amaro did not and so I treat him as an immoral person. It is because he engaged himself into a situation that is against his duty. According to a philosopher, a moral being is the one who does his duty even though it is against what he wants. So in the case of Father Amaro, he put himself into a relationship with Amelia (which is what he wants) and betrayed God’s command (his duty) which implies that what he did is contradictory to the principle of being a moral person. Another immorality in the movie also emerged from the relationship of Sanjuanera and Father Benito. Like Father Amaro, Father Benito disobeyed his duty of not having any relationship with a person because he promised to dedicate his life to God before he fully became a priest. Like Father Amaro, you can consider father benito as an immoral person. With regards to Sanjuanera, her actions were also immoral. Commiting adultery is an immoral act and against the Ten Commandments. As a catholic, Sanjuanera is obliged to obey what were written in the Ten Commandments, but with his relationship to Father Benito, she only showed that she violated a law which means that she did not make her duty, thus she violated the principle of being a moral person and is disqualified to be called as moral. Another supporting information for her being immoral is