Thomas More is a statesman during the reign of King Henry VIII. King wants to separate from Roman church for political reasons but Thomas can't think beyond religion. King has to get rid of people who cant see things in the right perspective.
This film is bad. Director has made all the efforts to make this film look like a fight between good and evil. I think director missed the point completely. King Henry VIII's allegiance to Protetanism is not a religious issue. It's a political issue. How come people with with such myopic view make a historical film and get 6 Oscars for it? Surely world is blinded with religions. In the 16th century countries with a little pride and brain wanted to separate themselves from Italian Papacy and the only way they could do it was by 'reformation'. Its a shame that people in our times are so uneducated that they see people who brought this reformation as villains and people who wanted to lick the shoes of criminal papacy as heroes. All the characters in the film are shallow. Either they are good or they are bad i.e. film doesn't show that Thomas burnt six Lutherans and tortured many in his own house. Why should a historical character be glorified? Film hides facts like Thomas More was a freak who used to wear hair shirt and engage in flagellation. This is just another film which glorifies religious fundamentalism which Christians accuse Islam of but shamelessly practice it. Story not only denies that Henry VIII and Luther represents 'change' but it only treats them as 'evil'. If these people were not there we still would be sending pleas to a criminals in Rome asking for their permission to wear a jeans for that matters. This film is good as far as craft is concerned but it glorifies the character of a shortsighted man. Henry was a cruel man but will be remembered for Protestant reasons and thats what matters to me. This film is fake and misleading. I don't agree with the content. 1 on 10.
This film is bad. Director has made all the efforts to make this film look like a fight between good and evil. I think director missed the point completely. King Henry VIII's allegiance to Protetanism is not a religious issue. It's a political issue. How come people with with such myopic view make a historical film and get 6 Oscars for it? Surely world is blinded with religions. In the 16th century countries with a little pride and brain wanted to separate themselves from Italian Papacy and the only way they could do it was by 'reformation'. Its a shame that people in our times are so uneducated that they see people who brought this reformation as villains and people who wanted to lick the shoes of criminal papacy as heroes. All the characters in the film are shallow. Either they are good or they are bad i.e. film doesn't show that Thomas burnt six Lutherans and tortured many in his own house. Why should a historical character be glorified? Film hides facts like Thomas More was a freak who used to wear hair shirt and engage in flagellation. This is just another film which glorifies religious fundamentalism which Christians accuse Islam of but shamelessly practice it. Story not only denies that Henry VIII and Luther represents 'change' but it only treats them as 'evil'. If these people were not there we still would be sending pleas to a criminals in Rome asking for their permission to wear a jeans for that matters. This film is good as far as craft is concerned but it glorifies the character of a shortsighted man. Henry was a cruel man but will be remembered for Protestant reasons and thats what matters to me. This film is fake and misleading. I don't agree with the content. 1 on 10.