The Agony and the Ecstasy
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Two great actors, with some wonderful production values. Unfortunately the end result was a rather dull film. The love story was pure fiction, I would have loved it if the ceiling had been treated as a third protagonist and not just the convenient prop for Julius and Michalangelo's ego.
The last scene of the completed ceiling comes as an anitclimax.
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Julius: Coolest Pope Ever.
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As an artist I feel the butterflies in my stomach.
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Little know that in the ceiling soldiers of the vatican lived and slept there.
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Ya better get busy!!!!!!!!!!
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Great film. Rich color. Classic Heston. If a remake was to come along, I'd love to see Daniel Day-Lewis as Michelangelo. Come to think of it, Mr. Lewis would arguably make an awesome Pope Julius.
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@rmarcontell What I find sad is why his sexuality even matters REGARDLESS of what it was. He used his talents to glorify God THAT is worth talking about. I am not interested in thier bedroom activeity OR LACK OF.
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@rmarcontell Well, that dosent exsplian how they knew if he was or wasnt gay. If he was chaste then they certainly couldnt know by what was happening in the bedroom because NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. Chaste means no sex regardless of what gender you like.
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@rmarcontell If he was chaste that means he didnt have sex of any kind so the qustion is if he never had any sex how would we know what gender he was attracted to. They didnt have Talk shows and they didnt publicy talk about sex back then. I . I mean IF he was gay then he was gay but I dont see how we can actualy KNOW that. Art is what you decide to read into it.
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This is what the cinema used to be
Heston was the perfect Michelangelo. One of my all time fav. movies. I especially love the opening battle scene. sets the difficulties of the time perfectly.
VictorLepanto 2 years ago 6
I loved this film. It gave me a new appreciation of the Sistine Chapel!
tnecklover 2 years ago 2