Comment on Has anyone here watched Conclave? How was it?
modeler@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It was a surprisingly good drama, but I felt the ending was a bit formulaic.
The Catholic/Papal setting is technically central to the film, and provides amazing visuals, but, like many good films, the movie is centred on interesting characters and their personal struggles. The movie could be rewritten to place it in any organisation and it would still be great. I say this not to downplay the religious angle, but to highlight that you don’t have to be Catholic to enjoy it.
Having said that, the lead actors’ performances are amazing and work wonderfully together.
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
End was odd. Such a good mystery and intrigue movie and the end just wasn’t. I dislike “out of the blue” things you can’t see coming.
Microw@lemm.ee 1 week ago
See, if you do have a bit of knowledge on current catholic church politics and pick up of some clues early on in the movie you can definitely see the ending coming. It’s not unguessable.
modeler@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I agree that the end is not unguessable, but it’s pure wish fulfillment, and it’s not earned by the characters involved.
Ilandar@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Yeah the ending is perfectly fine in theory, there just isn’t enough dedicated to it throughout the rest of the film for it to work effectively. I haven’t read the novel so I wonder if that did a better job in this regard.
Microw@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Ah, yes that’s true.
modeler@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I agree, completely unearned. My headcanon has the movie end quite differently and more satisfactorily (but I won’t give spoilers).