“We are Catholic, after all.”

Recently read a great feature piece in the NY Times Magazine, Directors Without Borders, on the caliente trio of Mexican directors, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro, and Alfonso Cuarón. Interesting that they all have different cinematic styles yet one thing they do hold in common is their Catholic faith. The quote in the headline is from the article.

Currently showing are Babel by Iñárritu, Pan’s Labyrinth by del Toro, and Children of Men by Cuarón. Pan's Labyrinth and Children of Men both bring forward elements of sacrifice and redemption while Babel speaks to the universal bonds of the human experience.

Speaking of his movie, Babel, Iñárritu said:
“There’s no question that this movie was my reaction to the war in Iraq,” Iñárritu explained. “This war cannot help but impregnate you with strong feelings. There was so much fear after 9/11, and that fear caused people to make the wrong decisions. People are dying by the thousands, and the American TV does not want to show the photographs, so I have to show it in my own way. Americans easily forget that the air they breathe is the same as those in Europe or Africa or Asia; it’s the same air as Jesus breathed. I would like them to remember that connection.” (NY Times, 3/11/2007)

So what do you think? Seen any good Catholic movies lately?