"City of God" director Fernando Merrill's big awards season this year. Based on true events, it tells the story of Pope Benedict XVI's sensational resignation in 2013, giving way to his sharpest critic, Argentine Bishop Bergoglio.
I thought religious movies would seem difficult to get into, but the first scene in the opening reassured me. The choreographer used the perspective of a mortal to describe the aloof Pope, book air tickets, and talk about football. In just five minutes, a down-to-earth image of the Pope appeared on the paper. The director's pseudo-documentary-style shooting method ensures the seriousness of the play; the screenwriter writes the story above the temple in an easy-to-understand and humane way; plus Jonathan Price and Antonio Hopkins two This old drama is a wonderful opponent, even if you don't understand the meaning of Catholicism, but watching the two popes from confrontation to sympathy, you will definitely be deeply moved by the brilliance of humanity that flashes on them.
Most of the religious-themed movies I have watched over the years are probably not too difficult or obscure enough. Of course, it is rare to be able to shoot a dignified appearance, but this orthodox biopic, which should be on the air, can achieve a dignified appearance without being solemn, which is undoubtedly a higher realm. I, who have always been disdainful of praying to God and worshipping Buddha, are actually in the spring breeze in the religious charm shown in this film. In the noisy populist era, perhaps this top-down force is needed to lead people’s hearts. Is this the most correct way to open religion?
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