Rachel Weisz At Cannes Promoting "Agora"
Reading about and looking at the trailer for a movie named Agora, starring Rachel Weisz, it made me wonder how Christianity will be portrayed, as it'll be an important part of the story.
I'm not holding out hope that it'll be positive, as it sounds like Christians will be made to look like barbarians storming the gates of Hypatia of Alexandria, who is supposedly fighting to "save the collected wisdom of the ancient world," which it looks like the Christians will be portrayed as physically attacking.
Another storyline is her slave named Davus, who is looking to join Christianity in hopes of becoming free. Davus also falls in love with the atheist, pagan Hypatia, causing him to be torn between her and his freedom, i.e. joining Christianity.
If I'm understanding this right, is sounds like it's the "intolerant" Christians agains screwing everything up by not accepting the paganism of the time. If that's true, some things never change with our enemies.
The other part of the story, which includes a possible Christian (if that's what Davos is) falling in love with a complete atheist, which is something true Christians wouldn't allow themselves to do in that time.
As far as the quality of the cinematics of the film, it looks like they're fantastic, but if the storyline is tainted, that won't do anything to salvage the show if it is just another attempt to bash Christians and make them look like they're always fanatical louts.
Some reviews after Cannes confirm that it's really not going to do well, as it's evidently extremely boring, and interprets the past from the silliness of a progressive (liberal, socialist) perspective. Media never learns it seems.
Too bad, the plot had a lot of potential to bring out some fascinating storylines, and it's destroyed by the extreme prejudices against Christianity, and a lack of understanding even the basics of its premises.
Another extremely stupid part of the story, is the attempt again to make Hypatia a career woman of those times, shunning a husband because of her work (yawn).
Directing Agora was Alejandro Amendabar (”The Others”), and starring with Weisz is Max Minghella, who plays Davos. Also with roles in the film are be Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Rupert Evans, Sami Samir, Michael Lonsdale and Manuel Cauchi.
I'm not holding out hope that it'll be positive, as it sounds like Christians will be made to look like barbarians storming the gates of Hypatia of Alexandria, who is supposedly fighting to "save the collected wisdom of the ancient world," which it looks like the Christians will be portrayed as physically attacking.
Another storyline is her slave named Davus, who is looking to join Christianity in hopes of becoming free. Davus also falls in love with the atheist, pagan Hypatia, causing him to be torn between her and his freedom, i.e. joining Christianity.
If I'm understanding this right, is sounds like it's the "intolerant" Christians agains screwing everything up by not accepting the paganism of the time. If that's true, some things never change with our enemies.
The other part of the story, which includes a possible Christian (if that's what Davos is) falling in love with a complete atheist, which is something true Christians wouldn't allow themselves to do in that time.
As far as the quality of the cinematics of the film, it looks like they're fantastic, but if the storyline is tainted, that won't do anything to salvage the show if it is just another attempt to bash Christians and make them look like they're always fanatical louts.
Some reviews after Cannes confirm that it's really not going to do well, as it's evidently extremely boring, and interprets the past from the silliness of a progressive (liberal, socialist) perspective. Media never learns it seems.
Too bad, the plot had a lot of potential to bring out some fascinating storylines, and it's destroyed by the extreme prejudices against Christianity, and a lack of understanding even the basics of its premises.
Another extremely stupid part of the story, is the attempt again to make Hypatia a career woman of those times, shunning a husband because of her work (yawn).
Directing Agora was Alejandro Amendabar (”The Others”), and starring with Weisz is Max Minghella, who plays Davos. Also with roles in the film are be Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Rupert Evans, Sami Samir, Michael Lonsdale and Manuel Cauchi.
Movie Trailer for "Agora"
Hypatia was not an atheist--she was a Pagan; and her murder by a Christian mob is a well-attested historical fact.
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