To be God-like: Does St. Ignatius have a place in the pantheon of movie heroes?
By Johanna D. Poblete
MOVIE REVIEW
Ignacio de Loyola
Directed by Paolo Dy
SINNER, SOLDIER, MYSTIC SAINT… or underdog, soldier, recovering amnesiac turned avenger? It was a toss-up in the weekend box office brawl between Ignacio de Loyola and Jason Bourne. You had to ask: however romantic the story of the Basque saint, will it be enough to pique the imagination of the average viewer? And in an era where Marvel and DC are raking in the box office receipts, can a more contemplative hero compete against a band of superheroes, or as in the case of Suicide Squad, supervillains?