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July 16th, 2018 | #1 |
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Umberto Eco's "The Name Of The Rose"
What does everybody here think about that movie? The plot . . . Mysterious death cases happen in a monestary during the high Middle Ages ( 14th century ) , located in Northern Italy . . . at that time two foreign monks visit the monestary ( William of Baskerville and his novice Adso of Melk . . ) . . . William Of Baskerville begins investigating the cases . . The monks proclaim their medieval superstition by believing "the Devil goes around in this monestary . . ." . .William of Baskerville is a bit more "reasonable" though . . . He approaches the whole thing in a more "rational" way . . . The movie goes on with the two monks connecting clues . . In the end it turns out that , contrary to what the monks held for true, no "supernatural power" was behind those deaths . . . The movie also features a conflict between the "faithful" monks and the more "reasonable" William . . . he is portrayed as , over the years , having learned to distrust Christianity . . Thus far the plot . . My personal opinion . . It is a movie very critical of Christianity . . . it is set in the high Middle Ages . . . . Umberto Eco , who wrote the novel , is said to be an esoteric man . . . . . a 'humanist' , as some would deem it . . . . Like I said , the plot is very critical of Christianity . . . While the monks are shown giving in to their "superstition", William is trying to approach it in a reasonable way . . . The movie also contains some very strong quotes ( too many to name . .) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091605/quotes One might draw one's own conclusions from those quotes . . . Umberto Eco is a man very critical of Christianity ( apparently ) which is probably why he made up the plot . . . Interesting . . . . Concerning the movie itself . . . . I think it is put in scene quite well . . . it opens up the world of society of the high Middle Ages with its strict devotion . . . Your opinions ? |
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Little remark on the brik . .
Since this movie is set in a world much more 'faithful' than today , I find it notable how many cases of the Vrigin Mary 'appearing' were reported during the Middle Ages . . . Still today , religious people share such stories. . . . The most notable case , though , was during World War 1 , "Our Blessed Lady At Fatima" . . . For those who claim such visions , are they "no longer out in the open" today ? Very few cases still are reported . . . Even in recent years . . |
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Great Movie. I enjoyed every bit of it. Also read the book.
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James Bond, Hugo Drax and Emperor Palpatine all in the same movie.
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https://vnnforum.com/showpost.php?p=...1&postcount=52
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Makes me think of this . . https://www.stormfront.org/forum/sho...10&postcount=9 |
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On a side note , concerning the story . .
Eco said that he used a lot of allusions . . For example , the name of one of the protagonists "William Of Baskerville" is an allusion to Sherlock Holmes . . The most notable story by Holmes-inventor Arthut Conan Doyle is "The Hound Of The Baskervilles" . . Quite a clever allusion to make people think of Holmes . . . His apprectice "Adso Of Melk" points to "Watson" , Sherlock's helper . . Watson . . Adso . . Cleverly chosen letters . . . Eco confirmed that himself . . The movie also deals with two "detectives" solving a case of murder . . . Eco gave the works of A. C. Doyle as one of his biggest influences . . And indeed , to this day , A. C. Doyle remains one of the all-time classics of world literature . . . . or "Sir Arthur" , as some prefer ( he received multiple knighthoods . .) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur...urs_and_awards Quite ironic , on a side note , that one of the most famous Brits in newer history , or one who created one of the most notable fictional British characters , if you will , was surnamed "Arthur" . . |
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