Review of The Name of the Rose (1986) by Andrew L — 15 Nov 2007

A perfect movie to show the change of paradigm from "Middle Age" (I mean "Edad Media", in speacial final part of The Gothique) and The Renaissance. Don'f forget who wrote the book: H.

Eco! This movie shows in a very, very clear way the opposites forces in many aspects from this particular momento of history. You've got the phylosphy part, remember Edad Media was form Aristóteles while Renaissance was the uncoming from Platon.

Here it is shawn ho the knowledge is used to keep a paradigm, although it must be made by hiding it. (Doesn't it sounds contemporary). You can see the opposite forces also through the secular and regular orders in Catholic Church -imperant system of power in this historic moment-.

Sean Connery role's perfectly shows the beginning of the science and rationally arguments which started to ask for open knowledge, the self inner question in each history moment of break start to appear bit by bit on different minds before the point of break is represented on him -and he act perfectly this role-.

It's also a great pretext to take some Art History lessons... the Middle Age features are clearly shown in a typical romanic Monastery, also showing the history moment of Feudalism, when the monastery was the Feudalist to whom the feudals had to pay their taxes.

Many things to show, and many things well shown. And what's more interesting, besides it can be used as a "documental" to show this history moment on occidental life, it has a wonderful argument that makes you income the information without notice the "lessons" while the story catch you.