I watched Westworld before, and I couldn't stop watching the first episode. But this one made me go straight to ten episodes. I have to say that Qiu Hua's acting skills are back online~ The director's skill can be seen in the city of absolute beauty, and now this big drama reflects a different momentum~
I've read a lot of reviews saying this is the Vatican's version of House of Cards...and I think it's more like the history of the new Pope's upbringing.
A rookie who was at the peak of power at a young age, a person with a bumpy life. In pursuit of his position in the Holy See, in finding his own authority. In the process of pursuit, build the true reverence of others, not the height of the church.
In addition, it can be seen that the Pope values his parents very much. Whether it is the memories of the biological mother, or the pipe left by the biological father, I always carry it with me. It reflects his longing for love. At the same time, all kinds of feelings towards the nun who took care of him for decades, and towards the priest who directed him, gradually condensed when he came to power.
In the first episode, in a dream, he dreamed that in his first sermon, he said that he supported abortion, homosexuality, and supported people to pursue the beauty of the world, which seemed to reflect his desire to pursue a more open relationship between God and man. However, in the various details that follow, in the dialogue with his subordinates, and in his self-talk about handling things, he directly expresses that he requires the audience to respect God. It is a pity and ridiculous that he expressed his doubts about God to the Confessor early on! After slow analysis, we can boldly guess that his heart is actually conservative and imprisoned. He uses a declaration to break the conservative and a radical preaching to tell people his authority as the pope. Using an image to shatter people's traditional image of the Pope is to deconstruct the Pope's understanding and reshape people's reverence for God. The funny thing is that he himself does not believe in God, a pope who does not believe in God! How tense! I have to admire the skill of the screenwriter here.
There are still many foreshadowings here. On the first day of taking office, he showed his first edge at breakfast, the interpretation of friendly relations and corresponding relations, and all kinds of difficulties for the Secretary of State... This is an ambitious young pope.
Yes, the influence of the family, the influence of the growing environment, the situation of being at the peak of the power struggle at a young age, etc. require this person to have his own path, which is different from the previous path...
(To be continued)
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