The Two Popes (2019)

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Title: The Two Popes (2019)

Genre: Drama

Director: Fernando Meirelles

Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Sidney Cole, Juan Minujín, Federico Torre, Matthew T. Reynolds, María Ucedo

Release: 2019-11-28

Runtime: 125

Plot: Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. Behind Vatican walls, a struggle commences between both tradition and progress, guilt and forgiveness, as these two very different men confront their pasts in order to find common ground and forge a future for a billion followers around the world.

 
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Came out on netflix today. The screenplay is based on a nonfiction book about the decisions behind Benedict's resignation and the history between the two popes.

The book was great and the movie was written by the same author, but it does a great job packing the biographical notes that inform Francis' theology and politics.

Anthony Hopkins is astonishing as usual and Jonathan Pryce becomes Francis, his spanish even has an Argentine accent.
 
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Is there a scene where Bernie Sanders is briefly squeezed into Pope Francis's schedule so that he can kiss the ring?
 
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No but there's a scene of South American Socialists being thrown out of aircraft for real.
 
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I finally got around to watch this. Can a movie be boring and interesting at the same time? A+ acting was going to be a given which helps a ton. Some subtle humor which had me laughing. In the end it felt like a propaganda movie for the current pope.
 
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Really enjoyed this. The acting was amazing.
 
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Gonna bump this up because I think it's worth a watch, not only is it fantastically acted, it's also well paced and cinematically beautiful. Obviously it's talk heavy and not something teenagers are going to enjoy but for adult viewing it's worth checking out. I wasn't just entertained, I came out feeling like I learned something too. Don't need to be religious to enjoy.
 
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