The Last Journey of Oscar Romero

I found this movie to be very difficult to watch because of all of the goriness. Though difficult to get through, it did make a very bold statement about the injustices occurring in San Salvador. The first thing that stood out to be was when the woman was speaking about Oscar Romero being stopped during a trip and accused of having a weapon. Her response was that he had the strongest weapon of all; he had the voice of justice.
I found it truly admirable that despite their terrible circumstances, the people of San Salvador still had a lot of faith and trust in their leaders. I feel that in many situations, leaders are not always respected as much as they should be. It is not uncommon for followers, teams and groups to become frustrated with leaders when progress does not seem to be occurring. Even when situation seems to be getting worse and more people were murdered, the people behind Oscar Romero still supported him and his efforts to try to bring peace to their lives.
While watching the movie and listening to the men and women tell their stories, the woman telling the story about how she lived next to the guard station and could hear the cries, but could not do anything, really stuck out to me. I was really disheartened by the fact that people felt they lacked the power to be able to help others for the fear of their own life. It made me realize that these people lived in constant fear and really had no control over the horror that surrounded them.
It is hard to believe that all of this was happening in San Salvador within the last 40 years. Here in America, we are very lucky. While we may struggle to pay our bills and lose some weight, we never have to fear being murdered by our own government. I could never imagine living in a state of constant fear and not being able to do anything to control it. While humans need food, water, and shelter, they also need protection, love, and a sense of dignity, something the people of San Salvador were not given.

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