Bishop Barron on “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” 

🤣 yeah, that dog was awesome!

Jose Gonzalez I never believed that for a minute. It just adds more layers to his seemingly straightforward but ultimately mysterious persona

Agreed. Barron's take on Booth is quite flawed in my humble opinion. (You can read my in-depth thoughts among the most recent comments). Like Barron I'm a Tarantino fan in some respects, but I have to say there was anything but ambiguity in the scene on the boat. Booth sits there, harpoon aimed squarely at the wife, eyes throwing daggers, and music appropriately creepy. If it was ambiguous, then I've completely misunderstood Tarantino. Seems to me Tarantino is quite nihilistic and all his characters are capable of both great evil and great good. At least that is what I've perceived in seeing his greatest works.

@@JeansiByxan I disagree. If it was supposed to be unambiguous, why wouldn't Tarantino simply show the killing? It's not like he wastes any opportunity to show violence. There is absolutely no reason why he couldn't have shown it - even off-screen, with just the sound. And if the scene were to conclude with Booth killing his wife, he'd have to lose his temper over her nagging. But it doesn't happen to him at any other point. Quite the contrary, he's an admirably composed individual. He can be violent, sure, like when he beats up that hippie who cut the tire. But even then he doesn't just fly into a rage. He calmly explains the situation first (in a well articulated manner), then still gives the guy a chance to fix the situation by just changing the wheel. He's also calm when the house gets invaded (although he's on acid at that moment, so it could be chalked up to that, ok). But he restrained himself in the fight against Bruce Lee too, staying perfectly in control of the situation. He did speak his mind, but didn't push for the fight to happen, and didn't use more violence than he meant to; cool-blooded enough to just accept the first kick. He doesn't get even verbally violent to Squeaky, even though she's confrontational and rather provocative. He sort of forces his way in, sure, by telling her in no uncertain terms her lies aren't going to stop him, but he's showing no sign of getting agitated at that. His self-restraint is sharply contrasted with Rick's short temper, demonstrated both in sadness (crying "in front of Mexicans") and in anger (how differently they handle their confrontations with Manson family members, Rick flying off the handle at a petty annoyance). Cliff also shows it in other aspects of life, by the way - sexual (rejecting Pussycat's advances), drugs (he's putting the LSD cigarette away for later; plans for using it in a safe place at a safe time). And so on. So it would really be bizarrely, massively out of character for him to suddenly lose it and go outright homicidal just because his wife threw a few generic insults at him. Insults which most certainly weren't anything he hadn't heard before; it's not like she's dropping some bomb at him in the boat scene.

@@vibovitold Exactly, its put there to make you question him, not to tell you thats the reality. Tarantino puts every shot in deliberately. If it were meant to be that black and white he wouldn't have done it that way.

I mean the recent book showed that he did kill his wife.

Maybe he should review Mr. Nobody which is a must for any actual Catholic 😎ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6TIvHKTBdn0.html

@Chris French which is barron is not a bishop & is a freemason ?

@@hindenpeter2.04 what?

@@spaceslav8954 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fJIjoE27F-Q.html

I'm sorry but my favourite Masonic Bishop is Tricky Dick Williamson if i had to pick.. actually he's my favourite freemason if i had to pick out of all the millions if i had to pick.. btw who's yer favourite anti-pope as we've hundreds to chose from.

@@mojo7495 The idea that God disapproves of anyone watching R-rated movies would suggest he might not even want us to engage with the real world, which is about as hardcore as it gets. Both are ridiculous and the idea that you know better is even funnier. I think you need to come up with a new name, Mo Jo, because like the PG-13 Austin Powers, you lost it!

@@mojo7495 I'm sure you could and that's great! And yes, I am Biblically illiterate, so you can rest assured that you're an all around better person that I am. That's what being a Christian is all about right? Obviously watching any movie has little or nothing to with the real world. In fact, the real world is filled with horrors no movie ever dteamed of. So what are you going to do? Lock yourself in with your Bible and never go out? What on earth are you watching RU-vid for? Are you alright?

Mo Jo the Bible has more violent and sexual themes than this movie

@@mojo7495 Uh, what's w refering to yourself as "us"? Did the devil jump up and get on in you, Mo Jo! Say no, to the heathen devilllluh! In Jesus's name, release our Mo Jo from your wicked grip! Begone , Satanuh! Mo Jo belongs to our Father in Heaven! Begone!!!

Pulp Fiction most of all, I think

Anyone who believes in a god in the 21st century, either turns a blind eye to the way nature works or is incompetent. Your “god” is either impotent or evil, or the most probable, there is none. What type of a sick demented god would allow 21,000 children under the age of 5 to die every day in our world? What type of a scum bag would create an entire ecosystem that thrives off pain and death. It saddens me to see a perfectly smart man like this bishop, just can’t see the clear contradictions in his beloved religion. Religion is what people believe by the billions, what only lunatics will believe on their own.

Mo Jo you are a sheep. Your warped religious mind is lost like your warped opinions.... kids grow out of fairy tales, it’s time you try to put the fairy tales aside. Just on simple mathematical probability, you have a higher % chance of believing in the “wrong god” then you do the “right god” and based on zero evidence and no fault of your own. Usually due to your upbringing, you are asked to believe with absolutely zero evidence that you picked the right one👌🏻. You my friend are a typical bible banging moron.... please don’t vote this election👍🏻

@@mojo7495 this movie has no nudity in it so how is it "nearly rated X"? Stop throwing stones.

Booth is Tarantino's most psychotic character.

Honestly, one of the funniest lines in the whole movie! 🤣

As mexicans we laught the shit off on that part Hahhaahaha I can see some other people get offended

@Stephen Carter Oh yeah, like Tarantino's movies are always 100 % correct.

@@Youboga haha same here, i took pride when he said that

That intro music has trained me; my mind salivates when I hear it 🐶

@@oambitiousone7100 Same for me. Bishop Barron´s videos and The Vortex of CM have distinctive themes that give me goosebumps.

@@richardbenitez7803 Uhh, what? It´s just a theme, not an official soundtrack, right?

Catholic Spaniard - opps! Sorry 😐... I thought you were commenting on the music in Tarantino’s movie... my comment referred to the movie... you and others are referring to the music bishop Barron uses as an intro to his videos. My mistake.. I had Tarantino’s movie on my Brain. I deleted my comment.

@@richardbenitez7803 No worries, Mr.Benítez. Anyone with that cool surname deserves my respect.

He´s an awesome film critic, I loved this movie, and had a wonderful time watching it I'm surprised that Bishop Barron liked this film lol, I've been trying to hone my prudence skills a lot, I was told the prayer and prudence is a powerful weapon.

I think it was definitely channeling some of the Robert Wagner accusations and the unknown events that took place on his boat. I’m not necessarily saying Cliff did kill his wife, he is just simply living in the aftermath of it all. Interesting decision to give a character that back story all while being inspired by true events.

@@ThePaisteTrout477 Good point re: Wagner, although I agree that, the way Tarantino lets it unfold, it's probably true that Booth didn't kill his wife. In a related manner, I thought that Booth's refusal of Pussycat's advances was a dig at Roman Polanski, i.e. real men don't take advantage of girls.

@@jtdemers75 The Bishop ascribes all these moral attributes to the Pitt character. Wouldn't he have devoted his life to seeking out the killer of his wife (this is a Tarantino movie, after all) if he himself wasn't responsible for her death?

Of course he killed her. He was a Vietnam vet who obviously had killed a few people in Nam. The scene did not leave much ambiguity and he never denied the accusation when accused.

ascensionenergy would have been WW2 surely?

I feel like Death Proof and Jackie Brown are less violent than this.

I don't think Tarantino did, either!

@@gabepettinicchio7454 No, he certainly did. It's pretty clear.

@@FrancoisDressler My comment was tongue and cheek ... perhaps!

The character was a war hero who was the real deal but clearly had a moral compass.

@@mojo7495 you sound a bit "evil"

@@mojo7495 oh god, go back to church why don't you? This is a youtube comment section not a bible for fucks sake

An absolute favorite character -- books or movies. Thx for the reminder.

Would be so great if he reviewed the mini series.

I was not planning to see this movie but thanks to Bishop Barron, I am in!

I loved the film overall, but hated the ending.

Koby As they peacefully ascended up the driveway, I saw the exact same thing.

There was a cross on the driveway from the aerial shot, it was of the best endings in a film I have ever experienced.

How is this more than a revenge fantasy to cover up the massive incompetence in solving the Tate murders? The more actual details you learn from reading, the more you see the failure of our legal system clearly.

I have a feeling that Polanski was destroyed by what occurred that day.

Mo Jo haha you again ? I don’t think your much of a Christian yourself since you judge people over a movie ..

He makes a tremendous movie reviewer as is

I think he's right

Kyokushin 17 haha! I felt the same way but I’m aware Hateful Eight is DEF an acquired taste of a film. I loved it but i know some who hated it. ☺️

it was awful

He has the right to not like a movie. Who cares if he doesn’t?!

Kimmer N apologies for the language bishop but this chick was way too serious

Cracks me up. Can you imagine his mail: people in crisis, folks losing their faith, others scared for the souls of their loved ones, and people who had to vent on his taste in films.

the rabbi supports the ''Catholic'' Bishop!!! Says it all.. The Vatican is no longer catholic since 69 100%

@Tuscan417 barron is a freemason. i cant believe you eejits..the truth isn't out there it's on OurLadyisGod dotcom (fatimaMovement) since 2010

@@HIMYMTR Mother,Son & Holy Ghost or Our Lady,Our God Jesum Christum & The Holy Ghost Nxt

@@HIMYMTR best of luck with that masonic trinity, Tis not the apocalypse cuz everybody's right...apocalypse interrupted buster

@@HIMYMTR it's known as the Fatima Catholic Church since Rome was stripped of her authority for losing the Catholic keys to heaven (God The Father Deum Patrum Spiritum Sanctum 1777,Holy Ghost in 1944 in english the moment the 3rd secret was ordered be put to paper to spiritually counteract the end of everything(D-Day landings & assault probably has something to do with the dates) it was ordered be released by 1960 which by then the masonic vatican kickstarted the New World Order final ecumenical(satanic rhe lawd iz god)council one lifetime away from ww3 & the new world order allowed by God Jesum Christum to filter out Heaven..2012-2013 JWO

Same, its such a morally repulsive and anti-Christian director.

Pitt also overcame many of his inner demons before the production of this film and it shows in his cool calm approach to any situation. "I'm the devil and I have come to do the devils work" No, your that guy from the ranch. whats his name

Me 2 pal

That’s the beauty of art. It’s subjective.

doesn't mean it's his best film.

@@ItzhakEthanEskimo never said it was lol

@@mojo7495 First off i have not seen the movie and second i'd advise you to seek greater humility in your love for God and neighbor. If you disagree with me which your entitled to don't resort to insulting me not being a true Christian when you know so little about me. All you are doing is exposing your bitterness which a follower of Christ shouldn't have

@@mojo7495 Expose himself to this type of thing? We are ALL exposed to this everyday, the fact we have a Bishop who views popular media which in some ways reflect the virtue and vice of culture and is able to break it apart with a Catholic frame of mind is quite appealing. Bishop Barron if you watched this video expresses his favor of a particular virtuous character in this movie, not once did he express a love for depraved actions but actually on the contrary a love for strong moral values in relateable characters. If we can't engage secular culture how can we evangelize them? It is one thing to enjoy such content on a regular occasion because of such explicit content and it's depravity and entirely another thing to view it with a rightly ordered conscience. If this movie consisted solely of depraved behavior then this review would never have taken place, this review is solely about the virtues displayed by a particular character which is refreshing especially in Hollywood today, that is all. Have you ever watched war movies or other historical movies that accurately depicts the horror man has caused against the other? While such actions are graphically horrific if we view them with a strong formed conscience they can do well to teach us about the gruesome reality of sin

Mo Jo you know people that appear in movies are actors , right ? They don’t actually kill in real life and many of the insults it’s just acting , I’m pretty sure your not a saint although you seem to believe you are but I prefer to listen to someone who really loves God instead of someone who just uses God as an excuse to feel better than others your no better than anyone , in pretty sure you don’t view films as an art form and that your the many problems with the Christian cumunity since I don’t think your a real Christian at all

Mo Jo ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z5O4LKJ6UvA.html 💪🏽🏋🏿‍♀️

Do it. Study philosophy, it's one of the few things worth studying- but it is a hard field to find employment in.

Occult?

This is Tarantinos least violent film by far... that said... the end has a spurt of shocking violence.. but its not really offensive honestly

Elke, I do understand about the violence. But if violence were a deal-breaker, you wouldn't read any of Flannery O'Connor's stories--or the Bible for that matter.

Bishop Robert Barron Your Excellency, you are truly awesome haha

@@BishopBarron I have no problem with violence. I have with meaningless violence and aberrant sexuality. I think its a sin to enjoy such films." And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell."

@@Universalist1000 Oh brother...That's so fussily puritanical. I know a book that depicts rape, murder, incest, masturbation, wanton killing, and child sacrifice. It's called the Bible. Sometimes artists put us in contact with even the dark side of life in order to convey some truth. If we followed your advice, we'd only watch movies for children.

The novelization goes deep into that.

From the renowned economist to a bishop and scholar of theology, it seems the best teachers are revolving around the same underlying truth.

@Kim wise Moral code or compass was not lost in the 1960s it was a period where the decline started. These things tend to deteriorate slowly and across different generations until it appears that collapse is taking place.

@@bighands69 A very good point, that’s pretty much what Sowell said.

@@kimwiser445 Back in the 1960s there was still a moral code that many people adhered to but the foundations of society was being targeted in that period but were still not dissolved.

Oh come on, friend...What I like in this particular film is precisely what you say you’re looking for: moral clarity and a model of virtue.