THE TWO POPES Official Trailer (2019) Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Netflix Movie HD

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Netflix has released the trailer for The Two Popes. The film is based on the true events that lead to the retirement of Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins) and the ascension of Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) to the papacy.

Watching this trailer, I’m curious what direction Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and screenwriter Anthony McCarten (Darkest Hour) are taking with the material. There seems to be a concerted effort to display the humanity of these two towering figures and show them as people with self-doubt and modest interests. Sure, they may be the spiritual leaders of 1.2 billion people, but they also like The Beatles. And yet that quaintness rings a bit hollow and I don’t know how you get around the wide-ranging scandal of Catholic priests sexually abusing young boys with the Church coordinating a coverup to simply move offenders around rather than deal with the abuse directly. I can’t help but wonder if this is a movie solely for Catholics and how they view their spiritual leader or if it has themes that will appeal to those outside of the faith.