Just having Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci in the same movie is more than enough reason for me to see this. I have enjoyed watching Fiennes ever since I watched Strange Days and Tucci has always been a favorite of mine. Can't wait to see this.
The fact he is the same man who played Amon Göth in Schindler's List is absolutely amazing. His eyes, now full of compassion shows us the truth behind the phrase, "the eyes are the window to the soul". Amazing actor.
@@Icemann89 Exactly, his comment doesn't make sense. This proves exactly that eyes are not at all the window to the soul - they're not permanent and can be changed at will...
@@psps6623 If I was honest and didn't want him in my comment, I wouldn't have added him. Just cause you might not like him doesn't mean other people do. I think John Lithgow is an amazing underrated actor.
You're not the only one in these comments, but as a fan you should at least spell it right: Rossellini. Two s, two l. Double consonants are important in Italian
What a cast! Isabella Rossellini, Tucci, Fiennes, Lithgow? You had me at Isabella and everything else is just icing on the cake! Looks amazing! Like a locked room mystery thriller, combined with 12 Angry Men, and Succession.
What I'd really pay to see is a trilogy of movies surrounding Robert Harris' "Cicero" novels. Imagine that, it would be much better than "Those About to Die".
COMPLETELY AGREE! i read first novel and loved it but "never got around to finishing others" (BS excuse) HOWEVER your comment inspired me to pick em up. PS- based on that atrocious trailer: Gladiator 2 👎
@@1badjesus Salve Imperator! That's great to hear. If handled well, perhaps with the production quality of "HBO Rome" and the right casting and script, it could be phenomenal.🍿🍿🍿 Read first book and then with a very lengthy stay in hospital listened to the audiobook versions, (particularly the ones read by Bill Wallis (1&2) I was propelled from my air mattress bed and into dirty alleyways of Republican Rome. It was fantastic. Harris is great at setting the scene. Another contender for the HBO mini series genre could be the sprawling epic "First Man in Rome" series of books by the late Colleen McCullough - she of "The Thorn Birds" fame. But a really first rate scriptwriter would be essential. Very very detailed and a tad wordy. At same time, I'm tired of green screen productions. Less spectacle, more script. Just look back to "I, Claudius" - when the BBC had a tight budget. It's the benchmark. Gladiator II is like throwing enough jello - money - at the wall in the hope some of it will stick due to nostalgia. Nope. 👎
The first conclave in history was held in 1271 in Viterbo, Italy, at the Papal Palace. Viterbo is a gem that is visited for the majority by Italians and is very much an incredible medieval town.
They have taken an effort to research the vestaments of the various oriental churches and probably has the first depiction of my own church. I am pleased with the depiction even if there are a few striking mistakes.
I was positively surprised that they thought of including them. Could you elaborate on the mistakes? I know embarassingly little about them, so it would be interesting to hear more from you.
Try to approach this with an open mind. I'm sure many Catholics, myself included, would be interested in seeing this film. What Fiennes says about the roles of "uncertainty" and "faith" is utterly true and theologically sound. What you see as hatred and contempt is a mistrust and fear of Dogma being shoved down the throats of non-believers.
@@c.a.savage5689 I doubt that you're catholic if you claim that Hollywood is afraid of dogma being shoved down the throat of non-believers, when this is all Hollywood does. PS: the book this film is based on ends, with them electing a trans pope. Imagining people who write such script thinking they are afraid to push dogma down someone's throat.
@c.a.savage5689 just call it what it is. The new pope is trans. That's the spoiler. It's literally and lgbtq ideology movie. Not sure why they believe Christians will watch it as it goes against the tenets of their religion.
I make perdition that Best Actor and Best Supporting nominations are coming from this. I can't tell you how deeply moved I was to hear the angelic voice of Isabella Rossellini once again. Yall don't know what yall did!
Same here. The beautiful cinematography is just amazing. Also, I do think ‘All quiet on the western front’ is one of the very few best movies made in the last 10 years.
@@annwe6 The danger of dogma and fanaticism are not limited to specific groups - they are relevant even to the "rational" wether they realise it or not.
@@Rendell001 Communism, fascism, atheism, rationalism, and by golly, even athleticism. Yes, anything taken to an extreme and/or forced onto others can be dangerous and harmful.
Indeed, it was a great book. I wonder how they are gonna adapt the ending, though: they should stay true to the source material, while at the same time making it "cinematic". Probably some sort of montage, the correct sequence of revelations played in such an order as to make the final revelation and its meaning in the context of the story more striking.
Nice, I really enjoyed the book and the film looks like it does it justice. A drama that takes us into the very interesting world behind the Catholic curtain.
Is this the one movie that gonna give Ralph Fiennes an academy award for best actor, and either Stanley Tucci or John Lithgow for Best Supporting Actor?
He is. He's played many iconic roles. It's amazing how he can become a role so seemingly effortlessly. I still think one of his best performances is in "Schindler's List" as Goeth. Absolutely chilling.
