I really liked this film - not just because it presented beautiful cinematography and brilliant acting - but primarily because it offered such a delicious glimpse into Papal history, with emphasis on the personal stories of two contemporary Popes.WRONG!
"The Two Popes" is a movie about the relationship between Pope Benedetto XVI and his successor Jorge Bergoglio. The two of them are literally the opposite as far as personalities and ideas of where the Church should go and the movie explores the political aspects of it.
For almost the entire movie I was at the edge of my seat, not because there was a lot of action or story, but this film might contain the best dialogue and acting I have ever seen. The interaction between the two popes is so unique that you notice every frown or smile.
Some true and controversial facts were revealed during this whole movie... Acting of both the Pope's character played by respective actors were so natural and genuine..
I don't know what to write about this movie. It might be worth it just for the "popes eating pizza" scene in which one pope says to the other pope, "that's mine, that's my pizza" (fast forward 90 minutes).
"Ratzinger, first appears as a man full of conceit and acts quite curt to Bergoglio during the first conclave in 2005, as he is a dead cert to the papacy. 7 years later, after being personally embroiled by the detrimental scandals, he invites Bergoglio to his summer residence, the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, while the latter is intent on resigning from his archbishop title, the former harbors an arrière-pensée which prompts him repeatedly parry the latter's request, instead, the two discuss at lengths about their different views on the church and God himself, as the topic goes personal and the mood is never far from cautiously convivial, although their chasm starts to cohere.
It was with some trepidation that my father (Jim), my wife (Katie) , and I sat down to watch "The Two Popes" together. My dad is Catholic and a bit of a study-holic so he had been hearing a few things that worried him about this film even before I asked him if he was interested in watching it together.
The Two Popes: Mostly concentrates on Francis (Jonathan Pryce) but Benedict (Anthony Hopkins) is shown to have his human side as well. Even though he generally doesn't get jokes he tells one anyway, it's a German joke (he says) so it doesn't have to be funny.
Hopkins and Pryce both excellent, no doubt. For the purpose of dramatization writers overhyped the relationship between two popes, i said that because there is no prove they even speak about anything important.