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Review: Conclave

 Day 6 of Oscars week! This post will contain spoilers.

Conclave 


Summary 

    Conclave starts after the death of the pope, following the process of electing a new pope. Personal ambitions come into play as well as politics. While the candidates think they all know each other, a surprise candidate shows up, Cardinal Vincent Benitez (Carlos Diehz) who was secretly appointed by the late pope. Cardinal Benitez ends up winning the election, then confides to Cardinal Thomas Lawerence that he is intersex, and the late pope knew and still allowed him to continue to be a leader of the catholic church.

Review 

Rating: 5/10

It was a good movie, the ending really surprised me

My Thoughts 

    This seems to be the predicted winner of the Oscars' best picture, I think there's better. While I admit the plot twist at the end surprised me, the movie failed to keep my attention throughout the film. Nothing particularly stood out to me that I could focus on and since the pacing was slow, my interest waned as the film continued. 

    As you can tell, I don't have much to say about this film. It challenges the traditional norms of the Catholic Church by having a priest who is intersex which was interesting, I liked seeing representation in media for a minority that is underrepresented. Though a lot of people enjoyed the film, I think they just enjoyed a plot twist they didn't see coming and don't factor in the rest of the film because of that. If the film was shorter, by about a half hour, it would've been a great film. 

My Favorite Character

It's Bellini, solely because Stanley Tucci plays him. Thats the only reason. 

Best Quote

"Judas" - Adeyemi

I love a good Judas quote.

An Inspired Playlist

I wasn't very inspired to connect this film to music, but I can pinpoint around where I would pick songs from, and it would be The Devil Wears Prada soundtrack and also Judas by Lady Gaga. 

Oscar Nominations 

Best Picture:  I think this film has a good shot at winning considering it is one of the more popular nominees that isn't currently drowning in controversy

Best Actor in a Leading Role:  Ralph Fiennes did good in this role; it just doesn't scream best actor to me in comparison to the rest of the category.

Actress in a Supporting Role:  I'm going to be completely honest; I don't remember much of Isabella Rossellini's character at all

Best Editing: It was okay, which I prefer as to editing being so bad that I dislike it

Best Production Design: The design was really great, when I noticed the details, they did add a lot to the film

Best Adapted Screenplay: It was good there's nothing more I can say for it

Best Original Score:  I surprisingly liked the score for this film, I liked the violin 

Best Costume Design: The costumes were very detailed, and they were fitting for the setting

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