. The story unfolds during a pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, which houses the remains of St. James. The physical journey takes on a spiritual component for all the parties involved. It's not an overtly Catholic, or even, "religious" film per se, and yet, IMHO, most any one watching it will end up reflecting on the direction their life is taking and how they set their priorities (and by extension, the role relics and tradition can play in that capacity).
It's not a perfect film, but a very good and accessible story for persons at most any level of spiritual development.
Just my $0.02.
I enjoyed "The Way." It's entertaining plus made a lot of people aware of the pilgrimage for the first time.
Buen camino
Wow...funny you should mention this film. We were just talking about it last night at dinner and I ordered it last night on Amazon.