I literally just said...

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For TV threads, yes, once an episode airs, spoilers are fair game.

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Movie and TV threads are different. They have been for a decade+.

Dune Prophecy is a TV show.

Try again.

Watched this today.

First and foremost I loved the cinematography. The framing of shots was spectacular!

All the acting was great and I enjoyed the plot (yes the new pope was predictable, but still).

I think it deserves its nominations.

However, I too kind of groaned at the ending. It just felt needless and actually hurt the story and the movie a bit. The movie was a good one on the politics behind power and was an interesting ride that held my attention the entire time. The tacked on twist just felt needless and should have been trimmed. All things must serve the story and the twist didn't serve it well. I will say it would have worked much better (to me) if it was just a straight up woman who they elected. At first I thought that was that it was and liked it, but the hermaphrodite angle muddied it a bit with no added point.. What point it served had already been nailed home without the needed twist.

Also I don't think it's anti-Catholic at all. We attend Catholic church but my daughter and I do silently protest at the end of church when they want us to read a prayer for vocation that they have printed in the back of the hymnal. Both our view is "Don't complain about needing more priests if you are ignoring half the population. Let women be priests if you need more of them!"

Bumping for Oscar week, for anyone looking to catch up before/after Sunday.

Currently available on Peacock, and also to rent on digital/VOD for $5.99.

Yeah, so I watched this. Fiennes was great, and as someone said 90% a great movie. But Brittney Griner for pope? Really? A worse twist ending than even "The Village".

I assume we're long past spoiler tags on this thread, but I'll go back and edit this if it really bothers anyone.

I read the novel and it was really good except for the silly ending.

I may watch the movie.

Jim01 said:

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Watched this today.

First and foremost I loved the cinematography. The framing of shots was spectacular!

All the acting was great and I enjoyed the plot (yes the new pope was predictable, but still).

I think it deserves its nominations.

However, I too kind of groaned at the ending. It just felt needless and actually hurt the story and the movie a bit. The movie was a good one on the politics behind power and was an interesting ride that held my attention the entire time. The tacked on twist just felt needless and should have been trimmed. All things must serve the story and the twist didn't serve it well. I will say it would have worked much better (to me) if it was just a straight up woman who they elected. At first I thought that was that it was and liked it, but the hermaphrodite angle muddied it a bit with no added point.. What point it served had already been nailed home without the needed twist.

Also I don't think it's anti-Catholic at all. We attend Catholic church but my daughter and I do silently protest at the end of church when they want us to read a prayer for vocation that they have printed in the back of the hymnal. Both our view is "Don't complain about needing more priests if you are ignoring half the population. Let women be priests if you need more of them!"

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Agreed 100%. That change needs to happen yesterday.
This also puts a lot of pressure on men growing up in the church, and it makes for manipulative recruiting by the diocese trying to bring in men who clearly would not be a good fit as a priest and then guilt trip by claiming "it's your calling".