Similarly Macario’s director is also careful in the composition of scenes that include religious figures such as the Devil and God in order to demonstrate their power. When the Devil appears, the camera uses a wide angle and the Devil walks in from the upper corner of the image. Later on, the camera captures the Devil from a low angle in mid and close-up shots. Throughout the time that the Devil is present, the director uses these techniques to dramatize his character and show him as a supernatural, and superior to Macario. Therefore, this enhances the idea that religious characters are powerful beings that operate “over,” or beyond a human level. On the other hand, though Gavaldón shoots God at an eye-level angle throughout the time, God is positioned at a higher altitude than Macario. This portrays God as superior to Macario while at the same time, understanding and friendly: an emotion often associated with God in the Catholic religion. The directors’ way of portraying religious figures enhances the importance of religion and reinforcing the role of the Virgin and God as the saviours thus, contributing to the expansion of Catholicism through the film
Similarly Macario’s director is also careful in the composition of scenes that include religious figures such as the Devil and God in order to demonstrate their power. When the Devil appears, the camera uses a wide angle and the Devil walks in from the upper corner of the image. Later on, the camera captures the Devil from a low angle in mid and close-up shots. Throughout the time that the Devil is present, the director uses these techniques to dramatize his character and show him as a supernatural, and superior to Macario. Therefore, this enhances the idea that religious characters are powerful beings that operate “over,” or beyond a human level. On the other hand, though Gavaldón shoots God at an eye-level angle throughout the time, God is positioned at a higher altitude than Macario. This portrays God as superior to Macario while at the same time, understanding and friendly: an emotion often associated with God in the Catholic religion. The directors’ way of portraying religious figures enhances the importance of religion and reinforcing the role of the Virgin and God as the saviours thus, contributing to the expansion of Catholicism through the film