19/48
Based on Robert Harris’ 2016 novel Conclave, Cardinal Benitez delivers his climactic speech in Spanish
Tale
When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world’s most secret and ancient events, electing a new pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church. It’s a little hard to believe that all the other cardinals can easily understand him.
This is a false assumption
All the cardinals speak fluent Latin by default, and many speak Italian in other conversations in the film. All of these languages belong to the Romance language family, so it’s not a stretch to assume that the majority of the cardinals would have a basic understanding of Spanish.
A well-written script that is intelligent and superbly acted
Sister Agnes: Although we sisters are supposed to be invisible, God has nevertheless given us eyes and ears.. Quoted in The Saad Truth: My Review of Conclave (Film) – Wokeism Destroys Everything (2024).
Everyone involved seemed to have a hidden agenda and there was plenty of dealing and double-dealing
There should be more of this type of film, but unfortunately Hollywood has to please and more often than not we are left with stories that explain everything up front and leave nothing to the imagination. I was on the edge of my seat as each new revelation surprised me— until the very end.
As I just did
I recommend this as much as I recommend IMDb not insisting that every review be 600 words. It forces me to ramble on unnecessarily sometimes.