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Release Date: 30 October, 2001 Retail Price: $14.94 OUR Price: $12.99 You SAVE: $1.95! Cast: Complete Cast (7 total) |
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Reviews
Good movie, just a not so good portrayal of Joan of Arc
I admire Besson's interpretation of the story of Joan of Arc. Being a huge fan of The Profeesional and The Fifth Element, I couldn't help but like The Messenger. I remember when I first saw it in the hotel room I stayed at in Asheville, North Carolina. I was astounded. Everything about the movie was good. The battle scenes, for one, were good. Not as good as Braveheart, but they were all right. I love good music in a movie as well. The Messenger's was good. Excellent actors and actresses to play the parts. You couldn't help but like Joan's colleagues in war. Especially the big guy whom Joan always reprimanded for swearing. But there were some things that I wasn't too happy about. Now I knew that Dustin Hoffman's "The Conscience" was either an evil spirit or the devil himself, but I'm still leery about the boy who grew up to look like Jesus. I wasn't sure whether he was a good spirit or a bad one. Also, I didn't like the fact that Saint Michael didn't appear to Joan. Although, Saint.....I forget. And I'm Catholic. Anyways, that saint did appear to her in the chapel. She broke through the glass and revealed herself. And lastly, the portrayal of Joan as being mentally ill. It was kinda cool in the fact that you got to see the psyche of Joan, but Besson probably has her turning in her grave right now. But, all in all, Besson still managed to show Joan as the heroine she was.
NO TRUTH-This is not based on any historical fact.
An ignorant review wrote that this movie was the truth and based on historical fact. This was an ignorant judgement and one that's being made by anyone who has anything against religion. Nothing on this film was based on fact. Joan's sister was not raped. A sword didn't appear out of nowhere. Joan didn't have some weird conscience friend questioning her. And in reality, Joan was articulate and compelling.
The truth about Joan of Arc is not found in this film or in Psychology Today. ITS FOUND IN THE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, THE TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS.
And while Joan was human and not a plaster saint, many testified at her trial about her compassion, her courage and her sincere faith.
To quote from Ron Maxwell's review:
"She came to be a liberator at the head of armies because she earned their trust, because she was self-less, she was viscerally connected with her people, she was authentic, she was faithful and she was loving -- immensely loving. That is partly an understanding of her power -- the power to rally soldiers, inspire the common people, win over princes and prelates, and the power to endure in our hearts over the centuries. All else is mystery. The inability to distinguish between what is historical and what is mysterious, compounded by the inadequacy in rigorously pursuing either choice, is the failure of this motion picture."
If you're an atheist against those with religion, please read the historical facts before coming to a conclusion about who this person really was.
Oh yes, the acting's bad too...
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