What is the moral of the movie Amigo by John Sayles?

A fictional barrio called San Isidro, the main character, Rafael is the respected leader. When their daily life was disrupted by the taking over of the Americans, peace became fragile because Rafael’s son and brother are part of the rebels hiding in the mountains. Lt. Compton and his men are watching and guarding every move of these barrio men. Although Lt. Compton and Rafael cannot understand each other due to language barrier, the local preacher, Padre Hildago serves as the interpreter. With several story arcs from different characters, the movie managed to maintain its theme – choosing the right path during moral crisis. With grotesque and historically accurate events like torture, war, and destroying of agriculture and livelihood, the movie proves to be compelling yet silent and bland at times. With its great musical score, there are scenes in the movie that don’t need dialogue to do much explaining since the emotions are strong enough to be interpreted by the audience. Amigo is one of those films that don’t need heavily crafted special effects because the acting, the setting, the costume, and the script makes up for it. But behind all those elements, the best thing about the film is the ending. It’s very simple yet it had a great impact on me. Rafael’s son, Joaquinito, would never know he caused the death of his father. This can also be of great symbolism. Filipinos might never know that we are the cause of the downfall of our motherland, yet we remain clueless about it. And that’s the sad part because it’s all falling apart right in front of our eyes, yet we remain amoral.

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