Russel P.

Albores BSBA-FM2 March 13, 2020

Sir Rogelio Bayod
“The Invisible Guest”

This movie beats me in the head and heart so badly I literally gave up trying to figure out
whom is and who is not. It was a really a great movie indeed. But ultimately, Mrs. Doria gets a
confession out of Adrián that shows that he wasn’t the innocent victim and said that all night
long. Not only was he is not the one who want to break the relationship off, he was forcefully
keeping Laura in the relationship. Not only that but he was the instigator of the chaos, he ended
up murdering Daniel ultimately. And it was Adrián that made Daniel look like a thief, and worse,
he framed the Garrido’s for the murder of Laura, but actually it is his own “framing”. The first
question pops in my mind as I watch the movie was; what did the title really mean though? At
first I thought it was all about Mr. Garrido being in the hotel room that night, and killing Laura.
But when it was all said and done I finally realized… no. That’s not what it meant at all. It was
all about Mrs. Garrido being in the room with Adrián all along in the movie. This really made a
lot more sense at the end of the movie.

The second question that made me think twice was; what made Adrián think to do that
horrible action? Why did he hide it? As I continue to watch the movie I realized that Adrián
wants to protect his image and also to hide it from his family and friends eventually I found out
later on that he also wants more, more than what he have and that is fame and even to be
promoted from his job. However, according to Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man came not
to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many” To many people, it is
natural to seek promotion. Also we are told from an early age that we need to put ourselves
forward. Just like Adrián but in Jesus’ kingdom it is very different from the world we live in. For
Jesus, influence and promotion come through serving others, not through self-centered methods.
This is the way it works, even in this time. Career advancement comes through serving the needs
of the employer. Even political leadership rests ultimately in serving the needs of the voters.
Serving others does not come naturally to most people, even Christians. We must learn to look to
what the Holy Spirit is asking us to do, regardless of the inconvenience, and to the needs of the
people around us.

Additionally, in Mark 10:45 it also gives us the message of salvation and suffering, and
as I remember in the part where Mrs. Garrido said something to Adrián and it goes like this “
there is no salvation without suffering…” Just like the life of Christ that he given up through
death as a ransom for many, with the ransom being the price that is used to paid in order to free
the guilty from the debt that is owed, which simply means he saved us from our sins. His life is
given, so the suffering is voluntary and also determined. But the very thought that suffering can
be a blessing is incompatible with the modern and popular ecclesiastical mind. In fact, we as a
believer, by affirming our faith and the rights we have as a believer, is probably be a key to rise
above suffering in all of its forms it is provided for us the believer of Christ. All of this is
available; we must simply claim it and affirm it, and it will become reality in our lives.

Obviously, the message of the Scripture is not the condemnation of suffering, with
instructions given for us to escape from trouble. Rather, suffering is desirable, especially if it is
for the cause of Christ, because in the suffering we as the believer are identified with Christ and
His sufferings. Also, suffering is a teacher; suffering develops character; suffering of the believer
is so insignificant that it cannot even be compared to the future glory of the believer; and
suffering is not to be feared because it has been granted to the believer. We the believers are to
suffer because Christ suffered, even experiencing death. Suffering is ambivalent. From one
perspective, it is associated with sin that is part of the consequences that flow from the existence
of evil; but from another perspective, it is also associated with salvation, it is good because
through it good comes. So, is suffering good or bad? It is both!