[HellforLeather]

I haven't seen many people discuss this one yet, probably because only I and 4 other people have actually watched this fucking movie. The short summary is it basically follows Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) in the aftermath of the Pope's death as he is essentially an administrator for the whole process of electing a new Pope.

It looks kind of interesting from the outset and for most of the movie, it is. Its a bit of a political thriller where you have different factions lobbying for votes and grappling with the direction the church should take in the modern world. Performances are solid throughout and its a pretty good looking movie. However, I always thought it was weird that a film essentially about Catholic politics got so many accolades from Hollywood. Well, now I know why...

I'm going to spoil it because fuck this movie: In the end, they unknowingly elect a guy who is a hermaphrodite. Hollywood just cant help themselves.

 

[cryptoadam]

I haven't seen many people discuss this one yet, probably because only I and 4 other people have actually watched this fucking movie. The short summary is it basically follows Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) in the aftermath of the Pope's death as he is essentially an administrator for the whole process of electing a new Pope.

It looks kind of interesting from the outset and for most of the movie, it is. Its a bit of a political thriller where you have different factions lobbying for votes and grappling with the direction the church should take in the modern world. Performances are solid throughout and its a pretty good looking movie. However, I always thought it was weird that a film essentially about Catholic politics got so many accolades from Hollywood. Well, now I know why...

I'm going to spoil it because fuck this movie: In the end, they unknowingly elect a guy who is a hermaphrodite. Hollywood just cant help themselves.

I read the synopsis on Wiki.
Not to get to spoilers but was the boom boom caused by the relegion of peace or is it someone in a red hat with the initials MAGA ?

 

[HellforLeather]

I read the synopsis on Wiki.
Not to get to spoilers but was the boom boom caused by the relegion of peace or is it someone in a red hat with the initials MAGA ?

Pretty sure they call it out as Islamic terrorism in the movie or they at least reference it as being as such (which is surprising).

 

[O-N-E]

What's takeaway supposed to be from that reveal?

 

[Stouffers]

What's takeaway supposed to be from that reveal?

It's a Catholic thing. You wouldn't understand.

 

[HellforLeather]

What's takeaway supposed to be from that reveal?

The factions basically get caught up in the politics of the process and some of them turn out to be complete scumbags, but this person stays true to the faith the whole time and is supposed to be the closest embodiment to the sentiment of the religion is essentially what the message is.

 

[kreen101]

The factions basically get caught up in the politics of the process and some of them turn out to be complete scumbags, but this person stays true to the faith the whole time and is supposed to be the closest embodiment to the sentiment of the religion is essentially what the message is.

What a cliché. That's what I hate the most about all of those movies: it's not that they have a "message", it's that these supposedly creative, original, free thinkers always go for the most cliché, banal, bourgeois takes imaginable. Like, having the chosen pope be a transsexual: that's the first "irreverential" thing that would pop into the mind of any 16-year-old theater kid you would ask to come up with something edgy.

If they're going to be left-wing propagandists, can't they at least be clever and talented about it?