Another Trailer - "Conclave"
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wrote on 30 Aug 2024, 23:51 last edited by
I enjoyed the book, though it did tend to drag at times.
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wrote on 3 Sept 2024, 03:22 last edited by
The cast is fantastic. Fiennes…he is so good.
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wrote on 24 Oct 2024, 00:11 last edited by
Looking forward to this one:
https://apnews.com/article/conclave-movie-ralph-fiennes-vatican-68b94414896f541a65f673b7bca7b7dc#
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topic:timeago-later,2 months
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wrote on 29 Dec 2024, 04:49 last edited by
Watched the movie. Won’t spoil, but the cast was good, as expected. I found myself “predicting” various twists and wish it had gone with one or two I had in mind. I didn’t expect the resolution, guess you knew it with the book!
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wrote on 29 Dec 2024, 08:42 last edited by
Terrible and embarrassing ending. The test was ok
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wrote on 29 Dec 2024, 13:17 last edited by
Read the book, saw the movie. I liked it irrespective of the surprise ending , just because it’s one of those look behind the scenes depictions, the politics and infighting behind picking the pope, ironic how God’s vicar on earth is voted in by a very temporal process, but I guess that’s part of the theology anyway.
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Read the book, saw the movie. I liked it irrespective of the surprise ending , just because it’s one of those look behind the scenes depictions, the politics and infighting behind picking the pope, ironic how God’s vicar on earth is voted in by a very temporal process, but I guess that’s part of the theology anyway.
wrote on 29 Dec 2024, 14:43 last edited by@bachophile said in Another Trailer - "Conclave":
ironic how God’s vicar on earth is voted in by a very temporal process
People are no darned good.
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Read the book, saw the movie. I liked it irrespective of the surprise ending , just because it’s one of those look behind the scenes depictions, the politics and infighting behind picking the pope, ironic how God’s vicar on earth is voted in by a very temporal process, but I guess that’s part of the theology anyway.
wrote on 29 Dec 2024, 14:46 last edited by@bachophile said in Another Trailer - "Conclave":
I liked it irrespective of the surprise ending , just because it’s one of those look behind the scenes depictions
Agreed. All the machinations, factions and politics were intriguing to read about. Harris does pretty good research, iirc, so there's probably more than a grain of truth to this.
ironic how God’s vicar on earth is voted in by a very temporal process,
I've thought about that since I was about 10 years old. Not often, though, LOL.
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wrote on 29 Dec 2024, 15:10 last edited by 89th
@Klaus said in Another Trailer - "Conclave":
Terrible and embarrassing ending. The test was ok
Agreed. It felt very forced and out of nowhere.
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wrote on 12 Jan 2025, 01:17 last edited by
Watched it today.
Better than I expected, putting the ending aside.
All the intrigue, etc., was well done. Fantastic acting and cinematography. If it weren't for that, it would be about 2 1/2 stars. The technical aspects, direction and action raise it to three - just for the spectacle.
Not worth a second watch and the "surprise" ending seemed a cop-out so that "I can surprise you how this ends."
Good, not great.
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wrote on 13 Jan 2025, 14:38 last edited by 89th
Good review. I'm a big Ralph Fiennes fan (ever since Quiz Show), so it was fun to watch him lead this cast.
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wrote on 13 Jan 2025, 14:45 last edited by
Ah I forgot that the terrific John Turturro was in that movie as well. I need to re-watch it.
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