18/41
After the Pope’s death, his ring (called the Fisherman’s Ring) is removed and destroyed
When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world’s most secret and ancient events, the selection of a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundations of the Catholic Church. Many of the actions that Cardinal Lawrence and the rest of the cardinals take during the film’s conclave process are true and accurate to the Catholic faith and centuries of tradition. The Vatican makes an official announcement that the throne of the Holy See (the governing body of the Catholic Church) is vacant. The papal apartment is closed with crimson ribbon and sealed with a papal wax seal. The College of Cardinals is sequestered in apartments (the Domus Sanctae Marthae, House of Saint Martha) to eat and sleep between votes.
And therefore no need for faith
Finally, the windows and doors of the Sistine Chapel, where the actual election takes place and the ballots are cast, are darkened, closed, and locked to maintain the secrecy of the conclave. It is declared that Ayendi would be the first African Pope. The Roman Catholic Church has had three African Popes: Victor the First (189-199 CE), Miltiades (also known as Melchiades, 311-314 CE), and Gelasius the First (492-496 CE). Lawrence: Our faith is a living thing precisely because it goes hand in hand with doubt. If there were only certainty and no doubt, there would be no mystery.
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Let us pray that God will grant us a Pope who doubts. And that he will grant us a Pope who sins and asks for forgiveness and who keeps going. Allegri: Miserere Performed by Capella Musicale Pontificia Sistina, Massimo Palombella Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd. To be short and to the point, there are a lot of positive things to say about Conclave. A good script brought to life by a great ensemble of actors.
The film is well paced
It is well shot and framed. The costumes and overall color palette are visually pleasing. The only negative I could think of in the early stages of the film would be its soundtrack. Soundtracks in this style (in my humble opinion) were never great to begin with, but at this point, they are tired, overused, and frankly, dull. There is a point where the film completely turns on its head in the final act and becomes absurd and pointless.
It’s unpretentious and not at all clever
A shame too, because up until this point, it is plausible and believable. It does leave a bad taste in the mouth, as it emanates that there is a specific Hollywood agenda being promoted here. And this review is written by someone who considers himself to have generally quite liberal views. But the ending of this film is smug and subversive in the most inelegant of fashions.
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