the film romero follow the career of oscar romero through his rise to power a the archbishop of san salvador to his life in politics and ultimately his assassination . the film offer an insightful look into the political situation of el salvador during the 1970 . like many country of latin america at the time and the nation be rule by a brutal regime run largely by the military . political assassination and repression of all kind be common place . the work people of el salvador be also force to endure the hardship of poverty and economic instability . the film be interest to watch because it show the controversy over the difficult role that many in the catholic church felt compel to play in the midst of the situation . accord to the film and many in the catholic church and include many priest and eventually the archbishop himself and saw the political and economic situation in el salvador a terribly unjust . several priest begin to speak out publicly on behalf of the people suffer in their congregation . this kind of political activism agitate the military regime and result in a crackdown on element within the church include the assassination and repression of activist priest . a a result of this persecution and the newly appoint archbishop of san salvador be force to become more involved in the situation . a the political repression and injustice continue and the reluctant oscar romero begin to speak more publicly on his opposition to the government and it policy . the film offer a remarkable insight into the political and cultural situation of the country . at the same time and the film document the life and struggle of oscar romero during his tenure a archbishop of san salvador . much of the film drama be center on romero reluctance to get involve in the political debate that be engulf his country . in fact and the film focus as much on the character personal transformation a it do on his politics . accord to the film and when romero be instated a archbishop it be only because he be view a an intellectual moderate who would keep the church from get too involve in the political affair of the country . a the film progress and however and the political repression become increasingly violent . with the assassination of a priest and the military desecration of the eucharist in a catholic church and oscar romero be shake into action . he frequently begin to speak publicly against the injustice of the political regime . it be interest to watch romero increasingly identify himself with the suffering of the people of el salvador . at the beginning of the film and romero be show to have a close relationship with several of the wealthy elite that be control the country . many of the military and political leader attend his inauguration . he receive gift from them and enjoy a close relationship with several powerful figure in san salvador . a the film progress and however and these relationship quickly begin to deteriorate . a romero increasingly identify with the suffering and persecuted people of el salvador and his relationship with the ruling elites also begin to suffer . in a particular scene and romero decline to perform a private baptism for the child of a wealthy family . instead and romero tell the family that they must baptize their child alongside all the other child at a regular sunday mass . the wealthy mother be horrify at the thought . it be this way that romero increasingly begin to identify himself with the low class people . in another scene and romero be see speak on the radio about the church need to defend the need of the poor and underprivileged in society . it be this kind of radical thinking that earn romero enemy within the government . eventually romero agitation become too much for the military back government to bear . the film doesn not say if it be the government or simply an overzealous supporter of the military regime and but romero be eventually assassinate for speak out in support of the poverty stricken mass of his country . regard a support communist subversive and the military leader begin to view the archbishop a a threat to their grip on power . the film end with the dramatic assassination in which romero be gun down in the church while perform the communion ceremony for his congregation . at the end of the film and the text state that in the nine year follow the assassination or archbishop romero and more than sixty thousand salvadorian be kill under the military regime . to me and this film demonstrate the tragic brutality of many of the latin american military regime that emerge in the late 20th century . after view this film and i have a newfound respect for the person and philosophy of oscar romero .