Review of The Two Popes (2019) by Ajzeg01 — 10 Jan 2020

This is a very enjoyable and interesting drama about Pope Benedict meeting the future Pope Francis before his resignation. I think movies based on historical events that I actually remember happening in my lifetime, like this and Zero Dark Thirty, are really neat.

I learned a lot about how the Catholic Church operates and how they choose a new Pope. The performances are very strong and the film is well-made and well-written, however I really wasn’t that into the flashback sequences.

I thought they were very inconsistent in how they were made, some were in black & white and some were in colour and some were in a different aspect ratio. I thought it was confusing why the director made those choices.

Other than that, this film is pretty solid.