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Church versus Business and Technology
The movie "San Francisco" positions the evolution of America's culture away from the
past notion where the church dictated how everything had to happen towards business-oriented
culture. In the movie Father Tim tries to reform Blackie; however, the nightclub owners are
urging him to run for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors who are in the position to protect
their business interest. Father Tim finally gives up and hopes that by Blackie running for the post
he will use him to implement reforms (Fleureau, Guillotel, and Orlac). The act shows that the
priest as the representation of the Church has failed to implement required reforms or cultural
changes and instead hopes to use the businessman once he is in the elected position to direct the
culture changes.
In the movie, the position of the church as the primary arbiter of morality is highly
questioned. Mary had an affair with Burley and Blackie though she loved the latter more. Mary’s
love for Blackie was driving her will to return to paradise where she could have the company of
his lover. On the night of her return performance to paradise, she asked Blackie to set a date for
their wedding while they were still at backstage. The lover’s nice conversation and possibly
reunion were interrupted by father Tim who dropped in and was angered by the manner Mary’s
was dressed using a skimpy stage custom.
Blackie was not bothered by Mary's dress code, and Tim’s sentiments enraged him an
aspect that made him hit the priest. Mary was astonished by the turn of events and had to leave
