Review of Agora (2009) by Michael C — 22 Jun 2010
An excellent dramatisation of the waning days of the Roman Empire, just before the blood-soaked rise of Christianity precipitated the Dark Ages. The peaceful, kind-hearted Hypatia and her far-seeing research into astronomy are juxtaposed against the increasingly brutal sectarian violence wreaked upon the people of Alexandria by Christian monks and their ignorant followers; the stylised ending highlights not only the cost to progress that religion exacts, but also the loss of love that religion causes.
This review of Agora (2009) was written by Michael C on 22 Jun 2010.
Agora has generally received positive reviews.
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