John Rambo & Saint Francis

That is one violent preview. Oh, and religious too.

The prayer we hear recited is none other than that widely attributed to 13th Century Francis of Assisi, commonly referred to as The Prayer of Saint Francis - the very same Francis who used to lecture to birds, advising them to praise god. He's also reputed, by the gullible, to have negotiated a peace between the peasants of the city Gubbio and a ravenous wolf that had been eating them, followed closely by a further peace settlement between the wolf and the town's dogs. Miracles! Miracles! Fucking loon of course, but miracles none-the-less. Miracles of credulity. Fucking loons!

Back to the movie. Did you notice the scene with Rambo holding a crucifix? Is Rambo a Christian? How are his old pals the Mujahideen going to feel about that? They're probably too busy in Somalia and Iraq to notice. But anyway, where is the movie going with this Christian content? If it's important enough to feature so strongly in the trailer you've got to suspect that Rambo's faith may be an important part of the film. Killing for Jesus, maybe. Pretty standard religion if that's the case.

Anyway, I'll be very interested to see what part religion plays in this film. I'll not be surprised if every second of it be targeted at the same audience as the incredible miracles of Saint Dolittle of Assisi.

Fucking loons!


UPDATE:

Here's the films plot from stallonezone.com

Vietnam veteran John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) has survived many harrowing ordeals in his lifetime and has since withdrawn into a simple and secluded existence in Bangkok, where he spends his time salvaging old PT boats and tanks for scrap metal. Even though he is looking to avoid trouble, trouble has a way of finding him. A group of Christian human rights missionaries, led by Michael Burnett and Sarah Miller, approach Rambo with the desire to rent his boat to travel up the river to Burma. For over fifty years, Burma has been like a war zone. The Karen people of the region, who consist of peasants and farmers, have endured brutally oppressive rule from the murderous Burmese military and have been struggling for survival every single day. This is the time when medical assistance and general support from the Christian missionaries is needed most. After some consideration, and due to insistence from his mentor, former military man Ed Baumgartner, Rambo accepts the offer and takes Michael, Sarah, and the rest of the missionaries up the river. When the missionaries finally arrive at the Karen village, they are ambushed by the sadistic Major Pa Tee Tint and a slew of Burmese army men. A portion of the villagers and missionaries are tortured and viciously murdered, while Tint and his men hold the remainder captive. News soon reaches the minister in charge of the mission and with the help of Ed Baumgartner he employs Rambo to lead a rescue effort. With five young and highly diverse mercenaries at his disposal, Rambo has to travel back up the river and liberate the survivors from the clutches of Major Tint in what may be one of his deadliest missions ever

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